Evaluation cost calculator
The real cost of a prop firm evaluation is the price per attempt times the attempts it takes, plus activation after you pass. On a monthly subscription it's months paid plus resets. Three Apex 50K End of Day attempts at the usual $55 coupon plus a $139 PA activation is $304.
How the calculator counts
- One-time evaluations (Apex, MyFundedFutures, Tradeify, Lucid, Bulenox): price × attempts.
- Monthly subscriptions (Topstep, Take Profit Trader, Alpha Futures): price × months you pay, plus a reset for every extra attempt inside those months.
- Activation: added once, for the account you pass.
Presets use each firm's published list price from our firm pages. Apex presets use the coupon price, because that's what most buyers pay. Coupons change weekly, so put in the price you actually see at checkout.
What isn't in the number
Data fees if you're classed as a professional, platform fees, and the time you spent. Also not in it: what happens after you pass. A funded account can be lost too, and some firms charge to reactivate.
The one number to compare against
Practice in the simulator costs $0 per attempt, and the attempt count is what this calculator multiplies. A rule you break in practice is a rule you don't have to pay to learn.
Now try it with real trades
The calculator shows the math. The simulator shows what happens when you actually trade the rules day after day.
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