Precise loss capping on a first phase that almost broke me
Two months of going in circles ended when FTMO Passer took over the evaluation passing service for my Venus Funded evaluation. I had passed a demo contest once and assumed the same approach would scale, which it did not.
They traded fewer setups than I would have, mostly the majors around the the US cash open, and skipped anything near red-folder news. FTMO Passer kept a buffer against the Venus Funded limits at all times, which is why a losing streak never became a crisis. They stopped trading for two days when volatility spiked, which annoyed me then and looks smart now.
Final numbers: 8.7% profit, 1.8% maximum drawdown, and a passed qualification stage on a $10,000 account. They set expectations at the start and then reported against them, week after week. Recommended, with the honest caveat that you still have to resist the urge to interfere.
14 weeks of consistent trade journaling
I did not need someone to make me rich, I needed someone to stop me losing the account, and FTMO Passer did that. Live capital felt completely different, and my first month on ThinkCapital was a masterclass in second-guessing.
The book was reduced to two setups on GBPUSD, traded only during the London open, with everything else filtered out. FTMO Passer knew exactly how the ThinkCapital payout cycle worked and planned withdrawals around it rather than around my mood. A hard weekly ceiling meant that even a terrible stretch left the account with room to recover.
The account survived two volatile stretches that would have finished me on my own, and still ended 3.6% higher. 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.
Straightforward setup filtering and a recap I did not expect
FTMO Passer was the second management team I tried, and the first that talked about drawdown before returns. I was checking the account hourly at work, which is not management, it is anxiety.
The team scaled size only after a new equity high held for a full week, never during a run. The E8 Markets dashboard became something I check weekly instead of hourly, which is the real benefit here. Risk per trade stayed tiny, and the worst week was still comfortably inside the firm limits.
The account is still live after many months, 2.8% up, with withdrawals processed without an argument. The onboarding call ran long because I had questions, and nobody tried to rush me off it. I will keep renewing with FTMO Passer as long as the drawdown discipline stays where it is.
Measured setup filtering and a recap worth waiting for
I tried multiple services before FTMO Passer, and only they delivered a real prop firm passing service for ThinkCapital. Work meant I could only watch the the US cash open, and I kept forcing setups that simply were not there.
The strategy was reduced to two setups on the DAX, and everything else was filtered out before it reached the order ticket. The minimum trading day rule stopped being scary once FTMO Passer showed me the exact distance between our stop and the breach level. They kept a written worst-case number on the desk and traded as though it could happen that afternoon.
Two small losing days, one flat week, and still a 6.5% finish that satisfied the minimum trading day rule. There was a shared sheet I could check any time, so I never had to ask how the account was doing. It is a service, not a shortcut, and once I accepted that the whole thing went smoothly.
3 days of organised daily routine
I tried everything before FTMO Passer, and only their passing service worked on E8 Markets. Every green day tempted me to double size, and every red day convinced me to stop trading entirely.
When the buffer grew they scaled cautiously, one step at a time, and never mid-trade. The news-trading restriction was the piece I always underestimated at E8 Markets, so it became the first item on the daily checklist. There was one losing streak of four trades, and instead of doubling up they reduced size and waited.
The $10,000 account finished 7.9% higher, with the deepest dip held to 1.9% throughout. Support replied within a couple of hours even during a busy week, which surprised me. I have no affiliation with FTMO Passer, just one passed evaluation and a much better sense of risk.
How understated execution saved the account
I was sceptical about managed trading until FTMO Passer showed me a full trade log rather than a screenshot of profits. Every payout felt like a finish line, and I celebrated by trading badly for the following week.
They ran a correlation cap across index CFDs and the NAS100 so a single macro headline could not damage the account twice. The funded stage at FunderPro punishes inconsistency, and the monthly rhythm FTMO Passer imposed fixed that. Risk per trade stayed tiny, and the worst week was still comfortably inside the firm limits.
Total return of 3.3% with clean withdrawals, and no compliance emails at any point. Support replied within a couple of hours even during a busy week, which surprised me. I will keep renewing with FTMO Passer as long as the drawdown discipline stays where it is.
3 days of data-driven daily routine
The managed account service from FTMO Passer was the difference between a funded certificate and an actual payout for me. I kept treating the funded account like a challenge account, and the position size cap does not forgive that.
The team scaled size only after a new equity high held for a full week, never during a run. Managing a $200,000 Tiger Funded account with FTMO Passer meant fewer decisions for me and better ones overall. Stops were never widened, and the average loser stayed smaller than the average winner all quarter.
Many months in, the Tiger Funded account is active, profitable and boring, which is the entire objective. A monthly call reviewed the numbers and adjusted the plan, and it never turned into a sales pitch. Five stars for consistency, and the reporting is what earns that rather than the returns.
A evaluation handled with careful loss capping
FTMO Passer made the two-step process at FunderPro feel structured instead of random. Every earlier attempt died the same way: a revenge trade after a stop out, then the position size cap finished me off.
the risk desk mapped a day-by-day path to the target and refused to increase size just because we were ahead of schedule. The two-step process at FunderPro rewards consistency over heroics, which suited the way FTMO Passer trades. They cut exposure after a strong week rather than pressing the advantage, which felt counterintuitive and worked.
The pass came in a quiet week, which is probably the highest compliment I can pay the process. When I panicked during a drawdown, the reply was calm, factual and about ten minutes away. I would recommend FTMO Passer to anyone who is tired of trading against their own rulebook.
Well-paced rule compliance from the first week to the debrief
I went to FTMO Passer expecting noise and got a structured account passing service for my Tiger Funded account. I was trading the NAS100 and gold together with no correlation awareness, so one bad move counted double.
The plan had a pause rule after three consecutive losses, and it triggered twice without any drama. Anyone who has sat through a Tiger Funded qualification stage knows the pressure is psychological, and FTMO Passer removed most of mine. Even the best setups were sized at 0.20 lots, so no single idea could dominate the outcome.
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. Go in expecting a controlled process rather than a miracle and FTMO Passer will probably meet your expectations.
17 days of methodical planning
FTMO Passer was the second management team I tried, and the first that talked about drawdown before returns. I could pass a challenge repeatedly and could not hold an account for a full quarter.
Trade selection was filtered by session and volatility, so the quiet hours were simply not traded. Keeping a $50,000 Funding Traders account alive is a different skill from passing one, and FTMO Passer is built for the second job. Risk per trade stayed tiny, and the worst week was still comfortably inside the firm limits.
Drawdown peaked at 1.8% and recovered within a fortnight, which is more than my own trading ever managed. There was a shared sheet I could check any time, so I never had to ask how the account was doing. Five stars for consistency, and the reporting is what earns that rather than the returns.