Frequently Asked Questions

A prop firm (proprietary trading firm) provides traders with capital to trade futures contracts. The trader operates with the firm's capital, keeps an agreed share of profits (profit split), and is not personally liable beyond the defined drawdown limit.

In an evaluation program, a trader must pass one or more challenge phases (e.g., reach a profit target while respecting drawdown rules) before receiving a funded account. The fee for the evaluation is the purchase price of the program.

Drawdown refers to the maximum loss an account may sustain. 'Static drawdown' is based on the original balance. 'Trailing drawdown' follows the account equity upward — if the equity falls below the trailing limit, the account is closed.

With static drawdown, the absolute loss limit is fixed (e.g., 10% of starting capital). With trailing drawdown, the limit moves with the account high-water mark: growing from $100,000 to $110,000 with a 10% trailing drawdown means the new floor is $99,000 — not $90,000. This is generally more challenging for traders.

Profit split indicates what percentage of profits the trader keeps. An 80% split means the trader keeps 80% of profits; 20% goes to the prop firm. Typical values range from 70% to 90%.

Some prop firms require traders to be active on a minimum number of days before a payout can be requested or an evaluation can be passed. For example, 5 days means positions must have been opened on at least 5 trading days.

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