Simulated futures evaluations · Phoenix, AZ
Pay $99. Pass the 50K. Keep 90%.
Rules you can read in a minute. EOD trailing or static drawdown, same price. No activation fee, and no monthly fee on the performance account. Reach 5 winning days and the payout threshold, request a payout, and it's sent within 2 business days.
Founder price on the first 100 evals: $99 on a 50K, from $59 on a 25K. Simulated trading only.
How it works
Three steps from buying an eval to your first payout.
Pick a size
25K, 50K, 100K or 150K. One-time fee and no time limit. Founder price: $99 on a 50K, from $59 on a 25K.
Pass the eval
Make 6% without hitting the drawdown, over at least 3 profitable days, with your best day under 40% of your total profit. Hit the drawdown and the eval ends; a reset starts it over.
Keep 90%
Pass and you move to a performance account. With 5 winning days and a balance at or above the payout threshold, request $250 or more. You get 90% of each request, sent within 2 business days.
The rules by account size
Pick a size to see its numbers. Eligibility and prohibited trading are in the full terms, published before launch.
Evaluation
Performance account
- News trading allowed in the eval
- No consistency rule on the performance account
- No time limit on the eval
- Up to 3 performance accounts per person
Planned terms. We publish the final rules before launch.
Know where your floor is
Drag through 17 days of an example eval. On EOD trailing, the floor follows your best close and stops at your starting balance plus $100. Pick static and it never moves.
Showing a account; change the size under Rules. Example for illustration only. Not real or typical results. Simulated trading only. Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain limitations. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss.
The limits, up front
The rules that can end an account, stop a trade or cap a payout.
- LimitHit the drawdown and the account fails
Trailing or static. The floor is checked live during the session. In the eval, a reset starts you over.
- LimitThe DLL pauses your day
Trading stops until the next trading day. The DLL never fails the account on its own, but a loss that also reaches your drawdown floor does.
- LimitFlat by 4:45 PM ET
No overnight or weekend holds. Anything still open at 4:45 PM ET is closed automatically.
- LimitNo new positions around Tier 1 news
On the performance account, no new positions from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a Tier 1 release. Held positions can stay.
- LimitHalf size until your first payout
On the performance account, max contracts are halved until your first payout. A 50K trades 2 minis, then 4.
- LimitPayouts are capped
First payout up to 50% of profit, capped by size. The cap rises $500 at your 2nd payout and again at your 3rd. Each performance account pays out up to $25,000 in requests, then it closes and you get a free eval of the same size.
Our side, in writing
What you can hold us to.
- Your rules don't change under you
Rule changes apply to new purchases. An account you already bought keeps its rules unless the change helps you. We announce every change 14 days ahead.
- Every no comes with the numbers
If an account fails or a payout is turned down, the email quotes the rule and the exact figures from the trade log.
- You can dispute it
Reply within 7 days. We recheck the log and send a written finding within 2 business days. If our system got it wrong, the account is restored.
- Our numbers, every month
Every month after launch, we publish our pass rate, our payout approval rate and the median time it takes to send a payout.
Planned terms, published in full before launch.
Payouts sent within 2 business days
Once you have 5 winning days and a balance at or above the payout threshold, request $250 or more. You keep 90%, and we send it within 2 business days of the request.
Example: a Monday request
Every request is checked against the same written checklist. If we miss a date, we post the reason and the new date in our Discord.
Payout caps on a
Your first payout can be up to 50% of profit, capped, and never more than your balance above the threshold. The cap rises $500 for your 2nd payout and $500 more for your 3rd, then stays there. Caps count the request before the 90/10 split. Simulated trading only. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss.
We trade futures too, out of Phoenix. At Saguaro you can read the rules in a minute, and payouts are sent on the schedule we post. If anything here is unclear, reply to any of our emails and we'll fix the page.
The Saguaro desk
Questions traders ask
What does "Pay $99. Pass the 50K. Keep 90%." mean?
$99 is the founder price for a 50K eval, for the first 100 sold; after that it's $149. Pass means making the 6% target, $3,000 on a 50K, without hitting the drawdown, over at least 3 profitable days. Keep 90% means you get 90% of each payout request on the performance account. The fee is the most one eval can cost you, and many traders need more than one try, so only spend what you can afford to lose.
Is this live trading?
No. Every account is simulated in the eval and on the performance account, and no order reaches an exchange. You pay a fee for the eval, and Saguaro Futures sends payouts under the published rules.
How does the trailing drawdown move?
It moves up only when your balance closes a trading day at a new high. Intraday highs don't move it, but the floor is checked live during the session, so a drop through it fails the account. It stays the drawdown amount below your highest close and stops at your starting balance plus $100. Static costs the same and never moves.
What happens if I hit the daily loss limit?
Trading stops until the next trading day. The DLL never fails the account on its own, but if the same loss reaches your drawdown floor, the account fails.
When can I ask for a payout?
On the performance account, once you have 5 winning days and your balance is at or above the payout threshold. A winning day closes up $100 on a 25K, $150 on a 50K, $200 on a 100K or $250 on a 150K. The threshold is $26,100, $52,100, $103,100 or $154,600. You need 5 new winning days before each payout. The minimum request is $250.
How fast does a payout go out?
We send it within 2 business days of your request. Business days are Monday to Friday, except US bank holidays. How long it takes to reach you depends on the payout method, which we name before launch.
Do payout caps count before or after the 90/10 split?
Before. Caps, the $250 minimum and the $25,000 lifetime limit all count the request, so a $2,000 request sends you $1,800.
Can the rules change after I buy?
Not on an account you already bought, unless the change helps you. Changes apply to new purchases, and we announce each one 14 days ahead.
Is there a consistency rule?
Only in the eval. Your best day has to be under 40% of your total profit. If it's 40% or more when you hit the target, keep trading until it drops under. The performance account has none.
Can I hold overnight or trade the news?
Be flat by 4:45 PM ET, with no overnight or weekend holds; anything still open then is closed automatically. News trading is allowed in the eval. On the performance account, you can't open a new position from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a Tier 1 release. Positions you already hold can stay open. We publish the Tier 1 list before launch.
What platform will I trade on?
We'll name the platform and data feed before launch.
How many accounts can I run?
Up to 3 performance accounts per person.
How does founder pricing work?
The first 100 evals sold at launch get the founder price: $59 for a 25K, $99 for a 50K, $169 for a 100K and $239 for a 150K. Joining the list gets you the launch email; it doesn't reserve a price. After 100, it's list price.
What isn't final yet?
The platform and data feed, any data or platform costs, payout methods, the refund policy, the products you can trade, and who can sign up, including the ID check before a performance account. We publish all of it with the final terms before founder seats open.
Founder price on the first 100 evals
When 100 are sold, prices go to list. At launch, the counter below shows how many are left. Joining the list doesn't reserve one.