How It Works

Get Backing from One of the Best Proprietary Trading Firms

At The Upside Funding, we help traders – from beginners to seasoned professionals – reach their full potential. We don’t just back your trades; we back you with a structured funded trader program.

What is prop trading?

Prop trading (short for proprietary trading) means trading using a prop firm’s capital instead of your own.

Why traders love it

  • No personal money at risk
  • Trade forex, bitcoin and more with more capital than you personally have
  • Keep up to 95% of the profits
  • Focus purely on trading

Why the Upside Funding does it

  • We earn a share of profits from successful traders
  • We diversify risk across many traders
  • We support talented traders who lack capital

Think of it like being sponsored to trade – you bring the skill, we bring the funding, and together we share the Upside.

How do you become a prop trader?

The process to becoming a funded trader is simple

Complete an evaluation

Choose a 1-Step or 2-Step evaluation and prove your trading ability.

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Become a funded trader

Receive a funded trading account with simulated trading capital and real returns.

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Get paid

Request payouts (up to 95% profit split) and get paid within 24 hours to your RISE account or we pay you $1,000 as part of our payout guarantee.

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Scale to a full-time role

Scale your funded account to $1.5m and qualify for a remote role as a proprietary trader earning up to $350k USD per year.

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How It Works in Detail

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Choose your evaluation & add-ons

1 Step evaluation

OR

2 Step evaluation

Profit target

10%

Step 1: 8%

Step 2: 5%

Daily drawdown limit

None

4% *

Max total drawdown

4% (Trailling)

8% (Static)

Time limits

None

Profitable days

3 days of +0.5% of capital

* The daily drawdown limit is calculated from your current balance at the start of each trading day. The trading day resets at midnight GMT+2.

Account Sizes

$2K, $5K, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k (fund up to $300k)

Add-Ons

Upgrade your profit split from default 85% to 95%

Prove your skills

  • Trade under your chosen evaluation rules
  • No time limits or stop-loss requirements
  • Only risk your challenge fee
  • Bots, EAs, VPS/VPN welcome
  • Weekend and news trading allowed
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Get funded

  • Weekend and news trading still allowed
  • Payouts within 24 hours to RISE account
  • Earn up to 95% of profits
  • Challenge fee refunded with third payout
  • 1:1 mentorship with leadership team
  • Scale capital up to $1.5m

Become a full-time trader

  • Remote role with The Upside Funding
  • Trade multiple markets (forex, crypto, stocks, indices, futures)
  • Earn up to $350k USD per year
  • Backed by one of the best proprietary trading firms
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Why the Upside Funding is different

FAQ: How it works

What is the difference between 1-Step and 2-Step evaluations?

The 2-Step evaluation is more flexible, while the 1-Step is faster if you’re confident.

Payouts are processed within 24 hours of your first request. Following that, you can make requests fortnightly.

Forex, crypto, stocks, indices, and commodities.

Yes. You can scale up to $1.5m and even qualify for a salaried trading role.

Have more questions?

Unlock The Upside - Become a Funded Trader

With The Upside Funding, you can go from evaluation to funded trader to full-time professional. Whether you’re looking for a funded forex account, access to 1:1 mentorship, a long-term career in trading or more, the path starts here.

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