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Pim Vos
Oct 15, 2026
Second attempt finally funded
Smooth evaluation, smooth funding, smooth payouts across three cycles with the same account manager replying.
Smooth evaluation, smooth funding, smooth payouts across three cycles with the same account manager replying.
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.
Instant funding tier at 10k let me skip the two-phase evaluation and start trading futures the same evening.
Hedging between gold and the dollar index on their platform was allowed, which fit my macro-driven approach.
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. News trading violation was never explained beyond a one-line notice; I was in the position 20 minutes before the release.
My EA was approved within one business day after I sent the backtest and the strategy description.
Scaled from 50k to 200k over four payout cycles and the scaling criteria were spelled out before I started. Allowed hedging between correlated futures contracts after a short call explaining what my mean reversion book looks like.
Running a copy trading mirror between my personal and funded accounts was approved after a short compliance call. Reasonable commission schedule on micro NQ at 50 cents per side meant I could actually scalp the 10 point moves profitably.
Payout number four arrived two hours after I requested it, and the 90 percent split showed clearly on the statement.
Weekend holds on EURUSD swings were honored every single Friday without a surprise closeout email on Monday. Trailing drawdown stopped at my initial balance plus 10 percent, exactly as the contract described, so I knew where I stood.
Profit split was quietly reduced from 90 percent to 80 percent for new payouts and the policy update was only on their blog. Hidden rule killed my funded account when they decided copy trading between my own two funded accounts was unauthorized.
Passed the 50k evaluation in six trading days using NQ scalps and the payout landed in my wallet within 48 hours. Dashboard shows every tick of my drawdown live, which killed the anxiety of logging in each morning.
After five payouts the firm bumped my base split to 85 percent and extended the maximum trading days by 30.
Found a firm where the daily loss limit is calculated on closed equity only, which fits a trend-following swing style perfectly. Added a 50k account on top of my existing 100k with no requirement to pass another evaluation first. Risk team gave me a 10 minute call to explain why a weekend hold was risky even though technically allowed.
Scaled across three accounts of 50k, 100k, and 200k simultaneously with a single consolidated payout statement each month. Scaled to a 400k allocation after six months, and the fee rebate for consistent payouts was quietly applied.
Risk team let me reinstate after a FOMC breach because the simulator had misquoted the lockout window by 90 seconds. 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.
Scaling trigger at 10 percent profit plus two payouts was clearly posted on the dashboard the day I signed up. Challenge discount from a legitimate affiliate was applied cleanly without me having to argue in support chat.
Account was closed one week after I passed phase two, with an email saying I had violated an undisclosed internal risk metric.
Finally hit a payout cycle where the processing time matched the time quoted in the contract. After reading six prop firm comparisons I picked this one for the swing rules and have not regretted it.
Found a firm that calculates trailing drawdown on closed equity instead of floating equity, which fits my style. Risk team gave me a 10 minute call to explain why a weekend hold was risky even though technically allowed.
Firm respects their own posted rules which sounds trivial until you have been burned by one that did not.
Risk team gave me a 10 minute call to explain why a weekend hold was risky even though technically allowed.
Daily loss limit at 4 percent is tight but it kept me from revenge trading after a bad Monday.
Trailing drawdown took me a week to properly understand because the documentation uses a different formula than the dashboard. EA review process is opaque and took eight days for a strategy that is honestly a simple moving average crossover.
After reading six prop firm comparisons I picked this one for the swing rules and have not regretted it.
Weekly consistency reports from the risk team actually helped me tighten my position sizing on NQ.
Scaling was frozen without reason even though I had hit the posted targets, and I am still waiting on a response two weeks later. Phase one is practically unreachable with their spreads on majors, which are 1.3 pips at the London open versus the 0.6 their marketing shows. Daily loss was calculated using floating equity down to the tick, including spreads at the exact moment of a news release.
Scaling plan triggered automatically after my third payout request, so I did not have to open a ticket.
Spreads during the London open are fine but widen aggressively at the New York close, which hurt a few of my late scalps.
Profit target was hit comfortably with a mean reversion strategy on EURUSD during the New York session. Three payouts of between $2k and $7k processed without a single clarifying email on my end.
Challenge discount from a legitimate affiliate was applied cleanly without me having to argue in support chat. Finally a prop firm where the risk team explains what you did wrong instead of just closing the account.
Soft breach notice arrived in my inbox after a drawdown touch that my own broker and TradingView never registered on their feeds.
Lot sizing cap was tied to a percent of balance, not a fixed number, which actually scales with the account. Risk desk explained that my breach was a stop placed inside the news window and showed me the server timestamp. Reliable execution during Fed days which is honestly the only test that matters for a futures scalper.
KYC turnaround was under four hours on a weekday morning, which beat two competitors I had used before.
Hit three months of consecutive payouts and the firm sent a 5 percent bump on my split as promised.
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.
After I passed phase two with an EA, they demanded a manual verification trade of a very specific setup, which is not in any rule I signed. Account was breached by a stale quote on a weekend gap that the risk team acknowledged was abnormal but refused to reverse. Payout invoice went unanswered for 11 days after I provided the matching business details requested during KYC.
Rules clear enough but the execution lagged during a volatile ECB week where my orders filled a full pip off TradingView. Scaling plan is clear on paper, but in practice the firm adds a verification trade requirement that is not mentioned up front.
Payout denominated in USDC meant I did not lose four days to a wire bouncing through a correspondent bank.
A completely routine daily loss touch on a Wednesday was flagged as a hard breach because of a dashboard sync delay to the risk team. Payout denominated in a stablecoin that the processor cannot actually settle to Coinbase or Kraken, so my funds sat for a week.
Spent a week reading the trailing drawdown explanation and once it clicked, risk management actually became simpler.
Challenge pricing at $179 for the 50k felt fair when I compared it against three competitors I had already failed. Rules documentation is a 14-page PDF, not a vibe, and every edge case I asked about was already in there.
Honest spreads during London open with EURUSD staying under 0.4 pips most of the window. Pro trader discount of 20 percent on the 200k evaluation was honored after I sent two prior payout statements.
Pro trader discount of 20 percent on the 200k evaluation was honored after I sent two prior payout statements.
Weekly payouts land every Thursday and I have not had to chase a single one for status updates. Reasonable 10 percent profit target on the swing version made the lower drawdown feel like a tradeoff worth taking.
Dashboard shows every tick of my drawdown live, which killed the anxiety of logging in each morning. Hit three months of consecutive payouts and the firm sent a 5 percent bump on my split as promised. Found a firm that calculates trailing drawdown on closed equity instead of floating equity, which fits my style.
Rules documentation is a 14-page PDF, not a vibe, and every edge case I asked about was already in there. Objective targets on both phases, no mystery metrics, no sudden consistency checks after I had already passed.
Add-on balance of 25k was credited the day after I requested it with the scaling fee I expected.
Verification call was 12 minutes with a human who actually understood what a prop account is.
Reinstated an account that was flagged for a late news trade after I sent timestamps and the risk team agreed. Daily loss limit at 4 percent is tight but it kept me from revenge trading after a bad Monday. Daily drawdown resets at exactly 5pm NY time and does not sneak forward on daylight savings weekends.