https://whitepips.com/blog Plain-English articles for CFD and futures traders on prop firm rules, risk, payouts and markets, from WhitePips. en Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://whitepips.com/blog/how-to-pass-a-two-step-challengehttps://whitepips.com/blog/how-to-pass-a-two-step-challengeTue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedA plan for a two-step evaluation: each phase's figures in dollars, sizing against a 4.5% daily limit, the pace to set and the rules that end attempts. https://whitepips.com/blog/eod-trailing-drawdown-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/eod-trailing-drawdown-explainedTue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskHow an end-of-day trailing drawdown moves, when it locks at the starting balance, how it differs from intraday trailing and static limits, with futures figures. https://whitepips.com/blog/scalping-on-a-funded-accounthttps://whitepips.com/blog/scalping-on-a-funded-accountTue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhat counts as a scalp on a WhitePips CFD account, the 20% of profit it may carry once funded, what a pause means for payouts, and the futures 30-second rule. https://whitepips.com/blog/profitable-days-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/profitable-days-explainedTue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedWhat counts as a profitable day at WhitePips, how many each plan needs to pass and before each payout, the 17:00 New York day, and the futures +0.25% days. https://whitepips.com/blog/consistency-rule-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/consistency-rule-explainedSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhat a consistency rule measures, the exact figure on each WhitePips plan, what happens when you go over it, and worked examples you can check yourself. https://whitepips.com/blog/drawdown-recovery-mathshttps://whitepips.com/blog/drawdown-recovery-mathsSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhy a loss needs a bigger gain to win back, the recovery formula with examples from 5% to 50%, and how static and trailing loss limits change the cost. https://whitepips.com/blog/forex-market-hours-and-sessionshttps://whitepips.com/blog/forex-market-hours-and-sessionsSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsThe Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York sessions in local time and UTC, the London and New York overlap, and the Friday close on a funded account. https://whitepips.com/blog/free-trial-prop-firmhttps://whitepips.com/blog/free-trial-prop-firmSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedA free Edge 1 Step $100K CFD account for 14 days under the paid rules. It never funds or pays out; a pass earns a 20% code. Who can start one, and how. https://whitepips.com/blog/futures-tick-valueshttps://whitepips.com/blog/futures-tick-valuesSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsTick sizes and dollar values for ES, NQ, YM, RTY, CL and GC and their micros, and how to size each one against a futures account's limits. https://whitepips.com/blog/hedging-on-a-prop-accounthttps://whitepips.com/blog/hedging-on-a-prop-accountSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhat the WhitePips rules allow and prohibit on hedging: inside one futures account, opposite positions across accounts, and what the CFD rules say. https://whitepips.com/blog/how-prop-firms-make-moneyhttps://whitepips.com/blog/how-prop-firms-make-moneySun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedWhere a prop firm's revenue comes from, why a payout on a simulated account is a cost the firm pays itself, and why the rules are written as they are. https://whitepips.com/blog/kyc-at-a-prop-firmhttps://whitepips.com/blog/kyc-at-a-prop-firmSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTPayoutsWhen WhitePips checks your identity, which documents can be asked for, why your name must match everywhere, and how restricted jurisdictions are handled. https://whitepips.com/blog/leverage-and-margin-on-a-funded-accounthttps://whitepips.com/blog/leverage-and-margin-on-a-funded-accountSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhat leverage and margin mean on MT5, why leverage does not change your loss per pip, the leverage on each WhitePips plan and where Max. Exposure fits. https://whitepips.com/blog/lot-sizes-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/lot-sizes-explainedSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsWhat 1.00, 0.10 and 0.01 lots mean in units and dollars, how lot size scales risk, and how to pick a lot size from a stop and a risk budget. https://whitepips.com/blog/pip-value-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/pip-value-explainedSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsWhat a pip is, how pip value is worked out for USD-quoted, USD-base and cross pairs and gold, with examples at 0.10 and 1.00 lots on MT5. https://whitepips.com/blog/prop-firm-or-brokerhttps://whitepips.com/blog/prop-firm-or-brokerSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedA broker holds your deposit and your trades reach a market; a prop firm sells a fee-based test on a simulated account. How risk, rules and pay differ. https://whitepips.com/blog/risk-reward-and-win-ratehttps://whitepips.com/blog/risk-reward-and-win-rateSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskHow R multiples, win rate and commission decide whether a method breaks even, and how many losses in a row your risk per trade allows before a limit. https://whitepips.com/blog/trading-an-evaluation-without-tiltinghttps://whitepips.com/blog/trading-an-evaluation-without-tiltingSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedA daily routine for a prop firm evaluation: a written plan, a fixed risk per trade, a personal stop below the daily limit, stopping rules and a journal. https://whitepips.com/blog/trading-crypto-on-a-funded-accounthttps://whitepips.com/blog/trading-crypto-on-a-funded-accountSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsCrypto CFDs at WhitePips: which coins, how the 0.06% commission works with an example, the Friday close, and how to size bitcoin against the limits. https://whitepips.com/blog/trading-the-nasdaq-on-a-funded-accounthttps://whitepips.com/blog/trading-the-nasdaq-on-a-funded-accountSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsThe Nasdaq 100 two ways: the commission-free NAS100 CFD on MetaTrader 5 or NQ and MNQ futures, and how to size each against the account's loss limits. https://whitepips.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-break-a-rulehttps://whitepips.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-break-a-ruleSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskHard breaches, warnings, strikes, reviews and resets at WhitePips: what each kind of rule does when it is broken, and why no detector closes an account. https://whitepips.com/blog/crypto-payouts-from-a-prop-firmhttps://whitepips.com/blog/crypto-payouts-from-a-prop-firmSat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTPayoutsFrom request to wallet: the receipt, KYC first, the minimum payout per plan and the certificate. https://whitepips.com/blog/edge-prime-or-instanthttps://whitepips.com/blog/edge-prime-or-instantThu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedThe three CFD account families compared on fee, targets, loss limits, commissions and payouts, with a plain view of who each one suits. https://whitepips.com/blog/expert-advisors-and-copy-trading-on-funded-accountshttps://whitepips.com/blog/expert-advisors-and-copy-trading-on-funded-accountsTue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskYour own EA on MT5 is allowed on every CFD plan, and so is copy trading between your own accounts. Which bots and signals are banned, and how the desk decides. https://whitepips.com/blog/how-to-pass-a-one-step-challengehttps://whitepips.com/blog/how-to-pass-a-one-step-challengeSun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedA practical plan for a one-step evaluation: the three numbers to know, how to size, what pace to set and the rules that end most attempts. https://whitepips.com/blog/max-exposure-and-floating-losshttps://whitepips.com/blog/max-exposure-and-floating-lossFri, 02 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhat the Max Exposure and Max Floating Loss rules measure, how a warning becomes a closed account, and how to size so you never see one. https://whitepips.com/blog/metatrader-5-for-prop-tradinghttps://whitepips.com/blog/metatrader-5-for-prop-tradingWed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedLogging in to MT5 with prop firm credentials, one-click trading, a stop on every order, the lot cap, reading commission and swap, and the mobile app. https://whitepips.com/blog/prop-firm-red-flagshttps://whitepips.com/blog/prop-firm-red-flagsMon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedWhat to check before paying a prop firm: written rules, a written payout policy, named platforms, KYC, verifiable certificates and a test account. https://whitepips.com/blog/prop-firm-rules-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/prop-firm-rules-explainedSat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskDaily Loss Limit, Maximum Loss Limit, exposure, floating loss, consistency, news and weekends: what each rule measures and what crossing it costs. https://whitepips.com/blog/the-90-day-scaling-cyclehttps://whitepips.com/blog/the-90-day-scaling-cycleThu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTPayoutsThe four conditions checked every 90 days, the 30% growth and 5-point split rise, and a $100K Edge account worked cycle by cycle to the $680K cap. https://whitepips.com/blog/the-futures-evaluation-explainedhttps://whitepips.com/blog/the-futures-evaluation-explainedTue, 22 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedHow a futures prop firm evaluation works: minis and micros, the 3:55 PM Chicago close, the EOD-trailing Maximum Loss Limit, and what Instant changes. https://whitepips.com/blog/trading-gold-on-a-funded-accounthttps://whitepips.com/blog/trading-gold-on-a-funded-accountSun, 20 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsWhat one lot of XAUUSD is worth per dollar move, why gold ends so many evaluations, and how to size it against a 4% daily limit on a $100K account. https://whitepips.com/blog/weekend-holding-and-swapshttps://whitepips.com/blog/weekend-holding-and-swapsFri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskWhat happens to open CFD trades at 4:45 PM New York on Friday, what the Weekend Holding and Swap-Free add-ons cost, and how a Sunday gap meets a limit. https://whitepips.com/blog/what-is-a-prop-firmhttps://whitepips.com/blog/what-is-a-prop-firmTue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedThe business model in plain terms: who puts up the capital, where the money comes from, and what you are really buying when you pay for an evaluation. https://whitepips.com/blog/one-step-two-step-three-stephttps://whitepips.com/blog/one-step-two-step-three-stepSun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedMore steps means more targets but smaller ones. Here is how the arithmetic works out, and why the cheapest evaluation is not always the one to take. https://whitepips.com/blog/choosing-an-account-sizehttps://whitepips.com/blog/choosing-an-account-sizeFri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedThe largest account you can afford is rarely the one you should buy. A short argument for starting below your ceiling. https://whitepips.com/blog/instant-funding-or-evaluationhttps://whitepips.com/blog/instant-funding-or-evaluationWed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGetting fundedSkipping the assessment costs more up front and buys tighter rules. When that is a good deal, and when it is not. https://whitepips.com/blog/static-and-trailing-drawdownhttps://whitepips.com/blog/static-and-trailing-drawdownMon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskThe single rule that decides the most evaluations, and the one most often misread. What each does once you are in profit. https://whitepips.com/blog/the-daily-loss-limithttps://whitepips.com/blog/the-daily-loss-limitSat, 29 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskA smaller number than the drawdown, and the one that ends more accounts. What it measures, when the day rolls, and why that matters. https://whitepips.com/blog/sizing-against-the-limithttps://whitepips.com/blog/sizing-against-the-limitThu, 27 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskHow to turn a published drawdown into a per-trade position size, and why the arithmetic should be done once rather than trade by trade. https://whitepips.com/blog/no-time-limithttps://whitepips.com/blog/no-time-limitWed, 26 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskRemoving the clock from an evaluation changes how it should be traded. Most people carry on racing anyway. https://whitepips.com/blog/how-evaluations-are-losthttps://whitepips.com/blog/how-evaluations-are-lostMon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTRiskNot bad analysis. Five recognisable failure patterns, and what each one looks like from the inside on the day it happens. https://whitepips.com/blog/profit-split-and-scalinghttps://whitepips.com/blog/profit-split-and-scalingSat, 22 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTPayoutsWhat a split actually means, why it moves, and how the scaling ladder changes the account underneath it. https://whitepips.com/blog/your-first-payouthttps://whitepips.com/blog/your-first-payoutThu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTPayoutsThe step that turns an account into a record. What it depends on, what delays it, and why the first one is worth more than its cash value. https://whitepips.com/blog/what-the-fee-buyshttps://whitepips.com/blog/what-the-fee-buysWed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTPayoutsIt is one-off, it comes back only on Prime, and it is not the price of an account. A short piece on reading the cost honestly. https://whitepips.com/blog/cfds-and-futureshttps://whitepips.com/blog/cfds-and-futuresMon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsCFDs and futures: two sets of rules, two different things to be good at. What actually separates them for a funded trader. https://whitepips.com/blog/trading-the-newshttps://whitepips.com/blog/trading-the-newsSat, 15 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsWhy a permission that applies during your evaluation can disappear the moment you are funded, and what actually happens to an order in a fast market. https://whitepips.com/blog/reading-order-flowhttps://whitepips.com/blog/reading-order-flowThu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTMarketsDepth of market, volume profile and the tape tell you where trade happened. A sober account of what that is worth and what it is not.