Before you buy: the 10-point prop firm checklist

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1. 1. Write the all-in price, not the headline price
   Add the evaluation fee, any activation fee you pay after passing, and any monthly fee. Our true cost calculator does the sum and every firm page shows it as "true cost".
2. 2. Add one failed attempt
   Find the reset price, or the price of a new evaluation if resets are not offered. A first-try pass is the best case. Decide now what you will do if you fail once, and whether you would still be comfortable with that total.
3. 3. Is it monthly or one-time?
   On our firm pages, some evaluations are billed every month until you pass, and some firms keep a monthly fee after you qualify. A slower pass costs more under a monthly plan.
4. 4. Know the drawdown type
   Static, end-of-day trailing or intraday trailing. Check where the floor starts, when it moves, and whether open profit counts. This rule decides how much room you really have.
5. 5. Check the daily loss limit
   Is there one, is it a hard limit, and does an open (unrealized) loss count towards it?
6. 6. Check the profit target, minimum days and consistency rule
   Write down the target in dollars, the minimum number of trading days, and any rule that caps how much one day can contribute.
7. 7. Read the payout rules before you pay
   First payout timing, minimum payout, caps per request, any buffer you must keep, and the profit split. A funded account you cannot withdraw from easily is worth less.
8. 8. Check eligibility and data fees
   Is your country accepted, which platforms and data feeds are allowed, and do they cost extra? Some feeds charge a separate monthly data fee.
9. 9. Confirm the final price and code at checkout
   Firms run their own sales and usually only one discount applies. Enter any code, read the total before you pay, and take a screenshot of it. We have not verified a specific discount for our partner codes.
10. 10. Confirm everything on the firm's own rulebook
    Rules change. Check the date on the firm's official page and our rule-change log, and report anything that looks wrong with the error form.

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