Take Profit Trader vs Aqua Futures: prop firm rules compared

At the $50,000 account size, Take Profit Trader's evaluation allows a $2,000 max drawdown (end-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven) against Aqua Futures' $2,500 (end-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven), with profit targets of $3,000 and $3,000 respectively. Aqua Futures allows the larger drawdown at that size. Both apply a consistency rule (Take Profit Trader: max 50% of total profit from one day; Aqua Futures: max 40% of total profit from one day). Both pay out on demand.

Rule (evaluation phase)
AQAqua FuturesBeginner model
$25,000 account
Profit target$1,500$1,500
Daily loss limitNone$625
Max drawdown$1,500$1,500
$50,000 account
Profit target$3,000$3,000
Daily loss limitNone$1,250
Max drawdown$2,000$2,500
$100,000 account
Profit target$6,000$6,000
Daily loss limitNone$2,500
Max drawdown$3,000$3,500
$150,000 account
Profit target$9,000$9,000
Daily loss limitNone$3,750
Max drawdown$4,500$5,000
Firm-wide
Drawdown modelEnd-of-day trailing, locks at breakevenEnd-of-day trailing, locks at breakeven
Consistency ruleMax 50% of total profit from one dayMax 40% of total profit from one day
Minimum trading days5 trading daysNone
Profit split80/2090/10
Payout frequencyOn demandOn demand
Account sizes offered$25,000 · $50,000 · $75,000 · $100,000 · $150,000$25,000 · $50,000 · $100,000 · $150,000
Rules confidenceRules verifiedRules verified

Aqua Futures figures are for the Beginner model; it also sells: Standard, Instant Standard, Instant Pro.

Which one should you pick?

It depends on how you trade. A trader who takes a few larger positions is exposed to a consistency rule and an intraday-trailing drawdown very differently from one who scalps small size all session; payout cadence and profit split matter more once you are funded than during the evaluation. Read both rule sets in the table above against your own average day, then confirm the current terms on Take Profit Trader's site and Aqua Futures's site. PassTraq tracks challenges at both firms using the same rule presets shown here.

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