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Break-Even Calculator

Calculate how many winning trades you need to recover your evaluation fee and start making pure profit. Compare across different prop firms.

Calculator Inputs

Trades to Break Even
2

winning trades at 10 ticks each

Calculation Breakdown

Tick Value (ES)$12.50
Gross Profit Per Trade$125.00
Your Share (90%)$112.50
Evaluation Fee-$150.00
Total Gross to Break Even$250.00

Pro Tips

  • This assumes 100% win rate. In reality, factor in your actual win rate and average loss.
  • Higher profit splits mean fewer trades needed. Look for firms offering 90%+ splits.
  • Consider micro contracts (MES, MNQ) if you want to reduce risk while building consistency.

Compare Break-Even Across Firms

FirmLowest FeeProfit SplitTrades to Break Even*Action
Tradeify
Tradeify
$97(Up to -30%)90%1 tradesGet Started
Lucid Trading
Lucid Trading
$55(Up to -45%)90%1 tradesGet Started
Apex Trader Funding
Apex Trader Funding
$33(Up to -80%)90%1 tradesGet Started
TakeProfit Trader
TakeProfit Trader
$90(Up to -40%)80%1 tradesGet Started
FundedNext Futures
FundedNext Futures
$72(Up to -10%)80%1 tradesGet Started
Funded Futures Network
Funded Futures Network
$63(Up to -50%)80%1 tradesGet Started
Alpha Futures
Alpha Futures
$71(Up to -10%)90%1 tradesGet Started
Earn2Trade
Earn2Trade
$75(Up to -50%)80%1 tradesGet Started
Legends Trading
Legends Trading
$20(Up to -80%)90%1 tradesGet Started
Bulenox
Bulenox
$25(Up to -83%)90%1 tradesGet Started
TradeDay
TradeDay
$75(Up to -40%)80%1 tradesGet Started
FundingTicks
FundingTicks
$74(Up to -35%)80%1 tradesGet Started
DayTraders
DayTraders
$11(Up to -50%)100%1 tradesGet Started
BluSky
BluSky
$30(Up to -50%)90%1 tradesGet Started
Top One Futures
Top One Futures
$26(Up to -40%)90%1 tradesGet Started

*Based on 10 ticks per trade, 1 contract(s), trading ES

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