The IQ Capital Journal

Didn't think the rules would actually make me better. They did. I stopped overtrading, started sizing properly, and my PnL shows it.

Clean setup, no weird gotchas. I've tried two other crypto prop firms before and both had some catch buried in the fine print. Not here.

First prop firm I've used where crypto actually feels like the main thing, not something bolted on. The tools are solid and the rules make sense for how crypto moves.

You trade well, you get paid. That's it. No drama around payouts, no moving goalposts.

Passed both phases in about three weeks. The dashboard made it easy to track where I stood, so no surprises at the end.

The academy stuff alone was worth what I paid. Then I actually got funded on top of it, which I honestly wasn't expecting that fast.

First time trading with 50k that isn't mine. Totally different headspace. I take better setups now because I'm not scared of losing my own savings.

Didn't think the rules would actually make me better. They did. I stopped overtrading, started sizing properly, and my PnL shows it.

Clean setup, no weird gotchas. I've tried two other crypto prop firms before and both had some catch buried in the fine print. Not here.

First prop firm I've used where crypto actually feels like the main thing, not something bolted on. The tools are solid and the rules make sense for how crypto moves.

You trade well, you get paid. That's it. No drama around payouts, no moving goalposts.

Passed both phases in about three weeks. The dashboard made it easy to track where I stood, so no surprises at the end.

The academy stuff alone was worth what I paid. Then I actually got funded on top of it, which I honestly wasn't expecting that fast.

First time trading with 50k that isn't mine. Totally different headspace. I take better setups now because I'm not scared of losing my own savings.

Didn't think the rules would actually make me better. They did. I stopped overtrading, started sizing properly, and my PnL shows it.

Clean setup, no weird gotchas. I've tried two other crypto prop firms before and both had some catch buried in the fine print. Not here.

First prop firm I've used where crypto actually feels like the main thing, not something bolted on. The tools are solid and the rules make sense for how crypto moves.

You trade well, you get paid. That's it. No drama around payouts, no moving goalposts.

Passed both phases in about three weeks. The dashboard made it easy to track where I stood, so no surprises at the end.

The academy stuff alone was worth what I paid. Then I actually got funded on top of it, which I honestly wasn't expecting that fast.

First time trading with 50k that isn't mine. Totally different headspace. I take better setups now because I'm not scared of losing my own savings.

Didn't think the rules would actually make me better. They did. I stopped overtrading, started sizing properly, and my PnL shows it.

Clean setup, no weird gotchas. I've tried two other crypto prop firms before and both had some catch buried in the fine print. Not here.

First prop firm I've used where crypto actually feels like the main thing, not something bolted on. The tools are solid and the rules make sense for how crypto moves.

You trade well, you get paid. That's it. No drama around payouts, no moving goalposts.

Passed both phases in about three weeks. The dashboard made it easy to track where I stood, so no surprises at the end.

The academy stuff alone was worth what I paid. Then I actually got funded on top of it, which I honestly wasn't expecting that fast.

First time trading with 50k that isn't mine. Totally different headspace. I take better setups now because I'm not scared of losing my own savings.

Failed the first time. Came back, sized down, started scaling into trades instead of going all-in. Passed on round two. Should've traded like that from the start honestly.

Had a question about scaling, got a real answer in like 5 minutes. Sounds small but most firms just send you a link to the FAQ.

Dienstag meine erste Auszahlung beantragt. Donnerstagmorgen war's auf dem Konto. Die wollten noch ein Dokument, haben in vielleicht 20 Minuten geantwortet und freigegeben. Passt.

I trade indices around the NY open. Execution feels real, spreads are fine even during high vol. Got 4 ticks of slippage on a CPI candle once but that happens everywhere.

Passed the challenge quicker than I thought. The consistency rule actually helped because it stopped me from revenge trading after a red day.

Got my account set up fast, which was nice. I trade London session, spreads were what I expected from MT5. Went through a CPI release with a hedge on, slippage happened but nothing that blew me up. Learned a lot from that.

The platform is dead simple. I can see my risk limits updating in real time which keeps me honest. Nothing on screen I don't need.

Failed the first time. Came back, sized down, started scaling into trades instead of going all-in. Passed on round two. Should've traded like that from the start honestly.

Had a question about scaling, got a real answer in like 5 minutes. Sounds small but most firms just send you a link to the FAQ.

Dienstag meine erste Auszahlung beantragt. Donnerstagmorgen war's auf dem Konto. Die wollten noch ein Dokument, haben in vielleicht 20 Minuten geantwortet und freigegeben. Passt.

I trade indices around the NY open. Execution feels real, spreads are fine even during high vol. Got 4 ticks of slippage on a CPI candle once but that happens everywhere.

Passed the challenge quicker than I thought. The consistency rule actually helped because it stopped me from revenge trading after a red day.

Got my account set up fast, which was nice. I trade London session, spreads were what I expected from MT5. Went through a CPI release with a hedge on, slippage happened but nothing that blew me up. Learned a lot from that.

The platform is dead simple. I can see my risk limits updating in real time which keeps me honest. Nothing on screen I don't need.

Failed the first time. Came back, sized down, started scaling into trades instead of going all-in. Passed on round two. Should've traded like that from the start honestly.

Had a question about scaling, got a real answer in like 5 minutes. Sounds small but most firms just send you a link to the FAQ.

Dienstag meine erste Auszahlung beantragt. Donnerstagmorgen war's auf dem Konto. Die wollten noch ein Dokument, haben in vielleicht 20 Minuten geantwortet und freigegeben. Passt.

I trade indices around the NY open. Execution feels real, spreads are fine even during high vol. Got 4 ticks of slippage on a CPI candle once but that happens everywhere.

Passed the challenge quicker than I thought. The consistency rule actually helped because it stopped me from revenge trading after a red day.

Got my account set up fast, which was nice. I trade London session, spreads were what I expected from MT5. Went through a CPI release with a hedge on, slippage happened but nothing that blew me up. Learned a lot from that.

The platform is dead simple. I can see my risk limits updating in real time which keeps me honest. Nothing on screen I don't need.

Failed the first time. Came back, sized down, started scaling into trades instead of going all-in. Passed on round two. Should've traded like that from the start honestly.

Had a question about scaling, got a real answer in like 5 minutes. Sounds small but most firms just send you a link to the FAQ.

Dienstag meine erste Auszahlung beantragt. Donnerstagmorgen war's auf dem Konto. Die wollten noch ein Dokument, haben in vielleicht 20 Minuten geantwortet und freigegeben. Passt.

I trade indices around the NY open. Execution feels real, spreads are fine even during high vol. Got 4 ticks of slippage on a CPI candle once but that happens everywhere.

Passed the challenge quicker than I thought. The consistency rule actually helped because it stopped me from revenge trading after a red day.

Got my account set up fast, which was nice. I trade London session, spreads were what I expected from MT5. Went through a CPI release with a hedge on, slippage happened but nothing that blew me up. Learned a lot from that.

The platform is dead simple. I can see my risk limits updating in real time which keeps me honest. Nothing on screen I don't need.

Hab aus dem Ausland über VPN getradet. Kurz Bescheid gesagt und war kein Problem. Meine letzte Firma hat mir dafür ohne Vorwarnung das Konto gesperrt.

Going from my own 5k account to 100k here was a head trip at first. Drawdown feels tight until you start keeping trades under 1%. Honestly less stressful now than my personal account ever was.

Ich swing-trade also muss ich übers Wochenende halten können. Geht hier, das ist wichtig für mich. Gaps sind natürlich ein Risiko aber lieber das managen als jeden Freitag zwangsliquidiert zu werden. In 16 Tradingtagen durchgekommen.

Wanted the education plus funding combo and that's exactly what this is. Did two strategy modules, tightened up my journal, and the consistency rule killed my bad habit of YOLO trades. Equity curve looks way cleaner now.

They treat you like a partner, not a customer. The rules are realistic and there's actual room to grow. That matters more than people think.

Trading bigger size has done more for my confidence than anything else. Knowing I can scale up here keeps me going.

Hab aus dem Ausland über VPN getradet. Kurz Bescheid gesagt und war kein Problem. Meine letzte Firma hat mir dafür ohne Vorwarnung das Konto gesperrt.

Going from my own 5k account to 100k here was a head trip at first. Drawdown feels tight until you start keeping trades under 1%. Honestly less stressful now than my personal account ever was.

Ich swing-trade also muss ich übers Wochenende halten können. Geht hier, das ist wichtig für mich. Gaps sind natürlich ein Risiko aber lieber das managen als jeden Freitag zwangsliquidiert zu werden. In 16 Tradingtagen durchgekommen.

Wanted the education plus funding combo and that's exactly what this is. Did two strategy modules, tightened up my journal, and the consistency rule killed my bad habit of YOLO trades. Equity curve looks way cleaner now.

They treat you like a partner, not a customer. The rules are realistic and there's actual room to grow. That matters more than people think.

Trading bigger size has done more for my confidence than anything else. Knowing I can scale up here keeps me going.

Hab aus dem Ausland über VPN getradet. Kurz Bescheid gesagt und war kein Problem. Meine letzte Firma hat mir dafür ohne Vorwarnung das Konto gesperrt.

Going from my own 5k account to 100k here was a head trip at first. Drawdown feels tight until you start keeping trades under 1%. Honestly less stressful now than my personal account ever was.

Ich swing-trade also muss ich übers Wochenende halten können. Geht hier, das ist wichtig für mich. Gaps sind natürlich ein Risiko aber lieber das managen als jeden Freitag zwangsliquidiert zu werden. In 16 Tradingtagen durchgekommen.

Wanted the education plus funding combo and that's exactly what this is. Did two strategy modules, tightened up my journal, and the consistency rule killed my bad habit of YOLO trades. Equity curve looks way cleaner now.

They treat you like a partner, not a customer. The rules are realistic and there's actual room to grow. That matters more than people think.

Trading bigger size has done more for my confidence than anything else. Knowing I can scale up here keeps me going.

Hab aus dem Ausland über VPN getradet. Kurz Bescheid gesagt und war kein Problem. Meine letzte Firma hat mir dafür ohne Vorwarnung das Konto gesperrt.

Going from my own 5k account to 100k here was a head trip at first. Drawdown feels tight until you start keeping trades under 1%. Honestly less stressful now than my personal account ever was.

Ich swing-trade also muss ich übers Wochenende halten können. Geht hier, das ist wichtig für mich. Gaps sind natürlich ein Risiko aber lieber das managen als jeden Freitag zwangsliquidiert zu werden. In 16 Tradingtagen durchgekommen.

Wanted the education plus funding combo and that's exactly what this is. Did two strategy modules, tightened up my journal, and the consistency rule killed my bad habit of YOLO trades. Equity curve looks way cleaner now.

They treat you like a partner, not a customer. The rules are realistic and there's actual room to grow. That matters more than people think.

Trading bigger size has done more for my confidence than anything else. Knowing I can scale up here keeps me going.