How much do I need to make per day to pass a prop firm challenge?

Divide the profit target by the days you plan to trade. A 10% target on a $100,000 account is $10,000; over 20 trading days that is $500 a day, or 0.5% of the account.

How many trades does it take to hit a profit target?

Divide the target by your expectancy per trade. With a 50% win rate, $500 average win and $250 average loss, expectancy is $125, so a $10,000 target takes about 80 trades.

Is it better to pass a challenge quickly?

Usually not. Rushing means larger positions, which brings you closer to the daily loss limit. Most firms have no time limit, so a slower, steady pace is lower risk.

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Prop firm profit target calculator

Turn your challenge's profit target into a daily goal, and see how many trades it really takes at your win rate and average win and loss.

Your challenge

Account size ($)

Profit target (%)

Trading days you plan to useCount only days you will actually trade.

Your trading (optional)

Average win ($)

Average loss ($)

Win rate (%)

Profit target

Needed per trading day

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Per day as % of account

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Winning trades needed (no losses)

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Expectancy per trade

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Trades needed at your stats

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Trades per day

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Estimates only. Firms calculate limits in slightly different ways (server time, equity vs balance, commissions). Always confirm against your firm's dashboard and rules page.

How to use the profit target calculator

Enter your account size, the profit target as a percentage, and the number of days you actually plan to trade. The calculator shows the dollar target and what you need per day.

Add your average win, average loss and win rate to see your expectancy per trade and how many trades the target takes at your current stats.

The formulas

Target ($) = account size × target %
Needed per day = target ÷ trading days
Expectancy per trade = win rate × average win − (1 − win rate) × average loss
Trades needed = target ÷ expectancy, rounded up

Worked example: $100,000 challenge, 10% target

A 10% target on $100,000 is $10,000. Spread over 20 trading days that is $500 a day, or 0.50% of the account.

With a 50% win rate, a $500 average win and a $250 average loss, expectancy is 0.5 × $500 − 0.5 × $250 = $125 per trade.

So you need $10,000 ÷ $125 = 80 trades, about 4 per trading day.

Common mistakes

Planning to hit the target in a few days, which pushes daily risk close to the daily loss limit.
Ignoring losses: twenty $500 winners in a row would do it, but real results include losing trades.
Forgetting minimum trading day rules, which can require extra days even after the target is reached.
Trading with zero or negative expectancy: no number of trades will reach the target.

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