Risk Management Explained

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Protect capital. Protect your future.

Good risk management isn’t just about avoiding losses – it’s about staying in the game
long enough to let your strategy work. Here’s what you need to know to protect your
capital and trade with confidence.

	EVALUATIONS	INSTANT FUNDING
HOW IT WORKS	Prove your skills by hitting profit targets while following the rules. Once you pass, you get funded.	Skip the evaluation. Pay for immediate access to a funded account and start trading right away.
TIME TO GET FUNDED	Usually a few days to a few weeks, depending on your consistency and trading time.	Immediate. You get your funded account as soon as your purchase is complete.
RISK	Lower financial risk. You're risking only the challenge fee.	Higher financial risk. You start with more capital at risk.
PROFIT POTENTIAL	Same high profit split (up to 95%). Earn more as you progress.	Same high profit split (up to 95%). Start earning from day one.
BEST FOR	Traders who want to prove their skills, prefer lower upfront cost, and enjoy the challenge.	Traders who are confident in their strategy and want to start trading with capital right away.
REFUND	Fully refundable challenge fee if you get funded.	Not applicable. Funding fee is non-refundable.
ACCOUNT SIZES	All account sizes available (10K – 200K).	All account sizes available (10K – 100K).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I switch from an evaluation to instant funding later?

A proprietary trading firm-often called a prop firm-uses its own capital to fund traders.
Instead of risking your personal money, you trade simulated accounts, and if you prove
you can follow the rules and generate profits, you get access to a funded account and
keep a large share of the profits.

Do instant funding accounts have different rules?

Which option is better for beginners?

Where disciplined
traders get funded.

A breakdown of the most important prop firm rules and why following them is the key to long-term success.

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