Trade The Pool Core $25K Challenge
1-step · Futures · monthly billing
Trade The Pool’s Core 25K is a 1-step futures evaluation that costs $39.20 with code ES20 ($49.00 without), billed monthly. To pass you need $1,500 profit. The max loss is $1,000, eod trailing, with a $500 daily loss limit. Passing triggers a $149 activation fee. The first month comes to $188.20, the 46th cheapest of the 51 25K futures challenges we track. Funded accounts get a 90% split, and the payout rule is: 5 winning days of $200+.
Rule sheet
From Trade The Pool’s terms (example data until launch).Cost breakdown
With and without our code.| Without code | With code ES20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee | $49.00 | $39.20 |
| Discount | — | −$9.80 (20%) |
| Activation fee | $149 | $149 |
| Reset fee | $19.00 | $19.00 |
| First-month cost | $198.00 | $188.20 |
How the Core 25K compares
Against the 51 25K futures challenges we track, the $1,500 profit target is the same as the median ($1,500), the $1,000 max loss matches the median ($1,000), and PT:DD is 1:0.67 against a median of 1:0.67. The 90% split is level with the median of 90%.
What it costs to get funded: $188.20 if you pass on the first attempt (including the $149 activation fee), $207.20 with one reset, or $227.40 if you need a second month instead. The median 25K futures challenge costs $69.30 in the first month.
Core vs Trade The Pool’s other plans
Compared with Trade The Pool’s other 25K plan:
- Rapid: $39.20 first month (vs $188.20), 100% split instead of 90%.
About Trade The Pool: founded in 2022 in the US, 8 challenges across futures, Trustpilot 4.0 from 1,650 reviews (their data), no country restrictions listed.
Other sizes of Core
| Size | Price | With code | First month | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25K | $49.00 | $39.20 | $188.20 | Viewing |
| $50K | $89.00 | $71.20 | $220.20 | View $50K → |
| $100K | $159.00 | $127.20 | $276.20 | View $100K → |
| $150K | $219.00 | $175.20 | $324.20 | View $150K → |
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