Scaling plan triggered automatically after my third payout request, so I did not have to open a ticket. Portal is actually usable on mobile, which matters when a daily loss alert pings during lunch.
Risk desk emailed me a chart showing exactly where my trailing drawdown stood, which I have not seen anywhere else.
Risk desk sent me a short loom video on why my hedge was flagged and how to structure it next time. Phase one took four days on their 100k challenge using ES contracts and I kept risk at 0.5 percent per trade.
Payout processor options are limited to wire or stablecoin and the wire fee of $35 bites small withdrawals noticeably. Portal shows pending payouts clearly but gives no estimated delivery window, so you refresh the page a lot.
Journal integration syncs trades to a Notion template they publish, which saved me a weekend of plumbing.
KYC turnaround was under four hours on a weekday morning, which beat two competitors I had used before.
Scaling trigger at 10 percent profit plus two payouts was clearly posted on the dashboard the day I signed up. Reinstated an account that was flagged for a late news trade after I sent timestamps and the risk team agreed.
Phase one took four days on their 100k challenge using ES contracts and I kept risk at 0.5 percent per trade.
Risk desk explained that my breach was a stop placed inside the news window and showed me the server timestamp. Three month payout streak intact and the firm added a new 500k tier that I actually qualify for.
Scaling from a 25k account to a 100k allocation after three green months felt earned, not promotional.
Added a 50k account on top of my existing 100k with no requirement to pass another evaluation first.
Soft breach notice arrived in my inbox after a drawdown touch that my own broker and TradingView never registered on their feeds.
Suspended for a copy trading disclosure after I truthfully answered a question about whether I run a signal service on the side. Minimum trading days moved up from three to five after I had already structured my strategy around the posted number.
Finally a prop firm where the risk team explains what you did wrong instead of just closing the account. Smooth evaluation, smooth funding, smooth payouts across three cycles with the same account manager replying.
Trailing drawdown killed my funded account at 2am when an Asian spike hit floating equity for 90 seconds and the dashboard never showed it. Hidden rule killed my funded account when they decided copy trading between my own two funded accounts was unauthorized.
Scaling targets are moving goalposts in the sense that the next tier requirements change based on your current size, not posted up front.
Spreads differ noticeably from the simulator version used during the evaluation; my scalping edge did not survive onto the funded.
Passed the 50k evaluation in six trading days using NQ scalps and the payout landed in my wallet within 48 hours. Journal integration syncs trades to a Notion template they publish, which saved me a weekend of plumbing. Reasonable commission schedule on micro NQ at 50 cents per side meant I could actually scalp the 10 point moves profitably.
Reliable fills on futures contracts even in the first minute of the cash open, which is where I live or die.
Honest execution on the proprietary platform with time and sales matching what my charts showed. Second attempt finally funded after I slowed down and treated the phase one target as a soft number.
Live feed is off from TradingView by one tick at random, which is enough to trigger a stop that should not have been hit. Challenge was priced attractively at a holiday sale but the reset fee is permanent at $179, so a single bad day cost more than the entry.
Hit three months of consecutive payouts and the firm sent a 5 percent bump on my split as promised. Weekend holds on EURUSD swings were honored every single Friday without a surprise closeout email on Monday. TradingView plug-in syncs orders without the usual two-second delay I had with another firm's bridge.
Honest about leverage limits of 1:30 on majors on the funded, which is actually sensible for the drawdown they offer.
Smooth evaluation, smooth funding, smooth payouts across three cycles with the same account manager replying. Hit three months of consecutive payouts and the firm sent a 5 percent bump on my split as promised.
Three month payout streak intact and the firm added a new 500k tier that I actually qualify for.
Platform fine for discretionary trading, but the journal integration misses copy-trade entries, which skews my stats. Risk desk is responsive within a few hours but the answers are often templated and do not address the specifics you asked. Challenge was reasonable until I realized the 10 percent target in phase two includes commissions, not just gross P&L.
Spent a week reading the trailing drawdown explanation and once it clicked, risk management actually became simpler. Phase one was clean, phase two was clean, and the funded account was live before the end of that same week.
Allowed news trading on majors as long as I was already in the position before the release window. Risk desk sent me a short loom video on why my hedge was flagged and how to structure it next time.
Scaled from 50k to 200k over four payout cycles and the scaling criteria were spelled out before I started.
Honest about the trailing drawdown mechanics in the contract but their landing page glosses over the floating-equity aspect. A workable platform with one odd quirk: pending orders are not displayed on the trailing drawdown preview. A fine 50k challenge for the price, but the add-on 25k purchase doubles the effective profit target in ways not shown up front.
Scaling to 200k came with a letter from the risk team outlining what to avoid in the next cycle. Dashboard flagged my daily loss at 65 percent of the limit, which is a feature not a lecture. Objective targets on both phases, no mystery metrics, no sudden consistency checks after I had already passed.
An entire payout cycle was skipped because they moved the cutoff date by 48 hours and my request landed on the wrong side of it. After requesting a payout of just over $5000 they sent an additional KYC request for a notarized document that cost me $85 to obtain. Phase two targets were inflated by a hidden consistency check that calculates on daily P&L rather than cumulative P&L.
Profit target was hit comfortably with a mean reversion strategy on EURUSD during the New York session. Risk desk emailed me a chart showing exactly where my trailing drawdown stood, which I have not seen anywhere else. Challenge pricing at $179 for the 50k felt fair when I compared it against three competitors I had already failed.
Payout processor rejected my bank with no explanation and they offered no alternative beyond trying the same bank again next cycle. Suspended for a copy trading disclosure after I truthfully answered a question about whether I run a signal service on the side. Hedge rule triggered a soft breach when I was not even hedging; I had two uncorrelated positions on different symbols.
Account was closed one week after I passed phase two, with an email saying I had violated an undisclosed internal risk metric.
Average experience overall with no major complaints but also nothing I would call out as better than three other firms I have used.
Minimum trading days moved up from three to five after I had already structured my strategy around the posted number.
Clear escalation path on their support page meant my rule breach appeal reached a senior reviewer the same day.
News trading violation was never explained beyond a one-line notice; I was in the position 20 minutes before the release. A pending order on gold was treated as a filled position for drawdown purposes, which is nowhere in the written risk policy.
Low commissions on NQ at $1.80 round-trip meant my scalping edge survived onto the funded account.
Second attempt finally funded after I slowed down and treated the phase one target as a soft number. Found a firm that calculates trailing drawdown on closed equity instead of floating equity, which fits my style.
News trading window is a tight two-minute lockout, but it extends to five minutes on CPI releases without any prior notice. Scaling criteria require consecutive profitable months, which is fine until a drawdown month resets the counter without notice. Mediocre fills during CPI week where my NQ orders paid an extra three ticks of slippage versus my broker.
Challenge pricing at $179 for the 50k felt fair when I compared it against three competitors I had already failed.
Scaling plan is clearly written but requires you to maintain a specific win rate, which is a strange ask for strategies that depend on big winners. Payout cleared in two days, which is fine, but the dashboard still showed it as pending for 36 hours after the funds arrived.
Running a copy trading mirror between my personal and funded accounts was approved after a short compliance call. Payout invoice generated automatically for my LLC with the right business address pulled from KYC.
Allowed overnight gold holds through CPI week provided I kept size below the news-trading cap, which was clear. Scaled to a 400k allocation after six months, and the fee rebate for consistent payouts was quietly applied.
Rules on EA usage are clear but the review takes a week, which is painful if you want to start on a Monday. Mediocre fills during CPI week where my NQ orders paid an extra three ticks of slippage versus my broker.
Add-on balance of 25k was credited the day after I requested it with the scaling fee I expected. After two years with another firm I switched over and the first payout here landed quicker than any of their last six. Weekly consistency reports from the risk team actually helped me tighten my position sizing on NQ.
Challenge discount from a legitimate affiliate was applied cleanly without me having to argue in support chat.
Challenge is priced like a scam at $249 for a 50k account when competitors offer the same product for under $150. Risk desk told me gold was a prohibited symbol only after I had opened a position, despite the firm not listing any prohibitions on the signup page.