Account Types & Pricing
12 account types available. Pricing verified May 21, 2026.
| Plan | Price | Cycle | DLL | Split | Paul-tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice $25K | $165 | 4-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Apprentice $50K | $185 | 4-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Apprentice $100K | $225 | 4-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Apprentice $150K | $320 | 4-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Elite Step 2 $25K | $99 | — | None | 90/10 | No |
| Elite Step 2 $50K | $149 | — | None | 90/10 | No |
| Elite Step 2 $100K | $180 | — | None | 90/10 | No |
| Elite Step 2 $150K | $230 | — | None | 90/10 | No |
| Straight to Master $25K | $399 | 10-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Straight to Master $50K | $499 | 10-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Straight to Master $100K | $599 | 10-day | None | 90/10 | No |
| Straight to Master $150K | $699 | 10-day | None | 90/10 | No |
Who Legends Trading Is For (And Who It Isn't)
Match yourself to Legends Trading's structure before signing up. Based on the 12 account types, drawdown mechanic, and Paul's testing data.
- ·Systematic traders who close cleanly each day
- ·Maximum profit-retention via trailing without lock
- ·Aggressive sizers — at least one plan has no consistency rule on funded
- ·Traders allergic to daily loss limits — at least one plan has no DLL
- ·Cash-velocity seekers — fast payout cycles available
Plan Economics: What Each Legends Trading Account Actually Costs You
The headline price isn't the full picture. Here's the per-account math — buying-power cost, risk buffer, and breakeven estimate based on standard 30%-buffer-utilization assumptions.
| Plan | Buy-in | Risk buffer | Cost per $1K BP | Breakeven* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprentice $25K | $165 | $1,500 | $6.60 | ~1 cycles |
| Apprentice $50K | $185 | $2,000 | $3.70 | ~1 cycles |
| Apprentice $100K | $225 | $3,000 | $2.25 | ~1 cycles |
| Apprentice $150K | $320 | $4,000 | $2.13 | ~1 cycles |
| Elite Step 2 $25K | $99 | $1,250 | $3.96 | ~1 cycles |
| Elite Step 2 $50K | $149 | $2,200 | $2.98 | ~1 cycles |
| Elite Step 2 $100K | $180 | $3,000 | $1.80 | ~1 cycles |
| Elite Step 2 $150K | $230 | $4,500 | $1.53 | ~1 cycles |
| Straight to Master $25K | $399 | $1,500 | $15.96 | ~1 cycles |
| Straight to Master $50K | $499 | $2,000 | $9.98 | ~1 cycles |
| Straight to Master $100K | $599 | $3,000 | $5.99 | ~1 cycles |
| Straight to Master $150K | $699 | $4,000 | $4.66 | ~1 cycles |
How to read this:
- Buy-in = price you pay to start the evaluation (with PTV code applied where available).
- Risk buffer = dollars between your starting balance and the Maximum Loss Limit — the absolute drawdown room before breach.
- Cost per $1K buying power = price ÷ starting balance × $1,000. Lower = cheaper leverage. Useful to compare account sizes within the firm and across firms.
- Breakeven estimate* = approximate number of payout cycles to recoup your buy-in, assuming you utilize 30% of your risk buffer profitably per cycle at the plan's profit split. This is a baseline expectation, not a guarantee — your actual cycle output depends on strategy and discipline.
*Breakeven uses a standard 30%-buffer-utilization-per-cycle assumption. Aggressive sizing can shorten breakeven (and increase breach risk); conservative sizing extends it.
Sweet spot for new users: Elite Step 2 $25K at $99 is the cheapest entry to learn Legends Trading's rules without risking a larger buy-in. If you're already confident in your strategy, sizing up to Apprentice $50K typically improves your cost-per-$1K-buying-power ratio.
How Legends Trading Drawdown Works
EOD · Trails upLegends Trading uses end-of-day trailing drawdown that follows your highest EOD equity forever. The MLL never locks — it keeps moving up as your account grows. Intraday equity peaks don't affect it; only closing balance.
How Legends Trading's mechanic works in practice
- Daily close determines the new MLL high-water mark.
- A profit at close = MLL moves up by the profit amount.
- A loss at close (with overall account still above MLL) = MLL stays at the previous high.
- Intraday drawdown does NOT trigger the MLL — only EOD close matters.
- No lock event. The mechanic favors profit retention but never gives back the protection of a locked floor.
Best fit
Best for systematic strategies that close positions cleanly each session. Maximum profit retention without the lock-up trade-off. Strong fit for traders who care more about pulling profits than protecting initial capital.
What to watch out for
- The MLL keeps climbing forever — a 20% gain followed by a 15% retracement can still breach the account.
- Without a lock, every winning streak creates a higher threshold for the next losing streak.
- Holding a swing through close is risky — the EOD position decides whether the MLL moves up or stays put.
Calculate Your Drawdown
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Legends Trading vs Same-Mechanic Alternatives
4 other firms use the same drawdown mechanic. Side-by-side on the dimensions that matter most when choosing within a category.
| Firm | Plans | Cheapest | Mechanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legends Trading This page | 12 | $99 | eod-trail |
| Alpha Capital Group | 6 | $50 | eod-trail |
| AquaFutures | 4 | $166 | eod-trail |
| BluSky | 8 | $497 | eod-trail |
| Blue Guardian Futures | 8 | $99 | eod-trail |
All firms in this table use eod-trail drawdown. See all drawdown mechanics →
How Legends Trading Payouts Actually Work
Payout cycle ranges from 4 to 10 days depending on plan.
Cycle requirements per plan
- Apprentice $25K — minimum 4 days between payouts on funded.
- Apprentice $50K — minimum 4 days between payouts on funded.
- Apprentice $100K — minimum 4 days between payouts on funded.
- Apprentice $150K — minimum 4 days between payouts on funded.
- Straight to Master $25K — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Straight to Master $50K — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Straight to Master $100K — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
- Straight to Master $150K — minimum 10 days between payouts on funded.
Practical takeaway: Legends Trading's cycle length means you can realistically expect ~7 payouts per month on a profitable funded account. The actual processing time after request varies by method — pick the option that matches your residency and crypto-comfort.
Trading Rules
Legends Trading runs a end-of-day trailing (no lock) drawdown model across 12 plans. The rule structure is what matters — read it before you buy, because most blown accounts come from misreading these three lines, not from bad trades.
Drawdown enforcement
Your MLL trails your highest end-of-day equity by a fixed dollar amount, forever. There is no lock. Intraday spikes don't move it, but every new EOD high raises the floor permanently. Manage your end-of-day prints, not your intraday volatility.
Consistency rule
Legends Trading enforces a consistency rule: no single trading day can account for more than the stated percentage of your total profit. This caps the upside of one-shot scalps and forces you to spread profit across multiple sessions before you qualify for the first payout.
- Apprentice $25K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Apprentice $50K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Apprentice $100K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Apprentice $150K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Elite Step 2 $25K:40% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Elite Step 2 $50K:40% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Elite Step 2 $100K:40% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Elite Step 2 $150K:40% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Straight to Master $25K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Straight to Master $50K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Straight to Master $100K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
- Straight to Master $150K:30% maximum single-day share of total profit
Strategies & Best Practice
Legends Trading's end-of-day trailing (no lock) mechanic favors specific styles. These are the patterns that compound on this drawdown model — and the ones that blow it.
What works on Legends Trading
- Consistent daily edge: Without a lock, every new high resets the floor up. You want frequent small wins compounding the MLL upward.
- Quick exit discipline: Don't let winners turn into break-even close — the EOD close is what the MLL chases, so leaving profit on the table costs you twice (lost gain + missed MLL lift).
- Risk-per-trade modeling: Calibrate position size so a single bad day still leaves you well above the trailing MLL, since the trail follows your equity-high.
What blows Legends Trading accounts
- Oversizing on news events: The most-common breach cause across futures props. Daily-loss limits enforce regardless of overall headroom.
- Single-day blowout wins: Consistency rule denies the payout — you'd have to keep trading until that one big day no longer dominates total profit.
- Trading the open without a plan: First 30 minutes are noise. Counter-intuitive trades into liquidity sweeps blow more accounts than overnight gaps do.
- Revenge after a loss: The next trade after a stop-out is statistically the worst trade you'll take all month. Walk away.
Platforms
Legends Trading supports 5 trading platforms. Platform choice matters more than most traders realize — your data feed, execution speed, and order types are all platform-dependent, not firm-dependent.
Trust & Legitimacy
Legends Trading is a prop trading firm . Below is what's publicly verifiable about the firm's operational track record.
How to evaluate Legends Trading's legitimacy yourself
- Check Trustpilot review distribution — pattern of recent 1-stars over payout disputes is the #1 leading indicator
- Search Forex Peace Army + Reddit r/Daytrading for "Legends Trading payout" — unresolved threads age > 60 days are a red flag
- Verify whether the firm's parent broker (where applicable) is regulated by a tier-1 authority (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, FSCA)
- Look for documented founder identity + LinkedIn presence — anonymous teams correlate with payout-denial complaints
- Confirm whether payouts route through a regulated payment provider (Wise/Plaid/Rise) or direct firm-treasury (riskier)
How Legends Trading Compares
Legends Trading uses end-of-day trailing (no lock). Here's how it stacks up against 5 other firms that run the same mechanic — the playbook transfers, the dollar math doesn't.
| Firm | Cheapest plan | Profit split | Payouts | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends Trading (this firm) | $99 | 90/10 | Bi-Monthly | — |
| Alpha Capital Group | $50 | — | — | → Compare |
| AquaFutures | $166 | — | — | → Compare |
| BluSky | $497 | — | — | → Compare |
| Blue Guardian Futures | $99 | — | — | → Compare |
| Blueberry Futures | $44.16 | — | — | → Compare |
Same mechanic doesn't mean same firm. Compare on entry cost, payout speed, profit-split tier ladders, and your asset overlap. The deciding factor for most traders is whether the firm has a documented payout history at the size you'd realistically scale to.