Prop challenges

Prove your edge on simulated capital and get paid up to 90% of the profit.

Kalks Prop · simulated capital, real payouts

Trade up to $200,000. Keep up to 90% of the profit.

Pass a 1-Step or 2-Step evaluation, or start funded instantly. Rules run live on the server, so you always know exactly where you stand.

Paid to traders
$12.9M
Funded traders
3,368
Avg. payout time
5.2h
Largest payout
$57,566
Latest payouts
Nguyen T.Nguyen T.+$2,246.62· $50k · 2h agoOmar H.Omar H.+$8,941.83· $200k · 5h agoJames C.James C.+$6,988.21· $100k · 6h agoFatima A.Fatima A.+$8,112.22· $50k · 9h agoElena P.Elena P.+$676.26· $100k · 9h agoDaniel O.Daniel O.+$5,207.78· $100k · 11h agoYuki T.Yuki T.+$3,526.24· $25k · 15h agoLucas F.Lucas F.+$3,675.10· $200k · 17h agoNguyen T.Nguyen T.+$2,246.62· $50k · 2h agoOmar H.Omar H.+$8,941.83· $200k · 5h agoJames C.James C.+$6,988.21· $100k · 6h agoFatima A.Fatima A.+$8,112.22· $50k · 9h agoElena P.Elena P.+$676.26· $100k · 9h agoDaniel O.Daniel O.+$5,207.78· $100k · 11h agoYuki T.Yuki T.+$3,526.24· $25k · 15h agoLucas F.Lucas F.+$3,675.10· $200k · 17h ago

Choose your challenge

Pick a model and account size — prices update instantly

Most popular

The classic evaluation — relaxed limits, lowest fee per $1 of capital.

Account size
Your path
1Phase 1
8% target
Min 4 trading days
2Phase 2
5% target
Min 4 trading days
3Funded
80% split
Payout after 14 days
Daily loss
5%
$2,500
Max drawdown
10%
Static · $5,000
Min days
4
Unlimited time
Profit split
80%
Scales to 90%
Included with every challenge
MT5 + Kalks WebTrader
Forex, metals, indices & crypto CFDs
Live rules dashboard
Countdown, warnings & breach reports
EAs & AI Coach
Automate your edge, get daily feedback
Payouts to your wallet
USDT on TRC20, approved in ~7h
2-Step Challenge
$50k simulated account
$272one-time · USDT
Refundable1:100 leverageNo time limit
Phase 1 target
8% · $4,000
Phase 2 target
5% · $2,500
Daily loss limit
5% · balance
Max drawdown
10% static
Min trading days
4 days
Leverage
1:100
Profit split
80% → 90%
Fee refund
100% on 1st payout
At 6% a month on $50k you'd take home $2,400 per month at 80%.
Paid from wallet · balance $12,480.22 USDT

Compare the rules

All three models side by side · enforced live on every tick

Rule
Fee ($50k)
$319
$289
$649
Profit target
10%
8% / 5%
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Daily loss limit
3% · Higher of balance / equity
5% · Balance
3% · Equity
Max drawdown
6% · Trailing
10% · Static
6% · Trailing
Min trading days
3 days
4 days
5 days
Time limit
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Leverage
1:30
1:100
1:30
Profit split
80% → 90%
80% → 90%
70% → 90%
Fee refund
1st payout
1st payout
No
Consistency rule
No day > 40% of profit
Funded stage only (45%)
No day > 20% of profit
News trading
No trades ±5 min of red-folder news
Allowed in challenge · ±2 min when funded
No trades ±5 min of red-folder news
Weekend holding
Close before Fri 23:45
Allowed (swap applies)
Close before Fri 23:45
Expert Advisors
Allowed (no HFT)
Allowed (no HFT)
Allowed (no HFT)
Banned strategies
Latency arb · tick scalping · hedging · HFT
Latency arb · tick scalping · hedging · HFT
Latency arb · tick scalping · hedging · HFT
First payout
14 days · bi-weekly
14 days · bi-weekly
5 trading days · weekly

Frequently asked questions

Everything about challenges, rules and payouts

Funded accounts are simulated. You trade simulated capital on Kalks-Prop servers with live market pricing, and you're paid a share of the simulated profit. Your payouts are real and land in your Kalks wallet in USDT.

How the rules engine works

Checked on every tick, 24/5

Live monitoring
Daily loss and drawdown are recalculated on every price tick, with floating P/L included.
Early warnings
Push and email alerts at 50%, 75% and 90% of any loss limit.
Breach → auto-fail
If a limit is breached, all positions close at market and the account is disabled.
Breach report
A timestamped report with the tick, equity and position that triggered the breach.
Banned strategies
Latency arbitrage
Exploiting delayed price feeds between venues.
Tick scalping
Positions held < 60 seconds to farm tick-level inefficiencies.
Cross-account hedging
Opposite positions across Kalks or third-party accounts.
High-frequency trading
> 200 orders per day or sub-second order bursts.

Already funded? Scale to $2,000,000.

Hit 10% over 4 months and your account grows 25%, with your split rising to 90%.