Take Profit Trader Review 2027 Supported Platforms and Tools

At most futures prop firms, passing the evaluation is followed by a waiting period before any profit can be withdrawn. Take Profit Trader removed that wait: once you hold a funded PRO account, you can request a payout from the first day. This Take Profit Trader review for 2027 explains how the firm's test and PRO accounts work, what they cost, and the drawdown detail that matters most after you pass.

Background

Take Profit Trader was founded in 2021 by James Sixsmith, a former professional ice hockey player turned futures trader, and is based in Orlando, Florida. The firm offers evaluations for traders of CME Group futures and has built its reputation on simple rules and fast access to profits.

It is not a regulated broker. The evaluation and the initial funded stage are run on simulated accounts, with payouts made by the firm on the basis of results. Selected traders can progress to an account trading live capital.

The Test

The evaluation, called the Test, is a single step. Traders choose an account size between $25,000 and $150,000 and must reach a profit target while staying within the rules.

The end-of-day drawdown in the Test is the friendlier kind. It moves up only when the account closes a day at a new high, so open profits that are given back during the session do not tighten the limit. The consistency rule prevents passing on one oversized day and requires results to be spread across several sessions.

Take Profit Trader review: PRO and PRO+ accounts

After passing, the trader pays a one-time activation fee and receives a PRO account. This is where the firm differs from its rivals.

• Withdrawals from day one. There is no minimum number of trading days before a payout, provided the account balance is above a required buffer.
• Profit split of 80% on PRO accounts.
• Intraday trailing drawdown. In the PRO account the drawdown changes from end-of-day to real-time trailing, following the account's peak equity including open profit, until a buffer is built.

That last point is the one to plan for. A strategy that passed the Test comfortably under end-of-day rules can struggle when the limit trails intraday. Many traders lose their PRO account in the first days for exactly this reason. Reducing position size and taking profits at fixed targets until the buffer is established is the usual remedy.

Traders who show consistent results can be promoted to a PRO+ account, which trades in the live market, uses an end-of-day drawdown again and raises the profit split to 90%.

Costs

• Monthly subscription for the Test, from about $150 for the smallest account, with larger accounts costing more. Promotional discounts are common.
• Activation fee, paid once on moving to a PRO account. There are no monthly fees on the PRO account itself.
• Reset fee if you break a rule during the Test and want to start again immediately.

The absence of recurring fees on the funded account is a point in the firm's favour, since some competitors charge monthly for funded accounts or data. As with any subscription-based evaluation, the total cost depends on how many months and resets you need.

Payouts in 2027

Payout requests can be made at any time once the balance exceeds the required buffer above the starting balance, and they are generally processed within a business day or two. There is no cap on the number of requests, though withdrawing reduces the cushion above the drawdown level, which matters under the intraday trailing rule. Payments are made through standard bank and payment processor channels.

Trading rules

• Products: futures on CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX, including micro contracts.
• Position limits: a maximum number of contracts by account size.
• Session: positions must be flat before the daily market close; no overnight or weekend holding.
• News: trading during major economic releases is restricted in PRO accounts for a short window around the event.
• Automation: fully automated high-frequency strategies are not permitted; semi-automated tools are allowed within limits.
• Accounts: traders can hold several PRO accounts up to a stated maximum.

Platforms

Take Profit Trader connects through Tradovate and Rithmic-style data infrastructure, which gives access to popular front ends including NinjaTrader, the Tradovate web platform and trading from TradingView charts. Traders can generally use the software they already know, and platform licence costs are included or minimal for standard options.

Support and reputation

Support is available through live chat and email during US market hours and has a good reputation for speed. The firm's rule book is short by industry standards, and reviews are broadly positive, with most complaints relating to accounts lost under the intraday trailing drawdown, a rule that is disclosed but frequently underestimated.

Practical advice

Treat the Test and the PRO account as two different challenges. Practise in the Test as if the drawdown were already intraday trailing: use hard profit targets, avoid letting open gains run far beyond them, and keep size small relative to the limit. If your approach holds up under those conditions, the transition to PRO will be far less painful.

Pros and cons

Who is Take Profit Trader best for?

Take Profit Trader suits disciplined intraday futures traders who want quick access to their profits and simple rules. It is less suitable for traders whose strategies depend on running open profits, for swing traders, and for anyone who has not thought through the change in drawdown rules after passing.

Frequently asked questions

Risk warning: futures trading is high risk, and most evaluation participants do not earn a payout. This Take Profit Trader review is not investment advice.