I just picked up a $75k eval with Take Profit Trader. Anyone else picking up evals or direct to funded accounts in 2025? How is the trading?
Just curious ... Why do you join the prop firm? Is it for the funding or what? I used the trading desk before but haven't tried the prop firm.
I use Topstep. I am intrigued with Purdia's straight to funding concept. Trading is trading if you're with a reputable firm that isn't trying to trip you up, e.g. Apex. I'm trying to stack cash from my prop payouts to fund a properly capitalized personal account. Take Profit has a daily loss limit: Is that a hard fail or soft fail? In other words, do you lose the account if you hit the daily loss limit? If so, then it's a rip off and you should find another firm. I'd recommend Topstep over any Sim Funded company at the moment. If you're goal is to get live funded as soon as possible, then Purdia or TradeDay would be the best choices. I've heard good things about My Funded Futures but I've checked out their website and honestly, if I don't get their rules in about 34 seconds, I move on. And I don't get MFF's progression from fee to payout. Good luck. At least with Topstep and TradeDay I can vouch that the money is real and my bank lets me spend it just like my paycheck from the day job.
With the current coupon available, Purdia and Tick Tick Trader's straight to funding accounts are at prices that offer solid value. Only reason why I didn't go with them is because they have a consistency rule while Take Profit Trader does not in the funded account.
Thousands. @Laissez Faire has mentioned in the ES Journal that he has as well. It's real money to you, even if the initial accounts are SIM trades. Funded is funded, like I said.
Yes, but if you are daytrading then you stick with futures prop firms. If you are swing trading then you go with forex/cfd prop firms.