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2026-10

2016

30 N Gould St STE 4000, Sheridan, WY 82801

Osvaldo Guimarães

United States

After five payouts the account is reviewed for a possible live transition; it is not automatic. Initial accounts use simulated capital.

Every 5 days; five payouts before account review.

On Demand and processed on Wednesday

One and Signature: 5% of balance up to 75K and 4% on 100K and 150K. One additionally limits withdrawals to 50% of total profit. Instant: 5% at all sizes.

LiveSim® Gauntlet Mini™

• Max Withdrawal: $4,000 (Requires $5,000 in total profit).
• Profit Split: The firm takes a 20% share (deducted monthly or at each withdrawal).

LiveSim® Trader Career Path®

• Max Withdrawal: The program's profit target minus 20%.
• Deductions: No monthly deductions; the 20% is only taken from the target amount.

500 USD

$100

Positive net profit across the payout cycle. KYC and Trader Agreement. Shared wallets are not accepted; failed KYC means forfeiture of gains and account closure. Optional store credit is irrevocable and expires after one year.

Liquidity-provider commissions vary by instrument and platform; check specifications.

Remove Lock on Payout: +25%. Payout Protector: +25%, Signature only. Optional add-ons; checkout indicates they are included in renewal.

End-of-day trailing; the threshold retains its pre-payout level unless Remove Lock on Payout is purchased.

• Evaluation and LiveSim: EOD (End Of Day balance)
• Live: Trailing

Maximum of 3 funded accounts. Only one of them can be LiveSim

One: none. Signature: 6% on 25K, 4% on 50K, 3% from 75K. Instant: 4%.

No fixed count; the $1 million limit is shared across evaluations, funded accounts and markets.

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

Unlimited

Instant: monthly subscription from the funded account. The reviewed sources do not publish a One or Signature activation fee.

Montly fee and Lifetime activation fee

One: 5 days with at least $100/150/200/250/300 on 25/50/75/100/150K. Instant: 5 days according to checkout. Signature: no explicit confirmed requirement.

No minimum trading days on either Trader Career Path® or The Gauntlet Mini™. The evaluation can be passed as soon as the profit goal is reached.

Monthly subscription; platform prices are listed in each challenge.

Montly fee

Variable Pricing ($25K–$50K Accounts)

Reset fees for these entry-level accounts fluctuate according to current promotions and are consistently priced lower than a brand-new subscription:

• TCP25 (Trader Career Path® 25K)
• TCP50 (Trader Career Path® 50K)
• GAU50 (Gauntlet Mini™ 50K)

Fixed Pricing ($100K–$200K Accounts)

Reset fees for these higher-balance accounts remain constant and are not affected by promotional offers:

• TCP100 (Trader Career Path® 100K) – $100
• GAU100 (Gauntlet Mini™ 100K) – $100
• GAU150 (Gauntlet Mini™ 150K) – $130
• GAU200 (Gauntlet Mini™ 200K) – $155

A complimentary free reset is added after each monthly renewal of your subscription. You can use these free resets at any time while your subscription is active, accumulate more than one, but any unused resets will be forfeited if you cancel.

Scaling only allowed for Trader Career Path

TCP25

TCP50

TCP100

• $25K–$200K accounts: 80/20 if the profit reaches or exceeds the threshold set for the account size; 50/50 if it is below the threshold.
• Trader Career Path® $400K accounts: fixed 60/40.

Both Trading Path Career and Gauntlet Mini have daily drawdown limits. On the funded phase, daily drawdown can be removed upon request after the lower threshold of the trader's maximum drawdown reaches the account's starting balance.

None. No minimum trading days are required to pass the evaluation, nor on LiveSim®/Live funded accounts.

TCP25

TCP50

TCP100

Virtual Accounts Scaling

The FAQ permits proprietary automation subject to restrictions, but the checkout catalogue flags EAs as disallowed. Obtain written confirmation for the selected plan and platform before using automation.

Permitted within one account. Coordinated opposing positions across accounts or firms are prohibited.

Tick harvesting, full porting and sub-minute positions at or near the contract limit are prohibited.

No universal per-trade percentage is published; gambling, all-in and abuse of margin, leverage or contract limits are prohibited.

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Signals, passing services, group trading and EAs facilitating copy trading are prohibited.

Existing positions may remain open. No opening or closing within 3 minutes before or after high-impact news. Consequences include P&L removal, reduced leverage or account termination.

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

One: 40% in evaluation and funded. Signature: 50% in both. Instant: 20%. If the best day exceeds the allowed share of total profit, continue trading until compliant.

Evaluation phase: In order to complete the evaluation, no single trading day can account for 30% or more of your total PnL.

Cross-account arbitrage, latency or pricing-error exploitation, insider trading, front-running, third-party passing strategies and changing strategy between evaluation and funded trading. All-in, gambling and excessive exposure are prohibited. Trading is reviewed before funded account issuance.

• Exploiting platform errors.
• Disruptive trading or spoofing.
• Excessive daily contracts.
• Collusion and manipulation.
• AI or high-speed abuse.
• Unrealistic market behavior.
• Exploiting technical flaws.
• Bypassing restrictions.
• Trading for others.

Close before the platform session ends.

Not recommended