Pass & Get Paid

The evaluation is a risk-management test, not a trading test. Here's how to treat it like one — and how to actually get money out at the end.

Passing an eval and holding a funded account are two different skills, and neither one is "trade well." Most traders plan for the profit target and discover the other five gates only when a payout gets denied.

12 pages. 4 original diagrams. Written for the account you have running right now.

Inside

• The six gates between purchase and cash — mapped out, because hitting the target clears only the first three
• The daily plan — four numbers, worked end to end on a $50,000 account. Why your daily loss limit belongs at half the firm's, not equal to it.
• Managing the drawdown buffer — the number that actually matters each morning, and why you risk less as the buffer shrinks
• The consistency trap, in numbers — how one $1,200 day on a $3,000 target silently raises your finish line to $4,000, and the single rule that prevents it
• The payout gate — safety net, trading days, profitable days, consistency, minimum amount. With real requirements from Apex, Topstep and Alpha Futures.
• Requesting the payout — the five-step sequence, why you don't trade while it's pending, and the six reasons requests get denied
• Taxes — what a 1099 from a prop firm means, what nobody withholds for you, and the habit that prevents an April surprise
• The reset decision — a diagnostic tree for what to do after losing an account, and the 24-hour rule that saves people from funding their own mistakes

You also get

• The payout checklist — every box to tick before you submit a request, and every box after

Who this is for

• You have an active evaluation and don't want to waste it
• You've passed before and given the account back
• You're funded and haven't taken a payout yet

Who this is not for

• You don't have a strategy yet — start with The Support & Resistance System
• You want a shortcut around the firm's rules

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Risk disclaimer: Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for every investor. This product is educational material only and is not investment, legal or tax advice, nor a recommendation of any particular firm. All worked examples are illustrative arithmetic, not records of actual trading and not representations of achievable results. No trading result, evaluation outcome or payout is guaranteed. Firm figures were compiled from public sources in August 2026 and change frequently — verify directly with your firm. Consult a qualified tax professional regarding your own circumstances.