Prop Firm Prep
Prop firm challenge simulator for Nasdaq futures
Rehearse a funded-trader evaluation before you pay for one. Trade a simulated $50,000 account on real NQ and MNQ sessions with a profit target, a hard drawdown floor and a full record of every attempt.
A prop firm challenge simulator applies evaluation rules — account size, profit target and maximum drawdown — to replayed market data instead of a live account. NQ Replay runs a $50,000 challenge on 1-minute Nasdaq futures sessions: reach $53,000 without touching the $48,000 floor. Failing costs an attempt, not an evaluation fee.
What the challenge actually enforces
Hard drawdown floor
Your equity is tracked fill by fill. Touch $48,000 at any point and the attempt ends immediately — the same way a real evaluation would cut you.
Real contract math
NQ at $20 per point, MNQ at $2 per point, 0.25 tick size. Position size mistakes hurt exactly as much as they would live.
Full order types
Market, limit and stop entries with a stop loss and multiple take-profit targets, so your real execution plan is what gets tested.
Attempt history
Every run is stored with its equity curve and trade list. Compare passes and blow-ups to find the habit that keeps failing you.
Shareable result card
Finished attempts produce a result card you can post, which is handy for accountability groups and trading communities.
ICT overlays included
Killzones, Fair Value Gaps, PDH/PDL liquidity and order blocks are drawn automatically so you can trade your actual model.
Simulated challenge vs a paid evaluation
| Feature | NQ Replay | Paid evaluation |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per attempt | Free | Typically $50–$300 |
| Attempts allowed | Unlimited | One per purchase |
| Market speed | Replay — pause, step, rewind | Live only |
| Sessions available | 10+ years of NQ/MNQ history | Whatever trades today |
| Rule breach consequence | Attempt ends, nothing lost | Fee forfeited |
| Payouts / funded capital | No | Yes |
This is preparation, not a replacement. Use it to prove your risk plan survives 20 sessions before you spend money on a real evaluation.
Who uses the challenge simulator
First-time evaluation buyers
Learn what a drawdown floor feels like before your money is on the line.
Traders who keep failing day one
Most failures are sizing, not strategy. Replay 20 attempts in an evening and see the pattern.
ICT traders
Test whether a Killzone-only, one-setup-a-day plan can actually clear a profit target in time.
Frequently asked questions
What is a prop firm challenge simulator?
A prop firm challenge simulator recreates the rules of a funded-trader evaluation — a profit target, a maximum drawdown floor and a fixed account size — on historical market data. You trade replayed sessions instead of live ones, so a rule breach costs you nothing but the attempt.
What are the rules of the built-in challenge?
The NQ Replay challenge starts you at $50,000. You pass by reaching $53,000 in simulated equity without your balance ever touching the $48,000 floor. Every fill uses real NQ or MNQ contract specs, so the P&L path is the same math a funded account would produce.
Does passing here get me funded?
No. NQ Replay is a practice and backtesting tool, not a proprietary trading firm — we do not issue capital or funded accounts. The challenge exists so you can rehearse the rules and your risk plan before paying an actual firm's evaluation fee.
Is the challenge simulator free?
Yes. The challenge, the replay trainer, ICT overlays and the journal are on the free plan with no card. Free accounts get the last 6 months of NQ/MNQ sessions and 20 simulated trades per UTC day; Pro from $5/month opens the full 10+ year archive and removes the daily limit.
How many attempts do I get?
Unlimited. Each attempt is recorded in your journal with its equity curve, trade list and outcome, so you can see whether you failed on risk sizing, on over-trading, or on a single oversized loss.
Which contracts does it simulate?
The CME E-mini Nasdaq-100 (NQ) at $20 per point and the Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 (MNQ) at $2 per point, both with a 0.25 tick size, on 1-minute bars from 01:00 to 16:00 ET.
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