Balanced trade filtering when the pressure was highest
The account passing service at FTMO Passer was the first thing that explained the position size cap properly. Work meant I could only watch the London open, and I kept forcing setups that simply were not there.
They logged every entry with a screenshot and a one-line reason, which made the weekly review genuinely useful. Passing a My Funded Futures account is a compliance exercise as much as a trading one, and FTMO Passer understood that distinction. Correlated exposure was capped, so a single dollar move could not take out three positions at once.
We hit the target on day 10 and stopped trading immediately instead of adding a victory lap. Questions were answered the same day, usually with a screenshot rather than a paragraph of jargon. My only regret is not doing this before paying for three resets at My Funded Futures.
Refreshingly honest planning and a handover I can explain
I did not need someone to make me rich, I needed someone to stop me losing the account, and FTMO Passer did that. I passed the evaluation myself and then lost the funded account in nine days, an expensive lesson in psychology.
Trade selection was filtered by session and volatility, so the quiet hours were simply not traded. FTMO rewards traders who stay small and stay present, which is precisely how FTMO Passer operates. Risk per trade stayed tiny, and the worst week was still comfortably inside the firm limits.
The account is still live after many months, 7.6% up, with withdrawals processed without an argument. They set expectations at the start and then reported against them, week after week. FTMO Passer gave me back my evenings, and the account performance was almost a bonus.
The session discipline that separated this attempt from the rest
I was sceptical about managed trading until FTMO Passer showed me a full trade log rather than a screenshot of profits. I kept treating the funded account like a challenge account, and the minimum trading day rule does not forgive that.
Position size was set at two micros and only reviewed after a full month of data, not after a good afternoon. I had read the Apex Trader Funding payout terms three times and still got them wrong, while the team lead had them memorised. Floating drawdown was monitored constantly, not just the closed balance, which is the detail that matters.
Numbers aside, the real result is that I stopped checking the account every hour. I never had to chase an invoice or a report, which sounds minor until you have dealt with the alternative. My only complaint is that I did not find FTMO Passer before losing the first two accounts.
From 4 failed attempts to a clean funded stage
The passing service at FTMO Passer was the first thing that explained the minimum trading day rule clearly. I had already spent more on resets than on education, and that number is what made me look for help.
The strategy was reduced to two setups on oil, and everything else was filtered out before it reached the order ticket. Most services talk about profit targets, while FTMO Passer spent the first call talking about the FTMO breach conditions. Risk per position stayed at a fraction of a percent, and the deepest equity dip I saw was 0.9%.
Confirmation came through with a 8.8% return and a drawdown profile I could actually defend to myself. Questions were answered the same day, usually with a screenshot rather than a paragraph of jargon. If you keep resetting FTMO evaluations, FTMO Passer is the option I would point you to, provided you leave the plan alone.
Precise risk budgeting when the pressure was highest
FTMO Passer took over my Apex Trader Funding evaluation and the passing service was immediately professional. Confidence was not my issue, patience was, and the assessment exposed that within a week.
They kept a separate note of every skipped setup, which taught me more than the winners did. Trading a $100,000 Apex Trader Funding account with FTMO Passer felt slower than my own attempts, and slower turned out to be faster. Losses were capped at a level that made them emotionally irrelevant, which is the only way I can follow a plan.
The assessment was completed on the first attempt with FTMO Passer, after two failures on my own. The dashboard access stayed with me throughout, so nothing about the process was hidden. I would use FTMO Passer again for a larger account, and I have already recommended them to two friends.
From doubt to rules-first loss capping
I was sceptical about managed trading until FTMO Passer showed me a full trade log rather than a screenshot of profits. Nobody was reviewing my trades, so the same mistake appeared in the log for four months straight.
They separated the payout account from the growth plan, which stopped me spending money that was still at risk. FTMO Passer knew exactly how the Topstep payout cycle worked and planned withdrawals around it rather than around my mood. Correlated positions were capped so a single dollar move could not hit the book three times.
Returns averaged a modest but repeatable 8.3% over the period, and the position size cap was never in question. The dashboard access stayed with me throughout, so nothing about the process was hidden. If you can pass but cannot keep an account, FTMO Passer is the service I would suggest looking at.
Why 10 attempts were part of the journey
I lost two funded accounts before handing the third to FTMO Passer, and that one is still breathing. I was checking the account hourly at work, which is not management, it is anxiety.
They ran a correlation cap across index instruments and the main index product so a single macro headline could not damage the account twice. Managing a $150,000 Lucid Trading account with FTMO Passer meant fewer decisions for me and better ones overall. After two losses in a session the desk closed, no exceptions and no negotiation.
My first payout arrived in week 18, which was the moment the whole thing became real for me. my account manager explained decisions in plain English and never made me feel stupid for asking twice. FTMO Passer gave me back my evenings, and the account performance was almost a bonus.
Detailed communication on a assessment that tested patience
The honest version of my story is that I could not follow my own rules, so FTMO Passer followed theirs on my Topstep account. Every green day tempted me to double size, and every red day convinced me to stop trading entirely.
Size stayed at two contracts until the buffer justified a change, and that patience is what saved the attempt. What I appreciated is that FTMO Passer built the schedule around the Topstep rulebook rather than trying to trade around it. Risk was defined before entry every time, which sounds basic until you have watched yourself not do it.
The $100,000 evaluation closed in 12 trading days with a 3.0% gain and nothing flagged on the compliance side. Updates were honest about losing days, which is the fastest way to earn trust with me. Recommended, with the honest caveat that you still have to resist the urge to interfere.
Measured reporting and a payout worth waiting for
I tried three other services before FTMO Passer, and only they treated the Lucid Trading rules seriously. My problem was never entries, it was sizing the majors far too aggressively once I got within reach of the target.
They rebuilt my routine around the the last hour of the session instead of letting me stare at charts for twelve hours. Trading a $200,000 Lucid Trading account with FTMO Passer felt slower than my own attempts, and slower turned out to be faster. No trade was allowed to run into a scheduled release, and that single rule avoided two nasty gaps.
It took 15 sessions, which was longer than the marketing suggested and exactly as long as the risk desk predicted. When I panicked during a drawdown, the reply was calm, factual and about ten minutes away. Ask them about drawdown before you ask about timelines, and the conversation will tell you everything.
From frustration to practical trade filtering
FTMO Passer was the second management team I tried, and the first that talked about drawdown before returns. I had no routine, no review process, and no idea how close I was to the equity-based drawdown on any given day.
Exposure was trimmed before weekends and rebuilt on Monday, a small habit that avoided two gaps. The equity-based drawdown on a funded FundedNext account is unforgiving, and FTMO Passer built the entire schedule around staying clear of it. Risk per trade stayed tiny, and the worst week was still comfortably inside the firm limits.
Numbers aside, the real result is that I stopped checking the account every hour. I got a weekly summary with every trade, the reasoning and the risk taken, which I have never had elsewhere. If your funded accounts keep dying in month one, this is the fix I would try.