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Prop firm guides

The rules that decide whether a funded account survives, how payouts actually work and what to check before you pay. Written from the terms we have read across the firms we track, with the counts computed from that research rather than typed in.

Rules

What is a consistency rule?How prop firm consistency rules work, the four variants you will meet, worked examples with real numbers, when they are checked and what happens to a payout that breaks one.11 min readTrailing vs end of day drawdownThe difference between trailing, end of day and static drawdown, worked through the same trading week at three firms, plus how the limit behaves at payout and how to size under it.12 min readThe rules that actually close accountsWhich breaches end a funded account outright, which only delay a payout, how enforcement differs by platform, and how to read a rulebook for the dangerous clauses in ten minutes.12 min readEA, bot and copy trading rulesWhat prop firms allow in automation, the specific bans and the reasoning behind them, how firms detect a bot, and what a VPS or VPN does to your account.11 min read

Payouts

Can a prop firm refuse a payout?The clauses firms use to delay, reduce or refuse a payout, what a legitimate refusal looks like next to a bad one, the warning signs before you buy and what to do if it happens.13 min readHow to verify a prop firm payoutScreenshots prove nothing. How to read a prop firm payout on a public blockchain step by step, what a healthy payout pattern looks like, and exactly where the method runs out.11 min read

Choosing a firm

One step vs two step challengesWhat the second phase actually tests, what firms charge in rules for removing it, a worked cost comparison, and where instant funding fits as a third option.10 min readHow prop firms make moneyWhere the revenue actually comes from, the five streams beyond evaluation fees, why the model shapes the rules you trade under and what makes a firm collapse.11 min read