Scaled to a 400k allocation after six months, and the fee rebate for consistent payouts was quietly applied. Reasonable 10 percent profit target on the swing version made the lower drawdown feel like a tradeoff worth taking.
Reset of the evaluation after a bad day was processed in under three hours with the same account and the same promo code.
Simulated feed on the evaluation account matched my broker's live feed close enough that my setups still worked. Pro trader discount of 20 percent on the 200k evaluation was honored after I sent two prior payout statements.
Passed the 50k evaluation in six trading days using NQ scalps and the payout landed in my wallet within 48 hours. Rules documentation is a 14-page PDF, not a vibe, and every edge case I asked about was already in there.
KYC turnaround was under four hours on a weekday morning, which beat two competitors I had used before.
After blowing one challenge on an EA I did not fully test, their 30 percent reset discount got me funded on attempt two. Consistency rule capped my best day at 35 percent of total profit and honestly it kept me from blowing up twice.
TradingView plug-in syncs orders without the usual two-second delay I had with another firm's bridge. After blowing one challenge on an EA I did not fully test, their 30 percent reset discount got me funded on attempt two.
Payout number four arrived two hours after I requested it, and the 90 percent split showed clearly on the statement. Reset of the evaluation after a bad day was processed in under three hours with the same account and the same promo code. Consistency rule capped my best day at 35 percent of total profit and honestly it kept me from blowing up twice.
Challenge discount from a legitimate affiliate was applied cleanly without me having to argue in support chat.
Consistency rule capped my best day at 35 percent of total profit and honestly it kept me from blowing up twice.
Three month payout streak intact and the firm added a new 500k tier that I actually qualify for.
My EA was approved within one business day after I sent the backtest and the strategy description.
Scaling plan triggered automatically after my third payout request, so I did not have to open a ticket. Risk desk explained that my breach was a stop placed inside the news window and showed me the server timestamp.
Reinstated an account that was flagged for a late news trade after I sent timestamps and the risk team agreed.
Reliable execution during Fed days which is honestly the only test that matters for a futures scalper. Finally a prop firm where the risk team explains what you did wrong instead of just closing the account.
Instant funding tier at 10k let me skip the two-phase evaluation and start trading futures the same evening. Three payouts of between $2k and $7k processed without a single clarifying email on my end.
After reading six prop firm comparisons I picked this one for the swing rules and have not regretted it. Reliable fills on futures contracts even in the first minute of the cash open, which is where I live or die. Low commissions on NQ at $1.80 round-trip meant my scalping edge survived onto the funded account.
Rules documentation is a 14-page PDF, not a vibe, and every edge case I asked about was already in there. Second phase blew by in three sessions once I accepted their lot sizing rule as a sanity check. Scaling from a 25k account to a 100k allocation after three green months felt earned, not promotional.
Honest execution on the proprietary platform with time and sales matching what my charts showed. Smooth evaluation, smooth funding, smooth payouts across three cycles with the same account manager replying.
Phase one took four days on their 100k challenge using ES contracts and I kept risk at 0.5 percent per trade. Hedging between gold and the dollar index on their platform was allowed, which fit my macro-driven approach.
Risk team gave me a 10 minute call to explain why a weekend hold was risky even though technically allowed. Scaled from 50k to 200k over four payout cycles and the scaling criteria were spelled out before I started.
Pro trader discount of 20 percent on the 200k evaluation was honored after I sent two prior payout statements.
Portal is actually usable on mobile, which matters when a daily loss alert pings during lunch.
Daily drawdown resets at exactly 5pm NY time and does not sneak forward on daylight savings weekends.
Finally hit a payout cycle where the processing time matched the time quoted in the contract.
Spent a week reading the trailing drawdown explanation and once it clicked, risk management actually became simpler.
Payout cycles can be requested every 14 days, which fit my strategy of swing holding through macro events rather than overnight scalping.
Risk desk sent me a short loom video on why my hedge was flagged and how to structure it next time. Scaling plan triggered automatically after my third payout request, so I did not have to open a ticket.
Risk team let me reinstate after a FOMC breach because the simulator had misquoted the lockout window by 90 seconds.
Reasonable 10 percent profit target on the swing version made the lower drawdown feel like a tradeoff worth taking.
Challenge support of 24 hour live chat actually answered a question about trailing drawdown math at 2am before the Tokyo open.
Allowed overnight gold holds through CPI week provided I kept size below the news-trading cap, which was clear. Added a 50k account on top of my existing 100k with no requirement to pass another evaluation first.
After five payouts the firm bumped my base split to 85 percent and extended the maximum trading days by 30.
Hit three months of consecutive payouts and the firm sent a 5 percent bump on my split as promised.
Scaling from a 25k account to a 100k allocation after three green months felt earned, not promotional. Verification call was 12 minutes with a human who actually understood what a prop account is.
After two failed attempts elsewhere, their 25k evaluation finally felt winnable without stunt-sized risk. Trailing drawdown stopped at my initial balance plus 10 percent, exactly as the contract described, so I knew where I stood.
Weekend holds on EURUSD swings were honored every single Friday without a surprise closeout email on Monday. My phase one target of eight percent took nine trading days and I never came within half of the daily loss limit. Payout number four arrived two hours after I requested it, and the 90 percent split showed clearly on the statement.
Support chat is bots only, and getting a human requires emailing a specific inbox that answers in two to five business days. Dashboard showed me at 2 percent daily loss when the risk team said I was at 4.9 percent, and they went with their number.
News trading rules are written in a single paragraph on their site, not scattered across six FAQ pages like elsewhere. Allowed hedging between correlated futures contracts after a short call explaining what my mean reversion book looks like.
Second attempt finally funded after I slowed down and treated the phase one target as a soft number.
Scaled from 50k to 200k over four payout cycles and the scaling criteria were spelled out before I started.
Fast challenge turnaround with phase two unlocked within an hour of hitting the phase one target. Payout invoice generated automatically for my LLC with the right business address pulled from KYC.
Journal integration syncs trades to a Notion template they publish, which saved me a weekend of plumbing. Allowed EA use after a short review of my backtest, with a clear list of which parameters they cared about.
Allowed EA use after a short review of my backtest, with a clear list of which parameters they cared about.
Hedging between gold and the dollar index on their platform was allowed, which fit my macro-driven approach. After two failed attempts elsewhere, their 25k evaluation finally felt winnable without stunt-sized risk.
Weekly consistency reports from the risk team actually helped me tighten my position sizing on NQ. Allowed overnight gold holds through CPI week provided I kept size below the news-trading cap, which was clear.
Add-on balance of 25k was credited the day after I requested it with the scaling fee I expected. Risk desk sent me a short loom video on why my hedge was flagged and how to structure it next time.
Payout invoice generated automatically for my LLC with the right business address pulled from KYC. Daily drawdown resets at exactly 5pm NY time and does not sneak forward on daylight savings weekends.
Smooth evaluation, smooth funding, smooth payouts across three cycles with the same account manager replying. Phase one took four days on their 100k challenge using ES contracts and I kept risk at 0.5 percent per trade.
Daily loss limit at 4 percent is tight but it kept me from revenge trading after a bad Monday.