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A proprietary trading company that funds selected traders through an evaluation and shares profits with them.

Test phase on a simulated account: reach a profit target while respecting the risk rules, to obtain a funded account.

Account financed by the prop firm after passing the evaluation. At Firmup: 90/10 split and regular payouts.

Identity and anti-money-laundering checks required by the broker before the funded account opens.

Withdrawal of your profits. At Firmup: from 5 profitable days per cycle, minimum $200, paid within 1 to 8 business days via RISE.

How gains are shared between trader and firm: 90% for the trader at Firmup.

The payment provider used to send payouts, within 1 to 8 business days.

Maximum allowed loss, recalculated only at each session close on realized profits. No intraday liquidation.

A variant where the level follows your equity in real time, including unrealized profits. Firmup does not use it.

Your best day cannot exceed a percentage (50% at Firmup) of total profit at evaluation validation.

A position held past the session close. Prohibited on Firmup intraday accounts.

Holding opposite positions on the same instrument at the same time. Prohibited at Firmup.

Futures contract sizes. A Micro is worth 1/10th of a Mini: ideal for fine-tuning risk.

The smallest price increment of a contract. On the E-mini S&P 500: 0.25 points, or $12.50 per contract.

Futures Commission Merchant: the regulated intermediary clearing futures transactions.

The professional data feed offered by Firmup, compatible with ATAS, Volfix, Quantower and more.

The order book showing resting quantities at each price level. Requires Level 2 data.

Reading the flow of executed orders (volumes, buying/selling aggressiveness) to anticipate short-term moves.

A chart displaying executed buy and sell volumes inside each candle.

Distribution of volume by price level over a period: reveals the market's acceptance and rejection zones.