Summary
I purchased my first challenge on October 13, 2024, and ultimately received approximately 6,200 USD in payouts. I violated the margin rule twice, but my account was never closed — instead, the response was either a removal or reduction of profits. The verification call was also very friendly. However, in the end, my access to purchase new challenges was suspended on the grounds that I had engaged in reverse hedging with an external account — which is not true.
Timeline
October 13, 2024
I registered and purchased a challenge on this day. At the time, the overall number of reviews on Prop Firm Match was still low, but I remember that For Traders had a high rating. That is what led me to purchase.
November 25, 2024
I passed a challenge for the first time.
December 23, 2024
I received an email about a margin violation. I do not remember the exact details of the trade, but I believe it was caused by accidentally trading 5 lots of Gold — likely a mistake or mix-up, since I was trading around 5 lots on pairs like EUR/USD and USD/JPY at the time.
The 1,212 USD in profit from that trade was removed, but my account remained active.
In my experience, stricter firms would have closed the account immediately.
December 30, 2024
I received an email titled “Verification Call – Payout.”
I do not know whether this was random or triggered by concerns about my trading. When I explained that I only understand Japanese, they assured me it would not be a problem since they have translation tools.
January 7, 2025
Due to the previous margin violation (One-Sided Betting Rule), my payout was reduced to 50%, but I was told that my account would remain active. I gladly accepted this offer. Honestly, it was over a year ago now, but I still remember the interaction being very friendly.
I have also had verification calls with Alpha Capital Group and The5ers, and in both cases the representatives were polite and kind, even though I could only communicate in Japanese.
February 11, 2025
I received an email titled “Account Review & Rule Breach.” This is quite embarrassing, but I had committed the same margin violation again. I was always diligent about setting stop-losses and limiting risk, but my understanding of margin usage and leverage was insufficient at the time. I lost approximately 3,000 USD in profit as a result, but my account remained active.
February 13, 2025
I received an email titled “Account Review.” It stated that I had been engaging in reverse hedging with an external account, and that new challenge purchases would be restricted. This is simply not true.
I communicated this to them, but they said they would investigate — and I never received a reply.
I followed up on this matter in April 2025 and again in June 2025, but I received no explanation.
Up until I received that email on February 13, 2025, I found their support to be polite, flexible, and genuinely on the side of traders. However, they ultimately suspended my ability to purchase new challenges based on a claim that I was reverse hedging with an external account. I do not understand why this happened.
I still hope this matter will be resolved someday.