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title: "Prop Trading Guides - Get Funded Now"
description: "Plain guides to prop trading: what a prop firm and a funded account are, how firms make money, and the rules that end accounts."
url: "https://getfundednow.com/guides"
language: "en"
last_modified: "2026-09-22"
publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)"
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disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds."
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Guides

# Prop trading, explained plainly.

What a prop firm is, what a funded account actually gives you, how the firms are paid, and the rules that end accounts. General first, then with GFN's own figures - and every external fact cited.

What prop trading is

## The model, what is simulated, what is real, and how the firms are paid.

- [The original meaning, the retail evaluation model that replaced it, and the part that is simulated.](https://getfundednow.com/guides/what-is-a-prop-firm) - What Is a Prop Firm? - 5 min read →
- [Two meanings of "funded", how you get one, what you can withdraw, and the rules that keep applying.](https://getfundednow.com/guides/what-is-a-funded-account) - What Is a Funded Account? - 5 min read →
- [Fees in, payouts out, and the one number that tells you whether a firm can keep paying.](https://getfundednow.com/guides/how-prop-firms-make-money) - How Do Prop Firms Make Money? - 5 min read →
- [GFN has no free evaluation. The cheapest real entry is $22, and the 2 Step retake is free.](https://getfundednow.com/guides/free-funded-account-challenge) - Free Funded Account Challenge - 3 min read →

Passing an evaluation

## The mistakes that end accounts, and the rules behind them.

- [Common Mistakes in Funded Trading Accounts](https://getfundednow.com/guides/common-funded-account-mistakes) - 11 ways to lose a funded account, each with the rule it breaks and the dollar figure on a $100,000 account. - 5 min read →
- [How Hard Is a Prop Firm Challenge?](https://getfundednow.com/guides/prop-firm-challenge-difficulty) - Why evaluations are hard: the profit target measured against the room the loss limits leave, and the rules that shrink that room further. - 3 min read →

Rules and risk

## Individual rules explained generally, then with GFN's own figures.

- [The Prop Firm Consistency Rule, Explained](https://getfundednow.com/guides/consistency-rule) - One day cannot be too large a share of your profit. The formula, a worked example, and GFN's 35% rule on the 2 Step. - 4 min read →
- [Prop Firm With No Consistency or Payout Cap](https://getfundednow.com/guides/prop-firm-no-consistency-rule-or-payout-cap) - The 1 Step has neither rule. What you get, what it costs, and when another program suits better. - 3 min read →

Markets and calendars

## Hours, sessions and holidays, by market.

- [How Many Trading Days Are in a Year?](https://getfundednow.com/guides/trading-days-in-a-year) - 251 for US stocks in 2026, 251 in 2027 - and why forex and futures count differently. - 6 min read →

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