Purdia Capital
Five products sold from one configurator: Instant Funded (EOD), Static Instant Funded, EOD Evaluation, Pro Evaluation, and Pilot 001 Pioneer. The entire site renders via JavaScript shells from a single script bundle. While marketing sells "No Payout Caps" and stable terms, the simulation enforces a $10,000 profit/payout ceiling, the Pioneer pilot caps the first withdrawal at $2,500 with a $3,000 retained buffer, and the contract allows unilateral rule changes at any time.
Operated by Purdia Capital LLC in Delaware, routing through Tradovate and NinjaTrader. In simulation, trailing drawdowns never freeze even past breakeven. Moving to live requires passing through a Temporary Sim Funded Account where excess profit above the target is discarded and payouts shrink the transferable balance, while final live brokerage approval remains entirely at the broker's sole discretion with no reason given upon rejection.
Not enough published data to simulate this firm’s floor.
This firm publishes its floor by account size — see the cited table below.
Judged, clean of all seven hard bars, and the scorecard still came in under the bar. Nothing here is an accusation — it is a firm we would not open an account with, and the card says on which axes it fell short.
Scorecard
9Trails on daily closes only, then freezes at your starting balance
A named company, but no financial regulator anywhere — or a light-touch one only
A lifetime ceiling, or a rule that can block payment
Two official channels disagree on a number that matters
Under a year, or too few reviews to mean anything
Each axis is scored 0–5 against a published scale. The line under each bar is the rung this firm landed on — not our summary of it, the scale entry itself.
Trustpilot
What this firm published
Everything below is quoted from a page we opened, on the date shown. The quotes are in the firm’s own language, exactly as published — never edited, never shortened, never swapped for a translation. On the Spanish edition our own rendering appears underneath each one, unquoted and marked as ours: the quotation marks on this site mean the words are the firm’s, and nothing we wrote ever wears them. Where we have not read enough to put a number on an axis, we say so instead of guessing.
1/5
Can you even pass?
Almost nobody who pays for an evaluation ever reaches a funded account, so this is the part of the product most customers actually buy. Every firm advertises its profit target; none of them advertises that target next to how much you are allowed to lose while chasing it.
3/5
Can you keep the money?
The drawdown takes the account away; the payout rules take the money. Answered by whichever of the two we can measure and is worse — they are two ways of losing the same thing, so a good half cannot pay for a bad one.
3/5
Is anyone behind it?
A named company, a market, and rules you could read before paying. These three do not substitute for one another — a company you can sue does not stop existing because the account is a simulation — so this is the average of the ones we could measure, not the worst.
How hard the test is
we did not read enough to sayNot the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsNo such thing in this plan.—
“If the account fails during the SFA stage, the account is closed permanently and cannot be reset. A new account purchase is required in order to restart the funding process.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”Below 60% read we publish no number at all, because a grade computed from two facts out of six is not a lenient grade — it is a different measurement wearing the same label.
Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceit does not move at all3/3
“With an EOD trailing drawdown, the threshold updates only after the trading session ends each day. Unrealized profits during the trading session, or even realized profits that are lost prior to the session ending, do not move the threshold intraday.”“LFAs utilize a static drawdown structure. Unlike trailing drawdown models, the minimum balance threshold does not increase upward as the account grows.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingit never stops rising0/3
“In addition, in our accounts with a trailing max drawdown, the threshold never stops trailing while in the sim account, and continues to trail even past the point of breakeven.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The account always fails immediately once the balance drops below the active threshold, including during open trades.”“If the account balance falls below the minimum threshold at any point, including during an open trade, the account fails immediately.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitnothing — the limit stays where it was2/2
“As the account grows, the threshold remains fixed unless adjusted through payouts or risk parameter changes. Trading losses, payouts, fees, or other deductions reduce the remaining buffer above the threshold.”Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey state there is none.we did not read this stage2/2
“Static Instant Funded Accounts include a DLL by default,
The EOD Instant Funded Accounts do not.”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed3%we did not read this stage0/1
“50k Instant Funded
$50,000 Simulated Capital
Instant
Profit target $2,000
Min. days 10
Min. profitable days 5 × $200+
Contract size 5 Minis / 50 Micros
Drawdown (EOD) $1,500”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesThey state there is none.3/3
“Take payouts without resetting progress.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey state there is none.no change3/3
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonyes — it reserves that right in writing0/3
“Pending payout requests may be canceled unless already approved and in process.”“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money10 days2/2
“50k Instant Funded
$50,000 Simulated Capital
Instant
Profit target $2,000
Min. days 10”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountNo such thing in this plan.—
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Profit required before the first request4%1/1
“50k Instant Funded
$50,000 Simulated Capital
Instant
Profit target $2,000”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“In Evaluation Accounts, Sim Funded Accounts (SFAs), and Temp SFAs, news trading is fully permitted and no special news trading restrictions apply.”“Purdia Capital allows traders to trade during and around scheduled economic news events, including events such as FOMC announcements, CPI releases, Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), Fed speeches, earnings releases, and other high-impact market events.”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey state there is none.no change—
“There are no minimum hold-time requirements, and traders are free to actively enter and exit positions throughout the trading session.”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“Futures markets close each trading day at 4:00 PM CT.
To prevent positions from remaining open into the market close, Purdia Capital will automatically close all open positions and cancel all working orders at 3:45 PM CT each trading day.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Purdia Capital supports a broad range of futures products across multiple exchanges, including equity indices, commodities, metals, energy, currencies, and interest rates.”Limit on position size5we did not read this stage—
“50k Instant Funded
$50,000 Simulated Capital
Instant
Profit target $2,000
Min. days 10
Min. profitable days 5 × $200+
Contract size 5 Minis / 50 Micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit · time elapsed · their decision — all of them—
“In order to become eligible for scaling consideration, a Live Funded Account must satisfy all three of the following conditions:
at least 15 trading days,
at least one full calendar month since the account was issued,
and at least a doubling of the account’s starting balance.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee scaling automatically. All scaling decisions remain subject to risk review and approval.”How large it can getThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Where the path endsat a real market—
“Qualified traders move into live brokerage accounts with Tradovate/NinjaTrader rather than remaining indefinitely in simulation-based payout systems.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
we did not read enough to sayNot the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsNo such thing in this plan.—
“If the account fails during the SFA stage, the account is closed permanently and cannot be reset. A new account purchase is required in order to restart the funding process.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetNo such thing in this plan.—
“After purchase, traders begin directly in the Sim Funded Account stage. No separate Evaluation phase exists, no activation fee is required later, and resets are not available.”Below 60% read we publish no number at all, because a grade computed from two facts out of six is not a lenient grade — it is a different measurement wearing the same label.
Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit does not move at allno change3/3
“The defining characteristic of a Static Instant Funded Account is the static drawdown structure.
In a static account, the minimum balance threshold does not trail upward as the account grows.”“LFAs utilize a static drawdown structure. Unlike trailing drawdown models, the minimum balance threshold does not increase upward as the account grows.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The account always fails immediately once the balance drops below the active threshold, including during open trades.”“If the account balance falls below the minimum threshold at any point, including during an open trade, the account fails immediately.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitnothing — the limit stays where it was2/2
“As the account grows, the threshold remains fixed unless adjusted through payouts or risk parameter changes. Trading losses, payouts, fees, or other deductions reduce the remaining buffer above the threshold.”Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limit1%, measured on live equity, open trades includedwe did not read this stage0/2
“100k Static Instant Funded
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Static
Profit target $3,000
Min. days 10
Contract size 3 Minis / 30 Micros
Drawdown (Static) $3,000
Daily loss limit $1,000”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed3%we did not read this stage0/1
“100k Static Instant Funded
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Static
Profit target $3,000
Min. days 10
Contract size 3 Minis / 30 Micros
Drawdown (Static) $3,000”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Where the limit stops risingNo such thing in this plan.—
“In a static account, the minimum balance threshold does not trail upward as the account grows.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesThey state there is none.3/3
“Take payouts without resetting progress.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey state there is none.no change3/3
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonyes — it reserves that right in writing0/3
“Pending payout requests may be canceled unless already approved and in process.”“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money10 days2/2
“100k Static Instant Funded
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Static
Profit target $3,000
Min. days 10”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountNo such thing in this plan.—
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Profit required before the first request3%1/1
“100k Static Instant Funded
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Static
Profit target $3,000”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“In Evaluation Accounts, Sim Funded Accounts (SFAs), and Temp SFAs, news trading is fully permitted and no special news trading restrictions apply.”“Purdia Capital allows traders to trade during and around scheduled economic news events, including events such as FOMC announcements, CPI releases, Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), Fed speeches, earnings releases, and other high-impact market events.”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey state there is none.no change—
“There are no minimum hold-time requirements, and traders are free to actively enter and exit positions throughout the trading session.”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“Futures markets close each trading day at 4:00 PM CT.
To prevent positions from remaining open into the market close, Purdia Capital will automatically close all open positions and cancel all working orders at 3:45 PM CT each trading day.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Purdia Capital supports a broad range of futures products across multiple exchanges, including equity indices, commodities, metals, energy, currencies, and interest rates.”Limit on position size3we did not read this stage—
“100k Static Instant Funded
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Static
Profit target $3,000
Min. days 10
Contract size 3 Minis / 30 Micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit · time elapsed · their decision — all of them—
“In order to become eligible for scaling consideration, a Live Funded Account must satisfy all three of the following conditions:
at least 15 trading days,
at least one full calendar month since the account was issued,
and at least a doubling of the account’s starting balance.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee scaling automatically. All scaling decisions remain subject to risk review and approval.”How large it can getThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Where the path endsat a real market—
“Qualified traders move into live brokerage accounts with Tradovate/NinjaTrader rather than remaining indefinitely in simulation-based payout systems.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to survivefor every $1 you are allowed to lose, you must make $20.80/8
“100k EOD Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
EOD
Profit target $6,000”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishThey do not say.we did not read this stage0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put in5 days10 days1.60/2
“100k EOD Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
EOD
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5”“Both account sizes require a minimum of 5 trading days during the Evaluation stage and 10 trading days during the SFA stage.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“During this stage, resets are available for $99. A reset restores the account back to its original starting parameters.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit target6%we did not read this stage—
“100k EOD Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
EOD
Profit target $6,000”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceno changeit does not move at all3/3
“With an EOD trailing drawdown, the threshold updates only after the trading session ends each day. Unrealized profits during the trading session, or even realized profits that are lost prior to the session ending, do not move the threshold intraday.”“LFAs utilize a static drawdown structure. Unlike trailing drawdown models, the minimum balance threshold does not increase upward as the account grows.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingit never stops rising0/3
“In addition, in our accounts with a trailing max drawdown, the threshold never stops trailing while in the sim account, and continues to trail even past the point of breakeven.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno changeno change1/2
“The account always fails immediately once the balance drops below the active threshold, including during open trades.”“If the account balance falls below the minimum threshold at any point, including during an open trade, the account fails immediately.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitnothing — the limit stays where it was2/2
“As the account grows, the threshold remains fixed unless adjusted through payouts or risk parameter changes. Trading losses, payouts, fees, or other deductions reduce the remaining buffer above the threshold.”Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limit2%, measured on live equity, open trades includedno changewe did not read this stage0.30/2
“100k EOD Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
EOD
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5
Contract size 10 Minis / 100 Micros
Drawdown (EOD) $3,000
Daily loss limit $2,000”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed3%no changewe did not read this stage0/1
“100k EOD Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
EOD
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5
Contract size 10 Minis / 100 Micros
Drawdown (EOD) $3,000”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesThey state there is none.3/3
“Take payouts without resetting progress.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey state there is none.no change3/3
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonyes — it reserves that right in writing0/3
“Pending payout requests may be canceled unless already approved and in process.”“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money10 days2/2
“Both account sizes require a minimum of 5 trading days during the Evaluation stage and 10 trading days during the SFA stage.”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountNo such thing in this plan.—
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Profit required before the first request3%1/1
“The 100K EOD Evaluation utilizes a $6,000 Evaluation profit target, a $3,000 SFA profit target, and a $3,000 End-of-Day trailing drawdown.”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no changeno change—
“In Evaluation Accounts, Sim Funded Accounts (SFAs), and Temp SFAs, news trading is fully permitted and no special news trading restrictions apply.”“Purdia Capital allows traders to trade during and around scheduled economic news events, including events such as FOMC announcements, CPI releases, Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), Fed speeches, earnings releases, and other high-impact market events.”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no changeno change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey state there is none.no changeno change—
“There are no minimum hold-time requirements, and traders are free to actively enter and exit positions throughout the trading session.”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno changeno change—
“Futures markets close each trading day at 4:00 PM CT.
To prevent positions from remaining open into the market close, Purdia Capital will automatically close all open positions and cancel all working orders at 3:45 PM CT each trading day.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no changeno change—
“Purdia Capital supports a broad range of futures products across multiple exchanges, including equity indices, commodities, metals, energy, currencies, and interest rates.”Limit on position size10no changewe did not read this stage—
“100k EOD Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
EOD
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5
Contract size 10 Minis / 100 Micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit · time elapsed · their decision — all of them—
“In order to become eligible for scaling consideration, a Live Funded Account must satisfy all three of the following conditions:
at least 15 trading days,
at least one full calendar month since the account was issued,
and at least a doubling of the account’s starting balance.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee scaling automatically. All scaling decisions remain subject to risk review and approval.”How large it can getThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Where the path endsat a real market—
“Qualified traders move into live brokerage accounts with Tradovate/NinjaTrader rather than remaining indefinitely in simulation-based payout systems.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to survivefor every $1 you are allowed to lose, you must make $20.80/8
“100k Pro Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Pro
Profit target $6,000”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishThey do not say.we did not read this stage0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put in5 days10 days1.60/2
“100k Pro Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Pro
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5”“During the SFA stage, traders must:
reach a $3,000 profit target,
complete a minimum of 10 trading days”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“While in the Evaluation stage, traders may purchase resets for $99. A reset restores the account back to its original starting parameters.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit target6%we did not read this stage—
“100k Pro Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Pro
Profit target $6,000”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises tick by tick, while you tradeno changeit does not move at all3/3
“With an intraday trailing drawdown, the threshold updates immediately as the account reaches new highs, including unrealized profits during open trades .”“LFAs utilize a static drawdown structure. Unlike trailing drawdown models, the minimum balance threshold does not increase upward as the account grows.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingit never stops rising0/3
“In addition, in our accounts with a trailing max drawdown, the threshold never stops trailing while in the sim account, and continues to trail even past the point of breakeven.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno changeno change1/2
“The account always fails immediately once the balance drops below the active threshold, including during open trades.”“If the account balance falls below the minimum threshold at any point, including during an open trade, the account fails immediately.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitnothing — the limit stays where it was2/2
“As the account grows, the threshold remains fixed unless adjusted through payouts or risk parameter changes. Trading losses, payouts, fees, or other deductions reduce the remaining buffer above the threshold.”Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey state there is none.no changewe did not read this stage2/2
“No Daily Loss Limit exists by default, although traders may request tighter risk parameters by contacting support.”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed3%no changewe did not read this stage0/1
“100k Pro Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Pro
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5
Contract size 10 Minis / 100 Micros
Drawdown (Intraday Trailing) $3,000”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesThey state there is none.3/3
“Take payouts without resetting progress.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey state there is none.no change3/3
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonyes — it reserves that right in writing0/3
“Pending payout requests may be canceled unless already approved and in process.”“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money10 days2/2
“During the SFA stage, traders must:
reach a $3,000 profit target,
complete a minimum of 10 trading days”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountNo such thing in this plan.—
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Profit required before the first request3%1/1
“During the SFA stage, traders must:
reach a $3,000 profit target,
complete a minimum of 10 trading days”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no changeno change—
“In Evaluation Accounts, Sim Funded Accounts (SFAs), and Temp SFAs, news trading is fully permitted and no special news trading restrictions apply.”“Purdia Capital allows traders to trade during and around scheduled economic news events, including events such as FOMC announcements, CPI releases, Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), Fed speeches, earnings releases, and other high-impact market events.”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no changeno change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey state there is none.no changeno change—
“There are no minimum hold-time requirements, and traders are free to actively enter and exit positions throughout the trading session.”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno changeno change—
“Futures markets close each trading day at 4:00 PM CT.
To prevent positions from remaining open into the market close, Purdia Capital will automatically close all open positions and cancel all working orders at 3:45 PM CT each trading day.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no changeno change—
“Purdia Capital supports a broad range of futures products across multiple exchanges, including equity indices, commodities, metals, energy, currencies, and interest rates.”Limit on position size10no changewe did not read this stage—
“100k Pro Evaluation
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Pro
Profit target $6,000
Min. days 5
Contract size 10 Minis / 100 Micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit · time elapsed · their decision — all of them—
“In order to become eligible for scaling consideration, a Live Funded Account must satisfy all three of the following conditions:
at least 15 trading days,
at least one full calendar month since the account was issued,
and at least a doubling of the account’s starting balance.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee scaling automatically. All scaling decisions remain subject to risk review and approval.”How large it can getThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Where the path endsat a real market—
“Qualified traders move into live brokerage accounts with Tradovate/NinjaTrader rather than remaining indefinitely in simulation-based payout systems.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
we did not read enough to sayNot the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveNo such thing in this plan.—
“An Instant Funding Pilot — a lower-cost path for traders willing to take on a more challenging objective.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finishNo such thing in this plan.—
“An Instant Funding Pilot — a lower-cost path for traders willing to take on a more challenging objective.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put inNo such thing in this plan.—
“An Instant Funding Pilot — a lower-cost path for traders willing to take on a more challenging objective.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsNo such thing in this plan.—
“An Instant Funding Pilot — a lower-cost path for traders willing to take on a more challenging objective.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetNo such thing in this plan.—
“An Instant Funding Pilot — a lower-cost path for traders willing to take on a more challenging objective.”Below 60% read we publish no number at all, because a grade computed from two facts out of six is not a lenient grade — it is a different measurement wearing the same label.
Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseit rises with the day's closing balanceit does not move at all3/3
“With an EOD trailing drawdown, the threshold updates only after the trading session ends each day. Unrealized profits during the trading session, or even realized profits that are lost prior to the session ending, do not move the threshold intraday.”“LFAs utilize a static drawdown structure. Unlike trailing drawdown models, the minimum balance threshold does not increase upward as the account grows.”A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
Where the limit stops risingit never stops rising0/3
“In addition, in our accounts with a trailing max drawdown, the threshold never stops trailing while in the sim account, and continues to trail even past the point of breakeven.”The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
What the limit is measured againstlive equity, open trades includedno change1/2
“The account always fails immediately once the balance drops below the active threshold, including during open trades.”“If the account balance falls below the minimum threshold at any point, including during an open trade, the account fails immediately.”Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitnothing — the limit stays where it was2/2
“As the account grows, the threshold remains fixed unless adjusted through payouts or risk parameter changes. Trading losses, payouts, fees, or other deductions reduce the remaining buffer above the threshold.”Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limit1.5%, measured on live equity, open trades includedwe did not read this stage0/2
“Starting Balance $100,000
Profit Target $5,500
EOD Drawdown $3,300
Daily Loss Limit $1,500”A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowed3.3%we did not read this stage0/1
“Starting Balance $100,000
Profit Target $5,500
EOD Drawdown $3,300”How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesThey state there is none.3/3
“Take payouts without resetting progress.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey state there is none.no change3/3
“Consistency Rule No Consistency Rule”Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonyes — it reserves that right in writing0/3
“Pending payout requests may be canceled unless already approved and in process.”“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for money7 days2/2
“Minimum Trading Days 7
Required Profitable Days 5 × $300+”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay you2.5% of the account, at worst0.50/2
“Starting Balance $100,000
Profit Target $5,500
EOD Drawdown $3,300
Daily Loss Limit $1,500
Retained Buffer $3,000
First Payout Up to $2,500 · 90/10 split”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountNo such thing in this plan.—
“Qualified traders can request payouts daily without consistency rules or withdrawal caps.”Profit required before the first request5.5%0.70/1
“Starting Balance $100,000
Profit Target $5,500”How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey state there is none.no change—
“In Evaluation Accounts, Sim Funded Accounts (SFAs), and Temp SFAs, news trading is fully permitted and no special news trading restrictions apply.”“Purdia Capital allows traders to trade during and around scheduled economic news events, including events such as FOMC announcements, CPI releases, Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), Fed speeches, earnings releases, and other high-impact market events.”Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.no change—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey state there is none.no change—
“There are no minimum hold-time requirements, and traders are free to actively enter and exit positions throughout the trading session.”Forced close before the weekendnothing may stay open over the weekendno change—
“Futures markets close each trading day at 4:00 PM CT.
To prevent positions from remaining open into the market close, Purdia Capital will automatically close all open positions and cancel all working orders at 3:45 PM CT each trading day.”LeverageNo such thing in this plan.no change—
“Purdia Capital supports a broad range of futures products across multiple exchanges, including equity indices, commodities, metals, energy, currencies, and interest rates.”Limit on position size7we did not read this stage—
“Starting Balance $100,000
Profit Target $5,500
EOD Drawdown $3,300
Daily Loss Limit $1,500
Retained Buffer $3,000
First Payout Up to $2,500 · 90/10 split
Initial Maximum Position Size 7 Minis / 70 Micros”No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growprofit · time elapsed · their decision — all of them—
“In order to become eligible for scaling consideration, a Live Funded Account must satisfy all three of the following conditions:
at least 15 trading days,
at least one full calendar month since the account was issued,
and at least a doubling of the account’s starting balance.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee scaling automatically. All scaling decisions remain subject to risk review and approval.”How large it can getThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Where the path endsat a real market—
“Qualified traders move into live brokerage accounts with Tradovate/NinjaTrader rather than remaining indefinitely in simulation-based payout systems.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
The rules in writing
Could you read the rule before paying, and can they change it afterwards?
Where the rule that binds you is publishedin the document its own contract points at4/4
“The Trading Policy is incorporated into these Terms. Program operating rules, such as profit targets and minimum trading days, are published on the Rules page.”If the rule that binds you lives in a help article your contract never mentions, you did not sign it.
Can it change the rules without noticeyes, and it says so0.60/3
“Purdia Capital may modify these terms at any time. Updated terms are effective upon posting unless otherwise specified.”The clause that makes every dated verdict perishable, including ours. Near-universal, so not fatal.
Is the binding document datedyes2/2
“This document was last updated on August 13, 2026.”Without a date you cannot tell whether the rule you read is the rule they apply.
Two official pages that disagree
the payout terms · costs money
“No Payout Caps”“First Payout Up to $2,500 · 90/10 split”the account size or the speed · costs money
“100k Static Instant Funded
$100,000 Simulated Capital
Static
Profit target $3,000
Min. days 10
Contract size 3 Minis / 30 Micros”“The 100K Static Instant Funded Account utilizes a $3,000 profit target, a $3,000 static drawdown, and a maximum position size of 10 mini contracts or 100 micro contracts.”the payout terms · costs credibility
“The structure you buy is the structure you trade.”“Purdia Capital may modify these terms at any time. Updated terms are effective upon posting unless otherwise specified.”The company behind it
If it goes wrong, which company do you claim against, and under whose laws?
The company you contract withPurdia Capital LLCno changeno change4/4
“This agreement is legally binding between you and Purdia Capital LLC.”With no named company there is nobody to sue.
Where it is registeredDelaware, United Statesno changeno change2/2
“Purdia Capital LLC 651 N Broad St, Suite 201 Middletown, DE 19709”A claim in the Czech Republic and a claim in St Vincent are not the same claim.
Its registration numberThey do not say.no changeno change0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
What turns a name into something checkable in a public register.
That company owns the brandyes2/2
“This agreement is legally binding between you and Purdia Capital LLC.”Signing with a company other than the brand’s owner separates who sold to you from who answers to you.
The people behind it are namedyes2/2
“Jonas Attiah,
Founder & CEO”Named people can be looked up. A company on its own cannot always be.
Almost no firm here has a financial regulator, because selling simulated evaluations is not a regulated activity anywhere. Of the 114 firms we scored by hand, 96 sat in the bottom two rungs of backing for this reason. So we do not count it against anyone — it only adds when a firm genuinely has one.
The market
Do your orders reach a market, or is all of it a simulation?
What the funded account issimulated, with a published route to a live stage2/4
“Qualified traders move into live brokerage accounts with Tradovate/NinjaTrader rather than remaining indefinitely in simulation-based payout systems.”The question that separates a firm that earns when you lose from one that earns when you last.
The broker or clearer namedTradovate / NinjaTrader3/3
“Live funded traders use regulated brokerage connectivity through Tradovate/NinjaTrader.”Almost nobody names one, because almost no account reaches a market. It adds when present.
Conditions to reach a real marketnot published0.40/2
“Passing a Sim Funded Account qualifies a trader for live funding consideration and onboarding eligibility, but it does not guarantee final live brokerage approval.”Promising a route to a real market without publishing the conditions is promising nothing.
We read the rules of every plan it sells and issued a verdict on each one.