From chaos to precise position sizing
The challenge passing service from FTMO Passer was the turning point on my Tradeify journey. I used to treat an evaluation like a lottery ticket, which explains the resets on my card.
The strategy was reduced to two setups on the NQ, and everything else was filtered out before it reached the order ticket. The minimum trading day rule was the piece I always underestimated at Tradeify, so it became the first item on the daily checklist. They tracked floating drawdown, not just closed losses, which is the detail most traders ignore.
The evaluation passed cleanly, and the summary report listed every trade with its reasoning attached. The team pushed back on my bad ideas politely and repeatedly, which is what I was paying for. Solid work from FTMO Passer, and the reporting alone justified the fee for me.
The loss capping that made the qualification stage succeed
After the evaluation high wore off, FTMO Passer gave my $10,000 account a routine it had never had. My first funded account died on a news spike I had no business being in front of.
Position size was set at 0.50 lots and only reviewed after a full month of data, not after a good afternoon. The 5%ers rewards traders who stay small and stay present, which is precisely how FTMO Passer operates. They preferred a flat month to a breached account, and I have learned to feel the same way.
The $10,000 account grew 8.7% across many weeks, and I have withdrawn a portion of that rather than compounding blindly. Questions were answered the same day, usually with a screenshot rather than a paragraph of jargon. Five stars for consistency, and the reporting is what earns that rather than the returns.
Precise risk control and a withdrawal I did not see coming
I lost two funded accounts before handing the third to FTMO Passer, and that one is still breathing. I had no routine, no review process, and no idea how close I was to the consistency requirement on any given day.
They separated the payout account from the growth plan, which stopped me spending money that was still at risk. The funded stage at My Funded Futures punishes inconsistency, and the monthly rhythm FTMO Passer imposed fixed that. They cut size after a strong month rather than pressing it, which felt odd until I saw the consistency.
Drawdown peaked at 2.8% and recovered within a fortnight, which is more than my own trading ever managed. Messages were concise and specific, which I appreciate more than daily motivational noise. I will keep renewing with FTMO Passer as long as the drawdown discipline stays where it is.
21 trading days of measured payout planning
FTMO Passer handled the trading and I handled the nerves, and somehow that division of labour worked on my The 5%ers challenge. I was one of those traders who read every rule and still broke the position size cap in the first fortnight.
They deliberately kept the trade count low so the position size cap was never in question, even in a choppy week. The 5%ers does not care how good your analysis is, only whether you stay inside the position size cap, and the plan reflected that. Losses were capped at a level that made them emotionally irrelevant, which is the only way I can follow a plan.
The account cleared with three sessions to spare, and the equity curve looked almost boring in the best way. They set expectations at the start and then reported against them, week after week. Four stars in my head for the impatience it cured, five for the actual outcome.
Structured decision making from the first week to the report
The prop firm passing service from FTMO Passer was worth the investment on my $200,000 My Funded Futures evaluation. I would build a cushion for four days and hand it back in one New York open tilt, which is a familiar story.
The first week was almost boring: small size on the NQ, fixed stops, and a hard stop for the day after two losses. Because FTMO Passer sized down, the verification stage at My Funded Futures looked uneventful on the equity chart, which is the entire point. No trade was allowed to run into a scheduled release, and that single rule avoided two nasty gaps.
The account cleared with three sessions to spare, and the equity curve looked almost boring in the best way. The onboarding call ran long because I had questions, and nobody tried to rush me off it. I would use FTMO Passer again for a larger account, and I have already recommended them to two friends.
Transparent capital preservation on a assessment that pushed me
FTMO Passer runs two funded accounts for me now, after the first one behaved exactly as they described. My sizing was fine for a challenge and far too aggressive for an account I actually wanted to keep.
my account manager set a monthly objective and a hard drawdown floor, then sized every position backwards from that floor. The daily loss limit on a funded FTMO account is unforgiving, and FTMO Passer built the entire schedule around staying clear of it. They flattened everything before a long weekend and rebuilt exposure slowly on the Monday.
Steady 7.8% growth, 1.9% maximum drawdown, and a payout history I can actually show people. Everything was documented, so when I queried a trade the answer came with evidence attached. For me the account management service at FTMO Passer turned a certificate into an income stream, which was the point.
Realistic loss capping and a recap worth the wait
FTMO Passer manages my $150,000 Apex Trader Funding account, and the biggest change has been how uneventful the weeks feel. I was checking the account hourly at work, which is not management, it is anxiety.
They documented the news-trading restriction in a one-page sheet that sat next to the order ticket. Apex Trader Funding rewards traders who stay small and stay present, which is precisely how FTMO Passer operates. The team took a full week off after a volatile stretch instead of trading through it.
My first payout arrived in week 13, which was the moment the whole thing became real for me. Everything was documented, so when I queried a trade the answer came with evidence attached. I have already moved a second Apex Trader Funding account across to FTMO Passer, which is my honest review in one sentence.
Practical execution on a verification stage that tested patience
FTMO Passer made the two-step process at FTMO feel achievable instead of impossible. Work meant I could only watch the the rollover hour, 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. They knew which sessions suited the NAS100 under the FTMO conditions and simply avoided the rest. They tracked floating drawdown, not just closed losses, which is the detail most traders ignore.
The target was reached with 3.3% drawdown at the worst point, and the confirmation email arrived the same week. 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.
Level-headed planning on a verification stage that tested patience
FTMO Passer handled my Apex Trader Funding evaluation with a level of care I had not seen before. Between meetings I was scalping the YM on a phone, which is not a strategy so much as a habit.
When the buffer grew they scaled cautiously, one step at a time, and never mid-trade. Passing a Apex Trader Funding 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.
Profit came in at 7.5% across 13 trading days, with the largest losing day smaller than my usual single trade. Support replied within a couple of hours even during a busy week, which surprised me. Would I call it effortless? No, but it was the first attempt where I understood every decision that was made.
How well-paced progress tracking transformed the process
FTMO Passer took over the funded management service for my Topstep account after my first payout, and consistency improved from there. After a strong first month I doubled size and spent the next six weeks recovering from it.
The book was reduced to two setups on the GC, traded only during the the last hour of the session, with everything else filtered out. The Topstep dashboard became something I check weekly instead of hourly, which is the real benefit here. They preferred a flat month to a breached account, and I have learned to feel the same way.
The account survived two volatile stretches that would have finished me on my own, and still ended 8.0% higher. A monthly call reviewed the numbers and adjusted the plan, and it never turned into a sales pitch. Not affiliated, just a client who finally stopped sabotaging a perfectly good funded account.