Prop 1 million+ two withdrawal requests also on hold
This is advice and my venting for those who are using Prop Firms or are about to start using them.
Prop firms have different trading rules depending on the company.
Some forbid averaging down, others allow it if the same lot size is used but prohibit martingale doubling,
some disallow trades that bet in only one direction, among other things.
To my knowledge, only one firm has a feature that continuously monitors trades while you are trading.
Most prop firms have reviews at the time of test approval and withdrawal requests.
This should not be underestimated!
Above all, the review criteria differ from one prop firm to another.
This is something you need to understand in advance.
First, these reviews happen mainly twice:
① When you pass the test
If you violate prohibitions, the test is failed.
No matter how much profit you make or how well you keep loss rates to stay above the passing line, if you touch a prohibited item, you are disqualified.
However, in many cases, this is presented as friendly advice like “this is a violation, but we will pass you in the test, so please follow the rules during live trading.”
This is not that you violated an important rule, but perhaps a lighter breach such as the position size being too large or forgetting to place a stop loss.
For 5-ers, passing required avoiding multiple trades in the same direction, but unknowingly placing five consecutive sell trades became a violation.
A trade that closes once and re-enters repeatedly in the same direction violated the rule of betting in the same direction.
However, this was technically a violation, but when done in live trading you would be disqualified; if you acknowledge this, you can still pass.
So it isn’t an instant disqualification; there can be warnings as well.
② Withdrawal requests
The other hurdle is the withdrawal request.
This comes after you have earned profits and you are ready to withdraw. It also undergoes a review.
Essentially, they check whether you traded in accordance with the rules.
If there are no issues, you can withdraw; if there are issues, each firm handles it according to its own rules.
First, with the Prop Firm in this discussion, not violating the completely prohibitive rules does not mean instant disqualification, but if you violate guideline-like rules, profits from that trade become invalid.
This is because they aim to foster stable traders over the long term and enforce such strict rules.
Most principled prop firms operate with traders from their perspective, and traders also learn a lot.
Today, I want to share about a withdrawal hold that occurred because I made two withdrawal requests and both contained violations.
I will avoid naming the company.
This is not a complaint, just a venting session (lol).
With an account starting capital of 15,000,000 yen, the first profit was +1,257,824 yen.
And I submitted a withdrawal request for that.
Here is part of the review result.
【Profit/Loss on the trading screen】
・Withdrawal period: 2026-06-17 to 2026-06-25
・Total profit/loss of all trades: +1,257,824 yen
【Adjustments due to rule violations】
・Invalidated profit: −442,714 yen
【Final result】
・Adjusted valid profit: 815,110 yen
・Withdrawable amount: 815,110 yen
※The minimum withdrawal amount is met, but since Rule 1 was not satisfied, withdrawal is on hold.
The reason for hold is inconsistency in trades.
In simple terms, too much risk across all trades!
This is the gist.
There is a complex calculation used as part of the review criteria, and since I exceeded it, the profits from that trading are invalid.
As a result, more than 400,000 yen was treated as if it never existed...
Thus, the equity of 800,000 yen is not returned as collateral and is effectively hostage...
And, this withdrawable amount cannot be withdrawn immediately.
In subsequent trades, if I perform exemplary trades that meet the review criteria and numerical values return to normal, withdrawal becomes possible.
That is the meaning, lol.
The withdrawable amount is deducted, and it’s a restart.
Later, in an effort to reclaim the hostage 800,000, I managed to keep the same lot size and earn profits, and applied for withdrawal again, but...
・Withdrawal period: 2026-06-17 to 2026-06-29
【Profit/Loss on the trading screen】
・Total profit/loss on MT5: +1,617,054 yen
【Adjustments due to rule violations】
・Invalidated profit: −952,247 yen
【Final result】
・Adjusted profit: +664,807 yen
・Withdrawable amount: 664,807 yen
Why is this happening? More than half of it is gone!
In short, the invalid profits keep increasing, and the withdrawable amount keeps decreasing...
Likely, this is calculated together with the initial trades, causing the invalid amounts to rise further!
Support’s response was:
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Rule 1A is determined not only within this withdrawal period but statistically across the entire set of tradable data being evaluated. Therefore, even if you fixed the lot size for the trades in this request, due to the influence of past large trade sizes, you may currently fall short of the standard.
Rule 1 is not a violation, but continuing to trade with a consistent size can improve the situation.
Well, from the firm’s perspective, a trader who steadily builds up small amounts is considered excellent, so someone like me who goes all-out is not disqualified but receives a yellow card, perhaps.
The same mindset of high leverage and scalping is not acceptable in prop trading.
Even though leverage is 30x and I thought the lot size wasn’t large, by this firm’s standards it constitutes excessive risk...
More than 1,000,000 yen was invalidated, but honestly the wasted time and effort are harder to bear than the invalid profit amount itself.
It hurts as much as when you spend a day creating data, saving it to your PC, and then accidentally delete it.
Even though I earned this much, the margin only increased by about 400,000 yen...
Well, this is also a lesson, but what I want to say is
If you’re aiming for a prop firm now, many people are doing so.
Although passing rates are often said to be 10% or 20%, think of it as a test even after you pass.
Don’t trade as you please; you must verify whether your logic fits the prop firm’s rules, or you will end up crying like me.
This time, the method is zone trading plus SMC (not scalping), so it isn’t extremely busy, but risk management is the issue.
I had always followed a 1% stop-loss rule, but apparently my rule differed from this prop firm’s evaluation formula, and that difference caused the issue.
So, to anyone aiming for a prop firm, please work hard not to encounter this kind of situation.
Today’s sharing was an important information vent.
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