Prop Firm Rules
Trading Rules
Review all challenge, funded, payout, conduct, and consistency requirements before trading.
Minimum Trading Days
3 Days
Consistency Rule
40%
First Payout
30 Days
Next Payout Cycle
14 Days
1-Step Challenge Rules
• Profit target: 10%.
• Daily drawdown limit: 3%.
• Maximum drawdown limit: 6%.
• Minimum 3 trading days required before passing.
• Maximum 60 calendar days to complete the challenge.
• Consistency rule must be met before the account can move to funded review.
• If the profit target is reached before minimum trading days, the account remains active until the requirement is met.
Why these specific numbers?
Why 10% profit target?
Set at 10% because it represents a realistic monthly return for a disciplined trader without requiring excessive risk.
Why 3% daily drawdown?
Set at 3% to ensure you never lose more than a controlled amount in a single day. Professionals protect capital first.
Why 6% max drawdown?
Set at 6% as your total risk budget. Managing this correctly is the single most important skill in professional trading.
2-Step Challenge Rules
• Phase 1 profit target: 8%. Maximum 60 calendar days to complete.
• Phase 2 profit target: 5%. Maximum 30 calendar days to complete.
• Daily drawdown limit: 5%.
• Maximum drawdown limit: 10%.
• Minimum 3 trading days required per phase.
• Consistency rule must be met before progressing from Phase 1 and before final funded review.
• If a target is hit but minimum trading days are not completed, the account remains active until the requirement is satisfied.
Why these specific numbers?
Why 8% / 5% targets?
Phase 1 at 8% proves you can generate returns. Phase 2 at 5% confirms you can do it consistently. Both are realistic without excessive risk.
Why 5% daily drawdown?
Set at 5% to ensure you never lose more than a controlled amount in a single day. Professionals protect capital first.
Why 10% max drawdown?
Set at 10% as your total risk budget. Managing this correctly is the single most important skill in professional trading.
Consistency Rule
• Your best single trading day must not exceed 40% of your total profit.
• Example: if total profit is $1,000, your best day cannot be more than $400.
• This rule rewards stable, repeatable performance instead of one-day spikes.
• If consistency is not met, progression or payout eligibility may be delayed until performance becomes balanced.
Funded Account Rules
• Funded accounts must maintain a minimum of 3 trading days.
• Funded accounts remain subject to risk and consistency monitoring.
• A minimum profit of 1% is required before a payout can be requested.
• Accounts that violate drawdown rules will fail.
Payout Rules
• First payout is available after 30 days from the funded date.
• After the first payout, the next payout is available every 14 days.
• Minimum profit required for payout eligibility is 1%.
• Minimum 3 trading days required before payout eligibility.
• Consistency rule must be satisfied before payout approval.
Why the Consistency Rule Exists — and Why It Helps You
The consistency rule is not designed to make your challenge harder. It is designed to make sure you get funded for the right reasons.
Here is the reality: a trader who makes 8% profit in one lucky trade and then stops trading is not a trader we can fund with confidence. Markets change. Strategies that worked once do not always work again.
The consistency rule — your best single day cannot exceed 40% of your total profit — ensures that your results are built on repeated good decisions, not one fortunate moment.
What this means practically
If your total profit is $4,000, your best single day should not exceed $1,600.
This is actually good for you because:
• It proves your strategy works consistently
• It means your funded account will perform
• It protects you from over-risking on one trade
• Traders who pass with consistency are traders we trust with larger capital over time
The traders we fund are not the ones who got lucky once. They are the ones who showed up with discipline every day.
Trading Conduct Rules
These rules exist to protect both the firm and the trader. Every rule below explains exactly what is banned and why.
Our approach: We warn before we act.
Every violation triggers an email and dashboard notification first. Only repeated violations result in account termination.
Martingale Strategy
PROHIBITEDWhat it is
Doubling your lot size after a loss to recover previous losses faster.
Why it's banned
This strategy transfers risk directly to the firm. One extended losing streak can wipe an entire account in minutes. We are evaluating your discipline and risk management — not your ability to recover losses with increasingly dangerous position sizes.
What we look for
Consistent lot sizing across all trades regardless of previous outcomes.
Consequence
Step 1: You will receive an email warning and a dashboard notification explaining exactly what was detected and how many instances were found.
Step 2: If the pattern continues after the warning, your account will be terminated without refund.
We believe in giving traders the opportunity to correct their behavior before taking action.
Hedging Across Accounts
PROHIBITEDWhat it is
Opening opposite positions on multiple accounts to guarantee profit on one regardless of market direction.
Why it's banned
This exploits the evaluation structure rather than demonstrating real trading skill. It creates guaranteed firm liability with no genuine trading taking place.
Consequence
Step 1: Email and dashboard warning sent with specific evidence of the detected pattern.
Step 2: Continued hedging results in permanent account termination and ban from the platform.
Note: If hedging is detected across multiple accounts simultaneously, all accounts are terminated immediately with no warning.
Copy Trading
PROHIBITEDWhat it is
Using signals, bots, or copy trading services to mirror another trader's positions.
Why it's banned
We are funding YOU as a trader. We need to evaluate your individual decision-making and risk management. Copy trading tells us nothing about your actual skill.
Consequence
Step 1: Warning email and dashboard alert sent explaining what was detected.
Step 2: Continued copy trading results in account termination without refund.
Latency Arbitrage
PROHIBITEDWhat it is
Exploiting delayed price feeds to enter trades with a known outcome.
Why it's banned
This is not trading. It is exploiting a technical vulnerability at the firm's expense.
Consequence
Step 1: Warning email sent with specific trade data.
Step 2: Account terminated and all profits voided if pattern continues.
High-Frequency Scalping
RESTRICTEDWhat it is
Opening and closing dozens of trades within seconds to accumulate small gains.
Why it's banned
Strategies that only work in evaluation conditions and cannot be replicated in live funded trading are not acceptable. We fund traders with sustainable strategies.
Consequence
Step 1: Warning issued with specific trade data showing the pattern.
Step 2: Strategy must be adjusted or account will be reviewed for termination.
Our Philosophy
TFC Funder is not designed to be difficult to pass. It is designed to identify traders who are genuinely disciplined.
The rules exist to protect both the firm and the trader. A trader who passes with a disciplined strategy is a trader we can trust with larger capital over time.
We are not looking for lucky passes. We are looking for consistent, disciplined traders.
Trade with discipline. Pass with confidence. Get funded for life.
Important
Reaching a profit target alone does not automatically mean an account has passed. Minimum trading days, consistency, time limits, and risk compliance must also be satisfied.