Two things he learned while testing the SFX account, and thinks any funded trader should understand before trading. First, the drawdown can trail running equity rather than end of day balance. An account that goes $1,000 up on an open trade can breach its drawdown limit if that trade reverses into the stop, so open profit has to be managed carefully. Second, news trading is allowed but the stop will not always fill where it was placed. Major releases bring big moves, spread expansion and slippage, so a position held through CPI or NFP can cost far more than the number you had in mind. His conclusion: every firm has its own rules and risk model, read them carefully, and make sure your risk management actually fits them.

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Back for a second attempt, this time with SFX Funded. He is taking on a $25,000 One Step account, and he is open about the first run: he tried The Trading Pit and failed, having come very close to the target, which reminded him that you cannot control the outcome, only the execution. He is carrying those lessons into round 2. The detail he is most struck by is that this account comes with no daily drawdown limit.

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I passed two funded accounts recently, then failed one I was sure I’d pass – because I got cocky around the CPI numbers. My pairs kept dropping, I got stopped out twice at 2.2% risk per setup, then price turned exactly as I’d anticipated. The market didn’t care how close I was, or how many accounts I’d passed before. Overconfidence was the mistake. Failure is part of the business – up to 78.9% of CFD traders lose money. I’m starting another funded challenge at the end of the month, quietly compounding.

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I’m up +7.5%. Yesterday I announced my partnership with JoinProp – and it came with a $20K funded account. I took my GBPUSD setup and added positions as the trade moved in my favour. A few got stopped out in profit, closing yesterday at +1.3%; today we’re up +7.5%. This is exactly what I’ve worked towards for years – not predicting the market or chasing trades, just executing the same process over and over. Some days it pays little, some days we learn, some days it pays a lot.

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If you’ve noticed, a few respected traders on LinkedIn have been quietly sharing content with a small footer on their posts. At first it felt strange – then I kept seeing it, again and again, and more traders joined in. I remember thinking, ‘whoever came up with this is a marketing genius.’ Good work, Omer Rapaport. The more I looked into what the team was building, the more it caught my interest – not another flashy prop firm promotion, but a different approach. A few conversations later I was invited to join. Today I’m happy to announce I’ve officially joined the Real Prop Challenge in partnership with JoinProp. As someone who’s spent years in the prop firm space, I’m always curious about projects that create genuine opportunities for traders. Looking forward to seeing where this journey leads. Stay tuned.

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