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Everything You Need to Know About the Professional Challenge

Complete guide to the FunderPro Futures Professional Challenge: rules, fees, buffer target, expandable daily loss limit, $10,000 max reward, and 14-day payout cadence.

Written by Evelyn

The Professional Challenge is designed for serious traders who want the highest FunderPro Futures payout ceiling. Fixed 80% reward share, up to $10,000 per request every 14 days, and a daily loss limit that can expand up to 25% as you build your buffer.


Challenge Rules

Parameter

$50K

$100K

$150K

$200K

Monthly Fee

$219

$329

$449

$559

Activation Fee

$119

$119

$119

$119

Reset Fee

$189

$279

$379

$469

Contracts (Std / Micro)

5 / 50

10 / 100

15 / 150

20 / 200

Profit Target

$3,000 (6%)

$6,000 (6%)

$9,000 (6%)

$12,000 (6%)

Maximum Drawdown

$2,000 (4%)

$3,000 (3%)

$4,500 (3%)

$6,000 (3%)

Daily Loss Limit (Funded)

2%, up to 25%

2%, up to 25%

2%, up to 25%

2%, up to 25%

Consistency Rule (Challenge)

40%

40%

40%

40%

Consistency Rule (Funded)

50%

50%

50%

50%

Min Trading Days

None

None

None

None

Challenge Duration

Unlimited (billed every 30 days)

Unlimited (billed every 30 days)

Unlimited (billed every 30 days)

Unlimited (billed every 30 days)

Weekend Holding

No

No

No

No

News Trading (Challenge)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

News Trading (Funded)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

How it works

1. Pick your account size and start trading. No time limit. Your subscription renews every 30 days until you pass or cancel.

2. Hit the 6% profit target while staying within the drawdown and consistency rules.

3. Pay the $119 activation fee and receive your simulated FunderPro Futures funded account.

Maximum Drawdown

End-of-day (EOD) trailing drawdown. It trails upward as your account grows and stops trailing once it reaches your initial starting balance. Once you are in profit by the drawdown amount, your downside is capped permanently.

Daily Loss Limit (expandable)

On the Funded Account, you start with a 2% daily loss limit. What makes Professional different: as you accumulate profit (your "buffer"), the daily loss limit can expand up to 25% of your buffer. This gives experienced traders more room to operate on volatile days without risking a breach.

If you hit the daily limit, trading is paused for the rest of the day. It does not fail your account.

News Trading

News trading is allowed on FunderPro Futures Professional accounts during both the evaluation and funded phases. There are no restrictions on opening, closing, or holding positions through high-impact news events.

Note: this differs from the Beginner type, where news trading is restricted on funded accounts.

The Buffer Target

Before you can request your first reward, you need to build a 3% buffer above your starting balance. This buffer protects your account and is the minimum threshold for a reward request. For example, on a $100K account you need at least $3,000 in profit before your first request.

Consistency Rule

No single trading day can account for more than 40% of your total profit during the Challenge. On the Funded Account this relaxes to 50%.

Reward Rules

Parameter

Value

Reward Share

80% flat

Minimum Reward Request

3% of account size (the Buffer Target)

Maximum Reward Request

$10,000

Payout Frequency

Every 14 calendar days

Minimum reward by account size

Account Size

Minimum Request (3%)

$50K

$1,500

$100K

$3,000

$150K

$4,500

$200K

$6,000

Scaling Plan

Profit Earned

$50K

$100K

$150K

$200K

$0 to $2,500

2 / 20

3 / 30

4 / 40

5 / 50

Above $2,500

3 / 30

4 / 40

5 / 50

6 / 60

Above $5,000

5 / 50

7 / 70

9 / 90

11 / 100

Who is the Professional Challenge for?

Traders who want the biggest single payouts on FunderPro Futures and are willing to build a buffer to get there. The 14-day cadence with a $10,000 cap means high-performing traders can extract significant rewards on a predictable schedule. The expandable daily loss limit gives you more room to trade aggressively as your account grows. Higher monthly and reset fees reflect the premium conditions.

Professional vs. Beginner vs. Mid-Level

Beginner

Mid-Level

Professional

Reward share

80% flat

80/85/90%

80% flat

Max single reward

2% of account

3-7% scaling

$10,000

Reward cadence

After 5 profit days

After 5 profit days

Every 14 days

News trading (funded)

Restricted

Allowed

Allowed

Activation fee

$0

$129

$119

Daily loss limit

2% (funded)

2%

2% up to 25%

Monthly fee (100K)

$149

$149

$329

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