Challenges
Both challenge formats come in three tiers: Beginner ($50,000), Intermediate ($100,000), and Advanced ($150,000). Position limits scale with the tier: 3/6/9 mini contracts or 30/60/90 micro contracts.
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Every challenge — One-Phase or Two-Phase — comes in three account sizes:
| Tier | Starting balance | Max minis | Max micros |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | $50,000 | 3 | 30 |
| Intermediate | $100,000 | 6 | 60 |
| Advanced | $150,000 | 9 | 90 |
The starting balance is simulated capital. Larger tiers get higher position limits, higher profit requirements, and larger payout amounts.
All tiers trade the same futures product list across CME, CBOT, COMEX, and NYMEX: equity index futures and their micros, FX futures, metals (including gold, silver, platinum, and copper), energies (including crude oil, natural gas, heating oil, and RBOB gasoline), agriculturals, and micro Bitcoin and Ether futures. Options are not available. The full product and commission schedule is published on the How It Works page.
See the pricing articles for what each tier costs, and "Payout amounts" for what each tier pays.
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- Are challenges real money or simulated?Challenge accounts use simulated (virtual) funds against real-time market data — none of your capital is at risk beyond the fees you pay. The payouts, however, are real cash: you keep 90% of every payout, issued by Prop Account, LLC and disbursed via Rise, typically within 24–48 hours of request.
- Can I run multiple challenges at once?Yes — you can hold up to $1,000,000 in combined active simulated accounts at a time, in any mix of formats and tiers (roughly 20 × $50K accounts). Purchases above the limit wait on hold and activate when a slot opens. One user profile per person.
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- Challenge resets: how they workChallenge resets are unlimited and cost the same as your tier's entry fee. Each reset is a brand-new account with a new account ID — the old account stays closed. Two-Phase resets always start back in the evaluation phase.
- Challenge vs. Trade League: what's the difference?Challenges are individual funded-account products with no timer and published payout amounts — payouts 1–4 are fixed dollar amounts and the 5th pays up to a published cap. Trade League is a monthly ranked tournament where everyone trades an identical $50,000 account and the top 10% of paid entries share a revenue-share pool.