# Monthly billing and active trading accounts

> What each monthly invoice bills, what counts as an active trading account, and how to see the next invoice in advance.

Canonical page: https://buildpropfirm.com/help/monthly-billing  
Topic: Payments & billing  
Last updated: 2026-11-08

## 1. The first month

The setup invoice includes your first month. You get the e-mail "Your billing month starts on…" with the date your billing month begins; from then on, invoices follow that date each month.

## 2. What a monthly invoice bills

On each billing date a **Monthly** invoice bills:

- your plan's monthly fee for the coming month, and
- the **previous month's peak number of active trading accounts** × your plan's price per active account.

The peak is the most trading accounts running at the same time during that billing month.

## 3. What counts as an active trading account

An active trading account is a MetaTrader account running on your site with a login. Free demo and contest accounts count too.

## 4. See the next invoice in advance

Your site's page shows **Active trading accounts this month** with the **Peak so far** and the **Next invoice so far**, so there are no surprises.

## 5. Paying on time

Each invoice is due 7 days after it is issued, and we remind you 3 days before the due date. Pay with **Pay** next to the invoice. If an invoice stays unpaid, see [Late payments](https://buildpropfirm.com/help/late-payments).

## Related guides

- [Invoices and receipts](https://buildpropfirm.com/help/invoices-and-receipts): The kinds of invoices, their numbers and statuses, printable documents, receipts and your orders.
- [Late payments and what pauses](https://buildpropfirm.com/help/late-payments): What happens to your site, step by step, when an invoice is overdue, and how to lift it at once.
- [Pay with cryptocurrency](https://buildpropfirm.com/help/pay-with-crypto): Step by step: choose a coin and network, send the exact amount before the timer ends, and wait for the blockchain confirmation.