Start with the rulebook, not the strategy.
Two firms with the same profit target can be completely different problems. Our systems ship a profile for each of the rule sets below - the profile changes how they size, exit and whether they can hold overnight.
How drawdown is measured
This single line in a rulebook matters more than the profit target.
The threshold never moves. Profit banks permanently. The most forgiving structure and the easiest to size against.
The threshold follows your closing balance, so intraday giveback is free but every profitable close raises the floor behind you.
The threshold follows your unrealised high-water mark tick by tick. A runner that gives back is a breach. The harshest structure on the market.
Common in FX. The daily limit is measured against the higher of balance or equity at the reset, so overnight floating losses count against tomorrow.
Every firm, side by side
Dollar figures are quoted at each firm's headline account size. Rules change constantly — treat this as a starting point and confirm against the firm's own terms before you buy an evaluation.
| Firm | Drawdown | Max DD | Daily loss | Target | Min days | Consistency | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apex Trader Funding Futures · $50,000 account | Trailing (EOD) | $2,500 | None | $3,000 | 7 | 30% | Not yet |
Topstep Futures · $50,000 account | Trailing (EOD) | $2,000 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2 | 50% | Not yet |
Take Profit Trader Futures · $50,000 account | Trailing (EOD) | $2,000 | $1,100 | $3,000 | 5 | None | Not yet |
MyFundedFutures Futures · $50,000 account | Static | $2,000 | $1,250 | $3,000 | 1 | 40% | Not yet |
Tradeify Futures · $50,000 account | Trailing (intraday) | $2,000 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 3 | 20% | Not yet |
FTMO FX · $100,000 account | Relative equity | $5,000 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 4 | None | Not yet |
FundedNext FX · $100,000 account | Relative equity | $5,000 | $2,500 | $4,000 | 5 | 40% | Not yet |
The5ers FX · $100,000 account | Static | $3,000 | None | $3,000 | 3 | None | Not yet |
Threshold headroom by firm
Each system's deepest recorded drawdown against each firm's threshold, scaled to the same account. Green means the historical worst case fit inside the rule with room to spare. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Read this before you buy an evaluation
These figures are simulated
Every figure on this page comes from replaying the strategy against historical data under each firm's published rules. It is not a record of real evaluations, and it is not a prediction.
The fees are your risk
Evaluations fail, and when one does the fee is gone. Budget for more than one attempt before you start, and never fund an attempt with money you need.
Rules change without notice
Firms revise thresholds, consistency rules and payout terms regularly, and some have failed outright. We update profiles when we notice, but their rulebook is the authority.
Tick Desk is not affiliated with, endorsed by or partnered with any firm named on this page. Firm names are the trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only to describe which rule sets our configurations target.