Trade The Pool Core $150K Challenge
1-step · Futures · monthly billing
Trade The Pool’s Core 150K is a 1-step futures evaluation that costs $175.20 with code ES20 ($219.00 without), billed monthly. To pass you need $9,000 profit. The max loss is $6,000, eod trailing, with a $3,000 daily loss limit. Passing triggers a $149 activation fee. The first month comes to $324.20, the 39th cheapest of the 50 150K 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, verified 8 Oct 2026.Cost breakdown
With and without our code.| Without code | With code ES20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation fee | $219.00 | $175.20 |
| Discount | — | −$43.80 (20%) |
| Activation fee | $149 | $149 |
| Reset fee | $109.00 | $109.00 |
| First-month cost | $368.00 | $324.20 |
How the Core 150K compares
Against the 50 150K futures challenges we track, the $9,000 profit target is the same as the median ($9,000), the $6,000 max loss matches the median ($6,000), 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: $324.20 if you pass on the first attempt (including the $149 activation fee), $433.20 with one reset, or $499.40 if you need a second month instead. The median 150K futures challenge costs $250.40 in the first month.
Core vs Trade The Pool’s other plans
Compared with Trade The Pool’s other 150K plan:
- Rapid: $175.20 first month (vs $324.20), 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
Similar 150K futures challenges
Other firms, same 1-step format and eod trailing drawdown, closest in first-month cost.| ☐ compare firm · ★ Trustpilot | Code · buyaffiliate links | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | $150K 1-step | $119.00 monthly | $9,000 | None | $6,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $149 | 30 | 300 | None | 20% | 80% | $6,000 | $268.00 incl. $149 activation | No active code Buy | |
| T | $150K 1-step | $209.00$146.30 monthly | $7,500 | $3,000 | $6,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.80 | $130 | 12 | 120 | 40% | 30% | 100% | $7,500 | $276.30 incl. $130 activation | Buy | |
| LT | $150K 1-step | $339.00$169.50 monthly | $9,000 | $3,600 | $7,500 | EOD trailing | 1:0.83 | $149 | 9 | 90 | 40% | None | 90% | $7,500 | $318.50 incl. $149 activation | Buy | |
| T | $150K 1-step | $329.00$197.40 monthly | $9,000 | None | $6,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $130 | 12 | 120 | 50% | 20% | 90% | $4,500 | $327.40 incl. $130 activation | Buy | |
| EF | $150K 1-step | $329.00$263.20 one-time | $9,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $0 | 9 | 90 | None | 30% | 90% | $7,500 | $263.20 | Buy | |
| M | $150K 1-step | $439.00$307.30 monthly | $7,500 | None | $6,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.80 | $0 | 18 | 180 | 40% | None | 90% | $7,500 | $307.30 | Buy |