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Rules & Drawdown
FundingPips Challenge Rules: FundingPips Evaluation Rules Explained for Every Model
Every rule in the FundingPips challenge, from profit targets and daily loss to minimum days, news, resets and the legacy rulebook, with dollar figures per account…
27 min read
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Rules & Drawdown
Topstep Trading Hours: 3:10 PM CT Close, Overnight Rules and 2026 Holiday Schedule
Topstep's trading hours, the 3:10 PM CT flat rule, overnight and weekend holds, early-closing products, news windows and 2026 holiday cutoffs, with local-time conversions.
21 min read
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Payments & Fees
FTMO Pricing and Fees: Account Prices, Refunds and Every Cost (2026)
What every FTMO account costs by product and size, which fees are refunded, the reset, activation and monthly fee answers, and the trading and payment costs,…
25 min read
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Platforms & Tools
Bulenox Platforms and Setup: Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView and Project X
Why Bulenox's ProjectX route ended, how to set up Rithmic, Tradovate and NinjaTrader, where TradingView stands and what each platform costs, checked against Bulenox's Help Center…
21 min read
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Getting Started
FundedNext Competition: Rules, Prizes, Dates and Leaderboard
How FundedNext's free 14-day CFD trading competition works, with the full rules, prize list, leaderboard, entry odds and what a Stellar Instant prize account really pays,…
21 min read
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Rules & Drawdown
Topstep Scaling Plan: Contract Limits, Max Contracts and Leverage by Account Size
How Topstep's scaling plan sets your contract limit in the Express Funded Account, with the full table for 50K, 100K and 150K, micro counting, payouts, Live…
25 min read
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Rules & Drawdown
Topstep Consistency Rule Explained: 55% Combine Target and 40% XFA Path
How Topstep's consistency rule works in the Trading Combine (55%), the Express Funded Account Consistency path (40%) and Live, with calculator tables for every account size,…
21 min read
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Prop Firm Comparisons
Topstep Account Types Compared: Combine Sizes, Billing Paths, XFA, Labs and Live
Every Topstep account side by side, from the 50K, 100K and 150K Combines and the Standard vs No Activation Fee paths to the XFA payout paths,…
27 min read
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Payouts
FTMO Funded Account: How the FTMO Account Works, Rules and Rewards
How FTMO's simulated funded account (the FTMO Account) works on each route, with the funded account rules, rewards, scaling and what passing does not guarantee, checked…
31 min read
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Platforms & Tools
Topstep Trading Platforms: TopstepX, TradingView, Tradovate, ProjectX and Quantower Setup
Which platforms work with Topstep accounts, why Tradovate and TradingView logins ended in 2025, and how to set up TopstepX, Quantower, the ProjectX API and the…
29 min read