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Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country Estonia Lithuania
Established Mar 2024 Feb 2026
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms - Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica
Trading Rules
Profit Split 80/20 (Real Prop) 90% Best
Daily Drawdown Forge 25K: $625; Forge 50K: $1,250. Light: None (Day Trade), trailing drawdown applies. Basic: None (Trailing Max DD only). Instant PRO $25K: None. Instant PRO $50K-$150K & PRO: Daily Loss Limit (soft breach) equal to Trailing Max DD on PRO; $1,500/$3,000/$4,500 on Instant PRO 50K/100K/150K.
Payout Frequency Automatic at Benchmarks 2-6 (Futures Forge), Signing Bonus at Real Prop (Stocks)
Forge sim payouts up to $6,250 (25K) / $12,000 (50K) across BM2-BM6. Stocks use Signing Bonus model on transition to Real Prop. 80/20 split with no payout caps post Real Prop. 		On-demand (no daily limit; processed within 24h)
Via Rise. Crypto 1-2h, bank 1-3 business days, e-wallet within 24h. $250 min payout.
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • Multi-asset (Stocks + Futures), 70% off FORGE launch promo, Tickblaze platform included ($198 value), real-time market data included, no monthly fees, 1-step Gladiator Forge with sim payouts starting at Benchmark 2, swing trading supported, free trade copier, no expiration windows.
  • One-phase evaluation, $0 activation fee on Basic, 90/10 profit split, on-demand payouts via Rise, EOD trailing drawdown, no consistency on the Basic challenge funded side as low as 35% ($25K), scaling path to $750K live capital, Volumetrica/Quantower/ATAS supported.
Main Drawbacks
  • 30% consistency rule for payouts (333% total profit vs largest single day), strict no-hedging policy, day-trade-only on Light intraday (closed by 4:45 PM EST), Forge requires fresh purchase (no reset path from Light), max 5 active Futures Intraday accounts.
  • Brand-new firm (registered Feb 2026, launched April 2026); only 24 TrustPilot reviews; trailing max drawdown locks at starting balance (never above); 50% consistency on Basic eval (evaluation only); 6-day minimum to payout on PRO, 8-day minimum on Instant PRO; Mac users limited (Volumetrica/ATAS Windows-based, Deepchart web-based only).
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

PropShopTrader Challenges

14 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$750 $125
one-time (FORGE launch price, 83% off retail) 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: $625
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$1200 $200
one-time (FORGE launch price, 83% off retail) 		$50K 1 Step P1: $2,000
 P1: $1,250
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$229
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $325
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$295
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $625 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$295
one-time 		$12.5K 1 Step P1: $500 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$299
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $500
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$299
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $325
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,225 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$349
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $500
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,125 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$449
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $625
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$499
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$499
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $625
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,250 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$595
one-time 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,000 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$595
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $1,250 weekly
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,500 Trailing Drawdown
 80/20 at Real Prop None
$599
one-time 		$50K 1 Step P1: $1,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,250 Trailing Drawdown (EOD)
 80/20 at Real Prop None

Shark Futures Challenges

8 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99 $59
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$132 $79
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$265 $159
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$382 $229
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$399 $249
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$25K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$599 $369
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,500
Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$799 $459
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000
Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)
P1: $4,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$899 $549
one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off 		$150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $4,500
Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
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