Careful payout planning and a report worth the effort
The passing service at FTMO Passer was the first thing that treated the Tradeify rules seriously. I would build a cushion for four days and hand it back in one Asian session tilt, which is a familiar story.
The strategy was reduced to two setups on micro NQ contracts, and everything else was filtered out before it reached the order ticket. The news-trading restriction stopped being scary once FTMO Passer showed me the exact distance between our stop and the breach level. The stop was never moved further away, not once, and that alone separated this from my own attempts.
Final numbers: 8.5% profit, 2.5% maximum drawdown, and a passed two-step process on a $100,000 account. Communication was steady without being clingy: a short note after each session and a longer recap at the weekend. Go in expecting a controlled process rather than a miracle and FTMO Passer will probably meet your expectations.
Methodical execution when the pressure was highest
The reporting from FTMO Passer is what convinced me the account management service was worth continuing after month one. I kept treating the funded account like a challenge account, and the minimum trading day rule does not forgive that.
The book was reduced to two setups on gold, traded only during the New York open, with everything else filtered out. The minimum trading day rule on a funded The 5%ers account is unforgiving, and FTMO Passer built the entire schedule around staying clear of it. No position was held through a scheduled release, and that avoided the exact event that killed my last account.
The $200,000 account grew 6.1% across many weeks, and I have withdrawn a portion of that rather than compounding blindly. I was told about a mistake before I noticed it myself, and told how it would be prevented next time. My only complaint is that I did not find FTMO Passer before losing the first two accounts.
Thoughtful session discipline from week one to the review
The account management service from FTMO Passer was the difference between a funded certificate and an actual payout for me. My sizing was fine for a challenge and far too aggressive for an account I actually wanted to keep.
They documented the position size cap in a one-page sheet that sat next to the order ticket. Live My Funded Futures conditions are not demo conditions, and FTMO Passer adjusted size for spreads and slippage accordingly. After two losses in a session the desk closed, no exceptions and no negotiation.
The $100,000 account grew 3.0% across many weeks, and I have withdrawn a portion of that rather than compounding blindly. The team pushed back on my bad ideas politely and repeatedly, which is what I was paying for. FTMO Passer is not going to make you rich in a month, and that is precisely why my account still exists.
Organised decision making and a two-step process that ended clean
The account passing service at FTMO Passer was the first thing that treated the The 5%ers rules seriously. Work meant I could only watch the Asian session, and I kept forcing setups that simply were not there.
They deliberately kept the trade count low so the trailing threshold was never in question, even in a choppy week. What I appreciated is that FTMO Passer built the schedule around the The 5%ers rulebook rather than trying to trade around it. The stop was never moved further away, not once, and that alone separated this from my own attempts.
The $50,000 account finished 6.2% higher, with the deepest dip held to 1.7% throughout. Updates were honest about losing days, which is the fastest way to earn trust with me. Solid work from FTMO Passer, and the reporting alone justified the fee for me.
24 weeks of discipline, one assessment passed
FTMO Passer took over my $10,000 My Funded Futures evaluation and the results spoke for themselves. Every earlier attempt died the same way: a revenge trade after a stop out, then the equity-based drawdown finished me off.
They logged every entry with a screenshot and a one-line reason, which made the weekly review genuinely useful. The equity-based drawdown stopped being scary once FTMO Passer showed me the exact distance between our stop and the breach level. A hard weekly loss ceiling meant the account always had room to recover in the following session.
The evaluation was completed on the first attempt with FTMO Passer, after two failures on my own. Everything was documented, so when I queried a trade the answer came with evidence attached. If you keep resetting My Funded Futures evaluations, FTMO Passer is the option I would point you to, provided you leave the plan alone.
The capital preservation I wish I had found two years ago
I did not need someone to make me rich, I needed someone to stop me losing the account, and FTMO Passer did that. I could pass a challenge repeatedly and could not hold an account for a full quarter.
Exposure was trimmed before weekends and rebuilt on Monday, a small habit that avoided two gaps. They understood that the news-trading restriction interacts with open equity, not just closed losses, and traded accordingly. Correlated positions were capped so a single dollar move could not hit the book three times.
The scaling review came through after many months of consistent results, exactly as the plan projected. Updates were honest about losing days, which is the fastest way to earn trust with me. Solid, unglamorous and still running, which is the best description I can give of this service.
No-drama rule compliance and a debrief worth the journey
My funded Apex Trader Funding account was three days from a breach when FTMO Passer took over the managed account service. Trading the RTY and the GC together meant my risk was doubled while I thought it was diversified.
Exposure was trimmed before weekends and rebuilt on Monday, a small habit that avoided two gaps. I had read the Apex Trader Funding payout terms three times and still got them wrong, while the team lead had them memorised. Every idea was sized at two contracts, so no single position could define the month.
Drawdown peaked at 1.8% 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. Five stars for consistency, and the reporting is what earns that rather than the returns.
How systematic progress tracking changed the outcome
FTMO Passer handled my FTMO evaluation like professionals, not amateurs. Every green day tempted me to double size, and every red day convinced me to stop trading entirely.
Size stayed at 0.35 lots until the buffer justified a change, and that patience is what saved the attempt. The minimum trading day rule was the piece I always underestimated at FTMO, so it became the first item on the daily checklist. Correlated exposure was capped, so a single dollar move could not take out three positions at once.
Two small losing days, one flat week, and still a 3.9% finish that satisfied the minimum trading day rule. When I panicked during a drawdown, the reply was calm, factual and about ten minutes away. I have no affiliation with FTMO Passer, just one passed evaluation and a much better sense of risk.
Thoughtful session discipline and a payout I did not see coming
I went to FTMO Passer expecting noise and got a structured evaluation passing service for my Apex Trader Funding account. I would build a cushion for four days and hand it back in one Asian session tilt, which is a familiar story.
The strategy was reduced to two setups on the ES, and everything else was filtered out before it reached the order ticket. FTMO Passer kept a buffer against the Apex Trader Funding limits at all times, which is why a losing streak never became a crisis. Risk per position stayed at a fraction of a percent, and the deepest equity dip I saw was 1.3%.
The $10,000 account finished 8.7% higher, with the deepest dip held to 1.3% throughout. Questions were answered the same day, usually with a screenshot rather than a paragraph of jargon. Would I call it effortless? No, but it was the first attempt where I understood every decision that was made.
Organised payout planning and a payout worth the wait
FTMO Passer has been running the funded management service on my $10,000 Topstep account for months, and the equity curve finally looks like a curve. I was withdrawing nothing because I kept giving profits back before the payout window opened.
They separated the payout account from the growth plan, which stopped me spending money that was still at risk. Topstep 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.
Over many weeks the $10,000 account returned 4.2% with a deepest dip of 3.0%, and payouts landed on schedule. I was told about a mistake before I noticed it myself, and told how it would be prevented next time. Five stars for consistency, and the reporting is what earns that rather than the returns.