Your rule sheet
The exact program, stage, target, loss-boundary definition, permitted activity and current source links.
OPENRANGE / FUTURES PROP-FIRM PREPARATIONYour game plan needs
Your game plan needs
more than
“hit the target.”
You want to pass. Start with the skills behind the attempt: read the rules, understand your loss limits, practice your orders and know when to stop. Clear lessons. Hands-on practice. Less winging it.
Free curriculum preview + sample lesson. No account needed.
Education and simulated practice. No guarantee of passing, funding, profits or payouts.
THE TRAINING BEHIND THE ATTEMPTA reset button
A reset button
is not a trading plan.
“I’ll figure it out after I buy” is a shaky game plan. Learn what to check before an evaluation puts your decisions under pressure.
THE ASSUMPTIONTHE MISSING CHECKWHAT YOU PRACTICE
“The account says $50,000.”
What is the actual loss boundary?Calculating the remaining buffer—not treating the headline balance as spendable money.“I clicked close.”
Did the position actually close?Checking fills, position quantity and any orders still working.“I hit the profit target.”
Have the other conditions been met?Reading the program’s current requirements and keeping passing separate from payout.“I need to make the loss back.”
Does another trade still fit the plan?Reviewing the decision and applying your prewritten stop or skip rule.FROM FOUNDATIONS TO AN INFORMED ATTEMPTSix parts.
Six parts.
One connected preparation path.
From “what does this button do?” to explaining your own decisions. Open each part to see what you’ll learn, what you’ll practice and why you’ll use it.
01Evaluation fundamentalsKnow the game before you enter.+
WHAT YOU LEARN
Learn the difference between evaluation, simulated funded stages, live accounts and payout eligibility. Identify whose rules apply to your exact program.
WHAT YOU PRACTICE
Build a rule sheet: target, loss boundary, position limits, permitted activity, fees and dates.
Why it matters: A large advertised balance is not a large loss allowance.
02Drawdown & riskUnderstand the boundary you cannot ignore.+
WHAT YOU LEARN
Study static, trailing and daily loss limits. Track how changing equity, trading costs and open exposure affect the remaining buffer.
WHAT YOU PRACTICE
Recalculate a hypothetical loss buffer after a new high and a pullback. Explain which number moved and which did not.
Why it matters: Being above the starting balance does not always mean the original buffer is intact.
03Execution practiceMake the buttons mean something.+
WHAT YOU LEARN
Work through market, limit and stop instructions, confirmed fills, partial fills, cancellations and positions. Include fees and possible slippage.
WHAT YOU PRACTICE
Read the order and position panels, check protection, and distinguish canceling an instruction from closing a trade.
Why it matters: A click, a moving chart or a canceled order does not prove you are out of the market.
04Strategy & playbooksTurn a setup into a written decision.+
WHAT YOU LEARN
Study context, confirmation, invalidation and skip conditions. Connect the setup to an example risk calculation instead of trading a familiar shape alone.
WHAT YOU PRACTICE
Write what must happen before entry, what breaks the idea, and what makes the correct decision “no trade.”
Why it matters: A strategy name is not a complete plan. The detailed methods stay in the member course.
05Discipline & reviewPractice the day that does not go your way.+
WHAT YOU LEARN
Learn to separate rule-following from a favorable outcome. Work through losses, emotional reactions and the temptation to increase risk to recover.
WHAT YOU PRACTICE
Review a simulated decision against the original plan and write a stop-for-the-session rule.
Why it matters: The next trade does not owe you the previous loss back.
06Costs, terms & preparationMake an informed next-step decision.+
WHAT YOU LEARN
List the cost of attempts, resets and activation where applicable. Understand that passing, activation and payout are distinct milestones.
WHAT YOU PRACTICE
Bring together your rule sheet, practice notes, risk arithmetic and questions you still cannot answer.
Why it matters: Course completion is not automatic evidence of readiness or a reason to spend essential money.
TRY A SMALL PIECE OF THE LEARNINGUp on the account.
Up on the account.
Less room to lose.
Both can be true with a trailing loss boundary. Walk through this constructed example and watch the remaining buffer change.
The fictional rule
The boundary stays $500 below the highest equity reached and never moves down. Touching it fails this example. No trailing cap is modeled.
Equity means the account value including open profit or loss. Figures here are assumed net of costs. These are teaching numbers—not a provider’s account specifications or a suggested trading budget.
CURRENT EQUITY$10,000
LOSS BOUNDARY$9,500
REMAINING DISTANCE TO THE BOUNDARYDistance to a failure boundary—not a recommended amount to risk.
At the start: $10,000 equity − $9,500 boundary = $500 remaining buffer.
This is what “understand drawdown” means. ↑KNOW WHAT YOU’RE BUILDINGA preparation kit.
A preparation kit.
Not a pile of trading tips.
Use your study to build working notes you can check, explain and revise. These are practice artifacts—not a pass certificate.
Your risk working
Example stop distance, contract value, fees, slippage assumptions and the relevant remaining limits.
Your written playbook
The setting, conditions, invalidation and no-trade rule—written before you see the outcome.
Your practice review
What you intended, what filled, what happened, whether you followed your rules, and what needs more work.
Give your game plan somewhere to live.
Get the blank prep worksheet: rules, loss limits, costs and review prompts. No email. No account. No inbox ambush.
IS THIS THE RIGHT NEXT STEP?Less “trust me, bro.”
Less “trust me, bro.”
More “here’s my plan.”
- You want the basics explained before the strategy.
- You want to understand evaluation rules, not guess at them.
- You’re willing to practice, record losses and review mistakes.
- You want a process you can explain without copying a signal.
What this is not.
We do not pass challenges for you, trade your account, promise funding, or sell a shortcut around provider rules.
Education cannot remove trading risk. If an evaluation would require rent money, debt or money you need for essentials, paying for an attempt is not the next step.
Explore the wider academy first →YOUR NEXT STEPBuild the preparation.
Build the preparation.
Then make the decision.
Prop-firm preparation connects the academy’s foundations, risk lessons, execution practice, strategy study and review work. It is not a separate funded-account offer.
- Beginner-friendly visual explanations
- Order, risk and guided decision practice
- Advanced strategy and playbook study
- Evaluation, costs and payout concepts
BEFORE YOU COMMITReal questions.
Real questions.
Straight answers.
How does this support my goal of passing?
The lessons are designed to help you understand loss limits, execute orders accurately, account for costs, write a plan and review decisions. Those are preparation skills—not evidence that you will pass. Your results depend on your decisions, market conditions and the exact program rules.
Can I start with no trading experience?
Yes. Begin with the foundations rather than skipping directly to an evaluation. Learn the instrument, the chart and order mechanics, then work through risk and simulated practice.
Is there a guaranteed pass or a completion deadline?
No. There is no guaranteed pass, funding, profit or payout. Study time is not a readiness test. Keep practicing concepts you cannot yet explain or apply independently.
Does this apply to every prop firm?
The learning covers rule types and preparation questions, not one universal rulebook. Rules can differ by provider, product, platform and account stage. Check the current agreement for the exact program you are considering.
Do I get a challenge account or live trading calls?
No challenge account is supplied by the academy, and the academy does not place trades for you. Live classroom sessions are planned but not currently available to book or represented as included.
What happens after I finish the course?
Use your notes and practice record to identify remaining gaps. Finishing lessons does not certify readiness. Decide separately whether an evaluation is appropriate, affordable and understood; passing and payout eligibility are separate milestones.
LEARN WHAT THE ATTEMPT DEMANDSThe goal is a pass.
Build my evaluation game plan ↑
The goal is a pass.
The next step is a plan.
Build my evaluation game plan ↑Independent education. No affiliation or endorsement by a prop firm is implied.
Official rulebook references
Examples checked September 25, 2026: Topstep Trading Combine parameters and Apex intraday trailing-drawdown evaluations. They describe different programs. Always verify the current terms; the interactive example above does not reproduce either provider’s account.
FIND YOUR STARTING POINTBig ambition.
Big ambition.
A clear first step.
Explore the foundations, map out two weeks of study, or see how futures, risk and strategy connect.