{"success":true,"data":{"article":{"id":"fd109fa3-be0b-4bb2-bb44-fb634fab9d73","slug":"article-2-6-skip-the-eval","title":"Article 2.6: Skip the Eval","bodyHtml":"<h2>Overview</h2>\n<p>Skip the Eval is an option at checkout on STEADY and Standard MAX accounts. Tick \"Skip the eval\" and your account starts in the sim-funded phase straight away, with no evaluation to pass. Everything below applies to Skip the Eval accounts.</p>\n<h2>Price</h2>\n<ul><li>The price on the checkbox is the full price of the account. It replaces the evaluation price; you do not pay both.</li><li>Skip the Eval is never discounted. Discount codes, sitewide offers, BOGO and wallet credits cannot be used on it, and it does not earn a BOGO account.</li><li>One account per order.</li><li>Skip the Eval cannot be bought during a Promotion Review or while you hold an FFN Institution account. Evaluations can be bought at any time (Article 5.2).</li></ul>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Account size</th><th>STEADY</th><th>Standard MAX</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>$25,000</td><td>$299</td><td>$279</td></tr><tr><td>$50,000</td><td>$499</td><td>$475</td></tr><tr><td>$100,000</td><td>$900</td><td>$850</td></tr><tr><td>$150,000</td><td>$1,350</td><td>$1,275</td></tr><tr><td>$250,000</td><td>$2,700</td><td>$2,550</td></tr></tbody></table>\n<h2>Account rules</h2>\n<p>A Skip the Eval account trades under the same funded rules as a funded account of the same type and size.</p>\n<h3>STEADY</h3><table><thead><tr><th>Account size</th><th>Max drawdown (EOD trailing)</th><th>Buffer</th><th>Winning day</th><th>Winning days per payout</th><th>Payout cap</th><th>Profit split</th><th>Contracts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>$25,000</td><td>$1,200</td><td>$1,200</td><td>$100 net</td><td>5</td><td>$1,000 (payouts 1 to 3), $1,200 (payout 4 on)</td><td>90% trader / 10% FFN</td><td>1 mini / 10 micros; 2 minis / 20 micros from $801 profit; 3 minis / 30 micros from $1,001 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$50,000</td><td>$2,000</td><td>$2,000</td><td>$150 net</td><td>5</td><td>$1,500 (payouts 1 to 3), $2,000 (payout 4 on)</td><td>90% trader / 10% FFN</td><td>2 minis / 20 micros; 3 minis / 30 micros from $1,001 profit; 4 minis / 40 micros from $2,001 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$100,000</td><td>$3,200</td><td>$3,200</td><td>$200 net</td><td>5</td><td>$2,000 (payouts 1 to 3), $2,500 (payout 4 on)</td><td>90% trader / 10% FFN</td><td>4 minis / 40 micros; 6 minis / 60 micros from $3,001 profit; 10 minis / 100 micros from $4,501 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$150,000</td><td>$4,700</td><td>$4,700</td><td>$250 net</td><td>5</td><td>$2,500 (payouts 1 to 3), $3,000 (payout 4 on)</td><td>90% trader / 10% FFN</td><td>4 minis / 40 micros; 8 minis / 80 micros from $3,001 profit; 15 minis / 150 micros from $4,501 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$250,000</td><td>$5,500</td><td>$5,500</td><td>$350 net</td><td>5</td><td>$3,000 (payouts 1 to 3), $3,500 (payout 4 on)</td><td>90% trader / 10% FFN</td><td>6 minis / 60 micros; 12 minis / 120 micros from $5,001 profit; 20 minis / 200 micros from $9,001 profit</td></tr></tbody></table>\n<h3>Standard MAX</h3><table><thead><tr><th>Account size</th><th>Max drawdown (EOD trailing)</th><th>Buffer</th><th>Winning day</th><th>Daily loss limit</th><th>Consistency</th><th>Payout cap</th><th>Profit split</th><th>Contracts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>$25,000</td><td>$1,500</td><td>$1,500</td><td>$100 net</td><td>$1,000</td><td>40%</td><td>$1,000 (payouts 1 to 3), $1,200 (payout 4 on)</td><td>80% trader / 20% FFN</td><td>1 mini / 10 micros; 2 minis / 20 micros from $801 profit; 3 minis / 30 micros from $1,001 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$50,000</td><td>$2,000</td><td>$2,000</td><td>$150 net</td><td>$1,250</td><td>40%</td><td>$1,500 (payouts 1 to 3), $2,000 (payout 4 on)</td><td>80% trader / 20% FFN</td><td>2 minis / 20 micros; 3 minis / 30 micros from $1,001 profit; 4 minis / 40 micros from $2,001 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$100,000</td><td>$3,600</td><td>$3,600</td><td>$200 net</td><td>$2,500</td><td>40%</td><td>$2,000 (payouts 1 to 3), $2,500 (payout 4 on)</td><td>80% trader / 20% FFN</td><td>4 minis / 40 micros; 6 minis / 60 micros from $3,001 profit; 10 minis / 100 micros from $4,501 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$150,000</td><td>$5,000</td><td>$5,000</td><td>$250 net</td><td>$3,750</td><td>40%</td><td>$2,500 (payouts 1 to 3), $3,000 (payout 4 on)</td><td>80% trader / 20% FFN</td><td>4 minis / 40 micros; 8 minis / 80 micros from $3,001 profit; 15 minis / 150 micros from $4,501 profit</td></tr><tr><td>$250,000</td><td>$6,000</td><td>$6,000</td><td>$300 net</td><td>$4,500</td><td>40%</td><td>$3,000 (payouts 1 to 3), $3,500 (payout 4 on)</td><td>80% trader / 20% FFN</td><td>6 minis / 60 micros; 12 minis / 120 micros from $5,001 profit; 20 minis / 200 micros from $9,001 profit</td></tr></tbody></table>\n<h2>Rules that apply to every Skip the Eval account</h2><ul><li>Drawdown: the max drawdown trails your end-of-day balance upward and locks at your starting balance plus $100 once reached. It never moves down.</li><li>Buffer: build the buffer above your starting balance first. Only profit above the buffer can be withdrawn.</li><li>Winning day: a day that closes at or above the winning-day amount for your size, net of fees.</li><li>STEADY net rule: each payout requires your balance to climb above the balance left after your previous payout, with the winning days for the cycle.</li><li>Standard MAX consistency: your best day must be at or below 40% of your total profit since your last payout.</li><li>Payouts: at least $500 per payout, up to the cap for your size and payout number, and at most $10,000 per payout across all of your accounts.</li><li>Contracts: your contract limit starts at the first level shown and is set automatically at the end of each trading day from your end-of-day balance: it increases as your profit reaches each level and steps back down if your balance falls below one (Article 3.5). Exceeding your contract limit at any point fails the account.</li><li>Be flat by 16:50 ET every trading day.</li><li>High-frequency trading: no more than 30% of your trades may be held under 5 seconds (Article 3.8).</li><li>Inactivity: an account with no trades for 30 days is closed (Article 6.5).</li><li>Resets: a Skip the Eval account cannot be reset. If it is breached, you can buy a new account.</li></ul>\n<h2>Promotion Review to the FFN Institution</h2>\n<ul><li>A Promotion Review is triggered by your 3rd payout request on a Skip the Eval account, or by your 10th payout request since your last Promotion Review (counting all of your accounts). Whichever comes first triggers the review.</li><li>The payout you requested is not cancelled. It is processed on its own under the normal Sim Funded payout rules.</li><li>When the review is triggered, your Sim Funded accounts are closed and your evaluations stay open. The review works the same way as for every Sim Funded account (Article 5.2).</li><li>Traders promoted to the FFN Institution start with $3,000 of real FFN capital, simulated balances do not transfer, and live profits are split 90% trader / 10% FFN (Article 4.3).</li></ul>\n<p>All other trading rules (hours, news, contract limits, position limits) are the same as for every FFN account.</p>","summary":null,"labels":["skip-the-eval"],"folderId":"7ed89d5d-3d0c-4d72-9063-91887d189e03","isPublished":true,"isPromoted":false,"sourceUrl":null,"updatedAt":"2026-10-08T20:03:21.839Z","path":[{"id":"bd129314-1179-4851-9563-92230fbac4ad","slug":"account-types-and-pricing","title":"Account Types and Pricing"},{"id":"7ed89d5d-3d0c-4d72-9063-91887d189e03","slug":"article-2-6-skip-the-eval","title":"Article 2.6: Skip the Eval"}]}}}