Plutus Trade Base Prop Firm Review
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- Prop firm via two entities (Triple Edge Group, Cyprus + PTB, Saint Lucia) with simulated challenges on six platforms
- Five programs: Lightning, Freedom, Adventure, a 2-step Challenge and Instant; $5k–$500k
- Signature rule: a Freedom “Skill Score” caps single-payout size by how evenly profit is spread across trades
- Split up to 95% (Lightning top tier is a paid add-on); plan-specific static or trailing drawdown
- Watch: “Cyprus-licensed” / “real capital” over simulated Terms; complaints of post-profit “manual breaches”
Updated and verified on 18 September 2026
Table of contents
TL;DR: Plutus Trade Base in 30 seconds
- What it is: a prop firm run through two entities (Triple Edge Group, Cyprus + PTB Plutus TradeBase, Saint Lucia) offering simulated challenges on MT5, cTrader, Match Trader, DXtrade, TradeLocker and TradingView. $5k to $500k.
- The programs: five: Lightning (1-step), Freedom (1-step, auto-approved daily payouts), Adventure (1-step $500k), a 2-step Challenge, and Instant.
- The rule that defines it: a “Skill Score” payout-sizing engine on the Freedom plan, payouts auto-approve, but the maximum you can withdraw is set by how evenly your profit is spread across trades, and it resets after each payout.
- The split: up to 95%, though on Lightning the top split is a paid add-on rather than a base rate.
- Drawdown: plan-specific, static on some (Lightning 4-6%), trailing on others (Freedom/Adventure/Instant); breaches are hard.
- Watch for: “Cyprus-licensed” and “real capital” language over simulated Terms, and complaints of post-profit “manual breaches” that reduce or deny payouts.
Checked against Plutus Trade Base’s own Terms (revised June 2026), plan rules and FAQ. This is a simulated-account firm; where its marketing and Terms diverge we have flagged it. Confirm current terms on the firm’s own pages before buying.
Pricing snapshot
CFD pricing
1 Step Lightning
| Account size | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20K | EUR 29 | One-time | 3% profit target, 6% static max drawdown, no minimum trading days, leverage to 100x. Funded stage adds a 2% daily loss limit, 2% maximum risk per trade, a 40% best-day rule and 7 profitable days. Default split is stated as 70% in one PTB FAQ answer and 80% in another; the advertised 95% requires the paid Profit-Split add-on. Checkout price EUR 29, site list price EUR 87, plus an activation fee of EUR 109 charged only after you pass. |
| $50K | EUR 49 | One-time | 3% profit target, 6% static max drawdown, no minimum trading days, leverage to 100x. Funded stage adds a 2% daily loss limit, 2% maximum risk per trade, a 40% best-day rule and 7 profitable days. Default split is stated as 70% in one PTB FAQ answer and 80% in another; the advertised 95% requires the paid Profit-Split add-on. Checkout price EUR 49, site list price EUR 147, plus an activation fee of EUR 139 charged only after you pass. |
| $100K | EUR 59 | One-time | 3% profit target, 6% static max drawdown, no minimum trading days, leverage to 100x. Funded stage adds a 2% daily loss limit, 2% maximum risk per trade, a 40% best-day rule and 7 profitable days. Default split is stated as 70% in one PTB FAQ answer and 80% in another; the advertised 95% requires the paid Profit-Split add-on. Checkout price EUR 59, site list price EUR 179, plus an activation fee of EUR 169 charged only after you pass. |
| $200K | EUR 99 | One-time | 3% profit target, 6% static max drawdown, no minimum trading days, leverage to 100x. Funded stage adds a 2% daily loss limit, 2% maximum risk per trade, a 40% best-day rule and 7 profitable days. Default split is stated as 70% in one PTB FAQ answer and 80% in another; the advertised 95% requires the paid Profit-Split add-on. Checkout price EUR 99, site list price EUR 239, plus an activation fee of EUR 169 at checkout; the PTB FAQ states EUR 249 for this size. |
| $500K | EUR 149 | One-time | 3% profit target, 6% static max drawdown, no minimum trading days, leverage to 100x. Funded stage adds a 2% daily loss limit, 2% maximum risk per trade, a 40% best-day rule and 7 profitable days. Default split is stated as 70% in one PTB FAQ answer and 80% in another; the advertised 95% requires the paid Profit-Split add-on. Checkout price EUR 149, site list price EUR 329, plus an activation fee of EUR 169 at checkout; the PTB FAQ states EUR 349 for this size. |
1 Step Lightning Access
| Account size | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $20K | EUR 5 | One-time | EUR 5 to start. The activation fee is charged only after you pass and is not shown before checkout; PTB refunds it in full on the 2nd payout per the plan page, while the FAQ says after the third payout. Funded stage: up to 95% split, 4% static maximum loss, 4% daily loss limit, first payout at 7% account profit, no time limit and no minimum trading days. PTB FAQ lists the activation for this size as EUR 99. |
| $50K | EUR 5 | One-time | EUR 5 to start. The activation fee is charged only after you pass and is not shown before checkout; PTB refunds it in full on the 2nd payout per the plan page, while the FAQ says after the third payout. Funded stage: up to 95% split, 4% static maximum loss, 4% daily loss limit, first payout at 7% account profit, no time limit and no minimum trading days. PTB FAQ lists the activation for this size as EUR 129. |
| $100K | EUR 5 | One-time | EUR 5 to start. The activation fee is charged only after you pass and is not shown before checkout; PTB refunds it in full on the 2nd payout per the plan page, while the FAQ says after the third payout. Funded stage: up to 95% split, 4% static maximum loss, 4% daily loss limit, first payout at 7% account profit, no time limit and no minimum trading days. PTB FAQ lists the activation for this size as EUR 169. |
| $200K | EUR 5 | One-time | EUR 5 to start. The activation fee is charged only after you pass and is not shown before checkout; PTB refunds it in full on the 2nd payout per the plan page, while the FAQ says after the third payout. Funded stage: up to 95% split, 4% static maximum loss, 4% daily loss limit, first payout at 7% account profit, no time limit and no minimum trading days. PTB FAQ lists the activation for this size as EUR 259. |
| $500K | EUR 5 | One-time | EUR 5 to start. The activation fee is charged only after you pass and is not shown before checkout; PTB refunds it in full on the 2nd payout per the plan page, while the FAQ says after the third payout. Funded stage: up to 95% split, 4% static maximum loss, 4% daily loss limit, first payout at 7% account profit, no time limit and no minimum trading days. PTB FAQ lists the activation for this size as EUR 499. |
1 Step Freedom
| Account size | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10K | EUR 39 | One-time | One-time fee with nothing further to pay. Challenge: 5% profit target, 5% static maximum loss, no daily loss limit, no time limit, profit must come from more than one trading day. Funded: 4% trailing drawdown, 3% buffer before withdrawals open, up to 95% split, payouts auto-approved in under 24 hours, leverage to 100x. Checkout price EUR 39; the PTB FAQ price table lists EUR 99 for this size. |
| $20K | EUR 59 | One-time | One-time fee with nothing further to pay. Challenge: 5% profit target, 5% static maximum loss, no daily loss limit, no time limit, profit must come from more than one trading day. Funded: 4% trailing drawdown, 3% buffer before withdrawals open, up to 95% split, payouts auto-approved in under 24 hours, leverage to 100x. Checkout price EUR 59; the PTB FAQ price table lists EUR 169 for this size. |
| $50K | EUR 139 | One-time | One-time fee with nothing further to pay. Challenge: 5% profit target, 5% static maximum loss, no daily loss limit, no time limit, profit must come from more than one trading day. Funded: 4% trailing drawdown, 3% buffer before withdrawals open, up to 95% split, payouts auto-approved in under 24 hours, leverage to 100x. Checkout price EUR 139; the PTB FAQ price table lists EUR 299 for this size. |
| $100K | EUR 249 | One-time | One-time fee with nothing further to pay. Challenge: 5% profit target, 5% static maximum loss, no daily loss limit, no time limit, profit must come from more than one trading day. Funded: 4% trailing drawdown, 3% buffer before withdrawals open, up to 95% split, payouts auto-approved in under 24 hours, leverage to 100x. Checkout price EUR 249; the PTB FAQ price table lists EUR 479 for this size. |
Adventure Challenge
| Account size | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500K | EUR 129 | One-time | Single payment, no activation fee. Checkout price EUR 129, site list price EUR 159. One step. The plan page headlines a 4% profit target while the FAQ comparison table states 8% for this plan. 5% trailing maximum drawdown, 30 minimum trading days, a 0.2% stable daily average requirement, copy trading not allowed, up to 95% split, withdraw at any time once funded. |
2 Step Challenge
| Account size | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5K | EUR 29 | One-time | Two phases. Phase 1 target 8%, phase 2 target 6%, minimum 4 trading days, trailing drawdown, EAs and news trading allowed, up to 95% split. This programme does not appear in PTB own FAQ plan comparison or in its at-a-glance summary. Checkout price EUR 29, site list price EUR 98. 7% max daily drawdown, 12% max total. |
| $10K | EUR 49 | One-time | Two phases. Phase 1 target 8%, phase 2 target 6%, minimum 4 trading days, trailing drawdown, EAs and news trading allowed, up to 95% split. This programme does not appear in PTB own FAQ plan comparison or in its at-a-glance summary. Checkout price EUR 49, site list price EUR 238. 7% max daily drawdown, 12% max total. |
| $20K | EUR 99 | One-time | Two phases. Phase 1 target 8%, phase 2 target 6%, minimum 4 trading days, trailing drawdown, EAs and news trading allowed, up to 95% split. This programme does not appear in PTB own FAQ plan comparison or in its at-a-glance summary. Checkout price EUR 99, site list price EUR 400. 7% max daily drawdown, 12% max total. |
| $50K | EUR 189 | One-time | Two phases. Phase 1 target 8%, phase 2 target 6%, minimum 4 trading days, trailing drawdown, EAs and news trading allowed, up to 95% split. This programme does not appear in PTB own FAQ plan comparison or in its at-a-glance summary. Checkout price EUR 189, site list price EUR 749. 7% max daily drawdown, 12% max total. |
| $100K | EUR 299 | One-time | Two phases. Phase 1 target 8%, phase 2 target 6%, minimum 4 trading days, trailing drawdown, EAs and news trading allowed, up to 95% split. This programme does not appear in PTB own FAQ plan comparison or in its at-a-glance summary. Checkout price EUR 299, site list price EUR 749. 5% max daily drawdown, 10% max total. |
| $200K | EUR 599 | One-time | Two phases. Phase 1 target 8%, phase 2 target 6%, minimum 4 trading days, trailing drawdown, EAs and news trading allowed, up to 95% split. This programme does not appear in PTB own FAQ plan comparison or in its at-a-glance summary. Checkout price EUR 599, site list price EUR 1202. 4% max daily drawdown, 8% max total. |
Instant Funding
| Account size | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5K | EUR 49 | One-time | No challenge, funded immediately, no activation fee. 7 minimum trading days, no time limit, leverage to 50x, trailing drawdown, 10% maximum total drawdown, payouts on demand after 7 days and processed in 24 to 48 hours. The plan page hero states up to 90% split while the table on the same page states up to 95%. PTB FAQ price table lists a different set of Instant sizes and prices entirely. Checkout price EUR 49, site list price EUR 328; the FAQ lists EUR 87 for this size. |
| $20K | EUR 149 | One-time | No challenge, funded immediately, no activation fee. 7 minimum trading days, no time limit, leverage to 50x, trailing drawdown, 10% maximum total drawdown, payouts on demand after 7 days and processed in 24 to 48 hours. The plan page hero states up to 90% split while the table on the same page states up to 95%. PTB FAQ price table lists a different set of Instant sizes and prices entirely. Checkout price EUR 149, site list price EUR 1198; the FAQ lists EUR 319 for this size. |
| $50K | EUR 259 | One-time | No challenge, funded immediately, no activation fee. 7 minimum trading days, no time limit, leverage to 50x, trailing drawdown, 10% maximum total drawdown, payouts on demand after 7 days and processed in 24 to 48 hours. The plan page hero states up to 90% split while the table on the same page states up to 95%. PTB FAQ price table lists a different set of Instant sizes and prices entirely. Checkout price EUR 259, site list price EUR 1650; the FAQ lists EUR 691 for this size. |
| $100K | EUR 399 | One-time | No challenge, funded immediately, no activation fee. 7 minimum trading days, no time limit, leverage to 50x, trailing drawdown, 10% maximum total drawdown, payouts on demand after 7 days and processed in 24 to 48 hours. The plan page hero states up to 90% split while the table on the same page states up to 95%. PTB FAQ price table lists a different set of Instant sizes and prices entirely. Checkout price EUR 399, site list price EUR 628; this size is absent from the FAQ price table. |
| $200K | EUR 749 | One-time | No challenge, funded immediately, no activation fee. 7 minimum trading days, no time limit, leverage to 50x, trailing drawdown, 10% maximum total drawdown, payouts on demand after 7 days and processed in 24 to 48 hours. The plan page hero states up to 90% split while the table on the same page states up to 95%. PTB FAQ price table lists a different set of Instant sizes and prices entirely. Checkout price EUR 749, site list price EUR 1650; this size is absent from the FAQ price table. |
Pricing last verified: 2026-09-18
Prices below are what Plutus Trade Base actually charges at checkout, verified plan by plan on 18 September 2026. Where the site shows a higher struck-through list price, or where the PTB FAQ quotes a different figure, that is recorded in the notes column. Lightning and Lightning Access charge a second activation fee after you pass.
Company and regulation
Plutus Trade Base (PTB) is run through a deliberate two-entity structure: Triple Edge Group LTD in Cyprus provides the evaluation services, billing and most platforms, while PTB Plutus TradeBase LTD in Saint Lucia handles only the MetaTrader 5 side. It is not regulated, the Terms state neither company is a broker, holds client funds, or executes live-market orders, and all trading is simulated: “All trading is simulated. The Customer does not deposit trading capital and does not trade real funds in the market,” with payouts described as “a discretionary, performance-based reward paid from the Company’s own resources.”
The rule that defines it: the Skill Score payout-sizing engine
Plutus Trade Base’s most distinctive mechanic sits on its Freedom plan, and it is worth understanding precisely because the marketing (“automatic, no-review payouts”) tells only half the story. On Freedom, payout approval is automatic and usually paid within 24 hours, but the maximum amount you can withdraw in a single payout is capped by a proprietary “Skill Score.”
The Skill Score measures how evenly your profit is spread across individual trades (not across days), is calculated per trade, and resets after every payout. Spread your gains evenly and your withdrawable cap is high; concentrate them in a few trades and your cap shrinks, even though the payout is still “approved automatically.” In effect, the firm can algorithmically throttle how much you take out while still marketing hands-off payouts. It is a coherent way to reward consistent trading, but it means “auto-approved” does not mean “withdraw whatever you’ve made,” and that distinction is the single most important thing to grasp before choosing Freedom.
Products, split and drawdown
PTB runs five programs: Lightning (1-step, $5k-$500k), Freedom (1-step with auto-approved daily payouts, $10k-$100k), Adventure (1-step, a single $500k size), a traditional 2-step Challenge, and Instant ($5k-$50k). A separate Bybit crypto funded product is also promoted. The split reaches 95%, though on Lightning the top tier is a paid add-on rather than the base.
Drawdown is plan-specific: Lightning uses static limits (around 4-6%) with a 2% daily loss cap and a 2%-per-trade risk limit; Freedom, Adventure and Instant use trailing maximums (4-10%) with no daily loss limit. Daily-loss and drawdown breaches are hard breaches that end the account. Minimum withdrawal is $100, payouts run every 14 days by default (or anytime with a paid “Withdraw-Anytime” add-on), and your entry/activation fee is refunded after the third payout. Note a stabilisation cap: after two funded-account breaches, a 60-day window limits withdrawals to $3,000.
Contradictions to be aware of
Every item below was checked against Plutus Trade Base own pages on 18 September 2026. These are not differences between PTB and third parties, they are places where PTB contradicts itself.
- Three different price lists. The plan pages, the FAQ price table and the live checkout do not agree. A $10K Freedom account is EUR 39 at checkout and EUR 99 in the FAQ table. A $20K Instant account is EUR 149 at checkout and EUR 319 in the FAQ. The FAQ also lists Instant sizes that checkout does not sell, and omits the 2 Step Challenge entirely.
- The Lightning 95% split needs a paid add-on. The Lightning page headlines a 95% profit split. The FAQ says Lightning pays 70% by default in one answer and 80% in another, and that 95% is reached only with the optional Profit-Split add-on.
- The Lightning activation fee is not on the Lightning page. Passing Lightning costs a second fee, from EUR 109 on $20K to EUR 169 on the largest sizes. It appears only at checkout and in the FAQ. The FAQ also quotes EUR 249 and EUR 349 for the $200K and $500K sizes, where checkout shows EUR 169.
- Adventure rules conflict. The Adventure page states that news trading, DCA and copy trading are all on the table. The FAQ states that news trading is not permitted on Adventure and that copy trading and HFT are not permitted either. The profit target is 4% on the plan page and 8% in the FAQ table.
- Instant Funding split conflicts on one page. The hero says up to 90%, the table directly beneath it says up to 95%.
- The activation refund timing conflicts. The Access page and checkout both promise a full refund on your second payout. The FAQ says the refund comes after your third payout.
- Review scores do not match the sources. The Freedom page cites 4.6 from 1,437 Trustpilot reviews and the Access page cites 4.8 from over 1,000 reviews, while the Trustpilot profile for plutustradebase.com shows a rating unavailable on Trustpilot official website.
- Regulation. Trading is simulated and neither Triple Edge Group LTD (Cyprus, HE465348) nor PTB Plutus TradeBase LTD (Saint Lucia, 2025-00638) is a regulated financial firm, despite promotional framing that suggests otherwise.
Rules and fees at a glance
- Signature rule: Freedom “Skill Score” caps single-payout size by profit evenness across trades; resets each payout.
- Split: up to 95% (Lightning top tier is a paid add-on).
- Drawdown: plan-specific, static or trailing; hard breaches.
- Payouts: $100 minimum, every 14 days (or paid Withdraw-Anytime); fee refunded after the 3rd payout.
- Cost: mostly one-time (Lightning splits into entry + activation fee); no monthly subscription.
- Platforms: MetaTrader 5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader, DXtrade, TradingView.
Verdict
Plutus Trade Base offers genuine breadth, five programs, six platforms, a 95% ceiling and fast (often sub-24-hour) first payouts on Freedom, and the fee-refund-after-three-payouts and low $100 minimum are trader-friendly touches. For someone who wants choice, it is a flexible menu.
The cautions are about the fine print and the payout mechanics. The accounts are simulated despite “real capital” and “Cyprus-licensed” language; the Skill Score means Freedom’s “automatic” payouts are still size-capped by an algorithm; and there are recurring complaints of post-profit “manual breaches” and added consistency conditions that reduce or deny payouts. Choose your plan deliberately, understand exactly how the Skill Score and any consistency rules apply to it, and it can work; take the “freedom” and “95%” headlines at face value and you may be caught out.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Plutus Trade Base regulated, and is the capital real?
Plutus Trade Base runs through two entities, Triple Edge Group in Cyprus and PTB Plutus TradeBase in Saint Lucia, and is unregulated. Its Terms state that neither company is a broker, holds client funds or executes live-market orders, and that all trading is simulated with no real funds traded. Payouts are described as a discretionary, performance-based reward paid from the company own resources.
What is the Plutus Trade Base Skill Score?
On the Freedom plan, payouts are auto-approved and usually paid within 24 hours, but the maximum you can withdraw in a single payout is set by a proprietary Skill Score. It measures how evenly your profit is spread across individual trades, is calculated per trade, and resets after each payout. Concentrate your gains in a few trades and your withdrawable cap shrinks, even though the payout is still approved automatically.
What is the Plutus Trade Base profit split?
The split reaches up to 95 percent. On the Lightning plan, however, the top split is a paid add-on rather than the base rate, and the firm own pages show an internal conflict between a 70 percent and an 80 percent base. Treat 95 percent as a ceiling that may require paying for an upgrade, and confirm the base for your specific plan.
What programs does Plutus Trade Base offer?
Five: Lightning (1-step, $5k to $500k), Freedom (1-step with auto-approved daily payouts, $10k to $100k), Adventure (1-step at a single $500k size), a traditional 2-step Challenge, and Instant ($5k to $50k). A separate Bybit crypto funded product is also promoted. Platforms include MT5, cTrader, Match Trader, DXtrade, TradeLocker and TradingView.
How do Plutus Trade Base payouts and drawdown work?
The minimum withdrawal is $100, payouts run every 14 days by default or anytime with a paid Withdraw-Anytime add-on, and your fee is refunded after the third payout. Drawdown is plan-specific: static on Lightning (around 4 to 6 percent) and trailing on Freedom, Adventure and Instant. Breaches are hard breaches that end the account, and after two funded-account breaches a 60-day stabilisation window caps withdrawals at $3,000.
Are there cautions with Plutus Trade Base?
Yes. The accounts are simulated despite real-capital and Cyprus-licensed language (neither entity is a regulated broker), and there are recurring complaints of post-profit manual breaches and added consistency conditions that reduce or deny payouts. Choose your plan deliberately and confirm exactly how the Skill Score and any consistency rules apply before buying.
Official resources and pricing
Links we checked while writing this review:
- Plutus Trade Base official homepage
- Plutus Trade Base terms and conditions
- Plutus Trade Base programs and pricing
Prices and rules change often. Check these pages before buying.
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