2-Phase Challenge Account Sizes and Pricing

Five account sizes. Five fees. One evaluation. This page has TBM Funded's full 2-Phase challenge account sizes and pricing — the exact one-time fee for every size, from Soldier at $5,000 to Don at $100,000 — so you know the number before you click buy.

No "starting from" games, no tiered pricing tricks. Just the real numbers, straight from checkout.

TBM Funded 2-Phase challenge account sizes and pricing

Here's the complete table. Every fee below is a one-time payment to attempt the evaluation — not a subscription, not a recurring charge.

Rank	Account size	Fee (one-time)
Soldier	$5,000	$36
Capo	$10,000	$66
Mad Men	$25,000	$156
Boss	$50,000	$289
Don	$100,000	$529

That's it. Five sizes, five fees, no hidden add-ons at checkout. Current live pricing — and the actual buy button — is always on Pricing.

Wait, what's "Soldier," "Capo," and the rest?

Those are TBM's rank names for account size, nothing more. Soldier isn't a beginner tier with weaker rules, and Don isn't a VIP tier with a better split — the rank just tells you how much simulated capital the account trades with.

"Every Don was once a Soldier" is the whole idea: same evaluation, same rules, bigger number on the account.

Same rules at every size — only the dollar amounts change

This is the part people get wrong. They assume a bigger account size means a harder challenge, or a smaller one means looser rules. Neither is true.

Every 2-Phase account, Soldier through Don, runs the identical rule set:

• Phase 1 / Phase 2 targets: 8% then 5%
• Max drawdown: 10% (static during the evaluation)
• Daily drawdown: 5%
• Minimum trading days: 5 per phase
• Time limit: None — no time limit on either phase
• Leverage: 1:100
• Profit split once funded: 80%

The only thing that scales with account size is money — 8% of a $5,000 Soldier account is $400, 8% of a $100,000 Don account is $8,000. The percentage target never moves. For the full rule-by-rule breakdown — drawdown type, consistency rule, EA policy, payout terms — read TBM Funded 2-Phase Challenge Rules: The Complete Breakdown. This page is about the pricing side; that one covers every rule in depth.

Is a bigger account size actually harder to pass?

No, not in difficulty. Percentage-wise, hitting 8% on a Don account takes the exact same trading skill as hitting 8% on a Soldier account.

What changes is the dollar amount of profit you need, and — because your position sizing usually scales too — the dollar swings inside your daily and max drawdown limits get bigger as well. Same math, bigger numbers.

Which account size should you start with?

There's no single right answer here, but the trade-off is simple: fee versus payout ceiling.

A Soldier account costs $36 and gets you into the evaluation cheap — useful if this is your first attempt and you want to test your process without a big upfront cost. A Don account costs $529 and, once funded, pays out 80% of profit on a much larger balance — useful if you already trade consistently and want the bigger number working for you sooner.

A rough way to think about it: don't buy a size where the fee makes you trade scared, and don't buy a size so small that passing barely moves the needle for you financially. Somewhere between those two is your size. Whatever size you pick, size your risk per trade before you go live — that's basic trading risk discipline, not TBM-specific advice.

What happens after you pass?

You get a funded account at the same size you evaluated on — no re-purchase needed. From there, three things are worth knowing before you buy:

• Drawdown flips from static to trailing. During the evaluation, your 10% max drawdown is locked to your starting balance. Once funded, the same 10% max / 5% daily limits become trailing end-of-day, measured against your highest balance reached — not your starting one. Full explanation in Static vs Trailing Drawdown: The Rule Traders Get Wrong.
• You never deposit real money into the funded account. It trades simulated capital. The one-time evaluation fee above is the only money you ever put in — everything you earn from that point is paid to you in real USDT.
• Payouts run weekly, $50 minimum, first payout after 14 days plus a minimum of 3 trading days on the funded account, with the first two payouts capped at 6% of that size's balance.

Not sure 2-Phase is the right product versus deciding on a strategy fit first? How to Choose a Prop Firm for Your Trading Style is a good next read before you commit to a size.

Quick questions

How much does the 2-Phase challenge actually cost? $36 for Soldier ($5,000), $66 for Capo ($10,000), $156 for Mad Men ($25,000), $289 for Boss ($50,000), or $529 for Don ($100,000). One-time fee, no subscription.

Is a bigger account size harder to pass than a smaller one? No. Every size runs the same 8% then 5% targets and the same drawdown limits, in percentage terms. Bigger accounts just mean bigger dollar numbers behind the same percentages.

Do the trading rules change depending on which size I buy? No — Phase 1/2 targets, drawdown, minimum trading days, leverage, and the 80% funded split are identical across all five sizes. Only the fee and the dollar amounts scale.

What do "Soldier," "Capo," "Mad Men," "Boss," and "Don" actually mean? They're TBM's rank labels for account size — Soldier is $5,000 and Don is $100,000, with three sizes in between. The name doesn't change the rules or the split, only the balance.

Which size should a first-time trader buy? There's no universal answer — it's a trade-off between the upfront fee and the payout ceiling once you're funded. Many first-timers start smaller to test their process before scaling up, but that's a personal call, not a rule.

More questions answered in the full FAQ.

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Risk disclaimer: Trading forex and CFDs carries real risk and can result in loss of your capital. Prop firm challenges involve fees and don't guarantee funding or income. This isn't financial, legal, or tax advice — see our full Risk Disclosure.