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How do I qualify for a live account?
There is no public payout count, dollar target, or numeric milestone that "unlocks" a live account. Our risk team reviews every funded trader based on the full picture, meaning your consistency, how you manage drawdowns, your trading conduct, and your overall risk profile, and identifies when you are ready to move to live capital.
The best path to live is to trade like you intend to keep trading: consistent, disciplined, and risk-aware. Strong trading patterns are noticed regardless of payout count.
Why no public threshold?
We want traders focused on developing genuine consistency, not chasing a specific number. A public threshold encourages optimising for the threshold rather than for trading quality, which is the actual signal we look for. Removing it keeps the program aligned around the right thing: building the kind of track record we can trust on live capital.
What does the risk team look at?
The full picture of your trading with us, including but not limited to:
- Consistency of your trading and your results over time
- How you manage drawdowns and risk
- Trading conduct, for example how you handle news, position sizing, and behaviour around the daily reset
- Your overall risk profile and account history
There is no single metric that triggers transition. It is a holistic call by the risk team.
Can I ask the risk team to move me to live?
You do not need to. The team has full visibility into every funded account and reaches out directly when a trader is approved for transition. Asking for review does not move you up the queue, sustained consistency does.
Does my product type affect when I move to live?
The transition criterion is the same on every product (EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Instant Classic, Flex and Daily Payouts): risk team review of your trading history. What can differ in practice is how quickly different products build a track record, since 1-Day-Pass-Plan and Daily Payouts accounts move faster per cycle while EOD and Instant Funded need more winning days per payout, but the decision itself is product-agnostic.
Do account sizes have different criteria?
Section: Do account sizes have different criteria?
− No, the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
+ No, the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What happens when I transition from sim to live?), but the path itself is consistent.
Will my existing payouts count?
Yes, your entire trading history with us is what the risk team reviews. Every approved payout, your consistency, how you have handled drawdowns, your overall risk profile. If you have already built a strong track record, the risk team has visibility into that and factors it into their review.
− If you are approved for transition before the live environment is operational, your live account is reserved and your sim account is held until launch, see Collection 1 for how that works.
How will I know I'm being moved to live?
We will reach out to you directly by email the moment your account is approved. Your transition notice walks you through the size and structure of your live account, the Live Funded Trader Agreement, any remaining KYC, and step-by-step onboarding for the live platform.
Where this fits
Path to Live › How to qualify
Related articles
Section: How will I know I'm being moved to live?
+ - What plans do you offer?
+ - 1-Day-Pass-Plan: specifications, rules and payouts
+ - What are the specifications of each Type and Account Size?
- What is the Path to Live?
− - Transition: What happens when I transition from sim to live?
− - Live Account Specifications: What are the live account specifications?
− - Multi-Account & Restrictions: Path to Live Restrictions & Multi-Account Rules
− - Common Questions: Path to Live – Frequently Asked Questions
+ - Daily Payouts: specifications, rules and payouts
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Section: Eligibility: How do I qualify for a live account?
+ Help Center / Path to Live / Eligibility: How do I qualify for a live account?
+ Eligibility: How do I qualify for a live account?
+ Updated 8 September 2026
How do I qualify for a live account?
There is no public payout count, dollar target, or numeric milestone that "unlocks" a live account. Our risk team reviews every funded trader based on the full picture, meaning your consistency, how you manage drawdowns, your trading conduct, and your overall risk profile, and identifies when you are ready to move to live capital.
The best path to live is to trade like you intend to keep trading: consistent, disciplined, and risk-aware. Strong trading patterns are noticed regardless of payout count.
Why no public threshold?
We want traders focused on developing genuine consistency, not chasing a specific number. A public threshold encourages optimising for the threshold rather than for trading quality, which is the actual signal we look for. Removing it keeps the program aligned around the right thing: building the kind of track record we can trust on live capital.
What does the risk team look at?
The full picture of your trading with us, including but not limited to:
- Consistency of your trading and your results over time
- How you manage drawdowns and risk
- Trading conduct, for example how you handle news, position sizing, and behaviour around the daily reset
- Your overall risk profile and account history
There is no single metric that triggers transition. It is a holistic call by the risk team.
Can I ask the risk team to move me to live?
You do not need to. The team has full visibility into every funded account and reaches out directly when a trader is approved for transition. Asking for review does not move you up the queue, sustained consistency does.
Does my product type affect when I move to live?
The transition criterion is the same on every product (EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Instant Classic, Flex and Daily Payouts): risk team review of your trading history. What can differ in practice is how quickly different products build a track record, since 1-Day-Pass-Plan and Daily Payouts accounts move faster per cycle while EOD and Instant Funded need more winning days per payout, but the decision itself is product-agnostic.
Do account sizes have different criteria?
No, the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
Will my existing payouts count?
Yes, your entire trading history with us is what the risk team reviews. Every approved payout, your consistency, how you have handled drawdowns, your overall risk profile. If you have already built a strong track record, the risk team has visibility into that and factors it into their review.
If you are approved for transition before the live environment is operational, your live account is reserved and your sim account is held until launch, see Collection 1 for how that works.
How will I know I'm being moved to live?
We will reach out to you directly by email the moment your account is approved. Your transition notice walks you through the size and structure of your live account, the Live Funded Trader Agreement, any remaining KYC, and step-by-step onboarding for the live platform.
Section: How will I know I'm being moved to live?
+ Where this fits
+ Path to Live › How to qualify
+ Related articles
+ - What is the Path to Live?
+ - Transition: What happens when I transition from sim to live?
+ - Live Account Specifications: What are the live account specifications?
+ - Multi-Account & Restrictions: Path to Live Restrictions & Multi-Account Rules
+ - Common Questions: Path to Live – Frequently Asked Questions
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How do I qualify for a live account?
Section: How do I qualify for a live account?
− There is no public payout count, dollar target, or numeric milestone that "unlocks" a live account. Our risk team reviews every funded trader based on the full picture — your consistency, how you manage drawdowns, your trading conduct, and your overall risk profile — and identifies when you are ready to move to live capital.
+ There is no public payout count, dollar target, or numeric milestone that "unlocks" a live account. Our risk team reviews every funded trader based on the full picture, meaning your consistency, how you manage drawdowns, your trading conduct, and your overall risk profile, and identifies when you are ready to move to live capital.
The best path to live is to trade like you intend to keep trading: consistent, disciplined, and risk-aware. Strong trading patterns are noticed regardless of payout count.
Why no public threshold?
We want traders focused on developing genuine consistency, not chasing a specific number. A public threshold encourages optimising for the threshold rather than for trading quality, which is the actual signal we look for. Removing it keeps the program aligned around the right thing: building the kind of track record we can trust on live capital.
What does the risk team look at?
Section: What does the risk team look at?
− The full picture of your trading with us, including (but not limited to):
+ The full picture of your trading with us, including but not limited to:
- Consistency of your trading and your results over time
- How you manage drawdowns and risk
− - Trading conduct (e.g. how you handle news, position sizing, behaviour around the daily reset)
+ - Trading conduct, for example how you handle news, position sizing, and behaviour around the daily reset
- Your overall risk profile and account history
There is no single metric that triggers transition. It is a holistic call by the risk team.
Can I ask the risk team to move me to live?
Section: Can I ask the risk team to move me to live?
− You do not need to. The team has full visibility into every funded account and reaches out directly when a trader is approved for transition. Asking for review does not move you up the queue — sustained consistency does.
+ You do not need to. The team has full visibility into every funded account and reaches out directly when a trader is approved for transition. Asking for review does not move you up the queue, sustained consistency does.
Does my product type affect when I move to live?
Section: Does my product type affect when I move to live?
− The transition criterion is the same on every product (EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Instant Classic, Flex): risk team review of your trading history. What can differ in practice is how quickly different products build a track record — 1-Day-Pass-Plan accounts move faster per cycle, EOD and Instant Funded need more winning days per payout — but the decision itself is product-agnostic.
+ The transition criterion is the same on every product (EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Instant Classic, Flex and Daily Payouts): risk team review of your trading history. What can differ in practice is how quickly different products build a track record, since 1-Day-Pass-Plan and Daily Payouts accounts move faster per cycle while EOD and Instant Funded need more winning days per payout, but the decision itself is product-agnostic.
Do account sizes have different criteria?
Section: Do account sizes have different criteria?
− No — the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
+ No, the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
Will my existing payouts count?
Section: Will my existing payouts count?
− Yes — your entire trading history with us is what the risk team reviews. Every approved payout, your consistency, how you have handled drawdowns, your overall risk profile. If you have already built a strong track record, the risk team has visibility into that and factors it into their review.
− If you are approved for transition before the live environment is operational, your live account is reserved and your sim account is held until launch — see Collection 1 for how that works.
+ Yes, your entire trading history with us is what the risk team reviews. Every approved payout, your consistency, how you have handled drawdowns, your overall risk profile. If you have already built a strong track record, the risk team has visibility into that and factors it into their review.
+ If you are approved for transition before the live environment is operational, your live account is reserved and your sim account is held until launch, see Collection 1 for how that works.
How will I know I'm being moved to live?
We will reach out to you directly by email the moment your account is approved. Your transition notice walks you through the size and structure of your live account, the Live Funded Trader Agreement, any remaining KYC, and step-by-step onboarding for the live platform.
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What does the risk team look at?
The full picture of your trading with us, including (but not limited to):
- Consistency of your trading and your results over time
- How you manage drawdowns and risk
- Trading conduct (e.g. how you handle news, position sizing, behaviour around the daily reset)
- Your overall risk profile and account history
There is no single metric that triggers transition. It is a holistic call by the risk team.
Can I ask the risk team to move me to live?
You do not need to. The team has full visibility into every funded account and reaches out directly when a trader is approved for transition. Asking for review does not move you up the queue — sustained consistency does.
Does my product type affect when I move to live?
The transition criterion is the same on every product (EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Instant Classic, Flex): risk team review of your trading history. What can differ in practice is how quickly different products build a track record — 1-Day-Pass-Plan accounts move faster per cycle, EOD and Instant Funded need more winning days per payout — but the decision itself is product-agnostic.
Do account sizes have different criteria?
Section: Do account sizes have different criteria?
− No — the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 75K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
+ No — the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
Will my existing payouts count?
Yes — your entire trading history with us is what the risk team reviews. Every approved payout, your consistency, how you have handled drawdowns, your overall risk profile. If you have already built a strong track record, the risk team has visibility into that and factors it into their review.
If you are approved for transition before the live environment is operational, your live account is reserved and your sim account is held until launch — see Collection 1 for how that works.
How will I know I'm being moved to live?
We will reach out to you directly by email the moment your account is approved. Your transition notice walks you through the size and structure of your live account, the Live Funded Trader Agreement, any remaining KYC, and step-by-step onboarding for the live platform.
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How do I qualify for a live account?
There is no public payout count, dollar target, or numeric milestone that "unlocks" a live account. Our risk team reviews every funded trader based on the full picture — your consistency, how you manage drawdowns, your trading conduct, and your overall risk profile — and identifies when you are ready to move to live capital.
The best path to live is to trade like you intend to keep trading: consistent, disciplined, and risk-aware. Strong trading patterns are noticed regardless of payout count.
Why no public threshold?
We want traders focused on developing genuine consistency, not chasing a specific number. A public threshold encourages optimising for the threshold rather than for trading quality, which is the actual signal we look for. Removing it keeps the program aligned around the right thing: building the kind of track record we can trust on live capital.
What does the risk team look at?
The full picture of your trading with us, including (but not limited to):
- Consistency of your trading and your results over time
- How you manage drawdowns and risk
- Trading conduct (e.g. how you handle news, position sizing, behaviour around the daily reset)
- Your overall risk profile and account history
There is no single metric that triggers transition. It is a holistic call by the risk team.
Can I ask the risk team to move me to live?
You do not need to. The team has full visibility into every funded account and reaches out directly when a trader is approved for transition. Asking for review does not move you up the queue — sustained consistency does.
Does my product type affect when I move to live?
The transition criterion is the same on every product (EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan, Instant Classic, Flex): risk team review of your trading history. What can differ in practice is how quickly different products build a track record — 1-Day-Pass-Plan accounts move faster per cycle, EOD and Instant Funded need more winning days per payout — but the decision itself is product-agnostic.
Do account sizes have different criteria?
No — the criterion is the same across 25K, 50K, 75K, 100K, and 150K accounts. The size of your eventual live account scales with your sim portfolio (see What if I have multiple sim accounts? in Collection 3), but the path itself is consistent.
Will my existing payouts count?
Yes — your entire trading history with us is what the risk team reviews. Every approved payout, your consistency, how you have handled drawdowns, your overall risk profile. If you have already built a strong track record, the risk team has visibility into that and factors it into their review.
If you are approved for transition before the live environment is operational, your live account is reserved and your sim account is held until launch — see Collection 1 for how that works.
How will I know I'm being moved to live?
We will reach out to you directly by email the moment your account is approved. Your transition notice walks you through the size and structure of your live account, the Live Funded Trader Agreement, any remaining KYC, and step-by-step onboarding for the live platform.
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