Elite Trader Funding vs Take Profit Trader: which prop firm is better in 2026?
Elite Trader Funding wins this comparison (8 against 6). Take Profit Trader stays relevant for traders whose priorities differ from the average.
Elite Trader Funding
Futures · Trustpilot 3.8/5
At Elite Trader Funding the funded account stays simulated: the headline split is 100%, but payouts are capped at $25,000 per trader, after which moving to the LIVE ELITE program on an 80/20 split becomes mandatory. Six futures evaluation models, $47 resets, but activation fees of $177 to $307 and $87 a month once funded.
Criteria won : 8 / 33
Take Profit Trader
Futures · Trustpilot 4.3/5
Founded in Florida in late 2021, Take Profit Trader runs a three-tier path — Test, then PRO, then PRO+ on the live market — with withdrawals available from day one on a funded account. It excludes no countries, which is rare. The point to watch is the drawdown type changing between tiers, which catches many traders out.
Criteria won : 6 / 33
Pricing at equal account size
Cheapest evaluation for a 100 K account.
Elite Trader Funding
$205
Take Profit Trader
$330
Full comparison
| Criterion | Elite Trader Funding | Take Profit Trader |
|---|---|---|
| Trust | ||
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 76/100 |
| Trustpilot | 3.8/5 | 4.3/5 ✓ |
| Founded | 2022 | 2021 ✓ |
| Headquarters | US | US |
| Pricing | ||
| Entry price | $99 ✓ | $150 |
| Price for a 100 K account | $205 ✓ | $330 |
| Refundable fee | — | No |
| Reset price | $47 | — |
| Account sizes | 250 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Rules | ||
| Steps | 1 | 1 |
| Profit target | — | 6 % |
| Max daily loss | — | — |
| Max total drawdown | — | — |
| Drawdown type | Trailing intraday | Trailing (end of day) ✓ |
| Time limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Consistency rule | — | 50 |
| Min trading days | 5 | 3 ✓ |
| Payouts | ||
| Profit split | 100 % ✓ | 80 % |
| Max profit split | 100 % ✓ | 90 % |
| First payout | 8 days | 0 days ✓ |
| Payout frequency | a la demande, approbation le jour meme | quotidien, a la demande des le premier jour |
| Payout methods | — | — |
| Scaling plan | — | No |
| Max allocation | 250 K ✓ | 150 K |
| Trading | ||
| Platforms and instruments | ninjatrader, tradingview, rithmic, tradovate | ninjatrader, tradingview, tradovate, rithmic, quantower ✓ |
| Instruments | futures | futures |
| Leverage | — | — |
| News trading | — | Yes |
| Weekend holding | Yes ✓ | No |
| Expert Advisors | No | — |
| Copy trading | Restricted | — |
| Scalping | Yes | Yes |
| Hedging | — | — |
Choose Elite Trader Funding if…
- Your budget is the binding constraint: the entry ticket starts at $99, below Take Profit Trader.
- You expect to stay funded long enough for the split to matter: 100 % against 90 % at Take Profit Trader.
- You are aiming for size: allocation scales up to 250 K.
Choose Take Profit Trader if…
- Cash flow matters to you: the first withdrawal comes after 0 days rather than 8.
- You need a platform Elite Trader Funding does not offer: quantower.
Our analysis
Payout terms compared
Elite Trader Funding keeps 100 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 8 days, then pays a la demande, approbation le jour meme. Take Profit Trader keeps 90 % of profits, allows a first withdrawal after 0 days, then pays quotidien, a la demande des le premier jour. Payout frequency deserves as much attention as the split itself: a slightly lower share paid every two weeks compounds faster than a headline percentage locked behind a monthly cycle and a long first-withdrawal delay.
Platforms and instruments
Take Profit Trader covers quantower, which its rival does not. Platform choice is not cosmetic: order execution, available order types and the reliability of your automation all depend on it, and switching mid-evaluation is rarely possible.
Trust and longevity
Take Profit Trader has been running since 2021, 1 years longer than Elite Trader Funding. On Trustpilot they sit at 3.8/5 and 4.3/5 respectively. Our trust pillar scores them 67/100 and 83/100, which weighs age, corporate transparency and public payout evidence. In an industry with no financial regulator overseeing these evaluations, longevity and a verifiable payout history are the closest thing to a guarantee.
Entry cost
Elite Trader Funding opens at $99 against $150 for Take Profit Trader, a substantial gap on the smallest account. At the reference size of 100 K the comparison is $205 for Elite Trader Funding against $330 for Take Profit Trader. The headline fee is rarely the real cost, though: what matters is the price of a reset after a failed attempt, whether the fee comes back on the first payout, and whether an activation fee appears when you move to a funded account. Compare those three lines in the table above before deciding on price alone.
Risk rules side by side
Elite Trader Funding applies a trailing intraday drawdown. Take Profit Trader applies a trailing (end of day) drawdown. This is the single most consequential difference between the two. A static drawdown is measured once, from the starting balance, and never moves; a trailing drawdown follows your equity upward, so a winning streak raises the floor you can no longer fall below. Intraday trailing is stricter still, because it tracks unrealised peaks reached inside the session — profit you never actually banked can permanently raise your loss threshold.