TradePilot Preflight

Learn before you trade.

A free, plain-English path through futures, evaluations, risk rules, and payouts. No account required. No purchase pressure.

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Begin wherever your knowledge starts. Orientation is available in this staged preview.

Know before you commit

Education should begin before checkout.

TradePilot Preflight is designed for people who want to understand futures prop trading before purchasing an evaluation. Each lesson explains the concept, shows how it affects risk, and connects it back to the TradePilot experience.

  • Short, focused lessons
  • Plain-English definitions
  • Worked risk scenarios
  • Knowledge checks with explanations

Learning path

Five stops before the starting line.

Start with Orientation, then follow the path from market mechanics to evaluation readiness.

01
Orientation

Futures Trading 101

Learn what a futures contract represents, how prices move, and why leverage requires deliberate risk management.

  • Contracts and expiration
  • Ticks, points, and contract values
  • Micro-futures foundations
  • Leverage and exposure
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02
The program

Understanding Prop Firms

Know what an evaluation company provides, what you are purchasing, and how simulated stages differ from live trading.

  • Evaluation accounts
  • Simulated-funded stages
  • Fees, resets, and advancement
  • Simulated versus live
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03
Guardrails

Rules That Protect the Account

Understand the limits that determine whether an account stays active and how common accidental breaches happen.

  • Daily and overall loss
  • Trailing and static drawdown
  • Position-size limits
  • Rule-breach examples
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04
Outcomes

Payouts Explained

See how payout eligibility, evidence, review status, timing, and appeals are intended to work.

  • Eligibility requirements
  • Review and evidence
  • Timing and limits
  • Questions and appeals
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05
Readiness check

Getting Ready

Use worked scenarios and a short checklist to decide what you understand and what you should ask before enrolling.

  • Rule comprehension
  • Worked risk examples
  • Session preparation
  • Questions before enrollment
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