Profit target (evaluation)
The minimum cumulative profit required to pass an evaluation or progress to a funded account.
Profit target is the dollar amount you need to clear during an evaluation to qualify for a funded account. The number depends on the firm and account size — typically 6–10% of the account balance.
The trap most evaluations get blown on: pushing too hard when the target is close. The right play is to take normal-sized setups that follow your plan, accept that some sessions don't clear distance to target, and let the math work over 10–15 trading days. The wrong play is to trade aggressively the day you're within reach.
Example
- $50,000 evaluation account. Profit target: $3,000. Trader needs to grow the account from $50,000 to $53,000 (cumulative closed P&L) without breaching any other rule along the way.
Related terms
- Evaluation (Combine)
The simulated trading challenge a prop firm uses to qualify traders for a funded account.
- Funded account
A live trading account financed by a prop firm where the trader keeps a profit share while the firm absorbs losses against a defined drawdown rule.
- Consistency rule
A rule preventing any single day from accounting for too high a percentage of total profit — usually 30–50% — to prevent one-day-wonders from passing evaluations.
- Daily loss limit
The maximum dollar amount you can lose in a single trading day before the account is breached.