bought 3 challenges now, failed all 3 on the daily drawdown rule even though i was up overall. starting to feel like the challenge IS the product and they dont actually want you to pass. am i just bad or is this designed

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/topic/175/are-prop-firm-challenges-just-a-fee-farmRSS for NodeSat, 06 Jun 2026 00:56:12 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 13:30:00 GMT60stopped buying challenges, not for me

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/255https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/255Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:10:00 GMTdepends on the firm. some route funded traders to a real account, plenty keep you on simulated/demo even when 'funded' and pay your 'profit' out of the fee pool. that second model is fine as long as they pay, but it means your 'trading' isnt hitting a real market, which should tell you what the actual product is

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/254https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/254Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:48:00 GMTwait so the funded money is real? or is it also simulated and they just pay you from fees

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/253https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/253Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:30:00 GMTfailed 5 challenges before i passed one spent more on fees than i made on the first payout lol. now im breakeven on the whole adventure. mixed feelings

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/252https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/252Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:55:00 GMTprop firms: pay us 500 to gamble with fake money and we keep the fee whether you win or lose. genius really

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/251https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/251Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:20:00 GMTeh i passed 2 and got paid both times. its not a scam its just hard and the daily dd rule punishes overtrading. if you blew 3 on daily dd while 'up overall' you were probably swinging too big intraday. thats exactly what the rule filters out

]]>https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/250https://forum.forexroasted.com/post/250Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:45:00 GMTbit of both honestly. you failing the dd rule is on you, but the rules ARE tuned so most people fail. think about it, if 90% fail the challenge then the challenge fees ARE the business, the funded payouts are a marketing cost. the good firms do pay, but the model only works because most never get there

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