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Futures Prop Firm Calculators & Tools

Free calculators for futures prop firm traders: firm finder, true cost to funded, PIP discount, drawdown simulator, payout readiness, tick value, position size, profit-to-drawdown ratio, and reset comparison.

Futures prop firm finder

Tell us how you trade and we'll shortlist the firms whose rules actually fit your style.

  • Filter by drawdown type, platform, and profit split
  • Skip firms whose rules block your edge
  • Links straight into each firm's review and PIP code

True cost calculator

Adds evaluation, activation, resets and the PIP discount so you see the honest minimum to first payout.

  • Model best case vs. realistic attempts
  • Automatically applies the current PIP discount
  • Exports your scenario for comparison across firms

PIP discount calculator

See exactly how much PIP saves you per account size at each firm.

  • Every firm, every account size
  • Percent, flat, and variable offers supported
  • Copy-ready tables for your own comparison

Drawdown simulator

Walk through daily P&L and watch how trailing, end-of-day, or static drawdown moves.

  • Trailing, EOD, and static drawdowns
  • Runs on any starting balance and account size
  • Shows the exact day a rule would void the account

Payout readiness check

Run your funded account through the firm's consistency and min-day checks before you request.

  • Catches common disqualifiers early
  • Explains the rule the check is based on
  • Firm-specific thresholds baked in

Futures tick value database

Tick sizes, tick values, point values and contract specs for ES, MES, NQ, MNQ, YM, MYM, CL, GC, and other common futures.

  • 25+ contracts grouped by asset class
  • Search by symbol, name, or class
  • Paired full/micro contracts flagged

Futures position size calculator

Enter stop in ticks, risk percent, and account size, get contract count that matches your risk budget.

  • Works for all 25+ tick-valued contracts
  • Shows raw vs rounded contract counts
  • Warns when stop is too wide for the risk budget

Profit target to drawdown ratio

Rank every account across every firm by profit target ÷ max loss, the cleanest pass-difficulty proxy.

  • All 12 firms, all account sizes, sorted
  • Difficulty bands: easy / moderate / hard / very hard
  • Filter by your target account size

Reset or new evaluation

Compare the reset fee against a fresh evaluation with the current PIP discount, with a clear verdict.

  • Uses each firm's published reset fee
  • Applies the current PIP rate to the new eval
  • Clear reset / new eval / toss-up recommendation