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Futures Prop Firm Education

Learn futures mechanics, prop firm rules, drawdown, consistency, payouts, and practical trader workflows.

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7 min

Available Futures Contracts

Review the futures contracts PropEd traders commonly watch, including index, energy, metals, currency, treasury, agriculture, and listed crypto futures.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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6 min

Understanding Bid-Ask Spreads in Futures

Learn how futures bid-ask spreads work, why they widen during volatile sessions, and how spread cost affects entries, exits, and funded account risk.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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9 min

Common Mistakes New Prop Traders Make

Avoid the common futures prop firm mistakes that cause evaluation failures, including oversizing, ignoring payout math, and trading without risk limits.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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8 min

Prop Firm Consistency Rule Explained

Learn how prop firm consistency rules affect payout eligibility, how PropEd applies them by account path, and how traders can manage large winning days.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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10 min

Prop Firm Drawdown Rules

Understand futures prop firm drawdown rules, EOD trailing calculations, static TrueRisk drawdown, maximum loss levels, and account protection.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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8 min

Economic Calendar Events That Move Futures

Learn how FOMC, CPI, NFP, crude oil inventories, treasury auctions, and other scheduled events can change futures liquidity and volatility.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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6 min

Futures Trading Glossary

Use this futures trading glossary to understand tick value, margin, rollover, order types, drawdown, consistency, payout caps, and platform terms.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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7 min

Mini vs Micro Futures Contracts

Compare mini and micro futures contracts, including exposure, tick values, risk sizing, contract limits, and why funded traders often use micros.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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6 min

Futures Order Types

Learn the futures order types funded traders use most often, including market, limit, stop, bracket, and OCO orders for entries and exits.

By Ethan Warmuskerken

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