PILLAR GUIDE · 14 MIN
Static vs trailing drawdown
The single rule that decides whether an account survives. All four structures worked through with numbers, what each does to position sizing and exits, which strategies they suit, and the exact questions to ask before you pay.
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PILLAR GUIDE · 15 MIN
The true cost of a prop firm challenge
The advertised fee is the smallest part of what a funded account costs. Every charge that appears before and after you pass, worked through with full examples, plus the comparison unit that makes firms actually comparable.
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PILLAR GUIDE · 15 MIN
How to choose a prop firm
The complete selection method: which fields to compare and in what order, how to score a shortlist, the questions to send support before paying, and the warning signs that should end a shortlist early.
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PILLAR GUIDE · 13 MIN
The consistency rule, explained
The rule most likely to hold a payout on an account that passed every other test. Every variant, the arithmetic for planning around one, why unpublished versions are the real problem, and which strategies it structurally excludes.
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GUIDE · 6 MIN
One-step vs two-step evaluations
What each structure actually tests, which one is genuinely easier once you compare the target against the drawdown, and how to choose on your own equity curve rather than on the advertised phase count.
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PILLAR GUIDE · 14 MIN
Prop firm scams and how to spot them
The specific patterns that precede a firm failing to pay, why outright fraud is rarer than rules written to make refusal defensible, the checks that take ten minutes, and what to do when it has already gone wrong.
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GUIDE · 5 MIN
Instant funding without a challenge
What you give up in exchange for skipping the evaluation, how profit withholding actually works, and the specific cases where paying more up front is genuinely the better deal.
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