Overview
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Evaluation Rules
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✅ What We Like
- Operating continuously since 2012 — the longest run of any futures prop firm, period
- The subscription model, $49 a month for the 50K Combine, makes repeated attempts cheap
- Real educational depth, especially useful if futures specifically are new to you
- Up to 5 Express Funded accounts, $750,000 combined
❌ What Could Be Better
- Daily loss limit plus an end-of-day trailing drawdown together — that combination is less forgiving than Apex's intraday-only approach
- No weekend holding
- Even the fastest Combine option needs a 2-day minimum, so there's a floor on how quickly you can move through it
- Month after month of subscription fees can add up to more than a one-time evaluation fee elsewhere, if you need a few tries
Score Breakdown
Evaluation Rules
Trading Rules at a Glance
| Rule | Status |
|---|---|
| News Trading | Allowed ✓ |
| Weekend Holding | Not Allowed |
| EAs / Robots | Restricted |
| Copy Trading | Restricted |
| Challenge Fee Refundable | No |
| Drawdown Type | Daily loss limit + EOD trailing |
Trading Platforms
Available platforms: NinjaTrader, Tradovate, Rithmic, TSTrader
Payouts
Profit split: 100% first $25K then split
Average processing time: Standard cycle
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Our Honest Verdict
A firm that's paid traders consistently for over a decade is simply a different risk category than one that's three years old, and that's worth more than people give it credit for. The subscription pricing rewards traders who pass on the first or second try and quietly punishes everyone else. The dual drawdown rule is also the strictest stacking of restrictions on this entire futures list — go in knowing that.
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