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FundedReady guides are organized around free game-based learning, chart patterns, trading strategies, risk rules, funded account comparisons, and trading calculators. Choose a topic, read the explanation, and make a decision in a free game.

Provider comparisons explain what to check in official rules; buying an evaluation is optional.
Risk pages explain drawdown, position sizing, daily loss limits, and payout math.
Pattern and strategy pages connect educational searches to simulator training.

Prop Firm 10 guides

FTMO Practice Guide

Research FTMO by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Topstep Practice Guide

Research Topstep by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Apex Trader Funding Practice Guide

Research Apex Trader Funding by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

FTMO Rules Checklist

Research FTMO by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Topstep Rules Checklist

Research Topstep by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Free Prop Firm Practice Games

FundedReady’s games let you rehearse chart reading, risk decisions, and patience without paying for an evaluation. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Tradeify Rules Checklist

Research Tradeify by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

TakeProfitTrader Rules Checklist

Research TakeProfitTrader by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Profit Splits

A profit split states how eligible profit is divided. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Payout Rules

Payout rules define when a withdrawal can be requested, which profit qualifies, and what remains in the account. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Comparison 21 guides

Prop Firm Comparison Checklist

Compare the precise plans you are considering. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

FTMO vs Apex Trader Funding: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

FTMO vs TopStep: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

FTMO vs Tradeify: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

FTMO vs TakeProfitTrader: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Apex Trader Funding vs TopStep: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Apex Trader Funding vs Tradeify: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Apex Trader Funding vs TakeProfitTrader: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

TopStep vs Tradeify: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

TopStep vs TakeProfitTrader: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Tradeify vs TakeProfitTrader: What to Compare

Compare the exact plans, markets, and account stages offered by each provider. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms for Beginners

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms for Scalpers

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms for Futures Traders

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms for Forex Traders

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms With No Evaluation Time Limit

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Comparing Prop Firm Challenge Costs

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms and Overnight Holds

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firms for Swing Traders

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Comparing Futures Prop Firms in 2026

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Comparing Funded Accounts in 2026

The best fit depends on the precise plan and your constraints. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Simulator 8 guides

NQ Prop Firm Practice

FundedReady offers simulated chart games for practising decisions associated with fast-moving markets. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

ES Futures Learning Guide

ES is the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

NQ Futures Learning Guide

NQ is the E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contract. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Gold Futures Learning Guide

GC is the COMEX Gold futures contract. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Trading simulator vs paper trading: what each is for

Compare trading games, paper trading, and chart replay. Learn what each can practise, understand the limits, and try a free game in your browser.

How FundedReady modes work

Find your next free trading game: Decision Arcade, chart courses, daily challenges, Career, weekly, and tilt. Choose a skill and play without signup.

Free day trading simulator (browser, no signup)

Play free day-trading simulator games with guided chart rounds, decision questions, and replay. Learn in your browser with no signup or real money.

Free trading simulator: browser-based, no download

Open free trading games in your browser with no download. Try decision questions, chart courses, skill XP, and replay. No signup or real money.

Chart Pattern 13 guides

Bear Flag Trading Guide

A bear flag is a sharp downward move followed by a smaller pause or rebound. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Inside Bar Trading Guide

An inside bar has a high and low contained within the previous bar. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Double Bottom Trading Guide

A double bottom has two lows with a rebound between them. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Learning Chart Pattern Recognition

Pattern recognition starts with describing the chart before predicting it. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Head and Shoulders Pattern

Three peaks, with a higher middle peak, form the familiar head-and-shoulders shape. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Double Top Pattern

Two similar peaks separated by a pullback can form a double top. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Cup and Handle Pattern

A rounded recovery followed by a smaller consolidation is commonly called a cup and handle. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Ascending Triangle Pattern

An ascending triangle combines a broadly horizontal upper boundary with rising lows. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Descending Triangle Pattern

A descending triangle combines a broadly horizontal lower boundary with falling highs. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Symmetrical Triangle Pattern

A symmetrical triangle has falling highs and rising lows. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Rising Wedge Pattern

A rising wedge has two upward-sloping boundaries that converge. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Falling Wedge Pattern

A falling wedge has two downward-sloping boundaries that converge. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Bull flag trading strategy (educational guide)

Learn the bull flag move, pause, and confirmation condition. Try free decision questions, then apply the idea in a chart game. No signup or real money.

Strategy 13 guides

MACD Trading Guide

MACD compares moving averages to describe momentum. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

RSI Trading Guide

RSI is a momentum oscillator. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

VWAP Bounce Trading Guide

VWAP is the volume-weighted average price for the chosen period. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Fibonacci Trading Guide

Fibonacci retracement levels are reference lines drawn between chosen swing points. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Scalping and Prop Firm Rules

Scalping involves short holding periods and small price moves. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Swing Trading and Prop Firm Rules

Swing trading holds an idea beyond a short intraday move. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Bollinger Bands

Bollinger Bands plot a moving average with bands based on price variation. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Opening Range Breakout Trading Guide

An opening range records the high and low of a defined period near the session start. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Support and Resistance

Support and resistance are areas where price has previously responded. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Breakout Trading

A breakout is a move beyond a defined range or level. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Moving Average Crossovers

A moving-average crossover describes a change in the relationship between smoothed price series. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Ichimoku Cloud

Ichimoku combines several price-based lines and a cloud to organise trend and momentum context. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Confirmation vs prediction entries

Compare an expected move with a confirmed entry condition. Try free Bull Flag questions and chart games, then review what was visible when you acted.

Risk Management 15 guides

Risk Management

Prop Firm Reset Prevention

After a failed attempt, a new fee does not explain the old mistake. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Free Trading Practice Scorecard

The free scorecard summarises your FundedReady practice: completed levels, recorded attempts, and feedback. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Prop Firm Practice Checklist

A checklist can organise learning and research before an evaluation purchase. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

A Seven-Day Trading Practice Plan

Use a week of short free sessions to investigate one recurring mistake. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Prop Firm Rule Checklist

Rules differ by provider, plan, account stage, and date. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Reviewing a Failed Prop Firm Evaluation

Review the events around the failure before attaching a label to yourself. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Position Sizing for Day Trading

Position size connects the distance to your stop with the amount you intend to risk. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Trailing Drawdown Explained

A trailing drawdown threshold moves with a defined high-water mark. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Maximum Daily Loss

A daily loss limit defines a breach condition over a specified period. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Risk and Reward Ratio

Risk/reward compares planned loss with a proposed gain. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Stop-Loss Strategies

A stop defines where the original trade idea is no longer acceptable. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Static vs Trailing Drawdown

A static loss threshold stays fixed under its stated rules. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Risk Management

Prop firm practice plan: routine wired to live modes

Build a flexible free practice routine for chart reading, risk, patience, and review. Use short games and feedback at your own pace. No signup.

Risk Management

Chase trading mistakes: the late click after the move left

Learn to recognise a late entry and compare it with the original plan. Try free patience questions and chart replay to practise the decision.

Risk Management

When to sit out a trading session

Learn when waiting or ending a session fits the plan. Play free patience questions with explanations and practise thoughtful selection. No signup.

Beginner 3 guides

Before You Buy a Prop Firm Challenge

You can learn trading decisions before paying for an evaluation. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Learn Day Trading for Free

Start with candles, direction, and a small number of decisions. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Trading Psychology and Discipline

Discipline means following a defined process even when another action feels tempting. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Review 4 guides

Prop Firm Review

Apex Trader Funding Review Checklist

Research Apex Trader Funding by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Review

Topstep Review Checklist

Research Topstep by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Review

Tradeify Review Checklist

Research Tradeify by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Review

TakeProfitTrader Review Checklist

Research TakeProfitTrader by selecting a specific current plan and account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Glossary 3 guides

Prop Firm Consistency Rule

A consistency rule can limit how much one day or trade contributes to total profit, or apply another measure. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Prop Firm Activation Fees

An activation fee is a charge associated with moving to a particular account stage. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.

Funded Account Safety Nets

A safety net or cushion is an amount that must remain in an account under the selected payout rules. Learn the idea, then try a free trading decision game.