I removed my personal background to avoid the possibility of being identified.
In short, I started trading FX in 2018, so I have over 8 years of experience as of now.
I began using prop firms in January 2024, so I have over 2 years of experience with them.
January 2024
I discovered prop firms for the first time. I purchased one challenge from Fintokei and failed.
February 2024
I purchased another challenge from Fintokei and failed again.
March 2024
I stepped away from prop firms for this month.
April 2024
I purchased 15 challenges from Fintokei. I only managed to withdraw once. At that time, I was risking over 3% per trade. I was more of a gambler than a trader. This was my worst month, with a loss of 3,458 USD — which was a very significant amount for me at the time, and still is.
May – July 2024
I was still losing around 1,000 USD per month, but I was gradually learning to manage risk and trade with more discipline. During this period, I came across a Step 1 account type offered by My Funded FX, which has since been discontinued. This account type limited both daily profit and daily loss to a maximum of 2%. On X and Discord, I remember many traders criticizing this restriction, viewing it as an unnecessary cap on profits. However, I found it extremely valuable. Around the same time, I discovered that E8 Markets offered a very similar plan with a 2% daily limit, and I started using it as well. Unfortunately, neither plan is available today — My Funded FX later rebranded to Seacrest Funded and recently shut down its services, and E8 Markets has since discontinued that plan. But both played a significant role in my growth as a trader. That said, I was still risking 1.5% to 2% per trade during this period. Today, I risk between 0.5% and 1%.
August 2024
For the first time, I finished a month in profit — 1,077 USD. Since then, I have not had a single losing month.
September – October 2024
I continued trading with the same approach, and this month was also profitable.
2024 — Year in Review
My total profit for the year was approximately 20,000 USD. The firms that influenced me the most were Fintokei, which introduced me to the prop firm industry; My Funded FX, which taught me the importance of risk management; and E8 Markets, which reinforced that discipline. I am genuinely grateful to all three.
2025
Detailed information will be covered in the individual reviews for each firm, but here is a brief overview of this year.
By this point, my trading style was mostly established — the instruments I trade, how I set my targets, how I determine my risk, and so on. There were occasional moments where I let emotions affect my trading, but for the most part, it was the same process repeated day after day. Even so, my monthly net profit (after deducting challenge fees) ranged from 2,008 USD to 18,538 USD — a difference of more than nine times. This is one of the difficult aspects of FX: doing the same thing does not always produce the same result.
I believe the key is to keep repeating the same process consistently, regardless of short-term losses or occasional large gains.
Here is a monthly breakdown of my net profit for 2025 (after challenge fees):
January: 7,369 USD
February: 4,825 USD
March: 2,008 USD
April: 14,630 USD
May: 15,985 USD
June: 11,892 USD
July: 3,718 USD
August: 8,976 USD
September: 7,865 USD
October: 16,618 USD
November: 18,538 USD
December: 11,039 USD
My total net profit for the year was 123,463 USD.
What I Have Learned
I was using approximately 10 firms simultaneously throughout the year.
By this time, I was already aware that prop firms could reject payouts or terminate accounts for questionable reasons. Managing multiple accounts across different firms and keeping track of each firm’s rules adds complexity, but I strongly felt the need to diversify across multiple firms and evaluate each firm’s reliability through my own firsthand experience — not through information found online.
The internet is filled with information that is distorted by affiliate deals and sponsorships. I have no affiliates or sponsors of any kind. There are firms I genuinely appreciate and support, but I believe that accepting affiliate or sponsorship income would compromise my ability to remain impartial.
I also came to understand that even without malicious intent, system errors, human mistakes, and misunderstandings are not uncommon. Some firms have tens of thousands of clients, and the number of trades is many times greater. Expecting zero errors is simply not realistic.
So if you ever receive an incorrect accusation from a firm, and you are confident you did not violate any rules, I recommend staying calm, presenting your evidence, and communicating with the firm directly. Sometimes, even then, an unfair decision will not be reversed. I understand the frustration — but I would encourage you to try another firm and continue improving your own skills. I have been frustrated by firm decisions myself, but that frustration has never produced anything positive.
January 2026
My net profit for the month was approximately 14,000 USD. Compared to my 2025 monthly average of roughly 10,000 USD, this was a strong start to the year.
February 2026
My net profit for the month was approximately 18,000 USD. However, FTMO — one of the firms I trusted most — terminated three funded 100k accounts and one 100k challenge account. Details are available in my FTMO review.
March 2026
My net profit this month was approximately $8,000.
Due to the high volatility of Gold, I incurred losses across multiple accounts at the same time.
However, since the risk per trade was limited to 1%, several accounts were able to recover from drawdown and reach payout.
Additionally, Blueberry rejected a $1,600 payout without sufficient explanation and terminated my $100k funded account.
April 2026
I will continue to update this section as things develop. I will also be publishing additional firm reviews over time.