TakeProfitTrader's three-phase account structure (Test → PRO → PRO+) is its defining feature, with PRO+ auto-promotion since March 18 2026 making the path to 90/10 profit-split fully automatic. NOFEE40 cuts Test fees 40% for life and waives the $130 PRO activation fee. Full pricing breakdown and phase comparison in my TakeProfitTrader accounts guide, or read the complete review. Sign up at TakeProfitTrader with code NOFEE40.
TakeProfitTrader pricing breaks into three distinct cost layers: the Test monthly subscription, the PRO one-time activation, and the PRO+ tier that carries no additional fee. Across five account sizes ($25K to $150K), Test subscriptions run $150 to $360 per month. PRO activation is a flat $130 regardless of size. PRO+ is free and has been managed entirely by TPT since March 18 2026. The NOFEE40 promo code cuts Test fees 40% for the life of the account and waives the $130 activation, making it the most impactful single input in the cost equation for anyone starting a new account today.
Paul has traded TakeProfitTrader for ~3 years, withdrawn $20K+ in real payouts, and is currently active on a PRO account. He has also run PRO+ live execution. What follows is the complete pricing picture drawn from that experience, from live facts verified May 2026, and from the secondary sources used in this cluster's research where the firm's own site returned blocked responses.
For the full account structure (phases, rules, and limits per phase), see the TakeProfitTrader accounts overview. This article is the cost-only deep-dive.
How much does TakeProfitTrader cost?
The total cost at TakeProfitTrader depends on three variables: which account size you start with, how long you spend in the Test phase, and whether you use NOFEE40. The monthly subscription covers only the Test phase. Once you pass and activate PRO, the subscription stops and is replaced by a one-time $130 activation fee. PRO+ adds nothing.
The base cost structure, before any promo, looks like this across the three phases:
| Account Size | Test Monthly Fee | PRO Activation | PRO+ Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $150/mo | $130 one-time | $0 | 3 contracts / 30 micros max |
| $50K | $170/mo | $130 one-time | $0 | 6 contracts / 60 micros max |
| $75K | $245/mo | $130 one-time | $0 | 10 contracts / 100 micros max |
| $100K | $330/mo | $130 one-time | $0 | 12 contracts / 120 micros max |
| $150K | $360/mo | $130 one-time | $0 | 15 contracts / 150 micros max |
The flat $130 PRO activation across all five sizes is one of the more unusual features of this pricing model. A $150K test carries a substantially higher monthly fee than $25K, but the funded-account activation is the same at every size. That structure disproportionately rewards traders willing to work through a higher-cost monthly subscription to reach a larger funded balance.
Test phase pricing by size
The Test subscription auto-renews monthly until you pass, fail, or cancel. There is no maximum time limit. The minimum is 5 trading days. Most documented passes run 7 to 21 trading days, meaning most traders pay one to two subscription cycles before graduating.
The profit targets scale with account size: $1,500 on a $25K account, $3,000 on $50K, $4,500 on $75K, $6,000 on $100K, $9,000 on $150K. The 50% single-day consistency rule on Test means no one day can account for more than half the running profit total, which prevents a single outsized session from satisfying the target and frequently extends the timeline by a few days even for traders who have the numbers on paper.
Test drawdown is EOD trailing, meaning it updates only at 5 PM ET on the closing balance and locks permanently at the starting balance once reached. The trailing drawdown amounts per size are: $1,500 ($25K), $2,500 ($50K), $3,000 ($75K), $3,500 ($100K), $5,000 ($150K). These have not changed with recent product updates. For full mechanics see the TakeProfitTrader EOD trailing drawdown guide.
Monthly subscription renewal includes one free reset. If your account renews before a breach, that cycle works as a reset without a separate fee. Paid resets outside the renewal window are a flat $100 at any Test size, which is competitive versus firms that charge proportionally to account size at the evaluation stage.
What is the PRO activation fee?
The PRO activation fee is $130, paid once when you successfully complete the Test and move to the live funded phase. It applies identically across all five account sizes. There is no tiered pricing for the activation. A $150K pass costs the same $130 to activate as a $25K pass.
This fee replaces the monthly subscription. Once you pay the $130 and activate PRO, there is no further recurring cost at the account level. You keep running on the same account balance, now with an 80/20 profit split and the intraday trailing drawdown in effect. You draw your 80% share of net realized profits as they accumulate.
NOFEE40 waives the $130 activation on first pass and on every reset. This is the mechanic that makes NOFEE40 disproportionately valuable at the PRO stage, not just the Test stage. A trader who resets a PRO account (up to 3 times) saves $130 each time, which stacks to $390 in saved activation fees over the lifetime of a single account that reaches maximum resets.
PRO reset fees if you do breach the PRO phase are size-tiered and substantially higher than Test resets: $399 ($25K), $649 ($50K), $799 ($75K), $999 ($100K), $1,499 ($150K). Maximum 3 PRO resets before the account is permanently closed. For a deeper discussion of why PRO resets are common and expensive, see the TakeProfitTrader intraday drawdown article. The intraday trailing mechanism on PRO is the dominant reason funded accounts are blown at this firm.
How does PRO+ change pricing?
PRO+ costs nothing. It is a promotion from PRO, not a separate product purchase. Since March 18 2026, the promotion process is fully automated. TPT reviews PRO accounts on consistency, risk management quality, and execution discipline, then promotes traders without any action required on the trader's side. There is no application, no waitlist, no upgrade fee.
When PRO+ promotion arrives, the profit split moves from 80/20 to 90/10. The drawdown mechanic reverts from intraday trailing (the hardest phase) back to EOD trailing, matching the Test mechanics. Live execution on PRO+ runs through Tradovate. A $5,000 freeze from the PRO account balance is required before promotion is processed, but that is not an extra fee. It is a balance hold that counts as part of your account value.
PRO+ accounts cannot be reset. This is the main cost risk at the PRO+ level. If you breach the PRO+ EOD trailing drawdown, the account closes. There is no paid path back on the same account. For full PRO vs PRO+ comparison see the TakeProfitTrader accounts overview.
How does NOFEE40 cut your cost?
NOFEE40 delivers two distinct savings, and both compound across the account lifetime:
First, 40% off the Test monthly fee for as long as the account exists. This is not a first-month discount or a time-limited trial rate. It applies to every subscription renewal until you pass or cancel. A trader who takes two months to pass a $50K Test at full price pays $340 in Test fees. The same trader with NOFEE40 pays $204, saving $136 before touching the PRO phase.
Second, the $130 PRO activation fee is waived on every pass. Combined with the Test discount, NOFEE40 produces this net pricing picture:
| Account Size | Test Standard | Test with NOFEE40 | Monthly Saving | Activation Saving | 2-Month Test Total (NOFEE40) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $150/mo | $90/mo | $60/mo | $130 | $180 + $0 activation |
| $50K | $170/mo | $102/mo | $68/mo | $130 | $204 + $0 activation |
| $75K | $245/mo | $147/mo | $98/mo | $130 | $294 + $0 activation |
| $100K | $330/mo | $198/mo | $132/mo | $130 | $396 + $0 activation |
| $150K | $360/mo | $216/mo | $144/mo | $130 | $432 + $0 activation |
The NOFEE40 code is applied at checkout when starting a new Test account. It cannot be applied retroactively to an existing subscription. If you already have an active Test without the discount, the only way to get NOFEE40 applied is to cancel and open a new account.
As of May 2026, NOFEE40 is active and has been re-extended multiple times throughout 2026. The listed expiry date has rolled forward consistently, and the pattern across 2026 points to this being a standing promotional fixture rather than a genuinely expiring offer. Apply it on every new account regardless of when you read this.
The promo code to use is NOFEE40 at `takeprofittrader.com`.
What about data feed costs?
There is no separate data feed cost at TakeProfitTrader. The Test monthly subscription includes the CQG-based data feed on NinjaTrader, Tradovate, and TradingView. Rithmic connectivity is also available. Platform software itself (NinjaTrader desktop, Tradovate browser-based, TradingView browser-based) carries no separate charge from TPT.
This is worth calling out explicitly because data costs are a hidden expense at some prop firms. A firm charging $80/month for a Test account but billing $100/month separately for data is actually more expensive than TakeProfitTrader at $170/month all-in. The bundled model at TPT keeps the cost structure transparent. For full platform and data details see the TakeProfitTrader platforms guide.
What is the total cost over 12 months?
Real cost depends on how quickly you pass and whether you breach the PRO phase. To illustrate the range, here are three representative scenarios on a $50K account using NOFEE40:
Scenario A — Clean one-month pass, PRO runs profitably for the remainder of the year
- Test: 1 month at $102 = $102
- PRO activation: $0 (waived by NOFEE40)
- PRO monthly: $0 (no subscription)
- 12-month total: $102
This is the best case and also the most common experience among traders who pass on their first attempt. The cost is effectively one month of subscription plus the time to satisfy the 5-day minimum.
Scenario B — Two-month pass, one PRO reset at the $50K tier
- Test: 2 months at $102 = $204
- PRO activation (initial pass): $0 (NOFEE40)
- PRO reset after breach: $649 (size-tiered, not waived by NOFEE40)
- PRO re-activation: $0 (NOFEE40)
- 12-month total: $853
The PRO reset fee at $649 on the $50K account is the single biggest cost in most traders' annual picture. It comes from breaching the intraday trailing drawdown on PRO, which Trustpilot and Reddit consistently describe as the primary failure point. The "easy to pass, hard to keep" characterization is specifically about this mechanic. Strategies that worked on Test with EOD trailing can get clipped by intraday trailing on PRO before the trader adjusts.
Scenario C — Three-month pass, no breaches on PRO
- Test: 3 months at $102 = $306
- PRO activation: $0 (NOFEE40)
- 12-month total: $306
Test fees scale linearly with time. If the consistency rule or market conditions extend the pass window, cost climbs at $102/month increments. The unlock remains the same: once you're on PRO, the recurring cost line drops to zero.
For the $150K account at rack rate (no promo), a two-month pass costs $720 in Test fees plus $130 activation, totaling $850 before any live trading. With NOFEE40, the same scenario costs $432 in Test plus $0 activation, a $418 saving across one pass cycle.
How does TPT pricing compare to peers?
TakeProfitTrader occupies the mid-range of the futures prop firm market on a per-dollar-funded basis. Some direct comparisons as of May 2026:
The $50K Test at $170/month (or $102 with NOFEE40) sits close to Apex Trader Funding at comparable size tiers. Apex charges $147/month standard on its $50K offering, with occasional promo periods pushing that lower. The TPT activation fee structure (one-time $130 vs Apex's no activation) makes direct comparison monthly-fee-only comparisons slightly misleading, but with NOFEE40 waiving activation, TPT's effective per-cycle cost is competitive.
Bulenox prices aggressively at the $50K level, with $50K Option 2 accounts running well below $100/month in standard pricing. The trade-off is a different rule structure (90% trailing scalar mechanics, payout caps by account balance tier). Cost comparison without factoring in rule differences understates what you are comparing.
TradeDay offers a 3-type structure at similar sizes with monthly fees that range widely depending on the drawdown type selected. TopstepX runs a subscription model across two phases with platform fees embedded differently.
The relevant comparison point is not just monthly fee but the total cost to reach the funded phase. TPT's flat $130 activation waivable by NOFEE40 means the path from Test to live money has a lower one-time gateway cost than some peers that charge tiered activation fees by size. For head-to-head analysis see the TakeProfitTrader rules overview and the TakeProfitTrader review.
Other futures prop firms worth comparing directly: Lucid Trading, Tradeify, MyFundedFutures, E8 Markets, Alpha Futures, and FundedNext.
The bottom line
TakeProfitTrader pricing is straightforward once you separate the three cost layers. Test subscriptions run $150 to $360/month depending on size, bundled data feed included, no hidden platform costs. PRO activation is a flat $130 waivable by NOFEE40. PRO+ is free and automated since March 18 2026. The NOFEE40 code cuts Test fees 40% for the lifetime of the account and waives activation on every pass and reset, making it the most valuable single input for anyone calculating cost before opening an account.
The biggest cost risk at TPT is not the subscription fee. It is the PRO reset fee ($399 to $1,499 by size) triggered by breaching the intraday trailing drawdown on the funded phase. That mechanic catches traders who passed Test comfortably on EOD trailing and didn't adjust. Understanding the fee structure matters, but understanding why the PRO phase is mechanically harder than Test matters more for keeping costs under control.
Paul has spent ~3 years on this firm, withdrawn $20K+ in payouts, and is currently active at the PRO level. The cost model described here matches his operational experience. Use NOFEE40 at checkout, understand the intraday trailing mechanic before you fund, and the pricing picture is competitive in the current market.
For payout rules and minimum withdrawal thresholds, see the TakeProfitTrader payout rules article. For strategy considerations around cost management, see the TakeProfitTrader strategy guide. For a broader FAQ across all TPT topics see the TakeProfitTrader FAQ.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does TakeProfitTrader cost per month?
Test phase monthly fees run $150 ($25K), $170 ($50K), $245 ($75K), $330 ($100K), and $360 ($150K). PRO phase carries no monthly subscription, just the one-time $130 activation fee. PRO+ adds zero cost. With NOFEE40, Test fees drop 40% to $90, $102, $147, $198, and $216 per month respectively. Data feed is bundled into the Test subscription across all four supported platforms.
What is the PRO activation fee at TakeProfitTrader?
$130 flat, one-time, applies equally across all five account sizes. NOFEE40 waives it on first pass and on every reset. PRO activation replaces the monthly Test subscription. Once you pay $130 (or $0 with NOFEE40) and go live, there is no further recurring cost at the account level.
Does PRO+ cost anything extra?
No. PRO+ promotion has been fully automated and fee-free since March 18 2026. TPT manages the upgrade based on consistency, risk, and execution metrics on your PRO account. You receive no invoice, pay no upgrade fee, and the profit split rises automatically from 80/20 to 90/10.
What does NOFEE40 actually give you?
NOFEE40 delivers 40% off the Test monthly fee for the entire life of the account, plus the $130 PRO activation fee waived. On a $50K account, that is a monthly drop from $170 to $102 and $130 saved at activation. The code has been re-extended repeatedly and now functions as a standing offer. Enter NOFEE40 at checkout on any new Test account.
Is the data feed included or does it cost extra?
The data feed is bundled into the Test subscription fee. NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, and Rithmic connectivity all include the CQG-based data feed at no extra charge. There is no separate monthly data bill on any supported platform, which simplifies cost modeling compared to firms that charge data fees on top of the eval subscription.
What does a Test reset cost at TakeProfitTrader?
Test resets are $100 flat regardless of account size. The monthly subscription renewal includes one free reset. PRO resets are size-tiered: $399 ($25K), $649 ($50K), $799 ($75K), $999 ($100K), $1,499 ($150K). Maximum 3 PRO resets per account before permanent closure. PRO+ cannot be reset. NOFEE40 waives the $130 PRO activation on every reset, not just the first pass.
How long does it realistically take to pass the Test, and how does that affect total cost?
The minimum is 5 trading days. Most passes run 7 to 21 trading days, which typically spans one to two calendar months. At one month per pass on a $50K account with NOFEE40, total Test cost is $102. At two months, $204. The 50% consistency rule can extend timelines for traders who rely on a few large days to hit the target. Understanding this mechanic is part of cost planning. See the TakeProfitTrader consistency and minimum days article for full detail.
How does TakeProfitTrader pricing compare to similar firms?
TakeProfitTrader sits in the mid-range for futures prop firm pricing. The $50K Test at $170/mo ($102 with NOFEE40) is competitive against Apex Trader Funding at comparable tiers. The bundled data feed and flat $130 activation (waivable by NOFEE40) make the effective first-pass cost lower than the rack rate suggests. Bulenox and Tradeify undercut on monthly fee at some sizes, but with different rule structures. Head-to-head breakdown in the TakeProfitTrader review.
Can you pay for TakeProfitTrader with crypto or PayPal?
Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) are the primary documented payment method. Some users have reported PayPal and crypto options surfacing at checkout in 2026, but these are not formally listed on the public pricing page. Card payment is the most reliable method. Check live checkout at `takeprofittrader.com` for current options before opening an account.
Is NOFEE40 still available in May 2026?
Yes. NOFEE40 is active as of May 2026 and has been re-extended multiple times throughout the year. The advertised expiry date has rolled forward consistently. Apply NOFEE40 at checkout on any new Test account — it locks in the 40% lifetime discount and waives PRO activation. There is no downside to using it.
What happens to the NOFEE40 discount if you reset your Test account?
The 40% discount carries through the lifetime of the account, including after resets. Monthly fees after a reset continue at the discounted rate. NOFEE40 also waives the $130 PRO activation on every reset, not just the first pass. This makes the promo particularly valuable for traders who anticipate needing PRO resets over the life of an account.
Does TakeProfitTrader charge for account scaling or size upgrades?
TakeProfitTrader does not publish a formal scaling plan or size upgrade path. You start at a fixed size in Test and stay at that size in PRO and PRO+. To run a larger size, you open a new account at the target size. The maximum funded inventory is 5 active PRO and PRO+ accounts combined, which allows running multiple sizes in parallel. There is no fee to open additional Test accounts beyond the standard subscription.