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1-Step vs 2-Step Challenge: Which Prop Firm Challenge Fits You
One phase with tighter limits, or two phases with more room and a lower price. Here is how the 1-Step and 2-Step challenge compare, with real numbers.
Read MoreCrypto prop trading 24/7: how to trade crypto on a funded account
Crypto never closes, and on a Core Funded account you don't have to either. Here is how crypto CFDs, 1:5 leverage and the loss limits work around the clock.
Read MoreDaily Drawdown Explained: How the Prop Firm Daily Loss Limit Works
The daily drawdown is the rule that ends more challenges than any bad week. Here is exactly how Core Funded calculates it, with worked $100K examples.
Read MoreHow prop firm payouts work: from profit to your bank account
What you need before your first payout, how much you can request at once, how the profit split is applied and how the money reaches you.
Read MoreMatch-Trader guide: everything you need as a prop trader
From your first login to your first payout request: how the Match-Trader platform is laid out and which features help you stay inside your prop firm rules.
Read MoreNews trading at a prop firm: what Core Funded allows and when
News trading is allowed at Core Funded, but the rules differ between the challenge and the funded account. Here is exactly when you can trade high-impact news and how the News upgrade changes it.
Read MorePay After You Pass Prop Firm Challenge Explained
Start a challenge for 5€ and pay the rest only once you have passed. Here is how Core Funded's Pay After Pass works, what it costs and which rules apply.
Read MoreThe Prop Firm Consistency Rule: How It Works at Core Funded
The consistency rule decides whether a payout goes through when one day made most of your profit. Here is exactly how Core Funded measures it, with numbers.
Read MoreProp firm scaling plan: how to grow a funded account to $10M
One rule decides how your funded account grows at Core Funded: 12% profit within 3 months adds 25% of the starting balance. Here is how it works, with numbers.
Read MoreStatic vs Trailing Drawdown: What Changes for Your Prop Firm Account
A static drawdown stays where it started. A trailing drawdown follows your profits up. Here is what that means for your trading, with a side-by-side example.
Read MoreProp firm weekend holding: swing trading on a Core Funded account
At Core Funded you can hold trades overnight and over the weekend on every account. Here is how swing trading works with the drawdown, daily loss and payout rules, with a worked example.
Read MoreWhat Is Instant Funding? How an Instant Funding Prop Firm Works
Instant funding skips the challenge: you pay once and trade a funded account from the first trade. Here is how it works, which rules still apply and who it suits.
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Our Trading Platform Got an Upgrade
With a new, modern design, your trading is now even clearer, more intuitive and more organized.
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SwissFunded is now Core Funded
SwissFunded becomes Core Funded - everything stays the same, only the name, logo and colors change for our international expansion.
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