Evaluation Phase vs Funded Phase: Rules That Quietly Change After You Pass
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2026 7:53 pm
Passing a challenge often means moving to a slightly different rulebook. Things that commonly change:
For a scalper, the leverage change is the one that hurts silently: a strategy built on 1:100 margin may hit "not enough money" at 1:30 on the same lot size.
Which rule changed for you between evaluation and funded, and did it require adjusting your strategy?
- News trading: allowed in evaluation, restricted on funded.
- Leverage: sometimes reduced on funded accounts, which changes margin and maximum lot size.
- Consistency rule: frequently only applies to payouts.
- Minimum trading days: may disappear or turn into "per payout cycle" requirements.
- Execution: some firms route funded accounts differently, so spreads and commissions may not match the evaluation account.
For a scalper, the leverage change is the one that hurts silently: a strategy built on 1:100 margin may hit "not enough money" at 1:30 on the same lot size.
Which rule changed for you between evaluation and funded, and did it require adjusting your strategy?