Question 1

Is it really free?

Accepted Answer

Rookie is, for good: one eval account a month on US500 and US100, no card. Starter, Advance and Pro are paid plans with more accounts, symbols and firms.

Question 2

Which prop firms work?

Accepted Answer

Funded Simulator runs Apex Trader Funding (End of Day evals, 25K to 150K) and Topstep (Trading Combine, 50K to 150K), each with its real rules 1:1. Coming next: MFFU · Take Profit · Tradeify · Lucid Trading · Top One Futures · Alpha Futures · Bulenox (and many more coming).

Question 3

Do I need to sign up?

Accepted Answer

Yep, but a free Rookie account does it. No card. Sign in on your laptop or your phone and the same evals and trades are on both.

Question 4

Can I import from TradingView?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Export your trades as CSV from TradingView and drop the file in. The simulator parses it and runs every trade through the eval rules. Manual entry works too if you'd rather punch them in.

Question 5

How accurate are the rules?

Accepted Answer

1:1 with the real eval. Same trailing drawdown calculation, same daily loss limit with the same intraday lock, same freeze logic, same 16:59 ET end-of-day settlement and same profit target. Open positions count too: your stop loss, or the worst price you log, is checked against the drawdown and daily loss limit the way the firm's liquidation would. If you'd blow up live, you'd blow up here, and vice versa.

Question 6

Will it guarantee I pass a real eval?

Accepted Answer

No. The simulator gets the rules right; the discipline is on you. Treat it like a flight sim. Practice until the controls feel automatic, but the real flight is still real.

Question 7

Why practice on a simulator before paying for a prop firm eval?

Accepted Answer

Even on sale, blown evals cost real money, and that's the prop firm business model. They profit when you fail, and most traders blow 2–4 evals before passing. Every reset is more revenue for them. This simulator runs the exact same rules for free. Go through your learning curve here, not at their checkout.

Question 8

How is this different from a broker demo account?

Accepted Answer

Demo accounts don't track eval rules. You can trade all day on a demo without knowing you blew your drawdown two hours ago. Funded Simulator runs the exact same trailing drawdown, daily loss limit and end-of-day calculations that Apex and Topstep use, so when you pass here, the rules won't surprise you on the real thing.

Question 9

How much can I save by practicing first?

Accepted Answer

Even on a 90% coupon, an Apex eval costs $45–189. Two to four blown evals add up to $90–760, and that's just the eval. Resets, PA activations and monthly fees stack on top. Here it's $0 to fail as many times as you need. Practice until your rules are automatic, then buy the real one when you're ready.