Inside the Prop
Trading Journey.
Follow my experience with CFD and futures prop accounts—from evaluations and funded stages to the rules, costs and lessons behind each account.
Different accounts. Different rules.
One documented journey.
Buying or winning a challenge is only the beginning. I’m documenting what comes next: understanding the rules, managing the account and working through evaluation and payout requirements. The journal includes the losses, not only the surviving accounts. Figures below reflect my 8 November 2026 updates.
The CFD account journey
My Moneta $50K account is at the funded stage, approximately $575 in profit. Both FXIFY $25K evaluations remain in progress, with combined reported profit of $1,264.10. Funded7 and Pipcy evaluation updates are recorded in the tracker.
The futures account journey
One S2F Accelerate $50K account remains at the funded stage, showing a balance of $51,354.35. My Tradeify evaluation is approximately $1,000 in profit towards its $9,000 target. These figures are account progress, not payouts.
The losses stay in the record
The tracker also records the breached Earn2Trade evaluation, three BlackVault funded accounts, Moneta $5K account, closed S2F account and original six VestMarkets accounts. Replacement VestMarkets evaluations are recorded separately.
Account sizes are nominal plan sizes—not personal cash, withdrawable balances or evidence of profit. “Funded stage” describes a provider’s account stage, not a claim that an account holds live capital. Each account has its own rules and thresholds. Public aliases are used instead of actual account identifiers. Reported profit is not evidence of an approved or received payout.
Compare the rules.
Not just the headline balance.
My comparison section is being developed around the details that affect how an account can be traded. CFD and futures plans will be presented separately, with personal experience distinguished from published firm terms.
CFD & FX accounts
Understand the conditions attached to each specific plan.
- Evaluation steps and profit targets
- Daily and overall loss calculations
- EA, news and copy-trading permissions
- Profit splits and payout conditions
Futures accounts
Look beyond the nominal account size to its operating rules.
- Drawdown method and loss limits
- Contract limits and progression
- Consistency and qualifying-day requirements
- Funded buffers and withdrawal conditions
Commercial transparency: affiliate promotions will be clearly identified. Accounts won as prizes or received through promotional offers will be disclosed separately.
Build a more structured process.
This site is growing beyond account updates, with practical explanations, trading observations and tools under development.
Understand your account
Planned guides will cover drawdown, consistency, payout requirements, risk planning and challenge preparation.
Review the process
Trading observations and journal updates will separate planned scenarios, actual decisions and lessons learned afterwards.
Indicators, dashboards & EAs
Future tool pages will explain functionality, setup, testing status and limitations—without promising trading outcomes.
Trader Development & Mentoring
I’m developing a future mentoring offering focused on preparation, journaling, risk discipline and performance review. Details and availability will be published when the service is ready.
Trade-Prop documents personal trading experiences and provides educational material. Trading involves risk. Evaluations and funded accounts do not guarantee income. Information may become outdated; check the relevant firm’s current terms before purchasing or trading. Nothing on this page guarantees funding, profits or payouts.