The Evaluation stage is the first step in the Purdia Capital funding process for most traders. Its purpose is simple: to determine whether a trader can generate profit while operating within defined risk parameters.
This stage is not designed to be a challenge to “beat,” but rather a controlled environment where discipline, consistency, and risk management can be demonstrated before advancing to a funded account.
How It Works
When you begin an Evaluation, you are placed into a simulated trading account with a defined profit target and drawdown limit. Your objective is to reach the profit target while maintaining control of risk at all times. Evaluations are simulated accounts that use live market data and place simulated orders.
To successfully complete the Evaluation, you must reach the required profit target, avoid breaching the max drawdown, and trade across a minimum number of trading days. Each trading day is calculated from midnight to midnight US Eastern Time, and all positions must be closed before 3:45 PM Central Time.
The Evaluation is not based on speed. There is no advantage to rushing through the process. What matters is the ability to produce consistent results while staying within the defined risk structure.
Profit Targets
Each Evaluation account has a fixed profit target that must be reached before advancing.
For $100K Pro and $100K EOD accounts, the profit target is $6,000.
For $50K EOD accounts, the profit target is $3,000.
The target must be reached without violating any risk rules.
Risk Parameters
Each Evaluation account lists the applicable risk parameters on the website. This includes the max drawdown type and amount, daily loss limit (if applicable, not all accounts have a DLL by default), and maximum position size limit.
Minimum Trading Days
The Evaluation requires a minimum of 5 separate trading days. These do not need to be consecutive. This requirement exists to ensure that performance is not based on a single trade or a short burst of activity. Instead, it reflects the ability to show consistency over multiple sessions.
Subscription & Activation
Evaluation accounts operate on a monthly subscription. Once the Evaluation is successfully completed, a $130 activation fee is required to move forward into the Sim Funded Account stage, and the subscription will end. This should be completed before the next billing cycle in order to continue progression without interruption.
Resets
Traders may reset their failed accounts at any time for $99 in the evaluation stage.
Final Notes
The Evaluation stage is designed to filter for traders who can operate within the structure of the firm. Profit alone is not enough - it must be achieved while respecting risk limits and maintaining consistency across multiple trading days.
Advancement is entirely rule-based. There is no discretion involved in passing or failing this stage, or any stage of our funding process.
