This is post 7 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was why evaluations fail. Passing is the easy part The "you're funded" email feels like graduation. It is not. It is the moment the training wheels come off and the same person who just passed is handed a $0 balance, a trailing floor, and a … Continue reading Funded-Account Discipline: Trading Real Payouts Without Reverting to Demo Habits
Why Traders Fail Evaluations: The Same 3 Reasons, Every Time
This is post 6 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was payout rules. It is not your indicator Ask a trader why the last Combine died and you will hear a market story. News spike. Stop hunt. "ES was garbage." Ask what the account actually did in the final two hours and you get a … Continue reading Why Traders Fail Evaluations: The Same 3 Reasons, Every Time
Payout Rules and Consistency Requirements Firms Don’t Advertise Loudly
This is post 5 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was scaling plans. You can be profitable and still not get paid The ad says "get funded and start earning." The help center says: five winning days, or three days under a 40% consistency cap, 50% of balance, path chosen at activation, and after the … Continue reading Payout Rules and Consistency Requirements Firms Don’t Advertise Loudly
Scaling Plans Explained: How Funded Accounts Actually Grow
This is post 4 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was evaluation strategy. More contracts are not a promotion Traders talk about scaling like it is a raise. Hit a number, unlock more size, start making "real" money. That is not how funded accounts grow. A scaling plan is a permission slip tied to your … Continue reading Scaling Plans Explained: How Funded Accounts Actually Grow
Evaluation Strategy: Trading to Pass vs. Trading to Survive
This is post 3 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Yesterday was how to choose the firm. The pass that trains the wrong trader You are up $1,800 on a $50K Combine. The profit target is $3,000. One more good hour and you are done. You add size. You take the second entry you usually skip. … Continue reading Evaluation Strategy: Trading to Pass vs. Trading to Survive
Choosing a Prop Firm: What Actually Matters Beyond the Marketing
This is post 2 of the Prop Firm Playbook. Start with the hub if you landed here first. The cheapest eval is often the most expensive account Traders comparison-shop prop firms the same way they shop protein powder. Lowest monthly price. Biggest account size. A YouTuber who passed in two days. Then they find out … Continue reading Choosing a Prop Firm: What Actually Matters Beyond the Marketing
Prop Firm Playbook: Everything a Funded-Account Trader Needs to Know
Already read Futures Prop Firms Explained? That post answers the beginner questions. This series is the playbook for actually surviving the account. The trader who buys another eval instead of fixing the last one Most traders treat a prop firm like a lottery booth. Buy the evaluation. Smash the profit target. Screenshot the "passed" email. … Continue reading Prop Firm Playbook: Everything a Funded-Account Trader Needs to Know