What could you be earning
as a funded trader?
We fund talented traders $10,000 - $2.5M of real MONEY.
Your journey with HowToTrade starts here
Trade our prop firm’s capital in 3 simple steps
Pass our evaluation
Start your 180 day prop trading evaluation and prove your talent in a demo account
Complete incubator
Once passed, you have 30 days to prepare for a funded account and verify trade consistency.
Get funded
Get our real capital to trade real markets and profit from.
Unlimited profit potential
You keep 70% of any profit. Withdraw twice monthly. We'll cover any losses.
Your trading objectives to trade our real capital
Our trading objectives come from our mission to find talented traders. Unlike most, we'll give you up to 180 days to see if you've got what it takes. Pass and we’ll fund you with $10,000 of real capital.
Trading window 180 days 30 days -
This is the time we allocate for you to find and execute all your trades. The time starts from when you execute your first trade.
Minimum trading days 30 5 -
This objective allows us to assess how you’re able to find new opportunities in the market each day. We qualify and count a trading day when you execute 1 or more trades in a given day. They do not have to be consecutive trading days.
Max daily loss 5% 5% 5%
You must not lose more than a pre-defined amount of the available balance in any given trading day. E.g. On a $10,000 balance, losing $2,500 would be 5% loss.
Max drawdown 10% 10% 10%
Drawdown is a measurment of how far your balance has declined, consecutively, from the last recorded highest amount. E.g. on a $50,000 balance, losing $5,000 would be a 10% drawdown. You must not exceed this amount.
Profit target 10% 5% -
You must achieve at least a 10% gain. On a $50,000 balance, this would be at least a $5,000 profit. Any open negative positions will be used in the gain calculation.
Average duration of trades > 3 mins. > 3 mins -
On average, your trade duration - from open to close time - should not be less than the amount we’ve defined.
Realised Trading Opportunities 100 20 -
Your realised trades allow us to determine if you have an edge or if your results are a “random walk”. Said another way, have you got something or have you fluked it! We’ve therefore stated a minimum number of realised trades required for us to make this assessment.
Long short ratio < 85 % - -
We want to see if you can make money when the market is moving up and down.. Your trading history should not be comprised of more than 85% long. Conversely your trading history cannot be comprised of more than 85% short.
Pip expectancy > 2 - -
We want to see how many pips your strategy makes net after commissions, spreads and all realised trades. The formula we use is: E(R) = (PP x APW) – (PN x APL). Where: E(R): Expected Return, PP: Probability of (+) trade, APW: Average Pip Win, PN: Probability of (-) trade and APL: Average Pip Loss. For example, Example:(0.75 x 15) – (0.25 x 25) = 5 pip expectancy (E(R)). In this example, 75% of the time your average win is 15 pips and 25% your average loss is 25 pips.
Profit share - - 70%
You will be able to withdraw profits you make whilst trading with our real capital. You get to keep 70% of any profits you make.
Loss-cover - - 100%
Remember in trading, not every trade will go as planned. We cover any losses so you can focus on generating profits.
Trading window
This is the time we allocate for you to find and execute all your trades. The time starts from when you execute your first trade.
Minimum trading days
This objective allows us to assess how you’re able to find new opportunities in the market each day. We qualify and count a trading day when you execute 1 or more trades in a given day. They do not have to be consecutive trading days.
Max daily loss
You must not lose more than a pre-defined amount of the available balance in any given trading day. E.g. On a $10,000 balance, losing $2,500 would be 5% loss.
Max drawdown
Drawdown is a measurment of how far your balance has declined, consecutively, from the last recorded highest amount. E.g. on a $50,000 balance, losing $5,000 would be a 10% drawdown. You must not exceed this amount.
Profit target
You must achieve at least a 10% gain. On a $50,000 balance, this would be at least a $5,000 profit. Any open negative positions will be used in the gain calculation.
Average duration of trades
On average, your trade duration - from open to close time - should not be less than the amount we’ve defined.
Realised Trading Opportunities
Your realised trades allow us to determine if you have an edge or if your results are a “random walk”. Said another way, have you got something or have you fluked it! We’ve therefore stated a minimum number of realised trades required for us to make this assessment.
Long short ratio
We want to see if you can make money when the market is moving up and down.. Your trading history should not be comprised of more than 85% long. Conversely your trading history cannot be comprised of more than 85% short.
Pip expectancy
We want to see how many pips your strategy makes net after commissions, spreads and all realised trades. The formula we use is: E(R) = (PP x APW) – (PN x APL). Where: E(R): Expected Return, PP: Probability of (+) trade, APW: Average Pip Win, PN: Probability of (-) trade and APL: Average Pip Loss. For example, Example:(0.75 x 15) – (0.25 x 25) = 5 pip expectancy (E(R)). In this example, 75% of the time your average win is 15 pips and 25% your average loss is 25 pips.
Profit share
You will be able to withdraw profits you make whilst trading with our real capital. You get to keep 70% of any profits you make.
Loss-cover
Remember in trading, not every trade will go as planned. We cover any losses so you can focus on generating profits.
A 30 day incubator designed to help you succeed
Unlike most prop firms, we'll give you hands-on support throughout to ensure you're ready to trade large sums of real capital.
Once you've passed our trading objectives, you'll enter a 30 day incubator period. This will give you the time to demonstrate you're ready emotionally and can consistently produce at least 4% gains.
Why prop trading?
Most traders have the same problem when trying to become a serious trader - they don’t have enough money to trade and profit with.
At HowToTrade we want to help talented traders solve this problem and to have the best opportunity of reaching their trading goals.
1-on-1 coaching with our expert analysts
We realise how crucial support and guidance is when trading seriously. It requires dedication, discipline and motivation. That's why all of our funded traders will get 1-on-1 coaching throughout their funding journey with us.
Dreams don't work unless you do
Meet some of our funded traders
Yun Soo Choi, California
$50K Funding
About: I'm a courier by day, trader by night. I'm 29 years old. I have always been a competitive gamer, played at top ranks in various games. Now I see trading as a game that is the most challenging and exciting at the same time. I want to get to the 'top rank' in the trading game as a retail trader.
Market: Fx, Stocks
Trader type: Day Trader
Experience: 6 months experience
Background: Delivery Driver
Sharat Bhat, India
$50K Funding
About: I am Finance Controller for an Indian Startup. I am 32 years old. My trading stems from my keenness to Invest and explore the power of compounding. Watching Soccer and Cricket are my hobbies. I have always been a keen learner and now I am learning trading and it is already helping me grow my revenue and hopefully help me become financially independent.
Market: FX, Indices, Indian Stocks
Trader type: Day Trader
Experience: 3 years experience
Background: CPA, Finance Controller
Mark, USA
$50K Funding
About: My name is Mark and I am very new to trading as I have been trading for around only 3 months. Born and raised in Orlando, USA and I did my bachelors degree in electronics engineering. I picked up forex out of curiosity by reading a book about it and that is how my journey started. I opened a demo account and with my first trade I was $330 in profit and I thought I can do this.
Market: Fx, Commodities
Trader type: Swing Trader
Experience: 3 months experience
Background: Engineer
Alexander, Romania
$300K Funding
About: I grew up with immigrant parents and had to work really hard. I always looked for opportunities to have a steady income. 2 years ago during the pandemic I got introduced to trading by my business mentor and I really saw the opportunity by developing the skill to make money in a way I never thought possible and that is how I fell in love with it.
Market: Fx, Stocks
Trader type: Algorithmic Trader
Experience: 2 years experience
Background: Artist
Stacey, USA
$50K Funding
About: My name is Stacey born and raised in Florida, I live with my husband and my two kids. My husband used to buy crypto and sell it for a profit which gave me the idea to look into forex and I realized it fitted with my personality. I work as a receptionist for a hotel but the more I get into trading the more I think about becoming a stay at home mum and trading for a living.
Market: Fx, Bonds
Trader type: Swing Trader
Experience: 2 months experience
Background: Receptionist
Nahashon, Germany
$175K Funding
About: I have been trading for 5 months. When my daughter was born I decided I needed something that would hopefully give us more freedom, allow us to travel and spend more time with her. I initially got misled by the ‘get rich quick schemes’ and then very quickly realized that is simply not possible. I then found an online course about forex and stocks and it changed my life.
Market: Stocks, Commodities
Trader type: Day Trader
Experience: 5 months experience
Background: Entrepreneur
Alejandro, Argentina
$250K Funding
About: My name is Ale. I am 36 years old and I live in Rosario, Argentina. I was originally born in Canada but lived most of my life in Argentina. I absolutely hated my job as a surveyor as it took most of my time and I felt there were other things that I could pursue. I wanted to do something different and learn something new. Recently I quit my job and I am now a full time trader.
Market: Fx, Commodities
Trader type: Algorithmic Trader
Experience: 1 year experience
Background: Surveyor
Luci, France
$350K Funding
About: I’ve always had an interest in finding something extra to do. My job as a graphic designer is pretty standard and I wanted to have extra income on the side. That is the kind of person I am. I need to be one step ahead and coming from parents that were not so financially set, I took the initiative for myself and be financially stable. This is how I officially started trading early in 2018.
Market: Stocks, Commodities
Trader type: Day Trader
Experience: 4 years experience
Background: Graphic Designer
FAQs
Take a look at frequently asked questions below.
If your question isn't answered here you can read all of our FAQs. If you still need help, contact us through our 24/7 live chat support.
Which markets can be traded on the HowToTrade prop trading evaluation?
Everything. There are lots you can trade during your prop trading evaluation with HowToTrade. You can trade Forex majors, minors and exotics. Also, Indices, CFD Shares, Commodities and digital currencies.
What’s the profit split on HowToTrade’s funded trader program?
Once you pass the evaluation stage and our incubator period, your funding will be allocated. Funding starts at $10,000 USD and if you’re confident, we can scale you up to $2.5M USD. You will receive 70% of any profits. Of course, further terms and conditions apply. Learn more about prop trading in our proprietary trading content hub.
What’s your incubator period for?
Every trader that would like to become a funded trader with HowToTrade goes through an evaluation and incubator period. Our evaluation period is 180 days and if you pass the evaluation, we then work with you on a 30-day incubator period. This 30-day period is designed to prepare you and verify your trading style, mindset and behaviour before our real capital is placed in your account. You’ll have a team supporting you and preparing you for funding.
What do you mean by HowToTrade gives real capital?
Most prop firms do not give you real funds to trade with. The profits you get are from other people’s subscription fees and they’re getting you to trade on a demo account. At HowToTrade we feel this isn’t in the best interest of traders. We will give you real capital to trade within the live markets and any profits you make come from the market, not from other customer’s fees.
Can I trade EAs/Robots with HowToTrade’s proprietary trading firm?
Yes. You can trade using your own built EA or robot. The risk desk, before allocating funding, will use its discretion to ascertain whether the automated trading methods you have applied are fair and reasonable.
How often can I withdraw my HowToTrade prop trading profits?
You can withdraw any profits twice per month into your preferred payment method.
What is HowToTrade’s criteria for passing the prop evaluation?
HowToTrade’s prop criteria is fair and well thought out. It’s designed to be realistic and transparent. You can find out more about our criteria here. It is subject to change based on our risk desk recommendations.
How can I access your proprietary trading firm from inside the trading room?
Our team has dedicated a section of the trading room specifically to prop trading, in which you can access your progress, statistics, trading logs, charts, profit share, and many more. In this dedicated tab, you will also find our web trader (from our partner broker), so you can trade directly from your browser or download MT4 to your local system.