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Prop Firm Duel
Evaluations & challengesInstant Funding Prop Firms ExplainedInstant funding skips the evaluation for a higher price and tighter rules. What it costs and when it makes sense.Read the guide
Evaluations & challengesProp Firm Profit Targets: What's Typical and What MattersMost futures targets are 6% of the account. Why the target-to-drawdown ratio matters more, with worked examples.Read the guide
Evaluations & challengesFailed a Prop Firm Challenge? What to Do NextFind the rule that ended it, then decide: reset, switch programs or pause. A worked way to decide and what retrying costs.Read the guide
Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm Drawdown Rules: End-of-Day, Intraday and StaticDrawdown is the most you can lose before a prop firm account ends. How the three types work, what's typical by account size, and how to size your trades to them.Read the guide
Drawdown & risk rulesIntraday Trailing Drawdown: How It Works and How to Trade ItIntraday trailing drawdown follows your open profit in real time. A worked example, when the trail locks, and four habits that help.Read the guide
Payouts & funded accountsHow Prop Firm Payouts Work: Rules, Splits and SchedulesWhen you can request a payout, how the split works, real payout schedules, and what changes after you're paid.Read the guide
Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm Daily Loss Limit: Pause vs Fail ExplainedA daily loss limit caps one day's losses. The difference between a soft limit that pauses you and a hard one that ends the account, with real numbers.Read the guide
Drawdown & risk rulesThe Prop Firm Consistency Rule: How to Calculate ItA consistency rule limits how much of your profit can come from one day. The one formula to know, typical limits and how to stay inside them.Read the guide
Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm News Trading Rules: What's AllowedSome prop firms restrict trading around major news; many futures firms allow it. The three kinds of rules and how to check yours.Read the guide
Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm Contract Limits and Position SizeA contract limit caps your position size. Typical limits by account size, how micros count, scaling plans and how to size inside the limit.Read the guide
Payouts & funded accountsProp Firm Profit Splits: What's Common and What MattersYour split is your share of each payout. The most common splits, how they change, and why a higher split isn't always more money.Read the guide
Payouts & funded accountsWhy Prop Firm Payouts Get Denied (and a Checklist)The five rules behind most denied payouts, a worked example, and a checklist to run before every request.Read the guide