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PropShopTrader review: Pro, Flex and Direct Futures

Three ways into a PropShopTrader account, in sizes from $25K to $150K. Pro ($109–$365) and Flex ($79–$375) are paid-once assessments; Direct ($329–$836) skips the assessment. A separate, older storefront on this site is officially closed but still shown: see the official pages that disagree. Every price here is a list price.

Rules checked on propshoptrader.comSep 27, 202614 official pages citedMethodology

PropShopTrader prices

Checked on propshoptrader.com Sep 27, 2026
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The prices here are list prices.

Plan
Account size · list price
Max drawdown
$2,000
end-of-day basis, every size
Cost per $1K
$257.50
#30 of 47 futures
#8 of 12 at $50K
Daily loss capacity
$1,200
a soft breach: it halts trading, published figures only
First payout after
Not published
20% of the profit since the last request
Max position
4 minis
40 micros
Profit split
90%
from the first payout

List price
$515

$50K DirectDirect Futures · one-time

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At a glance

Best for

Listed in: Futures instant funding accounts

Three ways in

Which way in costs least?

For the size you pick: each plan at its list price, its activation fee, and how many Pro or Flex assessments cost less than one Direct account. No pass rate is assumed.

At $50K: each way in at its list price, against one Direct account ($515).

Size

Directone-time, no evaluation

$515one account, one-time

Proone-time evaluation

$5073 attempts under one Direct

Flexone-time evaluation

$4173 attempts under one Direct

Way inList priceActivation feeTo the Funded accountProfit targetMax drawdownDays to passConsistency, payout stagePayout capEvaluation reset
Proone-time evaluation$169$0$169+$3,000$2,0001 day40%Not publishedNone
Flexone-time evaluation$139$0$139+$3,000$2,0003 daysNot publishedNot publishedNone
Directone-time, no evaluation$515$0$515None$2,000No evaluation20%Not publishedNone
  • Pro and Flex pass to a funded account of the same size at no extra charge, and are billed once, not monthly.
  • No pass rate is assumed: the months are how many you could pay before one Direct costs less, not how long passing takes.

Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

Accounts

All 12 PropShopTrader accounts

Three plans, four sizes each, all paid once. Prices are list prices; the checkout also offers a Rithmic platform at a higher price on Pro and Flex (the same price as Tickblaze on Direct).

Accounts123 plans · 4 sizes
List price$79–$836
Activation fee$0
DataSep 27, 2026

Showing 4 of 12: Direct Futures. List prices checked on Sep 27, 2026; your selected account is highlighted.

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BillingConsistency, payout stage
Direct$25Kone-time$329$0None$1,000None20%Not published
Direct$50Kone-time$515$0None$2,000$1,20020%Not published
Direct$100Kone-time$700$0None$3,500$2,10020%Not published
Direct$150Kone-time$836$0None$4,995$3,00020%Not published
List prices and rules from the firm’s own pages.

Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

Payout rules

PropShopTrader payout rules: the path to your first payout

Worked on the account you pick, from the official checkout. Pro and Flex pass to a funded account of the same size at no extra charge; Direct is funded immediately.

Showing Direct $50K

Direct $50K: from purchase to the payout rules

How to read it: no published cap, withdrawal target or share of the profit bounds each request here, so no balance is drawn: the stations list the rules that decide each payout.

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  1. Buy

    $515

    one-time payment

    Floor on day 1
    $48,000: $2,000 below the start, end-of-day basis, every size
    Daily loss capacity
    $1,200: a soft breach: it halts trading, published figures only
    Reset
    None: a breach ends the account

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Checkout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)

  2. First payout

    Not published

    per request; you keep 90%

    Best day
    20% of the profit since the last request
    Maximum payout
    Not published.
    Balance buffer
    the balance must stay $2,100 above the start after a request
    Minimum payout
    Not published.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

  3. After that

    Ongoing

    the same rules each cycle

    How often
    Not published.
    Live account
    No live or real-money brokerage transition is described for Pro, Flex or Direct.
    Simulated payouts
    PropShopTrader's Legal Disclosures page says it does not pay out on simulated trading results; this checkout promises a 90% split from what its own backend labels a simulated account.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Prop Account: client terms (official page, opens in a new tab)Legal Disclosures (official page, opens in a new tab)

Price paid$515
First payoutNot published
Maximum payoutNot published
Profit split90%

PropShopTrader Direct $50K: $515 at the list price.

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Consistency

PropShopTrader consistency rule, worked out

The rule changes by plan and by stage. Each row is worked at the size shown, from the published figures; the exact day-boundary formula is not published for any plan.

Largest profitable day ÷ net profit (since your last payout request, or during the evaluation), capped by each plan. “Under” means the day must stay below the cap; “at most” means it may equal it.

Check your own days in the consistency calculator · Plan your risk on this account in the risk planner

Plan and sizeStageRuleLargest day allowedFewest profitable days
Pro · $50KEvaluationNot published

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Not published—
Pro · $50KFunded Account (Pro)40%

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40% of the profit since the last request3
Flex · $50KEvaluation40%

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$1,200 of $3,000 (profit target); the page does not say whether the day may equal it3
Flex · $50KFunded Account (Flex)Not published

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Not published—
Direct · $50KPayouts (no evaluation)20%

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20% of the profit since the last request5–6

Worked example

  1. Direct at $50K: a 20% consistency rule applies to every payout, and a $2,100 buffer must stay in the account, from the first payout, with no evaluation phase first.
  2. Flex's 40% consistency rule applies to pass the assessment; Pro's 40% figure applies only once funded, not to pass. Neither firm page publishes the exact day-boundary formula.

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Rules

PropShopTrader rules, with their sources

Checked on propshoptrader.com and its official checkout on Sep 27, 2026. First the key rules of the three plans side by side at the size you picked, then every rule of the selected plan, each with its source.

Plan

Key rules of every plan at $50K, side by side; the column of your plan is highlighted.

RuleProFlexDirect
List price$169 one-timeCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)$139 one-timeCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)$515 one-timeCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Activation fee$0Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)$0Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)$0Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Profit target+$3,000Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)+$3,000Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)No evaluationCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Max drawdown$2,000Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)$2,000Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)$2,000Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Daily loss capacityNoneCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)$1,250Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)$1,200Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Days to pass1 dayCheckout API: plans (official page, opens in a new tab)3 daysCheckout API: plans (official page, opens in a new tab)No evaluationCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Consistency to passNot publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)40%Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)No evaluationCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Consistency at payout40%Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Not publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)20%Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Payout cap per requestNot publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Not publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Not publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Minimum payoutNot publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Not publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Not publishedCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Before each payoutbalance $2,100 above the startCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)balance $2,100 above the startCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)balance $2,100 above the startCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)
Evaluation resetNoneCheckout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)NoneCheckout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)NoneCheckout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)
Funded account resetNoneCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)NoneCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)NoneCheckout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

Account 8

Price
Paid once: no evaluation.$25K$329$50K$515$100K$700$150K$836

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Max drawdown
End-of-day equity at every size (Direct never switches to intraday equity, unlike Pro and Flex).$25K$1,000$50K$2,000$100K$3,500$150K$4,995

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Daily loss capacity
None at $25K; a soft breach at the sizes above.$25KNone$50K$1,200$100K$2,100$150K$3,000

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Max position
$25K1 mini · 10 micros$50K4 minis · 40 micros$100K6 minis · 60 micros$150K10 minis · 100 micros

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Reset
Not available: the checkout's own settings disable resets platform-wide.

Checkout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)

Inactivity
30 days with no activity marks the account inactive.

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Payouts 5

How often
Eligible anytime once the buffer and consistency conditions are met; the checkout states no lock upon payout.

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Non-withdrawable buffer
$25K$1,100$50K$2,100$100K$3,600$150K$5,100

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Consistency
20% of the profit on every payout, at an unstated day boundary, with no "funded only" or "evaluation only" qualifier.

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Payout limits
Not published. No minimum or maximum dollar amount per payout request is published.
2 official pages checked

Accounts & fees 4

Platforms
Tickblaze or Rithmic; Rithmic costs more on Pro and Flex, the same on Direct.

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Reset
Not available on any plan: the checkout's own settings disable resets platform-wide.

Checkout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)

Refunds
All sales final except where required by law.

Return and Refund Policy (official page, opens in a new tab)

Accounts at once
A maximum of $1 million in active evaluation or funded plans per person, across multiple accounts.

Prop Account: client terms (official page, opens in a new tab)

Payouts & countries 6

Payout limits
Not published. Payout frequency, minimum days or profit per payout, first-payout timing, minimum or maximum payout amount, and processing time or methods are not published.
4 official pages checked
Consistency formula
Not published. Only the percentages are published, not the calculation method.
3 official pages checked
Drawdown lock
Not published. Whether or where the trailing drawdown locks once in profit is not stated.
1 official page checked
Countries
10 restricted countries

Pakistan, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Vietnam

Checkout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)

US traders
Not published. The United States is not on this checkout's restricted-country list.
1 official page checked

Read before you buy

Traps and contradictions

From PropShopTrader's own pages. The watch-outs follow the plan you picked. Where two official pages say different things, both are shown: check with PropShopTrader before you buy.

Watch out: Direct 5

  1. Non-withdrawable buffer

    $1,100–$5,100 by size must stay in the account before it can be withdrawn.

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  2. Simulated payouts

    PropShopTrader's Legal Disclosures page says it does not pay out on simulated trading results, while this checkout promises a 90% split, paid whenever buffer and consistency conditions are met, from what its own backend labels a simulated account.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

  3. Legacy storefront still shown

    A separate, older storefront on this site is officially closed to new purchases since Aug 18, 2026, yet its accounts are still displayed for sale (see the official pages that disagree).

    Legacy Help: fees and billing (official page, opens in a new tab)

  4. No reset

    The checkout's own settings disable resets platform-wide.

    Checkout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)

  5. Payout limits not published

Official pages disagree 2

0 more, lower stakes

    Compare

    Direct against other firms' instant accounts

    Instant (no-evaluation) futures accounts only, so this compares Direct whatever program you picked above: the 5 accounts at $50K from other firms closest to it on cost per $1K of max drawdown, one per firm. Prices use our code where one exists.

    PropShopTrader Direct $50K: $257.50 per $1K of max drawdown at the list price.

    Size
    AccountPriceMax drawdownCost per $1KDrawdownDaily loss limitSplitFirst payoutPayoutsCompare
    Blue GuardianDirect · $50K$371with PFK$2,000$185.50−$72.00 vs PropShopTraderEnd of day$1,25090%$3,000 profitOn demandPropShopTrader vs Blue Guardian
    FuturesEliteInstant · $50K$349list price$1,800$193.89−$63.61 vs PropShopTraderTrailing (EOD)None80%$3,500 profitDailyPropShopTrader vs FuturesElite
    AquaFundedFutures Instant Funding Standard · $50K$453list price$2,000$226.67−$30.83 vs PropShopTraderEnd of day$1,25090%Payout target by sizeOn demandPropShopTrader vs AquaFunded
    Alpha FuturesDirect · $50K$467with PFK$2,000$233.50−$24.00 vs PropShopTraderTrailing (EOD)$1,00090%$3,000 profitUp to 4/monthPropShopTrader vs Alpha Futures
    PropShopTraderDirect · $50K$515list price$2,000$257.50end-of-day basis, every size$1,20090%This page
    BluSkyInstant Sim Funded · $50K$599list price$2,000$299.50+$42.00 vs PropShopTrader$2,000$1,00080%Not publisheddailyPropShopTrader vs BluSky

    Figures from each firm’s own pages, data Sep 26, 2026. Cost per $1K = price ÷ max drawdown × 1,000.

    FAQ

    PropShopTrader questions, answered from the data

    How much does PropShopTrader cost?

    Pro costs $109, $169, $269 or $365 once, for the $25K, $50K, $100K and $150K accounts (Tickblaze price; Rithmic costs more). Flex costs $79, $139, $259 or $375 once. Direct costs $329, $515, $700 or $836 once, on either platform. None has an activation fee.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)

    Is there a PropShopTrader discount code?

    Every price here is a list price.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

    What are the PropShopTrader payout rules?

    Direct pays a 90% split from the first payout, eligible anytime once a $1,100–$5,100 buffer and a 20% consistency rule are met. Pro and Flex pass to a funded account of the same size, paying the same 90% split; Pro's 40% consistency rule applies only once funded, Flex's applies to pass instead. Payout frequency, minimum or maximum payout amount, and processing time are not published for any plan.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)Checkout API: funded plan (official page, opens in a new tab)Legacy FAQ (official page, opens in a new tab)Legacy: How to get paid (official page, opens in a new tab)Prop Account: client terms (official page, opens in a new tab)

    What are the PropShopTrader rules?

    Pro and Flex are one-time assessments with a profit target by size; Direct skips the assessment. The trailing max drawdown switches from an end-of-day basis at $25K to an intraday basis at $50K and above on Pro and Flex (Direct stays end-of-day at every size), and no page states where the drawdown locks.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

    Does PropShopTrader pay out on simulated trading?

    Its checkout for Pro, Flex and Direct explicitly promises a 90% profit split, paid whenever buffer and consistency conditions are met, from what the firm's own backend labels a simulated account. Its Legal Disclosures page says the opposite: no payouts, profit sharing or compensation based on simulated trading results, only discretionary signing bonuses after a live transition. See the official pages that disagree.

    Checkout: Pro / Flex / Direct plans (official page, opens in a new tab)

    Is the PropShopTrader Gladiator storefront still open?

    Officially, no: the firm's own Legacy Help Center says new purchases and resets on that system closed August 18, 2026. Unofficially, its marketing pages still display and sell the same accounts today. This review shows the current Pro, Flex and Direct accounts as PropShopTrader's products.

    Legacy Help: fees and billing (official page, opens in a new tab)

    Does PropShopTrader accept US traders?

    No page says so in words for this checkout, but the United States is not on its restricted-country list.

    Checkout API: settings (official page, opens in a new tab)