I'm still waiting for my 1st payout to deposit and be able to re-invest/scale, but I guess Apex can have several days of processing time + bank processing time, so trying to be patient and still believe it's real. I'll really be hyped after it finally deposits! For reference, I only learned about prop firms this year after finding this group and going through the classroom material. I bought my first prop account trial ever on May 11 and did burn through a few accounts learning lessons the hard way, but once I calmed down, I was able to end up with two passed evaluations and a first payout approval by June 4. For the second account and second payout on the first account, I tried to hit the max payout limit and got these payouts approved on June 12. I was a little short from the max payout on one, but I'm OK with that.

I didn’t know anything about prop firms until I found InvestCEO a couple months ago and started going through the classroom content at night. Just this past month, I bought a few trial accounts with the APEX sale to put the classroom content to a live test. Here’s a few things I learned: 1. Consistency is Non-Negotiable: Even when the rules don’t enforce it, trading a plan consistently and not trying to take max profit/loss limits in a single trade will build the habits you’ll actually need once funded. Treat every eval like a real account. 2. Skip Multi-Account Trading (For Now): Taking the same trades across several evals simultaneously could be a trap until you’ve proven consistency. It amplifies mistakes just as much as success. Master one account at a time or rotate every other day between a few accounts and scale up from there. 3. Place the Trade & Walk Away: At the times when I would watch the trade or see it get close to entries / stops, I would make adjustments to try to force the trade. Most of the time, if I would have not been watching and just let the planned trade occur, it would have turned out better. Prop trading is as much about process and psychology as it is about picking entries. Slow down, follow your rules, and let consistency do the heavy lifting. I'm sure all of these points were in the lessons, but experiencing it firsthand is sometimes the best way to learn. At the end of this first month, I did blow a few accounts learning these lessons, but I also have two PAs that are 1 or 2 positive trade days away from being eligible for a payout. All in all, I think jumping into this trial by fire has been worth it and could potentially be profitable by the end of next week. I really appreciate finding this community!

Thanks to Kyle, the coaches, and this community I have just passed my FIRST ever evaluation! I started my trading journey in November last year but didn't find my way into this community until a few months ago. My trading knowledge and skills were basically non existent before I joined this community. Thanks everyone, now I need to try and avoid blowing my account 😅

I should be eligible for payout once the end of day status gets updated, but I didn't really try take big swings to try and hit max payout. I'm thinking I'll just go ahead and request the first payout though because it's my first account and just recoup these test trial costs to get to this point and validate this whole prop firm setup. What would you do?

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