Take Profit Trader7.6/10 4.4 (11K)
VSE8 Futures6.0/10⚠ Trustpilot warning
Checked 3 Nov 2026
Take Profit Trader vs E8 Futures
50K Test vs Signature 50K
10 rules compared
1Take Profit Trader better
5Ties
4E8 Futures better
E8 Futures gets you funded for $130 less.
Neither firm is better for everyone. Start with the drawdown type and daily limit, because those decide whether your trading style survives the evaluation. Then compare cost and payouts. Both are futures firms, so the account sizes match.
Head to head
Take Profit TraderE8 Futures
Cost to get funded
$300
$170
Evaluation price
$170 monthly
$170 one-time
Activation fee
$130
None
Profit target
$3,000 (6%)
$3,000 (6%)
Maximum loss
$2,000 (4%)EOD trailing (intraday once funded)
$2,000 (4%)End-of-day trailing
Minimum trading days
3
None
Profit split
80% PRO · 90% PRO+
80%
Restricted countries
119
87
Our rating (out of 10)
7.6
6.0
Daily loss limit
None
None in the challenge
Consistency rule
Best day < 50% of profit (Test only, no fail)
35% best-day rule in the funded stage only
Payouts
From day one, daily; usually within 1 business day
On demand; median 24 hours to funds (Jan–May 2026); 5 profitable days between payouts
Platforms
TradingView, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, Quantower, MotiveWave
NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView
Green marks the better value on each row. List prices.
Choose Take Profit Trader if…
- You trade on Rithmic, Quantower, MotiveWave.
Choose E8 Futures if…
- You want the cheaper way in ($170 vs $300).
- You don’t want to pay an activation fee after passing.
- You’d rather pay once than monthly.
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