A profit target is an evaluation requirement designed to define the percentage gain a trader must reach to pass a phase — for example, 8% on a $100,000 account means closing the phase at or above $108,000.

The target interacts with the risk limits to define the real difficulty of an evaluation: an 8% target under a 5% daily loss limit demands a fundamentally different risk-per-trade than the same target under a 3% limit. Some programs also apply consistency or profit-concentration rules that cap how much of the target a single day may contribute.