Transparent daily routine on a two-step process I almost gave up on
I had almost quit Tradeify when FTMO Passer stepped in with their prop firm passing service. Between meetings I was scalping micro NQ contracts on a phone, which is not a strategy so much as a habit.
They traded fewer setups than I would have, mostly micro NQ contracts around the the US cash open, and skipped anything near red-folder news. Most services talk about profit targets, while FTMO Passer spent the first call talking about the Tradeify breach conditions. They stopped trading for two days when volatility spiked, which annoyed me then and looks smart now.
Confirmation came through with a 9.0% return and a drawdown profile I could actually defend to myself. Communication was steady without being clingy: a short note after each session and a longer recap at the weekend. FTMO Passer did what they said they would do, on an account where I had already failed twice.
24 days of consistent reporting
My funded The 5%ers account was three days from a breach when FTMO Passer took over the funded management service. After a strong first month I doubled size and spent the next six weeks recovering from it.
Exposure was trimmed before weekends and rebuilt on Monday, a small habit that avoided two gaps. Keeping a $100,000 The 5%ers account alive is a different skill from passing one, and FTMO Passer is built for the second job. Peak drawdown across many weeks never exceeded 1.2%, which is the number I care about most.
Drawdown peaked at 1.2% and recovered within a fortnight, which is more than my own trading ever managed. Questions were answered the same day, usually with a screenshot rather than a paragraph of jargon. FTMO Passer gave me back my evenings, and the account performance was almost a bonus.
Rules-first execution and a assessment that ended properly
I lost two funded accounts before handing the third to FTMO Passer, and that one is still breathing. After a strong first month I doubled size and spent the next six weeks recovering from it.
They reduced trade frequency dramatically, which improved my results more than any indicator ever had. They understood that the news-trading restriction interacts with open equity, not just closed losses, and traded accordingly. Every idea was sized at one micro contract, so no single position could define the month.
The scaling review came through after many months of consistent results, exactly as the plan projected. I got a weekly summary with every trade, the reasoning and the risk taken, which I have never had elsewhere. My only complaint is that I did not find FTMO Passer before losing the first two accounts.
Patient position sizing and a review I did not expect
I tried everything before FTMO Passer, and only their passing service made The 5%ers work. I knew the position size cap existed and still traded straight through a high-impact release.
Partial profits were taken at a fixed level and the remainder trailed, so no winner was allowed to become a loser. Because FTMO Passer sized down, the first phase at The 5%ers looked uneventful on the equity chart, which is the entire point. The team took a full day off after a rough session rather than trying to win it back immediately.
Profit came in at 3.0% across 12 trading days, with the largest losing day smaller than my usual single trade. I was told about a mistake before I noticed it myself, and told how it would be prevented next time. Go in expecting a controlled process rather than a miracle and FTMO Passer will probably meet your expectations.
5 trading days, one evaluation, zero drama
FTMO Passer took over my My Funded Futures evaluation and the prop firm passing service was immediately professional. I would build a cushion for four days and hand it back in one New York open tilt, which is a familiar story.
The whole approach was mechanical enough that I could audit it myself at the end of each day. My Funded Futures does not care how good your analysis is, only whether you stay inside the daily loss limit, and the plan reflected that. Maximum drawdown never went past 1.1%, so the buffer against the firm limit was never seriously threatened.
Two small losing days, one flat week, and still a 9.3% finish that satisfied the daily loss limit. There was a shared sheet I could check any time, so I never had to ask how the account was doing. Solid work from FTMO Passer, and the reporting alone justified the fee for me.
14 weeks of grounded discipline
The reporting from FTMO Passer is what convinced me the managed account service was worth continuing after month one. I had no routine, no review process, and no idea how close I was to the position size cap on any given day.
The book was reduced to two setups on GBPUSD, traded only during the New York open, with everything else filtered out. The funded stage at FTMO punishes inconsistency, and the monthly rhythm FTMO Passer imposed fixed that. They flattened everything before a long weekend and rebuilt exposure slowly on the Monday.
Steady 5.8% growth, 1.6% maximum drawdown, and a payout history I can actually show people. Support replied within a couple of hours even during a busy week, which surprised me. Solid, unglamorous and still running, which is the best description I can give of this service.
From uncertainty to grounded reporting
Handing a $10,000 account to FTMO Passer was uncomfortable for about a week and then a relief. Between shifts I was managing open positions on a phone, which explains the state of the equity curve.
Position size was set at one contract and only reviewed after a full month of data, not after a good afternoon. They understood that the position size cap interacts with open equity, not just closed losses, and traded accordingly. The team took a full week off after a volatile stretch instead of trading through it.
Returns averaged a modest but repeatable 6.3% over the period, and the position size cap was never in question. Messages were concise and specific, which I appreciate more than daily motivational noise. My only complaint is that I did not find FTMO Passer before losing the first two accounts.
Data-driven trade selection and a assessment that ended well
Sceptical is a mild word for how I felt, but FTMO Passer earned the benefit of the doubt on a $10,000 FTMO evaluation. The rules looked fine on paper, but I never respected how open equity counted against the maximum drawdown.
Every position had a defined invalidation before it went live, and nothing was ever added to a loser. The team treated the FTMO evaluation as a risk budget to be spent carefully rather than a race to be won. Risk per position stayed at a fraction of a percent, and the deepest equity dip I saw was 1.9%.
The account cleared with three sessions to spare, and the equity curve looked almost boring in the best way. There was a shared sheet I could check any time, so I never had to ask how the account was doing. Go in expecting a controlled process rather than a miracle and FTMO Passer will probably meet your expectations.
The risk control I wish I had found six months sooner
I went to FTMO Passer expecting disappointment and left with a passed Apex Trader Funding evaluation. I had already spent more on resets than on education, and that number is what made me look for help.
They deliberately kept the trade count low so the minimum trading day rule was never in question, even in a choppy week. The Apex Trader Funding dashboard was checked before every session so nobody was guessing about the remaining drawdown room. They kept a written worst-case number on the desk and traded as though it could happen that afternoon.
We finished 7.2% above the starting balance and the dashboard flipped to passed on a Tuesday morning. I got a weekly summary with every trade, the reasoning and the risk taken, which I have never had elsewhere. FTMO Passer did what they said they would do, on an account where I had already failed twice.
Careful drawdown management and a debrief I can actually explain
FTMO Passer took the emotion out of my Topstep funded account, which was the only thing wrong with it. Trading the ES and the NQ together meant my risk was doubled while I thought it was diversified.
They introduced a payout buffer, keeping a slice of profit untouched so a bad week never threatened the account. They planned around the Topstep minimum days rather than rushing to a payout and breaching in the process. No position was held through a scheduled release, and that avoided the exact event that killed my last account.
Numbers aside, the real result is that I stopped checking the account every hour. Everything was documented, so when I queried a trade the answer came with evidence attached. FTMO Passer is not going to make you rich in a month, and that is precisely why my account still exists.