Prop-Firm Scaling
Rules matter. We win by respecting them.
Our Method
Firm Selection
- • Withdrawal history verified
- • Clear rule documentation
- • API access for monitoring
- • Reasonable drawdown limits
Challenge Process
- • Conservative risk (0.5% per trade)
- • Pass rate tracked per firm
- • Immediate halt on rule breach
- • Post-pass scaling to full size
Risk Per Firm
- • Max 2% daily risk per account
- • Correlation check across pairs
- • News calendar auto-sync
- • Hourly equity snapshots
Diversification
- • Multiple firms reduce single-point risk
- • Different rule sets tested separately
- • Geographic broker spread
- • Weekly rebalancing
Typical Rules vs. Our Approach
| Rule | Typical Limit | Our Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Max Daily Loss | 5% | Stop at 3% |
| Total Drawdown | 10% | Monitor at 8% |
| News Trading | Restricted | Full blackout |
| Weekend Holding | Allowed | Flat by Friday |
| Max Lot Size | Varies | Kelly-limited |
Capital Footprint Example
10 firms × $200K each = $2M total capital footprint
Actual deposit required: ~$50K (challenge fees + margin). Leverage via prop-firm capital.
Operations Runbook
Daily Checklist
- □ Verify all systems online (9:00 AM)
- □ Check news calendar for blackout events
- □ Review overnight fills and slippage
- □ Equity snapshot across all accounts
- □ Confirm no rule breaches (5:00 PM)
Incident Response
- • Drawdown > 5%: Reduce position size by 50%
- • Drawdown > 8%: Halt trading, manual review
- • Rule change notification: Update config within 24h
- • Broker outage: Switch to backup execution
Rule Change Tracker
We maintain a live spreadsheet of every firm's rules. When a firm updates terms, we flag the account and adjust risk limits before resuming.