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Will you pass the prop firm evaluation?
Pick your prop firm account and enter your trading stats. The calculator plays out thousands of accounts and shows how often they pass, how often the trailing drawdown ends them, how much of a pass rate is luck, and how every firm's account of the same size compares for the way you trade.
61%
Pass the evaluation
39%
Blow the account
0%
Not done in 250 days
12
Median days to pass
$40
Expected profit per trade, after costs
$163
Average fees to get one pass
26%
Pass rate with no edge (win rate 38%)
Hover an account to see how it ended
Dashed lines: the profit target and the starting drawdown floor (the floor then trails each account's high).
5,333 simulated accounts. The "no edge" rate uses the same win and loss sizes with a break-even win rate: the gap between it and your pass rate is what your edge is worth here.
Every 50K account, with your trading
Your win rate, trade sizes, costs and trades per day, run through each firm's published evaluation rules. Click a row to load it above.
| Account | Rules | Pass | Blown | Median days | List price | Fees per pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · 50% consistency · 3-day min | 62% | 38% | 13 | $170/mo | $449 | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · 55% consistency · 2-day min | 61% | 39% | 13 | $49/mo | $241 | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · 40% consistency | 60% | 40% | 14 | $130 | $216 | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · $1,250 daily limit | 59% | 41% | 12 | $145 | $245 | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · 50% consistency · 2-day min | 58% | 42% | 12 | – | – | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · 40% consistency · 3-day min | 55% | 45% | 13 | $165 | $302 | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 EOD drawdown · $1,000 daily limit · 30-day limit | 51% | 36% | 11 | $490 | $954 | |
| $3,000 target · $2,000 intraday drawdown · 30-day limit | 49% | 41% | 11 | $249 | $504 |
Rules and list prices as published by each firm, checked October 2026; firms change both often and almost always sell at a discount, so check the firm's site and put the price you'd actually pay into the calculator above. "Fees per pass" is what you'd spend on attempts, on average, to pass once, plus any activation fee; it assumes a new evaluation after each failure (resets are often cheaper) and 21 trading days per billing month. It says nothing about what a funded account pays out: profit splits, payout caps, buffers and funded-account rules differ a lot between firms and aren't modeled. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any firm listed.
What usually decides the result
- Size against the drawdown. If one bad day can take half the drawdown, the odds fall fast however good the strategy is. Try halving the average win and loss.
- Costs on small trades. At $3 a round trip, a strategy averaging $20 a trade gives up 15% of its edge to costs. See why tight-stop strategies lose on MNQ.
- Trading more often helps a real edge reach the target sooner and makes a losing one fail sooner.
Questions
How does the calculator work?
It plays out thousands of evaluation accounts trade by trade. Each trade wins with your win rate and gains about your average win, or loses about your average loss, minus costs. An account passes when it reaches the profit target and fails when it falls to the trailing drawdown floor (or, if you choose, hits the daily loss limit).
What is the "pass rate with no edge"?
The same account traded with the same win and loss sizes, but a win rate where the average trade makes nothing before costs. Some of those accounts still pass by luck. The difference between that rate and yours is what your edge is actually worth in this evaluation.
End-of-day or intraday trailing drawdown?
With an end-of-day drawdown the floor moves up only from your closing balance each day. With intraday trailing it follows your highest balance during the day. This calculator updates intraday trailing after each closed trade; firms that trail open profit are stricter than shown.
Which settings should I use?
Your own numbers from a trading journal or a backtest, ideally over at least 100 trades. Pick your firm's account from the list to fill its evaluation rules, then check them against the firm's site: firms change rules and prices often.
Which prop firm account is the best value?
It depends on how you trade, which is why the comparison table runs your own numbers through every account of the same size. Rules that suit one trader hurt another: a consistency rule costs little if you make steady small gains and a lot if your profit comes in a few big days; a daily loss limit protects a trader who tilts and caps one who recovers. "Fees per pass" compares what the evaluations cost you, not what a funded account pays out: profit splits, payout caps and funded-account rules differ a lot and aren't included.
How are consistency rules and minimum days handled?
A consistency rule (your best day can be at most a set share of your total profit) doesn't fail the account here, as at most firms: it raises the profit you need until your best day fits. A minimum number of trading days is treated as met with small trades once you reach the target. The calculator doesn't model scaling limits or the exact tick-by-tick trailing of open profit.
Results are simulations from the numbers you enter, not a prediction. Real trades come in streaks and vary in size more than this model assumes. Not financial advice; see the risk disclosure.
Guards built into the strategy
Holdout's NinjaTrader strategies stop for the day at your daily loss limit and flatten before your trailing drawdown, checked on every tick.