Breakout vs Kraken Prop rules, prices and codes side by side

Prices updated

  • Breakout

    United States · Founded November 2023

    From
    $20
    Challenges
    17
    Accounts
    $5K to $200K
    Buy
  • Kraken Prop

    British Virgin Islands · Founded May 2026

    From
    $20
    Challenges
    18
    Accounts
    $5K to $200K
    Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge
Breakout$20 ($5K 1-Step Turbo)
Kraken Prop$20 ($5K Advanced)
Daily loss limit
Breakout3%
Kraken Prop3%, or none on some
Maximum loss
Breakout3% to 6% static
Kraken Prop3% to 6% static or trailing
Challenges
Breakout17
Kraken Prop18
Country
BreakoutUnited States
Kraken PropBritish Virgin Islands
Founded
BreakoutNovember 2023
Kraken PropMay 2026

Every rule, side by side

RuleBreakoutKraken Prop
The firm
CountryUnited StatesBritish Virgin Islands
FoundedNovember 2023May 2026
Years in operation2Under 1
PlatformsBreakout TerminalKraken Pro
Trades onown simulated platform (Breakout Terminal), DXtrade for pre-existing accounts onlyKraken Pro (web and mobile app), on a simulated Prop account
MarketsCrypto, index (S&P 500, Nasdaq 100) and commodity (WTI and Brent crude, gold, silver, copper, natural gas)Crypto, index and commodity
Some trades on-chainNoNo
Rules
Model1-step evaluation (Classic, Pro or Turbo)1-step evaluation (Starter, Intermediate or Advanced; Lite on $50,000)
Account sizes$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K
Profit target9% (Turbo) / 10% (Classic) / 12% (Pro), single phase10% (Starter) / 12% (Intermediate) / 9% (Advanced) / 6% (Lite)
Daily loss limit3%, recalculated daily at 00:30 UTC from balance (Classic, Pro and Turbo); none on Spark, which is sold out3% of the balance at 00:30 UTC, checked against equity (Starter, Intermediate, Advanced); none on Lite
Maximum drawdown3% (Turbo) / 5% (Pro) / 6% (Classic), static from starting balance6% (Starter) / 5% (Intermediate) / 3% (Advanced), static from the starting balance; $1,500 trailing the highest closed balance on Lite
Max leverage10x on BTC, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and copper; 5x on ETH, SOL, other majors, WTI and Brent crude, gold and silver; 3x on a listed set, natural gas among them; 2x on all others (fixed per market, not user-adjustable; per its symbol list and program rules)Up to 10x on BTC, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 (its August 18, 2026 update; its September guide still says 5x on BTC and ETH, 2x on other crypto), 5x on SOL and 3x on HYPE; up to 40x on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 on Lite; commodities 5x on gold, silver, WTI and Brent oil, 10x on copper and 3x on natural gas (its commodities table; the same page's FAQ says up to 5x on every commodity)
Profit split80%; 90% with an add-on bought at checkout80%; 90% with an add-on bought at purchase for 20% of the plan price
PayoutsAny time, weekdays and weekends, with no open positions; $50 minimum after split; no approval queue, most requests processed within hours; paid in USDC on EthereumOn request with no open positions or orders; reviewed within 24 hours (typically 12) and paid in USD or USDG to the trader's Kraken account; $50 minimum on Lite
Starting pricefrom $20 for a $5,000 account (1-Step Turbo)from $20 for a $5,000 account (Advanced)
Minimum daysNoneNone
Consistency ruleNoneNone
US tradersYes (not on its restricted list)Yes (crypto only for US clients; not offered in Canada or India)
Fee refundNo (active evaluations refunded if KYC is rejected)No
News tradingAllowedAllowed (its Prop page sets no restriction on trading strategy)
Weekend holdingAllowedAllowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)
Current offerNone nowNone now
Rules checkedNovember 9, 2026November 10, 2026

Breakout: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7source 8Kraken Prop: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6source 7source 8source 9

Prices at each account size

AccountBreakoutKraken Prop
Sizes both sell
$5K$201-Step Turbo3 challenges at this size$20Advanced3 challenges at this size
$10K$401-Step Turbo3 challenges at this size$40Advanced3 challenges at this size
$25K$951-Step Turbo3 challenges at this size$95Advanced3 challenges at this size
$50K$1801-Step Turbo3 challenges at this size$139Lite4 challenges at this size
$100K$3301-Step Turbo3 challenges at this size$330Advanced3 challenges at this size
$200K$6601-Step Turbo2 challenges at this size$660Advanced2 challenges at this size

Every Breakout challengeEvery Kraken Prop challengeEvery firm's challenges

Current offers

Breakout

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy
Kraken Prop

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

What each daily limit means on Bitcoin

How far Bitcoin has to move against a position at each firm's full leverage to use up the daily loss limit, and how often it has in the last 29 days.

Firm and programBitcoin capDaily limitMove that uses it upDays Bitcoin moved that far
Breakout · Classic, Pro and Turbo10x3%0.3%29 of 29
Kraken Prop · Starter, Intermediate and Advanced10x3%0.3%29 of 29

Recent rule changes

Breakout
  1. Markets

    Added gold, Brent crude, copper and natural gas perps (copper at 10x, gold and Brent at 5x, natural gas at 3x), taking its symbol list from 71 markets to 74.

    Firm's pageFirm's page

  2. Payouts

    Changed its payout terms from "Any time, weekdays and weekends, with no open positions; $50 minimum after split; approval can take 12-24 hours; paid in USDC on Ethereum" to "Any time, weekdays and weekends, with no open positions; $50 minimum after split; no approval queue, most requests processed within hours; paid in USDC on Ethereum".

    Firm's page

  3. Program

    Added Spark, a $50,000 one-step account at $139 with a 6% target, a $1,500 trailing drawdown and no daily loss limit; it is sold out.

    Archived Oct 2, 2026Firm's page

  4. Leverage

    Raised leverage or position limits on more than 30 other markets, most from 2x to 5x, among them BNB, XRP, LINK, LTC, AVAX and DOGE.

    Firm's page

All 26 Breakout changes
Kraken Prop
  1. Other

    Dropped the UK from the countries its FAQ says Kraken Prop is not available in, leaving Canada and India; in July the list also named Australia.

    Firm's pageArchived Jul 12, 2026

  2. Other

    Changed its weekend holding rule from "Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies)" to "Allowed (margin funding of 0.033% a day applies; 0.013% a day on XYZ100 and SP500 on Lite)".

    Firm's page

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