Phase 1 begins once you purchase an account. Once you hit your profit target; while maintaining a 25%
consistency, you will be able to request a payout and then advance to the next Phase. At each new
Phase your account will begin with a fresh starting balance.

Phase 1 begins once you purchase an account. Once you hit your profit target; while maintaining a 25%
consistency, you will be able to request a payout and then advance to the next Phase. At each new
Phase your account will begin with a fresh starting balance.

We have a Consistency Requirement to ensure traders aren’t hitting profit targets through a few lucky
trades. This promotes consistent behavior and punishes YOLO style trading. The calculation is: (best
trading day PnL/Total PnL) x 100.
A lower value means profits are generated more consistently across multiple trading days. A higher
value means profits are concentrated on fewer trading days. For example, a consistency requirement of
25% means you cannot achieve your entire profit target in less than 4 days (100% / 25% = 4).
You must meet both the profit target and the consistency requirement — maintaining a consistency
ratio at or below 25% — to hit your profit target, be eligible for a payout, and to advance to the next
phase.
•Example 1: On a $100k account with a profit target of $8,000, if you earn $2,000 per day over 4 days,
you meet the consistency requirement. Your best day is $2,000, and total profit is $8,000 — resulting in
a consistency ratio of 25% ($2,000 / $8,000).
•Example 2: On a $100k account with a profit target of $8,000, if your profits across 4 days are $3,000,
$1,000, $2,000, and $2,000, you violate the consistency requirement. Your best day is $3,000, and total
profit is $8,000 — which gives a consistency ratio of 37.5% ($3,000 / $8,000). To meet the consistency
requirement of 25%, you would now need to reach a total profit of $12,000 while keeping your best day
at or below $3,000.

No. But in order to complete the phase and be entitled to receive the payout, you will need to achieve
both the profit target and the consistency requirement.

This is the predetermined profit amount you need to achieve in order to pass to the next phase of the
program and be eligible to receive the payout. 

There is no specific Daily Loss Limit, but traders must always stay within the Max Trailing Loss.

The Maximum Trailing Loss for each phase trails using End of Day Balance. Example: If your starting
balance is $100,000, and there is a 5% Max Trailing Loss, you can drawdown to $95,000 before you
violate the Maximum Trailing Loss rule. Then for example let’s say you take your end of day balance to
$102,000. This is your new End of Day High-Water Mark, which would mean your new Maximum Trailing
Loss would be $97,000. Once you generate a 5% return in the account, the Max Trailing Loss will lock at
the starting balance (i.e. the Max Loss Limit will never increase above your starting balance). For the
purpose of all calculations, the end of day is defined as 1600 CST.

No. You will need to purchase a new account if you breach it for any reason.

Overnight holding is allowed, but All positions must be closed and all open orders cancelled at 1510 CST each weekday.

A futures contract represents a standardized amount of an underlying asset. For example, one E-mini
S&P 500 futures contract (ES) represents $50 times the index price, while one crude oil (CL) contract
represents 1,000 barrels of oil.

Most futures funding programs are designed to eliminate traders quickly through opaque rules, shifting thresholds, and risk mechanics that work against you.

This program is built differently.

At KickStart Trading, we operate this funding model the same way a professional risk desk would:

• One clear risk framework from start to finish — no rule changes between simulation and live funding

• No daily loss limit — your risk is managed through a single, clearly defined trailing drawdown

• Realized P&L only — drawdowns and limits are calculated on closed trades, not unrealized gains

• No hidden buffers or intraday “gotchas” — what you see is exactly how the account is enforced

• Scaling is earned, not reset — consistency is rewarded with increased capital, not new hurdles

Instead of forcing traders to hit artificial targets or navigate changing rules, this program focuses on discipline, risk control, and repeatable performance — the same traits required to trade real capital professionally.

If you can manage risk and trade consistently, this program is designed to let you stay funded, get paid, and scale — not to catch you out.