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Starter Challenge Accounts vs. Prime Accounts

At YRM Prop, traders begin with a Starter Challenge Account. After meeting all evaluation requirements, successful traders are upgraded to a Prime Account. Below is a comparison of the two stages.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Account Comparison

Feature

Starter Challenge Account

Prime Account

Purpose

Evaluation phase to prove profitability

Funded phase to assess consistency

Environment

Simulated

Simulated

Profit Target

Required (e.g. $3K, $6K, $9K depending on tier)

Not required

Consistency Rule

50% Rule

35% Rule

Min Trading Days

2

6 qualifying trading days

Payouts

Not eligible

Eligible after meeting payout rules

Drawdown Type

Trailing Max Drawdown (EOD)

Trailing Max Drawdown (EOD)

Daily Loss Limit

No fixed daily limit (hard breach at drawdown)

Soft daily loss limit

Account Cap

Unlimited Challenge accounts

Up to 3 Prime accounts per trader

Activation Fee

$99 (waived during promo)

N/A


Starter Challenge Account

The Starter Challenge is the evaluation phase used to qualify traders for a Prime Account.

To pass a Challenge, traders must:

• Reach the required profit target
• Follow all risk and drawdown rules
• Maintain a 50% consistency rule
• Trade on at least 2 separate trading days

Once all requirements are met, the trader is upgraded to a Prime Account.

Starter Challenge accounts do not allow payouts.


Prime Account

Prime Accounts are issued after passing a Starter Challenge. They represent the funded simulation phase where consistency and risk management are evaluated.

Prime Accounts include:

• 90/10 profit split in your favor
• No profit target required
• 35% consistency rule
• Trailing Max Drawdown with a soft daily loss limit
• Eligibility to manage up to 3 Prime accounts simultaneously

Payout eligibility for Prime Accounts

• 6 qualifying trading days are required before requesting a payout
• Payouts are subject to the Prime payout cap table
• For accounts issued on or after February 1st, payouts are limited to 50% of eligible profits per payout request, up to the applicable cap


Account Management Notes

• Unlimited Starter Challenge accounts may be held
• Up to 3 Prime accounts may be active at one time
• Upon qualifying for Live Trading, traders are limited to 1 Live Account

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