Foire aux questions

Plutus Trade Base (PTB) is a proprietary-trading evaluation provider. You take a simulated trading challenge, and if you meet the targets and follow the rules, you receive a simulated funded account and can earn performance-based payouts of up to a 95% profit split. Everything runs in a simulated environment for educational and evaluation purposes.

PTB is operated by two companies. Triple Edge Group LTD (Cyprus, Company No. HE465348) provides the educational and evaluation services and operates the TradeLocker, cTrader, Match Trader, DXtrade, and TradingView platforms. PTB Plutus TradeBase LTD (Saint Lucia, Reg. No. 2025-00638) operates the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform only.

Yes. PTB is operated by two registered companies, publishes its full Termes et conditions, verifies traders through KYC, and pays performance rewards through established payment providers. All rules — targets, drawdown, and payout conditions — are published on each plan page and in the Terms.

No. You never deposit trading capital and no live-market trade is ever placed on your account. All trading uses virtual balances on market-replica data. The only money you pay is the one-time fee for your chosen plan.

It is a simulation. Accounts use virtual balances that replicate real market conditions so your skill and risk management can be evaluated. Payouts are performance-based rewards funded by the Company, not profits from live-market trading.

Choose a plan and account size on the plans page, complete checkout, and you will receive login credentials. Lightning, Freedom, and Adventure start with a challenge; Instant starts you on a funded account immediately.

No. Nothing PTB provides is financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. PTB is not a broker, does not manage funds, and does not execute live-market orders. All trading decisions are yours.

A proprietary trading firm gives traders access to a firm-funded account and shares a percentage of the profits. PTB is a simulated prop-trading evaluation provider: you prove your skill on a simulated challenge, then trade a simulated funded account and earn performance-based payouts of up to a 95% profit split.

A funded trading account is one whose capital is provided by the firm rather than the trader. At PTB the funded account is simulated — you never risk your own money — and you earn a share of the simulated profits (up to 95%) as a performance reward.

A challenge (or evaluation) is a test of trading skill and risk management: you aim to reach a profit target while staying within the drawdown and other rules. Passing it earns you a funded account. PTB's Lightning, Freedom, and Adventure plans are one-step challenges; Instant skips the challenge entirely.

Prop firms typically earn from evaluation fees and from traders who do not pass, and they share profits with traders who succeed. PTB funds payouts from its own resources as performance rewards.

A prop firm can be worthwhile for a disciplined trader who can pass an evaluation and trade within the rules, since it allows a large profit split without risking personal capital beyond the fee. Results are never guaranteed, and evaluations are demanding.

Compare the rules (profit target, drawdown type, daily loss limit, time limit), the profit split, payout speed and frequency, the fee, supported platforms and countries, and how transparent the terms are. PTB publishes every rule on each plan page and in its Terms.

A one-step challenge has a single evaluation phase; a two-step challenge requires passing two phases before funding. PTB's Lightning, Freedom, and Adventure plans are all one-step.

Trade within the rules: reach the profit target without breaching the daily loss limit or drawdown, spread profit across multiple trading days, avoid over-leveraging or all-in trades, and follow your plan's restrictions. Consistent, risk-managed trading passes far more reliably than chasing one big trade.

Choose Lightning for the lowest upfront cost and a fast 3% target; Freedom for the simplest rules, no daily loss limit, and daily auto-approved payouts; Adventure for a large $500K balance if you are experienced; or Minute to skip the challenge and trade funded right away.

Freedom is usually the most beginner-friendly because it has no daily loss limit, no time limit, and the simplest rulebook. Lightning is a good low-cost entry point, Instant suits traders who want to skip the challenge, and Adventure is aimed at experienced traders.

Choose Lightning for the lowest upfront cost and a fast 3% target. Choose Freedom for the simplest rules, no daily loss limit, no profit target once funded, and daily payouts auto-approved in under 24 hours. Both are one-step and both use a two-step payment model.

Lightning offers $20K, $50K, and $100K. Freedom offers $10K, $20K, $50K, and $100K. Adventure is a single $500K account. Instant offers $5K, $10K, $20K, and $50K.

Up to 95%. Freedom, Adventure, and Instant offer up to a 95% split. Lightning starts at 80% and rises to 95% with the optional Profit-Split add-on.

On the Lightning plan you pay a fee at purchase, then a one-time activation fee only after you pass the challenge — you never pay the activation fee unless you pass. Freedom, Adventure and Instant are a single one-time fee.

Only Lightning has an activation fee, and only after you pass: €119 ($20K), €139 ($50K), €159 ($100K). Freedom, Adventure et Minute are a single one-time fee with no activation fee. The Lightning activation fee is refunded after your third payout.

Payments are processed by third-party payment providers at checkout. Prices are charged in the currency shown at checkout, and your bank or provider may apply its own conversion or fees.

You are responsible for any taxes that apply to rewards you receive. PTB does not provide tax advice — consult a qualified professional about your local obligations.

Lightning is a one-step evaluation built for fast, decisive traders. The challenge requires a 3% profit target with a 6% static drawdown and no minimum trading days. Once funded, it has a 7% payout target, 4% static drawdown, a 2% daily loss limit, a 2% maximum risk per trade, a 40% Best Day rule, 7 profitable days, and an 70% split (95% with the Profit-Split add-on).

Lightning is billed as a purchase fee plus an activation fee paid only on passing: $20K = €19 + €119 (€138 total); $50K = €29 + €139 (€168 total); $100K = €39 + €159 (€198 total).

The Lightning activation fee is paid only after you pass the challenge: €119 for $20K, €139 for $50K, and €159 for $100K. If you do not pass, you only ever pay the purchase fee. The activation fee is refunded after your third payout.

The Lightning challenge requires a 3% profit target with a 6% static maximum drawdown measured from your starting balance. There are no minimum trading days and no time limit, and leverage is up to 100x.

Once funded, Lightning has a 7% payout target, a 4% static drawdown, a 2% daily loss limit, a maximum 2% risk per trade, a 40% Best Day rule, and a 7 profitable-day requirement before your first payout.

Lightning pays an 70% profit split by default, rising to 95% with the optional Profit-Split add-on.

On the Lightning funded account, risking more than 2% of the account on a single trade is a soft breach the first time (a warning, and your account stays open) and a hard breach the second time, which ends the account.

On the Lightning funded account, no more than 40% of your total profit may come from a single trading day when you request a payout. There is no Best Day rule during the Lightning challenge.

You can request your first Lightning payout from day 7, once you have 7 profitable days, on demand — there is no extra waiting period.

No. The Lightning challenge has no time limit — you can take as long as you need to reach the target.

Lightning offers leverage up to 100x.

Yes. News trading is permitted on Lightning, and EAs are allowed for normal, non-HFT strategies. Automated high-frequency trading via an EA or bot is not allowed.

Freedom is a one-step evaluation with the simplest rulebook and daily, automatically approved payouts. The challenge requires a 5% profit target with a 5% static max loss and no daily loss limit. Once funded, there is no profit target, a 4% trailing drawdown, a 3% buffer, up to a 95% split, and payouts are auto-approved in under 24 hours.

Freedom is a single one-time fee with nothing more to pay after you pass: $10K = €99; $20K = €169; $50K = €299; $100K = €479.

The Freedom challenge requires a 5% profit target with a 5% static maximum loss, no daily loss limit, and 7 profitable days. There is no time limit, and leverage is up to 100x.

Once funded, Freedom has no profit target, a 4% trailing drawdown, and a 3% buffer your balance must cross before you withdraw profit above it. There is no daily loss limit.

Yes. Payouts on Freedom funded accounts are approved automatically, without manual review, and are ordinarily sent within 24 hours. Your Skill Score sets the maximum amount of each payout but does not affect whether it is approved.

The Skill Score applies to Freedom funded accounts and sets the maximum you can withdraw in a single payout. It reflects how evenly your profit is spread across trades — more even trading means a higher score and a larger maximum. It is calculated per trade, resets after each payout, and affects only the amount, not whether a payout is approved.

No. Freedom has no daily loss limit, in the challenge or once funded — only the maximum drawdown applies.

Freedom pays up to a 95% profit split.

No. The Freedom challenge has no time limit.

Freedom offers leverage up to 100x.

Yes. News trading is permitted on Freedom, and EAs are allowed for normal, non-HFT strategies. Automated high-frequency trading via an EA or bot is not allowed.

Adventure is a single $500,000 one-step challenge for experienced traders. It requires an 4% profit target over a minimum of 30 trading days, with a 5% trailing drawdown and a 5% stable daily average. News, high-frequency, and copy trading are not permitted; DCA is allowed. Once funded there is no daily loss limit, withdrawals are available anytime, and the split is up to 95%.

Adventure is a single one-time fee of €59 for the $500,000 account, with no activation fee.

No. Adventure has a single one-time fee of €59 and no activation fee.

The Adventure challenge requires an 4% profit target over a minimum of 30 trading days, with a $10,000 Static drawdown and a 5% stable daily average so that no single day dominates your result.

Once funded, Adventure has no daily loss limit, but the $10,000 Static drawdown continues to apply and the trading rules remain in force — news, high-frequency, and copy trading are still not permitted. You can withdraw anytime, with up to a 95% split.

No. On Adventure, 'freedom' means there is no daily loss limit once funded — it does not mean the account is unrestricted. The 5% trailing drawdown and the trading rules still apply, and a drawdown or rule breach ends the account.

No. News trading is not permitted on the Adventure plan.

No. High-frequency trading and copy trading are not permitted on Adventure. DCA (averaging into a position) is allowed.

Withdrawals on Adventure are available anytime once funded.

Adventure pays up to a 95% profit split.

Instant gives you a funded account with no evaluation phase — you pay once and start trading funded immediately. It has a 10% trailing drawdown, a 7 trading-day requirement before the first payout, up to 50x leverage, and up to a 95% split. News, EAs/bots, HFT, and weekend holding are not permitted.

Instant is a single one-time fee with no activation fee: $5K = €87; $10K = €167; $20K = €319; $50K = €691.

No. Instant has a single one-time fee and no activation fee.

No. Instant has no challenge — you start on a funded account immediately after purchase.

Instant has a 10% trailing drawdown, a 7 trading-day requirement before your first payout, and leverage up to 50x, The 3% daily drawdown and 20% best day rule.

On Instant, news trading, EAs and bots, high-frequency trading, and holding positions over the weekend are not permitted.

You can withdraw after 7 trading days. Instant payouts are processed on demand within 24–48 hours, with a $100 minimum withdrawal.

Instant pays up to a 95% profit split.

It depends on your plan: Lightning from day 7 (after 7 profitable days); Freedom once you cross the 3% buffer; Instant after 7 trading days; Adventure anytime once funded. There is no extra waiting period beyond your plan's condition.

By default you can withdraw every 14 days, or at any time with the Withdraw-Anytime add-on. Freedom pays daily with automatic approval, and Instant and Adventure allow on-demand or anytime withdrawals.

Freedom payouts are auto-approved and ordinarily sent within 24 hours. Instant payouts are processed on demand within 24–48 hours. Timing also depends on your chosen payment provider.

Payouts are sent through approved payment providers — for example to your bank in local currency via Rise (140+ countries), or to a crypto wallet in USDT (TRC-20). A provider processing fee may apply (Rise up to 2.75%; other providers up to 4%).

The minimum withdrawal is $100 on every plan.

Yes. After your third payout, PTB refunds the fee you paid to obtain the funded account — on Lightning that is the activation fee; on Freedom, Adventure and Instant it is the one-time entry fee. One rebate applies per account and is paid with your third payout.

No. Payouts are performance-based and depend on meeting your plan's targets and rules. PTB may decline or reduce a payout that results from high-risk or gambling-style trading, such as all-in or heavily over-leveraged positions.

If an account has had two or more funded-account breaches, a 60-day stabilisation period applies during which withdrawals are capped at $3,000 until improved risk conduct is demonstrated. It affects only withdrawal amounts during that period — not your ability to trade.

Yes. KYC identity verification must be completed once before your first payout. You will not be asked to re-verify for every withdrawal unless your details change or the law requires it.

You may trade your own strategies using technical and fundamental analysis, including scalping, intraday, swing, and position trading, and EAs for normal (non-HFT) strategies. News trading, EAs, and overnight/weekend holding depend on the plan — see each plan's category.

Prohibited on every plan: hedging, automated HFT, abusive high-frequency activity, exploiting price-feed delays or off-market prices, manipulating or replicating the price feed, coordinated or group trading, and any fraud such as stolen payment methods or unauthorised system access.

No. Holding a long and a short position on the same instrument at the same time — on one account or across your accounts — is not allowed on any plan.

Normal manual higher-frequency trading is allowed. An abnormal volume of very fast, very short trades that strains or exploits the systems is reviewed case by case and not allowed. Automated HFT via an EA or bot is prohibited on every plan, and HFT is not permitted at all on Adventure or Instant.

EAs are allowed for normal, non-HFT strategies on Lightning, Freedom, and Adventure. They are not permitted on the Instant plan. Automated high-frequency trading via an EA or bot is never allowed on any plan.

A soft breach is a first warning that does not end the account; a second soft breach of the same rule becomes a hard breach. A hard breach — such as exceeding the daily loss limit or drawdown — ends the account immediately.

Crossing a hard rule such as the daily loss limit or drawdown ends the account, and related pending rewards for that account do not carry over. Decisions are based on your account's own logs and data, and you can appeal.

Yes. PTB monitors accounts and may review trade logs and analytics, and request an EA's configuration, where it reasonably suspects a breach, fraud, manipulation, or conduct inconsistent with its compliance requirements. Decisions are made in good faith on the evidence, and you may request a review.

Yes. If you achieve at least double the initial profit target (for example 12% against a 6% target) while staying fully compliant for seven consecutive days, you can request a Scale-Up by emailing support. On approval your balance is increased with new drawdown and targets. Instant plans are excluded unless offered in writing.

PTB supports TradeLocker, cTrader, Match Trader, DXtrade, and TradingView (operated by Triple Edge Group LTD), plus MetaTrader 5 (MT5) (operated by PTB Plutus TradeBase LTD). You choose your platform at checkout.

MT5 is available except to U.S. persons and in any jurisdiction where its use would be unlawful. Traders in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Israel, and Spain use the TradeLocker platform instead.

Both connect to the same evaluation. Use MT5 if you prefer the familiar MetaTrader interface and it is available in your country; use TradeLocker if MT5 is not available to you or you prefer a browser-based platform. TradeLocker also supports stocks.

Traders located in the United States, Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Israel, and Spain are supported on TradeLocker, because MT5 is not available to them.

Platform availability and any change is handled through your dashboard and support. Contact support@plutustradebase.com if you need to switch.

Typically forex, indices, commodities such as gold and oil, and major crypto CFDs, with stocks available on TradeLocker. The full instrument list is shown on the platform and plan pages.

The trading platforms and payment providers are operated by independent third parties, and PTB is not responsible for their availability, downtime, or pricing. If a technical issue clearly affects an evaluation, contact support and it will be reviewed fairly.

Yes. Identity verification (KYC) is completed once per trader and is required before your first payout. You will not be asked to re-verify for every withdrawal unless your details change or the law requires it.

KYC may include proof of identity (such as a passport or national ID), proof of address, and confirmation of the payment method used. Documents must be clear and valid.

KYC is usually quick once you submit clear, valid documents. A payout requested while verification is still in progress is paused until verification succeeds, then released.

You must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, and have the legal capacity to enter into the Terms.

PTB does not provide services to residents of Cuba, Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Myanmar. Separately, MT5 is not available in certain countries that use TradeLocker instead. See the Terms for the current list.

You must not use a VPN, proxy, or similar means to obscure your location in order to bypass country restrictions. Doing so is a breach of the Terms and may result in suspension or closure of the account.

You may hold one set of accounts unless PTB agrees otherwise in writing. Operating undisclosed multiple accounts to bypass limits is a breach.

A payout may be paused while an AML, KYC, or fraud check is completed, or where required by law. It is released as soon as verification succeeds.

PTB processes personal data under its Politique de confidentialité and applicable law (including GDPR where it applies). It does not sell personal data, and shares information only where needed to provide the service or comply with the law.

Log in through the PTB dashboard at dashboard.plutustradebase.com using the credentials issued when you purchased your plan.

An account with no trading activity for 30 consecutive days may be deactivated and closed. You can purchase a new plan to continue. Accounts in regular use, including funded accounts, are not affected.

No. Accounts are personal — you may not share, sell, transfer, or let anyone else trade your account, and you must keep your login credentials confidential.

You can close your account at any time by emailing support@plutustradebase.com. Fees already paid are non-refundable except as described in the refund policy.

Yes. You are responsible for all activity under your account, including any orders placed by automation you connect. Notify PTB promptly of any suspected unauthorised use.

For any material change to the Terms, PTB publishes the update and notifies active traders by email or dashboard at least 7 days before it takes effect. Plan, price, or rule changes normally apply only to new accounts.

Payments are for access to educational software and services and are non-refundable once an account has been used. A purchase is refundable only if it remains unused — meaning you have not logged into or activated the account within 14 days of purchase.

Yes. If you have not logged into or activated the account within 14 days of purchase, it is considered unused and is refundable. Email support@plutustradebase.com with your order details.

Send a request to support@plutustradebase.com with your order details. Duplicate charges and clear billing errors are corrected on request.

Contact support and any duplicate charge or clear billing error will be corrected.

Payments made by cryptocurrency, or by other methods that do not support refunds, cannot be refunded through that channel.

Raising a chargeback or payment dispute instead of contacting PTB is treated as a breach and may lead to suspension and loss of access while it is resolved. Your statutory rights are unaffected — please contact support first.

PTB offers two optional add-ons selected at checkout: the Profit-Split add-on (Lightning) and the Withdraw-Anytime add-on (Lightning and Freedom).

The Profit-Split add-on raises your Lightning profit split from 70% to 95%.

The Withdraw-Anytime add-on removes the standard 14-day interval between payouts on Lightning and Freedom, so you can withdraw whenever you are eligible. It changes only that condition and cannot be used to bypass a plan's risk limits.

Yes. PTB runs a partner program for affiliates and content creators. You can apply and review the current commission terms on the Soyez un partenaire page.

Apply through the Soyez un partenaire page. Affiliates earn commission on referred customers under the Affiliate Terms.

You can reach PTB by email at support@plutustradebase.com, on WhatsApp at +357 95143687, or through the PTB Discord.

E-mail support@plutustradebase.com within 7 days of a decision, with a brief explanation and any supporting detail. PTB aims to review appeals within 30 days and can reinstate an account or payout where the review supports it.

Email support with the subject 'Dispute Resolution Request', including your name, registered email, account number, and a short description. PTB acknowledges within 5 business days and aims to resolve most matters within 30 days.

You can appeal within 7 days by emailing support with an explanation and any evidence. Decisions are based on your account's own logs and data, and PTB will review your appeal in good faith.

The complete rules are in the Termes et conditions, and each plan's specifics are on its plan page. This FAQ summarises them in plain language.

Drawdown is the maximum your account may fall before it ends. PTB plans use either a static or a trailing drawdown.

Static drawdown is measured from your fixed starting balance and does not move; trailing drawdown follows your account's peak and rises as your balance grows. Lightning uses static; Freedom, Adventure, and Instant use trailing.

The profit target is the profit you must reach to pass a challenge or qualify for a payout — for example 3% on Lightning's challenge or 5% on Freedom's.

The maximum an account may lose in a single day; exceeding it ends the account. Lightning funded accounts have a 2% daily loss limit, while Freedom has none.

The share of profit you keep. PTB offers up to a 95% split — Lightning is 80% by default, or 95% with the Profit-Split add-on.

On Freedom, the buffer (3%) is the cushion your funded balance must cross before you can withdraw the profit above it.

A Freedom-only measure of how evenly your profit is spread across trades; it sets the maximum you can withdraw in one payout but does not affect whether the payout is approved.

A Lightning funded rule that limits any single trading day to no more than 40% of your total profit when you request a payout.

Leverage lets you control a larger position than your balance. PTB offers up to 100x on Lightning and Freedom, and up to 50x on Instant.

An EA is an automated trading program. PTB allows EAs for normal, non-HFT strategies on most plans, but automated high-frequency trading via EA is prohibited, and EAs are not allowed on the Instant plan.

HFT means placing very large numbers of very fast, very short trades. Normal manual higher-frequency trading is allowed; abusive HFT and any automated HFT via EA are not.

Holding a long and a short position on the same instrument at the same time. Hedging is not allowed on any PTB plan.

Adding to a position at different prices to average the entry. DCA is permitted on the Adventure plan.

Mirroring trades from another account or system. Copy trading is not permitted on the Adventure plan.

Know Your Customer — identity verification completed once before your first payout.

Increasing your account size after strong, compliant performance — at PTB, after achieving double the initial profit target while staying compliant for seven consecutive days.

Trading with virtual balances on market-replica data, with no real capital at risk — how all PTB accounts operate.

A trader who has passed an evaluation (or purchased an Instant account) and trades a funded account, earning a share of the profits. At PTB this is a simulated funded account.