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The Complete Guide to Getting Funded

One of the biggest obstacles new traders face after finally reaching profitability, is being undercapitalized. Even the best traders, who are able to sustain something like 10% monthly returns, would still only be generating ~$100 a month on a $1000 trading account. However, if a trader was able to generate the same 10% on a much larger account size, say $100,000, their returns would be much more significant. With this in mind, here are some practical step by step ways to increase your chance of becoming funded, and sizing up your trading to be more
significant.

1. Don't get funded until you are consistently profitable

This is the biggest mistake new traders make - they toss hundreds if not thousands of dollars into challenges that they are not yet ready to pass. We do not recommend taking challenges until you have seen 3-6 months of consistent trading results in a demo trading account.

This tip alone may save you a significant amount of money, as challenges are not cheap and can stack

up as traders desperately try to shortcut the process. Be patient, and see the results before you make your next attempt at becoming funded.

Our recommendation?

Our Recommendation?

Trade on demo until you have seen 3-6 months of consistent results.

2. Take advantage of trials

Assuming you have begun to see the results that you desire in tip #1, the next step is to take trials on the funding challenges you are interested in passing. These trials are usually free to take, and are a great way to familiarize yourself with the prop firm’s house rules and trading platform(s). We recommend you to take at least 1-2 test runs prior to paying for anything, to see if you are able to pass without much trouble.

Our Recommendation?

Trade on demo until you have seen 3-6 months of consistent results.

3. Review the rules extensively

This is a very important piece in getting funded - each of us has our own trading style, which will be more or less effective with each funding firm. Some prop firm rules are more suited towards day traders, while others are more suited to swing traders. Trying to trade for a firm that does not have favorable rules is an easy way to waste your money.

4. Be careful of sneaky side rules, or a significant number of bad
reviews online.

Some prop firms are good, others are not so good. We recommend making sure to carefully go through the fine print and make sure that the terms of service make sense to you prior to purchasing any challenge, as to avoid you getting disqualified on something you weren’t aware of.

5. start small

You don’t need to get funded with the max account size offered by the firm right away. Remember, you are not bound to a single prop firm, and should take this as an opportunity to see if the
prop firm suits YOU after you begin trading with them. You may want to switch later!

Our Recommendation?

We recommend that you begin with the smaller end of the account sizes available, and work your way up over time if you like the firm. Prove to yourself that you can first trade a 10k account, 20k account, so on and so forth.

6. Our opinion: trade aggressively to earn the account, and defensively to keep the account.

During your examination phase, in order to achieve the qualifiers, you may need to trade aggressively.
This does NOT mean abandoning risk management, but instead looking to take high probability trades that you are highly familiar with, and potentially implementing strategies that allow you to scale up a winning trade quickly. For example: adding to winning trades, taking profit if something suddenly spikes in your favor, etc. We have found that trailing stops and conservative tactics are not always great for passing challenges, as you’ll need to overcome their profit requirements within the period of the examination/challenge.

Once you pass a challenge however, things get interesting! Many traders are able to pass a challenge, but lose access shortly after due to breaking rules. We recommend trading incredibly conservative once you have access to a funded account with a prop firm of your choice.

What we mean by this - is trading very small. Risking far less than 1% per trade, and only taking the highest probability trades that you can find. You’ve worked hard to get funded, messing it up will result in going back to square one.

7. withdraw often 

Most prop firms do not offer a trailing drawdown, and some prop firms have even gone out of business at some point or another. Our opinion is to take withdrawals as often as they are offered to you. Whether you use the payouts to fund your personal accounts, or your own expenses is up to you, but there is little benefit to keeping your profits banked in the firm.

8. don't stop at one!

Once you get good at this process, don’t limit yourself! We have many traders who have worked their way up to millions in funding, making their trading very significant. Prop firms offer an excellent opportunity, as long as a trader is disciplined and patient.

Key Takeaways

Don’t take a challenge until you’ve proven consistent results on demo for at least 3–6 months.
Use free trials to test your ability to pass and get familiar with a prop firm’s rules and platform.
Carefully review all rules and terms of service—some firms have hidden conditions that can cost you.
Start with smaller account sizes and scale up only after proving you can succeed under the firm’s model.
Trade aggressively to pass the challenge, but shift to a conservative, risk-managed approach once funded.

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