Profit Target

The profit target is the headline pass condition of an evaluation phase: a defined amount of profit, usually a percentage of the initial balance, that you must accumulate before time runs out (where a time limit exists). It is always paired with loss limits, so the real challenge is reaching the target without ever breaching the daily loss or maximum drawdown along the way. Targets are typically higher in a first phase and lower in a verification phase, and they generally do not exist on funded accounts, where the goal shifts to consistent, rule-compliant trading that earns payouts. Some firms also apply a consistency rule so the target cannot be met with a single outsized day.

In plain English — A profit target is the gain you have to produce during an evaluation phase to pass it. It is normally expressed as a percentage of the starting account balance and must be achieved without breaking any loss limit. Hitting it advances you to the next phase or to funding; on a funded account there is usually no target at all — you simply trade within the rules.

An 8% profit target on a $100,000 account means you must grow the balance by $8,000 (to $108,000) while staying inside the daily and overall loss limits.