Paid To Trade Review 2026: Rules, Fees & Payouts

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Paid To Trade is a forex & CFD prop firm based in the United Arab Emirates, using static balance drawdown on its main program. Evaluations start at $59 one-time; the 100K 1-Step Trail costs $699 with a $10,000 target and $10,000 max drawdown. Profit split: Up to 90% depending on the plan. Payouts: Static/Instant: weekly. Evaluation consistency rule: none / 20% (varies by plan). Funded payout consistency rule: none / 20% (varies by plan). There is no activation fee on the 100K 1-Step Trail. Promo code propfirmvs currently takes 10% off. Rules auto-checked 2026-10-18; code propfirmvs was issued to PropFirmVS by Paid To Trade.

From: $59
Profit split: Up to 90% depending on the
Payouts: Static/Instant: weekly
Products: 4 · 16 sizes

United Arab EmiratesPlatforms

MTR
Platform 5

Paid To Trade verdict: pros, cons and who it suits

Our take in one line: Paid To Trade offers a static drawdown and a first payout after 7 days; the catch is a hard daily loss limit.

Pros

Static drawdown: the loss floor never moves up
Fast first payout: eligible after 7 days
No limit on the number of payouts
No activation fee after you pass
No evaluation time limit

Cons

Hard daily loss limit: one bad day fails the account
20% consistency rule in the evaluation on some plans
20% consistency rule on funded payouts on some plans
No trading 5 min around high-impact news on funded accounts

Best for

Traders who want an early first payout
Patient traders who do not want a deadline
Swing traders (overnight and weekend holding allowed)
Algo traders (bots / EAs allowed)

Avoid if

You sometimes have one big red day
You make most of your profit on one or two big days
You trade high-impact news releases

Every point is worked out from one rule field in our data (see the rules below); empty fields are left out, not guessed. Where a plan differs, the point says “on some plans”. Check “What we could not fully verify” further down before you buy. Not financial advice.

Regulation: No financial-regulator licence found. Evaluation fees are not covered by investor compensation. Funded accounts start simulated per the firm’s terms; only some traders move to a live account.

Products & account sizes

2-Step Static

from $59 · 5 sizes

Static balance

Paid To Trade 2-Step Static account sizes: evaluation price, profit target, max drawdown, daily loss limit and max contracts (rules auto-checked 2026-10-18)
Plan	Price	Profit target	Max drawdown	Daily loss	Contracts
5K 2-Step Static	$59	$500	$400	$200	—
10K 2-Step Static	$109	$1,000	$800	$400	—
20K 2-Step Static	$209	$2,000	$1,600	$800	—
40K 2-Step Static	$399	$4,000	$3,200	$1,600	—
80K 2-Step Static	$799	$8,000	$6,400	$3,200	—

1-Step Static

from $60 · 4 sizes

Static balance

Paid To Trade 1-Step Static account sizes: evaluation price, profit target, max drawdown, daily loss limit and max contracts (rules auto-checked 2026-10-18)
Plan	Price	Profit target	Max drawdown	Daily loss	Contracts
5K 1-Step Static	$60	$500	$300	$150	—
10K 1-Step Static	$120	$1,000	$600	$300	—
20K 1-Step Static	$240	$2,000	$1,200	$600	—
40K 1-Step Static	$480	$4,000	$2,400	$1,200	—

Instant

from $239 · 4 sizes

Static balance

Paid To Trade Instant account sizes: evaluation price, profit target, max drawdown, daily loss limit and max contracts (rules auto-checked 2026-10-18)
Plan	Price	Profit target	Max drawdown	Daily loss	Contracts
5K Instant	$239	—	$400	$200	—
10K Instant	$459	—	$800	$400	—
20K Instant	$949	—	$1,600	$800	—
40K Instant	$1,849	—	$3,200	$1,600	—

1-Step Trail

from $299 · 3 sizes

20% consistency

Paid To Trade 1-Step Trail account sizes: evaluation price, profit target, max drawdown, daily loss limit and max contracts (rules auto-checked 2026-10-18)
Plan	Price	Profit target	Max drawdown	Daily loss	Contracts
25K 1-Step Trail	$299	$2,500	$2,500	—	—
50K 1-Step Trail	$399	$5,000	$5,000	—	—
100K 1-Step Trail	$699	$10,000	$10,000	—	—

Minimum cost if you pass first time · 100K 1-Step Trail

What you pay up to your first payout when you pass on the first try with no resets. Monthly fees are counted for the number of months you choose.

Evaluation fee · one-time, list price: $699
Activation fee · none: $0
Data feed · not a futures account: n/a
Minimum total: $699

With code propfirmvs: evaluation $629.10, minimum $629.10.

Only the discount on the evaluation fee is counted; other parts of an offer (for example a waived activation fee) are not.

If you pass on the first try: $699

Each extra try counted as a new evaluation at $699 (reset fee unverified).

Most traders need more than one try. Firm-reported figures: The Funded Trader said 5–10% of its challenges are passed (Finance Magnates), and FPFX Tech data showed that about 7% of traders reached a payout (Finance Magnates, September 2024). At a 10% pass rate you need 10 tries per pass on average (1 ÷ 10%). These are not figures for Paid To Trade.

Payout buffer: Minimum payout request 1% of account size

Numbers worked out from the rules (100K 1-Step Trail)

Evaluation price per $1,000 of account size: $7.0
Total profit target : max drawdown: 1.0 : 1
Rule strictness (estimate): Moderate — total target 1.0× the drawdown, hard daily loss limit, 20% evaluation consistency rule

Calculated from the published numbers above, never typed in by hand. How.

Rules in the cards above are product-specific where shown; the rules below are the firm’s defaults.

Rules that decide pass or fail

The rules that end most Paid To Trade evaluations and funded accounts. Main program unless noted.

Max drawdown: Static balance
Drawdown lock: Not applicable (static drawdown) — Static max loss fixed from the starting balance. Trail Performance: trailing level follows the higher of balance or equity, never moves down; resets after each withdrawal.
Daily loss limit: Hard: breaching it fails the account; measured from the higher of start-of-day balance or equity; resets 00:00 EET/EEST (5K: $200 / $150 · 10K: $400 / $300 · 20K: $800 / $600 · 40K: $1,600 / $1,200 · 80K: $3,200) — Static daily loss (4% on 2-Step/Instant, 3% on 1-Step) is recalculated each day from the higher of end-of-day balance or equity; max loss is fixed from the initial balance and never resets. Trail Performance has no daily loss rule.
Consistency (evaluation): none / 20% (varies by plan)
News trading: Evaluation: no trading 5 min before/after high-impact news · Funded: no trading 5 min before/after high-impact news — Static/Instant: no trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news (FXStreet calendar); profit from such trades does not count, losses count, not a hard breach. Trail Performance: news trading allowed.
Minimum trade duration: Unverified
Min. trading days: 4 / 5
Time limit: No time limit
Commissions: Standard spreads and commissions apply depending on platform and instrument; amounts not stated.
Platforms: Platform 5, MatchTrader

Rules after you pass

What changes on the funded account: payouts, caps and scaling.

Funded account: Simulated first; some traders move to a live account (per the firm’s terms)
Funded drawdown: No separate funded rule on file
Consistency (payouts): none / 20% (varies by plan)
Starting contracts: Unverified
Scaling plan: Not applicable (forex/CFD). Scaling program doubles funded capital per tier (e.g. $40K -> $80K -> $160K -> $320K) up to a $1.5M maximum allocation: >=10% net profit, 3 approved payouts, 4 consecutive months without breach, 90 days per tier.
First payout: after 7 days — Static/Instant: 7 calendar days from first trade. 1-Step Trail: 21 days, then every 14 days.
Profit split: Up to 90% depending on the plan. 2-Step Static and Instant: 80%. 1-Step Static: base 70% (80% or 90% with Split Upgrade add-on; pricing page says 'up to 90%'). 1-Step Trail: 50% -> 70% -> 90% across the 1st, 2nd and 3rd+ payout.
Payout frequency: Static/Instant: weekly (first payout after 7 calendar days from first trade, then every 7 days), instant approval, no profit cap. 1-Step Trail: first payout after 21 days, then every 14 days, max 6% per cycle. Crypto (TRC-20) or bank transfer; sent within 5 minutes to 2 hours after approval.
Payout cap: Static/Instant: no profit cap; minimum request 1% of account size. 1-Step Trail: maximum withdrawal 6% per cycle (e.g. $6,000 on 100K), no monthly limit on number of payouts.
Max payouts: Unlimited
Payout buffer: Minimum payout request 1% of account size (Static). Trail: payout equals total PnL, partial amounts not possible; drawdown and balance reset after each withdrawal.
Move to live: Static funded accounts are described as live execution on an institutional liquidity pool after KYC and Performance Agreement; scaling doubles funded capital per tier up to $1.5M.
Funded monthly fee: Unverified

Trust signals

Not enough data

Trustpilot: Rating hidden by Trustpilot (65 reviews listed)
Track record: Start year not verified
Transparency: company named (Dubai, UAE (Company Registration No. 2025050200688-04)), terms are dated, payout proof published
Reported events (18 months): 1 reported by third parties (not verified by us), see details

Reported events, with sources

2026-10: Trustpilot shows the rating as unavailable due to a breach of Trustpilot's guidelines (65 reviews shown). source (primary source)

These are public signals about Paid To Trade, not a verdict and not financial advice. Third-party reports are not verified by us; only a primary-sourced payout, closure or regulator event in the last 12 months affects the label. Signals are never combined into one score and an affiliate link does not change them. See how we assess them.

More rules and fees

Challenge rules

Challenge steps: 2-Step Static: 2-step · 1-Step Static: 1-step · Instant: Instant funding · 1-Step Trail: 1-step
Stop-loss required: No
Inactivity rule: Unverified
Max risk per trade: Unverified
Rule notes: Static/Instant: no hedging (also across accounts), no arbitrage/HFT, no copy trading (also across own accounts), news restriction +/-5 min; 30-day inactivity on 1-Step Static evaluation. Trail Performance: no grid, martingale, pyramid scaling, asymmetric/tick scalping or all-in trades; copying across own accounts allowed per one article but not allowed per the prohibited-strategies overview. Stop loss normally not required (only as corrective action). Traders affiliated with other prop firms are not eligible.

What you may trade and how

News trading: Unverified
Weekend holding: Allowed
Overnight holding: Allowed — Weekend holding allowed (Static and Trail); standard rollover and swap charges apply; additional swap adjustments may be applied during payout calculation. Terms mention a 5:00 PM ET session-close for closing positions (Terms section 10) which conflicts with the allowance in the help center.
Automation / EAs: Allowed — EAs allowed on Static and Trail Performance (custom EAs allowed on Trail). EAs exploiting latency/price feeds or running arbitrage, martingale or grid are prohibited; commercially shared EAs may be reviewed. Terms section 10 says automated trading/AI execution is not allowed unless expressly permitted in writing.
Accounts you may hold: Unverified — All program types can be held at the same time; maximum allocation per account $1.5M (evaluation and performance).
Hedging: Not allowed
Copy trading: Restricted
Scalping: Restricted
Martingale: Not allowed

Fees

Activation fee: None
Reset fee: Varies / unverified
Fee refund: No — Terms: all payments are final and non-refundable.

Payouts

Payout size: Unverified
Payout methods: Crypto, Bank wire

Company & access

Markets: forex, cfd
Headquarters: United Arab Emirates — Operated by Mason Ridge Strategic Consultancy Inc., Level 20, 48 Burj Gate Tower, Dubai, UAE. Site claims $9.84M+ paid out, 6,080 traders paid and 9.23 min average payout processing (unverified).
Founded: Unverified
Leverage: Gold 1:10, other metals 1:5, commodities 1:5, indices 1:20, forex 1:40, crypto 1:2
Not open to residents of: Iran, North Korea, Russia, Myanmar

What we could not fully verify (11)

Prices come from the rendered pricing widget (size selector) and match the page's own price table in the page script. 80K exists only for 2-Step Static ($799; the Static Account Types help article lists $798). 1-Step Static and Instant show '$___' (no price) at 80K, so no 80K tier is stored for them. The 1-Step Trail card shows prices only for 25K/50K/100K.
Prices shown are list prices; a first-customer code GETPAID gives 10% off per the banner (not applied). Add-on prices (from page script) - Extended DD (4%/8%) on 1-Step Static: 5K $30, 10K $70, 20K $140, 40K $290; 80% split: $20/$30/$60/$110; 90% split: $30/$50/$110/$220. Trail: Extended Max DD (8%): 25K $150, 50K $220, 100K $300; No Minimum Trading Days: 25K $50, 50K $70, 100K $90. Not stored in tiers.
1-Step Static funded split: help pages say base 70% (80%/90% via add-on); the pricing card says 'Up to 90% profit split'. Stored in profitSplit text only.
Drawdown: Static programs use static limits from the initial balance (max loss) and a daily loss recomputed from the higher of end-of-day balance or equity (reset 00:00 EET/EEST); breach monitored in real time on the lower of balance/equity. 1-Step Trail evaluation has a 10% overall drawdown whose type is not stated; funded Trail has 6% trailing on the higher of balance or equity (8% with add-on), no daily loss limit. Tier maxDrawdownUsd for Trail stores the 10% evaluation drawdown ($2,500/$5,000/$10,000); funded trailing is 6% ($1,500/$3,000/$6,000). Dollar figures are percent of size (computed).
Firm-level drawdownType is 'static' (three of four products); 1-Step Trail is trailing on the funded account.
Minimum trading days differ (4 on 2-Step/1-Step Static, none on Instant, 5 per cycle on funded Trail unless add-on), so firm-level minTradingDays is null. News trading: restricted (no trades within 5 min before/after high-impact news, profit of such trades does not count) on Static/Instant, allowed on Trail Performance, so firm-level is null.
Execution model is unclear: Static Instant/1-Step/2-Step funded accounts are described as live market execution on institutional liquidity while the site footer says all accounts are simulated; fundedAccountType set to mixed.
Trail Evaluation has no prohibited-strategy restrictions (HFT allowed per help center); Trail Performance and Static have restrictions (hedging, arbitrage, tick scalping, copy trading across accounts, etc.).
Entity: Mason Ridge Strategic Consultancy Inc. (Company Registration No. 2025050200688-04), address Level 20, 48 Burj Gate Tower, Dubai. Terms effective date April 20, 2025. Refund policy: all payments final and non-refundable.
Help-center Static overview text says 'live execution accounts'; Scaling articles mention an invite-only Market Masters Program (not priced, not stored).
Leverage per instrument: gold 1:10, other metals 1:5, commodities 1:5, indices 1:20, forex 1:40, crypto 1:2. Crypto symbols BTCUSD/ETHUSD are listed but the article says crypto may be added later; assetClasses limited to forex/cfd.

Is Paid To Trade legit?

Its terms name Mason Ridge Strategic Consultancy Inc. (Dubai, UAE (Company Registration No. 2025050200688-04)) as the operating company. It publishes payout proof. No financial-regulator licence found. Evaluation fees are not covered by investor compensation. Funded accounts start simulated per the firm’s terms; only some traders move to a live account. We list 1 reported event with sources in the trust signals above. Our label from these public signals: not enough data. It is a summary of checkable facts, not a guarantee.

Paid To Trade consistency rule

Evaluation: none / 20% (varies by plan). Funded payouts: none / 20% (varies by plan). Details: Static accounts (2-Step, 1-Step, Instant): no consistency rule. 1-Step Trail Performance: 20% (no single day or trade above 20% of total cycle profit).

Paid To Trade scaling plan

Not applicable (forex/CFD). Scaling program doubles funded capital per tier (e.g. $40K -> $80K -> $160K -> $320K) up to a $1.5M maximum allocation: >=10% net profit, 3 approved payouts, 4 consecutive months without breach, 90 days per tier.

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