DayTraders vs TakeProfitTrader

Full Tactical Comparison

Deep-dive into the operational specifications of both firms.

Prop Firm
DayTraders
TakeProfitTrader

Firm Overview

Review score 4.7 / 5 4.4 / 5
CEO Martin Montaño (COO) James Sixsmith
Years in operation 2+ years 5+ years
Founded September 2024 2021

Evaluation Details These figures reflect the cheapest evaluation plan available from each firm.

Account Sizes
$25,000$50,000$100,000$150,000$300,000
$25,000$50,000$75,000$100,000$150,000
Billing period One Time Month
Discount PIP PIP
Instant Accounts
DLL
Activation Fee

Rules and Policies

News trading Allowed Allowed Evaluation; Pro and Pro+ – No Positions 1 Min Before/After News
Swing accounts Allowed on Sim-accounts, Not on Live Not Allowed
Consistency rules Evals – 50%; Pro Funded – 30%; S2F – 20%; S2L – 25% 50% in Eval Only
Commissions Standard Rithmic Rates $5/Round Trip Per Contract (Minis) and $0.50 (Micros); Pro+ Platform-dependent
Firm rules
  • Inactivity Rule – Once every 30 days
  • HFT and Martingale Rule – HFTs, Hedging and Martingale prohibited
  • EAs/Trading Bots – Not allowed
  • Inactivity - One trade per calendar week
  • Max. Accounts – 5 at once
  • Account Resets – 3 times per account
  • Counter Positions – Not allowed to hold positions in opposite directions on correlated products

Payments and Operations

Profit split 80-100% 80%
Payment methods Credit/Debit Card / Discover Credit/Debit Card / PayPal / TakeProfitTrader Built-In Wallet
Payout methods Plane Wise
Platforms
Support Discord / Live Chat Email / Live Chat

Trust and Access

KYC Before First Payout After Signing Up
Restricted countries Yes Yes
Changelog

Evaluation Comparison Module

The industry standard benchmark. Which firm offers the better 50,000 unit plan today?

DayTraders

TRAIL

A more traditional path to funding, with access to higher leverage.

STATIC

Best for traders who prefer a static drawdown that does not trail.

EOD

For traders who want end of day drawdown and higher leverage.

S2F (STRAIGHT TO FUNDED)

Best for traders who want to skip the evaluation and go straight to Sim-Funded.

S2L (STRAIGHT TO LIVE)

Best for elite traders ready to trade real capital from day one.

TakeProfitTrader

PRO

Best for traders who want day one withdrawals once funded.

Critical Rule Comparison

Consistency

Consistency

DayTraders Evals – 50%; Pro Funded – 30%; S2F – 20%; S2L – 25%
TakeProfitTrader 50% in Eval Only
News Trading

News Trading

DayTraders Allowed
TakeProfitTrader Allowed Evaluation; Pro and Pro+ – No Positions 1 Min Before/After News
Swing Trading

Swing Trading

DayTraders Allowed on Sim-accounts, Not on Live
TakeProfitTrader Not Allowed
KYC & Access

KYC & Access

DayTraders Before First Payout
TakeProfitTrader After Signing Up
Payout policy

Payout policy

DayTraders Trail, Static and EOD – 8 QDays & Clear Buffer; S2F – 10 QDays and Profit Target; S2L – Above Buffer & Trailing DD reaches Initial Balance
TakeProfitTrader Pro – Attain Buffer; Pro+ – No Limitations
Commissions

Commissions

DayTraders Standard Rithmic Rates
TakeProfitTrader $5/Round Trip Per Contract (Minis) and $0.50 (Micros); Pro+ Platform-dependent

Payouts and Costs These figures reflect the cheapest evaluation plan available from each firm.

Compare how you get paid and what it costs.

COMPARE DayTraders TakeProfitTrader
Profit Split 100% 80%
Payout Frequency 8 QDays | Clear Buffer Zone After Attaining Buffer Zone
Evaluation Price $75 / one time $75 / month
Billing Period One Time Month
Payout Methods Plane Wise
Payment Methods Credit/Debit Card / Discover Credit/Debit Card / PayPal / TakeProfitTrader Built-In Wallet

Platforms, Support, and Operations

COMPARE DayTraders TakeProfitTrader
Platforms
Support Channels
KYC Required

Before First Payout

Required

After Signing Up

Restricted Countries

DayTraders TakeProfitTrader Both
DayTraders 75 countries
Afghanistan Jordan Russia Algeria Kazakhstan Rwanda Azerbaijan Kenya Saint Pierre and Miquelon Bahrain Kosovo Saudi Arabia Bangladesh Kuwait Senegal Belarus Lebanon Serbia Benin Lesotho Somalia Brunei Madagascar South Africa Burkina Faso Maldives Sri Lanka Cameroon Mauritania Tanzania Central African Republic Mauritius Thailand Chad Mongolia Togo China Morocco Trinidad and Tobago Republic of the Congo Mozambique Tunisia Ivory Coast Namibia Turkey Cuba Nepal Uganda Curacao Nicaragua Ukraine Cyprus Niger Uzbekistan Egypt Nigeria Venezuela Gabon Oman Vietnam Grenada Pakistan Western Sahara Haiti Qatar Yemen Indonesia Moldova Zambia Iran Republic of the Congo Zimbabwe Iraq Reunion Jersey
TakeProfitTrader 115 countries
United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Albania Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Barbados Burkina Faso Bulgaria Burundi Benin Botswana Belarus Belize Cocos Islands DR Congo Republic of the Congo Ivory Coast Cook Islands Cameroon Cuba Christmas Island Djibouti Dominica Algeria Western Sahara Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Falkland Islands Micronesia Gabon Ghana Gibraltar Gambia Guinea Equatorial Guinea South Georgia Guinea-Bissau Guyana Heard Island and McDonald Islands Croatia Haiti Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kenya Kiribati Comoros Kazakhstan Laos Lebanon Sri Lanka Liberia Lesotho Libya Morocco Monaco Montenegro North Macedonia Mali Myanmar Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands Mauritania Montserrat Malta Mauritius Malawi Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Nicaragua Nepal Nauru Panama Peru Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Qatar Romania Serbia Russia Rwanda Seychelles Sudan Slovenia Svalbard and Jan Mayen Sierra Leone Senegal Somalia Suriname Sao Tome and Principe Chad Togo Tajikistan Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Tunisia Turkey Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Tanzania Ukraine Uganda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Venezuela Vietnam Kosovo Yemen Mayotte South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe

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