Guides

Every guide, firm file and tool on ChallengeOdds

The verdict layer, organized: the real costs, the rates with their denominators, the rules that void payouts, the cheaper doors, and the firms that closed.

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The tool

The pre-purchase verdict

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The dataset

Every program, one table

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The Kit

The Challenge Odds Kit

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The verdict

The verdict

Is a prop firm challenge worth it? The arithmetic, not the ad

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The verdict

FTMO vs Topstep for a beginner: two doors, one verdict method

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The verdict

Can a beginner pass a prop firm challenge? Yes — and that is the wrong question

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The real cost

The real cost

How much does it really cost to get funded? Fees × attempts, computed

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The real cost

Expected cost to first payout: how this site computes the number

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The real cost

The 90% budget: what a challenge really asks you to set aside

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The real cost

How many attempts does it take to pass a prop firm challenge?

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The rates, with denominators

The rates, with denominators

Prop firm pass rates, with their denominators: 14%, 51.8%, 8.89% — all 'true'

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The rules that void payouts

The rules that void payouts

The consistency rule, explained: the payout gate that measures shape, not size

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The rules that void payouts

News trading rules: allowed in the evaluation, voided at the job

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The rules that void payouts

Trailing drawdown, explained: the rule that ends most evaluations

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The rules that void payouts

A 'funded account' is a simulated account: the fact, printed

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The rules that void payouts

Why prop firm payouts get denied: the pre-purchase edition

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The rules that void payouts

Banned strategies: grids, martingale, copy trading and the 'gambling' clause

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The rules that void payouts

From funded to first payout: the second test nobody warns you about

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The cheaper doors

The cheaper doors

The demo under challenge rules: the free self-test that replaces the first ticket

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The cheaper doors

The three cheaper doors: smallest challenge, free rehearsal, your own small account

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The cheaper doors

US futures prop firms for beginners: the door that replaced CFD challenges

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The firms that closed

The firms that closed

Closed prop firms: MyForexFunds, True Forex Funds, SurgeTrader — the whole record

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The firms that closed

The 2024 shakeout: MetaQuotes, the US door moving to futures, FTMO buys OANDA

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Firm files

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FTMO

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FundedNext

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The5ers

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FundingPips

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E8 Markets

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Firm file

Topstep

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Firm file

Apex Trader Funding

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Firm file

MyFundedFutures

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Firm file

Take Profit Trader

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Firm file

Earn2Trade

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The worksheets behind every guide

The verdict gives you the expected cost and the rule that applies to you. The Challenge Odds Kit gives you, program by program, the before-you-buy checklist, the style-versus-rules worksheets, the expected-cost workbook, and the payout-protection playbook: how to never hand a firm the excuse to refuse your payout.

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