Passing a prop firm challenge: our practical checklist

Most challenges die on rule breaks, not bad strategy. Sort risk out first and the target usually follows.

Write the rules on one page

Target, daily limit, max loss, drawdown type, reset time, banned styles. All on our program pages.

At 1% you can lose several in a row and still be miles from the limits.

Lost half the daily limit? Done for the day. You'll never hit it.

Most challenges have no deadline. Sizing up to finish early is the classic way to fail. See no-deadline firms.

If news trading is restricted, look at the economic calendar each morning and stay flat around big releases.

With a consistency rule, steady days stop one big day from holding up a payout. See our consistency rule guide.

The one you'd use with your own money. Not the time to experiment.

Every week: did you follow the plan? Small fixes compound.

How many people pass?

Firms rarely say; most estimates are well under one in five.

Max out leverage?

No. It doesn't widen your limits, it just gets you to them faster.