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How to Pass a Prop Trade Evaluation: Insider Tips for Getting Funded and Staying Funded
Read more: How to Pass a Prop Trade Evaluation: Insider Tips for Getting Funded and Staying FundedReading Time: 8 minutes(Updated May 2026) How do you pass a prop trade evaluation? To pass a prop trade evaluation, you must demonstrate strict risk management, follow all program rules, and execute a written trading plan consistently. Success relies on protecting your simulated capital with hard stop losses, avoiding emotional trades, and aiming for steady,…
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PropIQ FOREX 101: Download Your Free Trader’s Guide
Read more: PropIQ FOREX 101: Download Your Free Trader’s GuideReading Time: 2 minutesLearn How to Trade Like a Prop Trading Pro — By Andrew Lockwood, Head of Trading Education In This Free Guide, You’ll Discover: 👉 Backed by millions of trades from real prop traders in the PropIQ data system What You’ll Get Inside Get the Free PDF Now Why We Ask for Your…
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Prop Trading 101 – Everything You Need to Know
Read more: Prop Trading 101 – Everything You Need to KnowReading Time: 14 minutesLearn everything about prop trading in our ultimate guide! Discover how proprietary trading works, how to pick a prop firm and tips to pass a prop trading challenge. Start trading with funded capital today!
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The Real Deal – $173,597 Payout in 6 days!
Read more: The Real Deal – $173,597 Payout in 6 days!Reading Time: 3 minutesOur Trader Reveals +$200,000 Strategy! “This funded trader is the real deal” says Simon Massey, CEO and Managing Director of Funded Trading Plus in this video interview with Jongruck. Jungruck from Thailand earned $173,597.56 trading the US30 Dow Jones market in just 6 days and if she continues trading like this then…
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Prop Trading Profit Split: How Funded Trading Profit Splits Work (Complete Guide)
Read more: Prop Trading Profit Split: How Funded Trading Profit Splits Work (Complete Guide)Reading Time: 9 minutesEntering the world of proprietary trading offers a unique opportunity: the ability to trade with significant simulated capital without risking your own personal funds in the live markets. However, to understand the true value of this opportunity, you must understand the prop trading profit split. In simple terms, a profit split is…
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Trader Interview: How Chetin Mastered Discipline and Risk Management
Read more: Trader Interview: How Chetin Mastered Discipline and Risk ManagementReading Time: 3 minutesIn our latest trader interview, Head of Trader Education Andrew Lockwood sat down with Chetin, a full-time day trader from Bulgaria. After passing a two-stage evaluation, Chetin has been trading on a live simulated account for the past couple of months with impressive consistency.
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Funded Trading Account Requirements: How to Get Approved for a Funded Account Trading
Read more: Funded Trading Account Requirements: How to Get Approved for a Funded Account TradingReading Time: 10 minutesFunded trading account requirements are the specific rules and performance criteria traders must meet to access virtual capital from a prop trading firm like Funded Trading Plus (FTP). If you are wondering how do you get approved for a funded trading account, the answer lies in demonstrating consistent risk management within a…
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What is a Funded Trading Account? The Complete Guide to Funded Trading
Read more: What is a Funded Trading Account? The Complete Guide to Funded TradingReading Time: 9 minutesUnderstanding what is a funded trading account is a common objective for modern retail traders. Over the last few years, the proprietary trading industry has grown rapidly, offering an alternative pathway for individuals who possess a solid trading strategy but lack the personal capital to scale it effectively. At its core, funded…
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Market Watch: Tariff Turmoil, Gold Shines & AUD Leads
Read more: Market Watch: Tariff Turmoil, Gold Shines & AUD LeadsReading Time: 5 minutesAnother week, another politically charged market. This one was dominated by President Trump and the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, which injected yet more uncertainty into an already fragile backdrop. Just when traders thought they had a handle on the trade narrative, the legal twist forced another round of repositioning. Here is…
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Market Watch: Geopolitics, Gold and Silver Lead the New Year as Traders Stay Surprisingly Calm
Read more: Market Watch: Geopolitics, Gold and Silver Lead the New Year as Traders Stay Surprisingly CalmReading Time: 5 minutesHi there, Happy New Year to all Markets in 2026: Why Geopolitics and the “Trump Indicator” Are Driving Price Action I have been trading the markets for over 35 years and mentoring fellow traders for more than 10. I’ve written countless pieces on technical analysis and fundamentals, but these days the market…
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The Daily Routine to Pass a Prop Firm Challenge
Read more: The Daily Routine to Pass a Prop Firm ChallengeReading Time: 5 minutesProp Trading Education: Your Pre-Market Daily Routine (Checklist + Example Plan) Prop trading success requires learning both strategy and the development of consistency to execute that strategy within Prop Firm Rules; Discipline matters as equally as Entries & Exits, if you have ever opened up the charts and traded for 10 min,…
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Top 7 Reasons Prop Traders Blow Their Accounts (Do This Instead!)
Read more: Top 7 Reasons Prop Traders Blow Their Accounts (Do This Instead!)Reading Time: 7 minutesMost traders don’t fail because they’re “not smart enough”. They fail because they repeat predictable behaviours that quietly (or very quickly) breach risk rules. That’s even more true in a simulated prop trading environment, where drawdown limits mean a few unmanaged losses can end your evaluation early. The good news? Once you…
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Trading Strategy + Business Plan: A Smarter Approach to Prop Trading
Read more: Trading Strategy + Business Plan: A Smarter Approach to Prop TradingReading Time: 5 minutesAndrew Lockwood’s Approach: Turning Prop Trading Into a Real Business You’ve heard the saying, “Fail to plan, plan to fail.” It could not be truer for traders who take part in simulated prop evaluations. Many traders struggle because they treat trading as a side activity instead of a structured process. Without a…
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Monte Carlo Testing for Prop Traders | How to Prove Your Strategy Works
Read more: Monte Carlo Testing for Prop Traders | How to Prove Your Strategy WorksReading Time: 4 minutesMonte Carlo Testing: The “Truth Serum” for Your Trading Strategy By Andrew Lockwood Updated January 2026 If you’ve ever wondered why some prop traders pass evaluations and keep collecting payouts while others fail every challenge, the answer often isn’t luck. It’s stress testing. In the prop trading classroom, we often see traders…