The real cost
Facts checked October 22, 2026
The price on the sales page is the price of one attempt. The cost of getting funded is the ticket multiplied by the attempts the published rates imply — plus the fees that arrive after the pass. This page does that multiplication for the tracked dataset.
Expected attempts = 1 ÷ the funded rate. At the FPFX base rate of 14%, that is about 7.1 attempts. Expected fees to funded = attempts × the fee. Expected fees per buyer ever paid = fee ÷ 6.3% (14% × 45%). Firms and affiliates quote the ticket; the product is the series.
| Program | Ticket | Expected fees to funded | Per buyer ever paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO 2-Step, 100K | €540 | ≈ €3,860 | ≈ €7,700 |
| FTMO 2-Step, 10K (same rules) | €89 | ≈ €636 | ≈ €1,270 |
| Topstep Combine, 50K (firm's own rates) | $49/mo | ≈ $1,024 incl. $149 activation | ≈ $2,630 |
| Earn2Trade Gauntlet, 50K (firm's own rates) | $170/mo | ≈ $5,737 | ≈ $31,900 |
Subscription programs are modelled as 3-month runs; activation fees are added once, on the passing attempt. Rates are the FPFX base rates except where a firm publishes its own — the Earn2Trade row is what a firm's honest denominator does to the same formula.
Activation fees ($130–$260 across the futures firms) arrive after the pass. Resets are a second product line: Take Profit Trader's PRO resets run to $1,499 at the largest size. And the average total spend reported by buyers who eventually pass is about $4,270 across ~3 attempts and ~2.2 firms — the series, again, is the product.
The verdict gives you the expected cost and the rule that applies to you. The Challenge Odds Kit gives you, program by program, the before-you-buy checklist, the style-versus-rules worksheets, the expected-cost workbook, and the payout-protection playbook: how to never hand a firm the excuse to refuse your payout.
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Sources: the firms' own published pages (price grids and program terms), the FPFX Technology dataset of 300,000+ accounts reported by Finance Magnates (2024), pass and payout figures published by the firms themselves, and regulator publications (CFTC, FSMA, Consob, CNMV). Recorded and checked October 22, 2026. Prices on this site are the list prices recorded on that date, promotions excluded; if a price or a rule has moved since, the firm's own page wins — and write to help@doogex.com so we can correct ours.