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 45th cheapest of the 50 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, verified 8 Oct 2026.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 50 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 $66.75 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
Similar 25K futures challenges
Other firms, same 1-step format and eod trailing drawdown, closest in first-month cost.| ☐ compare firm · ★ Trustpilot | Code · buyaffiliate links | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | $25K 1-step | $29.00 monthly | $1,500 | None | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $149 | 5 | 50 | None | 20% | 80% | $1,000 | $178.00 incl. $149 activation | No active code Buy | |
| LT | $25K 1-step | $69.00$34.50 monthly | $1,500 | $600 | $1,250 | EOD trailing | 1:0.83 | $149 | 2 | 20 | 40% | None | 90% | $1,250 | $183.50 incl. $149 activation | Buy | |
| TT | $25K 1-step | €59.00€50.15 ≈ $54.66 · monthly | $1,500 | None | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $149 | 2 | 20 | 50% | 40% | 80% | No cap | $203.66 incl. $149 activation | Buy | |
| FF | $25K 1-step | $89.00$57.85 monthly | $1,500 | $500 | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $130 | 3 | 30 | 50% | 30% | 100% | $750 | $187.85 incl. $130 activation | Buy | |
| TF | $25K 1-step | $69.00$62.10 monthly | $1,500 | None | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $130 | 2 | 20 | None | 20% | 90% | $750 | $192.10 incl. $130 activation | Buy | |
| TL | $25K 1-step | $89.00$62.30 monthly | $1,500 | None | $1,000 | EOD trailing | 1:0.67 | $130 | 2 | 20 | None | None | 90% | $750 | $192.30 incl. $130 activation | Buy |