10FOUR — Path to Live
Being Evaluated for Live
The 10FOUR risk team continuously monitors trader performance to identify when a trader is ready for live trading.
Traders become eligible for live review when one or more of the following conditions are met:
After receiving their fifth payout (Payout 5), except on Daily accounts which become eligible on their third payout (Payout 3)
After accumulating $25,000 in lifetime sim profits
If they demonstrate exceptional performance in simulated funded accounts
If they have previously been moved live
10FOUR reserves the right to move any trader to live at any point, and equally reserves the right to delay any transition at our discretion.
Transition to Live
When a trader is moved live, they receive one live account for every eligible funded account they held in sim — up to a maximum of five. An eligible funded account is one that has received at least one payout.
Only Account 1 is active at the start. The remaining accounts are locked and unlock one at a time as the trader proves consistent live performance. Each unlock adds the next account's drawdown to your running total, increasing both your loss buffer and your contract limit.
All Live Accounts Begin With
$0 starting balance
Daily payouts
End-of-day drawdown
80/20 profit split
Funded Account Size | Starting Live Drawdown | Starting Contract Limit |
$25,000 | $1,000 | 1 mini / 10 micros |
$50,000 | $2,000 | 2 minis / 20 micros |
$100,000 | $3,000 | 3 minis / 30 micros |
$150,000 | $4,500 | 4 minis / 40 micros |
Certain highly volatile contracts may have reduced position sizing.
The 5 Unlock Steps
Each live account starts with the same drawdown as your funded challenge account. When you go live, only Account 1 is active. Once your profits equal your current drawdown, Account 2 unlocks — its drawdown is added to your total. The same applies for Accounts 3, 4, and 5.
Contract limits scale automatically with your drawdown: 1 mini (or 10 micros) for every $1,000 of total drawdown. Unlocking more accounts means more drawdown, which means more contracts.
Step | Profit Target | Total Drawdown | Contract Limit |
Account 1 Active | — | $2,000 | 2 minis / 20 micros |
Account 2 Unlocked | $2,000 | $4,000 | 4 minis / 40 micros |
Account 3 Unlocked | $4,000 | $6,000 | 6 minis / 60 micros |
Account 4 Unlocked | $6,000 | $8,000 | 8 minis / 80 micros |
Account 5 Unlocked | $8,000 | $10,000 | 10 minis / 100 micros |
Table uses a $50,000 account ($2,000 drawdown per account) as the example. Your numbers will vary based on your account size.
Example: A trader holds five $50,000 funded accounts in sim and moves live.
They start with Account 1 active: $2,000 drawdown, 2 minis. They earn $2,000 in profit — Account 2 unlocks, its $2,000 drawdown is added, giving a $4,000 total drawdown and 4 minis.
They earn another $4,000 — Account 3 unlocks, drawdown grows to $6,000, 6 minis available. This continues until all five accounts are active and the drawdown is at its maximum.
Payouts can be taken at any time from profits. Payouts cannot be taken from the drawdown.
60% Daily Loss Limit
No trader can lose more than 60% of their account balance in a single day.
First Breach:
Live trading is paused
Trader is moved to a discounted sim-funded account
Once the trader takes one sim payout, they are returned to their live account at exactly the balance and unlock step they left — no regression, no progression
Second Breach:
The live account is permanently closed
Q&A
Do all funded accounts move live at once? No. You begin with one live account active and unlock the rest progressively through the 5 Unlock Steps.
What happens to remaining simulated accounts? All simulated accounts are closed when a trader transitions to live. If you are not comfortable with that, do not keep accounts in reserve.
Is there a cap on live payouts? No. There is no payout cap on live accounts. Once you are trading real capital, both you and 10FOUR are earning on your performance.
If I am live, can someone in my household still trade simulated accounts? No. If one household member is trading live, others may not trade simulated accounts.
Can I hedge my live accounts? No. Hedging is strictly prohibited and may result in a permanent ban.