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Evaluation or Rapid: which path?
Evaluation is the lower-cost path with a profit target to pass first. Rapid costs more and is funded from day one.
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Both paths give you the same terminal, the same markets and the same account sizes. They differ in what you pay, what you have to prove, and how you get paid.
The two paths side by side
| Evaluation | Rapid | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee | 1% of the account size | 4% of the account size |
| Funded | After you pass | From day one |
| Profit target | 10% | None |
| Max loss | 5%, static | 4%, static |
| Daily max loss | 10%, trailing | None |
| Minimum trading days | 2 | None |
| Consistency rule | None | None |
| Profit split | 80% once funded | 90% |
| Payouts | Every 5 trading days, once funded | On demand |
| Vig | Vig Lite | Vig Pro |
When Evaluation fits
Choose Evaluation if you want the lowest fee and are happy to hit a 10% target first. On a $10,000 account the fee is $100. Once you pass, the funded account pays 80% of profit every 5 trading days.
When Rapid fits
Choose Rapid if you want to skip the evaluation, trade a funded account from the first day, and have one loss rule to watch: the 4% static max loss. On a $10,000 account the fee is $400, and payouts of 90% are on demand.
Read next
- Evaluation account rulesA 10% profit target, a 5% static max loss, a 10% trailing daily max loss, a 2-day minimum, and no consistency rule.1 min read · Accounts and rules
- Rapid account rulesFunded from day one with one rule: a 4% static max loss. No target, no daily limit, no minimum days.1 min read · Accounts and rules
- Account sizes and feesSix sizes from $1,000 to $100,000. Evaluation costs 1% of the size, Rapid 4%, paid once.1 min read · Getting started