Real market. Real capital. This guide explains how our live program works: how you qualify, what happens to your profits, the loss floor and payouts.
How You Qualify
Going live is earned. Our risk team decides who moves up, usually through one of these paths:
You collect the fifth and final payout on your plan
You have withdrawn a large amount with us over time
Your sim funded results are outstanding
You have traded live with us before
Payout 5 is the top of the payout ladder, not a requirement. Every move to live is a decision made by our risk team.
What Transfers with You
When you move to live, the profits on your funded account turn into live capital, up to a cap based on your account size. Anything above the cap does not carry over.
You do not get this money right away. It goes into your Reserve, and you earn it back by trading well. More on that below.
Account Size | Conversion Cap |
$25,000 | $6,000 |
$50,000 | $12,000 |
$75,000 | $14,000 |
$100,000 | $16,000 |
$150,000 | $20,000 |
Your Live Account at a Glance
Every live account starts at $0. Below your balance sits a $2,000 loss floor. That is our capital, and it covers your losses while you get started in the real market.
Starting balance: $0
Loss floor: $2,000 below your balance, same on every account size
Daily loss limit: none
Payouts: daily, $200 minimum
Contracts: capped by account size
Account Size | Loss Floor | Max Contracts (Mini/Micro) |
$25,000 | $1,000 | 1 / 10 |
$50,000 | $2,000 | 2 / 20 |
$75,000 | $2,500 | 3 / 30 |
$100,000 | $3,000 | 4 / 40 |
$150,000 | $4,500 | 5 / 50 |
The Loss Floor
Your loss floor starts $2,000 below your $0 balance. It moves only once per day, at the market close:
If today's close is your best close so far, the floor moves up to sit $2,000 below it
If not, the floor stays where it is
The floor never moves during the session. If you dip below it during the day but close above it, your account is safe
Once the floor reaches $0, it stops there for good
You only lose the account if a trading day closes below the floor.
Covering your floor. Once you have made $2,000 in live profits, your own money covers the floor and ours is no longer at risk. This matters when you want to get paid, as explained next.
Getting Paid
Payouts run daily, with a $200 minimum. You can withdraw your live profits plus any Reserve that has been released to you. Locked Reserve cannot be withdrawn, but released money can be used for margin.
Withdrawing early costs you. You can request a payout at any time. But if you do it before covering your floor, the floor jumps to $100 below your balance after the withdrawal, and it stays there forever. After that, one bad day ends the account. The smart play: make your first $2,000, cover your floor, then withdraw freely.
Earning Back Your Reserve
Your Reserve unlocks in steps, based on your live results.
Step 1: prove yourself. Nothing unlocks until you have both:
10 profitable trading days on your live account
$5,000 in total live profits
Step 2: earn it out. After that, every extra $5,000 of profit unlocks $2,500 of Reserve. Unlocks are processed once a week, and they continue until your Reserve is empty.
Every unlock goes through a risk check first. Traders who gamble, oversize, or trade recklessly lose their right to unlocks. The Reserve rewards discipline, nothing else.
Running Multiple Accounts
Have more than one funded account? They all convert when you move up, but only 3 live accounts run at the same time:
Your first 3 accounts go live, each starting at $0 with its own $2,000 floor
Any extra accounts convert too, but their money waits in Reserve, in a queue
A spot opens when one of your live accounts empties its Reserve or is closed. The next account in line then goes live with a fresh $2,000 floor
Queued money is still yours. It follows the normal unlock rules once its account goes live. Our risk team decides the order and timing.
Hedging Means Removal
Holding a long and a short position in the same instrument at the same time is banned. This applies inside one account and across any accounts you control.
This is not just our rule. In the live market, taking both sides under one owner can count as wash trading, which CME Group exchange rules prohibit. You are on a real exchange now, and its rules apply to you.
A trader caught hedging is banned immediately and permanently. Every account is closed and all locked Reserve is lost.
Losing a Live Account
If a trading day closes below your loss floor, the account is gone. Its locked Reserve is lost, and you must wait 1 month before buying a new evaluation with us.
Walkthrough
A trader moves live with five $50,000 funded accounts, each holding $5,000 in sim profits:
Each account is under the $12,000 cap, so the full $25,000 converts into Reserve
Three accounts go live, each at $0 with a $2,000 floor. Two wait in the queue
On each live account, the floor moves up with every new best close and stops at $0
There is no daily loss limit. The floor is the only line that matters
Each live account can hold up to 2 minis or 20 micros
The trader makes $2,000 of profit on each account first, covering each floor before withdrawing anything
After 10 profitable days and $5,000 in total profits, unlocks begin: $2,500 of Reserve for every extra $5,000 earned, once a week
When a live account empties its Reserve or closes, a queued account goes live with its own $2,000 floor
Profits and unlocked Reserve are paid out daily, from $200
Common Questions
When do I move to live? When our risk team decides. The usual paths are your fifth and final payout, large lifetime withdrawals, standout sim results, or past live history with us. Payout 5 is a ceiling, not a requirement.
Do I start live with a balance? No. Every live account starts at $0 with a $2,000 loss floor of our capital below it. Your converted profits sit in your Reserve, and you earn them back by trading well.
How much of my sim profit converts?
Up to your cap: $6,000 on the $25K, up to $20,000 on the $150K. Anything above the cap does not carry over.
How does the loss floor move?
Only at the daily close. It moves up to sit $2,000 below each new best close, and it stops for good once it reaches $0. Dipping below the floor during the day does not end the account. Only closing the day below it does.
Is there a daily loss limit?
No. The loss floor is the only loss limit on a live account.
What if I withdraw before covering my floor? You can, but it costs you. The floor locks to $100 below your balance after the withdrawal and never moves again. Cover your floor first ($2,000 in live profits), then withdraw with no penalty.
How do I unlock my Reserve?
First hit both marks: 10 profitable days and $5,000 in total live profits. After that, every extra $5,000 in profits unlocks $2,500 of Reserve, once a week. Reckless trading ends your unlocks.
I have several funded accounts. Do they all go live?
Only 3 at a time. The rest wait in a queue, and each one goes live when one of your active accounts empties its Reserve or closes.
Can I hedge?
No. Holding both sides of the same instrument, in any of your accounts, means an immediate permanent ban and the loss of all locked Reserve. Under CME Group rules it can also count as wash trading in the live market.
What happens if I lose my live account?
The account closes, its locked Reserve is lost, and you wait 1 month before buying a new evaluation.
How often are payouts?
Daily, with a $200 minimum. They cover your live profits and your unlocked Reserve.