# Take Profit Trader PRO account rules: the buffer is your drawdown

> Source: https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/take-profit-trader-pro-account-rules
> Take Profit Trader PRO rules: the intraday drawdown, the buffer equal to your drawdown, payouts from day one at 80/20, fees, resets and PRO+.

A Take Profit Trader PRO account keeps your test drawdown, but it trails intraday and stops at the starting balance. Profit above a buffer equal to that drawdown can be withdrawn from day one at 80/20, with no consistency rule or published cap. PRO costs a one-time $130, and a breach liquidates it.

By FundedSim Desk · updated October 26, 2026

## PRO at a glance

| Size | Max loss | Max contracts | Days for a payout | Best-day rule on payouts | Balance to request | Minimum payout | Max per request | Payouts per account | You keep |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25K | $1,500 | not published | not published | none | $26,500 | not published | no limit stated | no limit stated | 80% |
| 50K | $2,000 | not published | not published | none | $52,000 | not published | no limit stated | no limit stated | 80% |
| 75K | $2,500 | not published | not published | none | $77,500 | not published | no limit stated | no limit stated | 80% |
| 100K | $3,000 | not published | not published | none | $103,000 | not published | no limit stated | no limit stated | 80% |
| 150K | $4,500 | not published | not published | none | $154,500 | not published | no limit stated | no limit stated | 80% |

"Balance to request" is the starting balance plus the buffer. Take Profit Trader doesn't publish a minimum number of days, a minimum payout or a per-request cap for PRO, so those cells say so instead of guessing. Its help center doesn't state the PRO contract limit separately from the test.

## The drawdown changes on PRO

PRO keeps the drawdown amount from the test you passed, but not the way it moves. The test trails your end-of-day balance; PRO trails **intraday**, so an open profit you give back can lift the floor during the session. It never goes above your starting balance.

Touch it and the account is liquidated immediately. Hitting a limit-up or limit-down lock also costs you the PRO account.

## The buffer is your drawdown

Before anything is withdrawable you need a buffer equal to your maximum drawdown: $2,000 on the 50K, so a $52,000 balance. Profit above that line can be withdrawn from day one, at 80/20 in your favor. There's no consistency rule on PRO payouts.

If the account is closed, you can still withdraw half of your buffer zone.

On a PRO 50K only the profit above $52,000 can come out, but it can come out on the first day you have it.

## What PRO costs

- **Activation:** a one-time $130, sometimes waived with a code or credit.
- **Monthly fees:** none.
- **Withdrawals:** a $50 fee on requests of $250 or less.
- **Resets:** up to three per PRO account, $999 on the 100K.

## Trade every week

You must trade at least one day per calendar week, Sunday to Friday.

## PRO+

PRO+ is a live account, by invitation. It starts at a $0 balance with an end-of-day drawdown equal to your PRO drawdown, and $5,000 of your PRO profit is frozen while it's active. There's no single threshold that decides who gets promoted.

## Practice it

FundedSim doesn't simulate Take Profit Trader yet. The test's drawdown works like Topstep's Maximum Loss Limit, so the Topstep 50K in the simulator is a close practice partner. For PRO's intraday trailing, practice on an Apex Intraday account, and read [end of day vs intraday](https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/eod-vs-intraday-drawdown) first.

## Questions people actually ask

**What is the buffer on a Take Profit Trader PRO account?**

An amount equal to your maximum drawdown: $1,500 on the 25K, $2,000 on the 50K, $2,500 on the 75K, $3,000 on the 100K and $4,500 on the 150K. Profit above the starting balance plus the buffer can be withdrawn.

**Is the PRO drawdown end of day like the test?**

No. The test uses an end-of-day trailing drawdown, but PRO trails intraday, and it stops trailing at the starting balance.

**Does Take Profit Trader have a consistency rule on PRO?**

Its 50% consistency rule applies to qualifying for PRO in the test. Take Profit Trader's PRO payout rules don't list a consistency requirement.

**What happens if I break the drawdown on PRO?**

The account is liquidated immediately. You can still withdraw 50% of your buffer zone after the account is closed, and you can reset a PRO account up to three times for a fee.

## Blow it here, not on a paid eval

Run the same rules on your own trades in the simulator. Free, no card, and a blown account costs you nothing but pride.

[Start practicing](https://fundedsim.com/app?lang=en)

## Keep going

- [Take Profit Trader: the test account rules, and what the 50% rule does to your target](https://fundedsim.com/en/prop-firms/take-profit-trader)
- [Topstep vs Take Profit Trader: two monthly evals, different fine print](https://fundedsim.com/en/compare/topstep-vs-take-profit-trader)
- [Payout rules: what you need before the first withdrawal](https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/prop-firm-payout-rules)
- [End-of-day vs intraday trailing drawdown](https://fundedsim.com/en/guides/eod-vs-intraday-drawdown)

Blow it here, not on a paid eval

[Start practicing](https://fundedsim.com/app?lang=en)