What happens after you pass
Passing swaps one rule set for another: the funded simulated account, the buffer, which rules disappear by account type, and the path to Live after 5 payouts.
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Prop firm guides: articles
Guides to futures prop firm evaluations and funded accounts: how to pass, what fails an account, payouts, resets and how StarTrading rules compare.
Choosing your account type
Cycle, Clear, Stream or Direct: the four account types compared on evaluation, drawdown, consistency, buffer and payouts, then a pick by trader profile.
Your first payout, step by step
What happens between reaching the payout goal and the wire arriving: the conditions to meet, the $500 minimum, the 90% split and why a request is declined.
Consistency rules: 40%, 50% and 20%
Why futures prop firms cap the largest day, how the 40%, 50% and 20% thresholds are computed on each StarTrading account type and how to plan payouts around it.
Prop firm evaluation or your own account?
Trading your own futures account against paying for a prop firm evaluation: margin, real losses, rules, fees, the 90% split, and when each one makes sense.
How to pass a one-phase futures evaluation
A plan for a one-phase futures evaluation with no time limit: target, drawdown room, daily budget, consistency check and the mistakes that end most attempts.