Futures Education

TradeDonor Futures Academy

Build the skills to trade futures with a process, from your first evaluation to managing a funded account and preparing for payouts.

  • Learn The Rules.
  • Understand The Risk.
  • Build The Routine.
  • Practice The Process.
Guided Steps
40
Modules
10
Of Guided Content
About 6 hours 19 minutes
Placed On Your Behalf
0 Orders

Inside The Course

See What You Will Practice

Every lesson ends with something you do, not just something you read.

Ticks To Dollars

Lesson
  • +3 Ticks+$3
  • +2 Ticks+$2
  • +1 Tick+$1
  • Entry$0
  • -1 Tick-$1
  • -2 Ticks-$2

One Micro Gold (MGC) tick is one dollar. The full-size contract (GC) is ten times larger.

Drawdown

Lesson
PeakTime
Equity
Threshold
Cushion

The threshold follows open profit up and stays there. Give profit back and the cushion shrinks.

Exit Plans, Side By Side

Tool

Compare complete exit plans, change the contract count, and watch the whole trade re-price.

Preset Build Exam

Exam
  • Size the position from a defined loss
  • Place the stop
  • Build the exit plan
  • Scored against the engine

Size and build a plan from a scenario. Scored against the engine.

About 15 min

The Course Journey

One Clear Path, Step By Step

Each module builds on the one before it, from your first contract to the rules of a payout.

  1. 1Foundations

    Start Here

    3 steps, about 26 min

  2. 2Risk Management

    Your Risk Budget

    3 steps, about 24 min

  3. 3Trade Management

    Managing The Trade

    6 steps, about 41 min

  4. 4The TradeDonor Process

    The TradeDonor System

    4 steps, about 7 min

  5. 5Charts And Styles

    Charts And Trading Styles

    5 steps, about 51 min

  6. 6Course Module

    TradeDonor Signals

    3 steps, about 32 min

  7. 7Evaluation To Payout

    The Road To A Payout

    7 steps, about 100 min

  8. 8Course Module

    FTMO Quick Facts

    6 steps, about 61 min

  9. 9Platform Mechanics

    Platform Labs

    2 steps, about 22 min

  10. 10Proof Of Skill

    Prove It

    1 step, about 15 min

The Curriculum

Every Step, In Order

40 guided steps in 10 modules. This list is read from the live course, so it is always the real one.

01Start Here3 steps · 26 min · Steps 1 to 3
  1. 1What Are Futures?Contracts, exchanges, long and short, leverage, margin and expiration, from zero.Lesson12 min
  2. 2Meet Gold: MGC And GCWhy one MGC tick is one dollar, and why GC is ten times larger.Lesson8 min
  3. 3Ticks To DollarsTurn any price move into dollars in your head.Lesson6 min
02Your Risk Budget3 steps · 24 min · Steps 4 to 6
  1. 4Account Balance Vs Real RiskA $50,000 account does not mean $50,000 of risk.Lesson8 min
  2. 5DrawdownThe threshold that follows open profit up and stays there.Lesson8 min
  3. 6Position SizingAvailable risk capital, defined loss, position size. The same at every account size.Lesson8 min
03Managing The Trade6 steps · 41 min · Steps 7 to 12
  1. 7StopsThe stop defines the loss. Everything else is built on it.Lesson6 min
  2. 8Risk To RewardWhat a plan pays against what it costs, and what that cannot tell you.Lesson7 min
  3. 9BreakevenWhy a stop at entry is not zero risk, and what BE +5 really locks.Lesson8 min
  4. 10PartialsClosing a position one piece at a time.Lesson8 min
  5. 11Trailing StopsA stop that follows price and never moves back.Lesson6 min
  6. 12GivebackProfit you saw but did not keep, and why it matters on a prop account.Lesson6 min
04The TradeDonor System4 steps · 7 min · Steps 13 to 16
  1. 13TradeDonor PresetsEight complete exit plans, side by side.Tool
  2. 14Custom Sizing CalculatorPick a preset, change the contracts, watch the whole trade re-price.Tool
  3. 15Account Scenario SimulatorTake a virtual account through wins, losses and givebacks.Tool
  4. 16The Apex ExampleOne prop firm, worked through. An example, not the whole course.Lesson7 min
05Charts And Trading Styles5 steps · 51 min · Steps 17 to 21
  1. 17Chart Words: Averages, Levels And ATRMoving averages, support and resistance, ATR, RSI, MACD and swaps, in plain words.Lesson10 min
  2. 18Four Styles Of TraderScalper, day trader, session swing, overnight. What each one is and why they differ.Lesson10 min
  3. 19Seven Ways To Trade: Setups And StylesScalping, intraday, trend, breakout, pullback, mean reversion and swing-style setups, and what your account rules do to each.Lesson12 min
  4. 20What Each Style CostsCommission, slippage and the wins you need to break even, style by style.Lesson9 min
  5. 21The Right Account For Your StyleWhy the same trade costs different amounts on different account rules.Lesson10 min
06TradeDonor Signals3 steps · 32 min · Steps 22 to 24
  1. 22What The Indicators Are Telling YouWhat a moving average, RSI, MACD, ATR and session levels each measure, and what each one cannot tell you.Lesson10 min
  2. 23From Signal To Managed TradeThe strict checklist after a valid signal: account state, risk, preset, entry, management, and stopping for the day.Lesson10 min
  3. 24Five Days With The SignalA win, a scratch, a stopped trade, a missed trade and a no-trade day, replayed through the engine on your account.Lesson12 min
07The Road To A Payout7 steps · 100 min · Steps 25 to 31
  1. 25From Evaluation To PayoutPass, activate, build the safety net, meet every payout rule. Apex as the worked example.Lesson15 min
  2. 26Evaluation RulesRead an evaluation account: target, floor, daily loss limit, contracts and days. Then prove it with scenario questions.Lesson15 min
  3. 27Evaluation ModeA practice evaluation of your account, one session at a time, with the does-this-trade-fit check before each trade.Tool15 min
  4. 28Funded Account RulesLiving inside a funded account: the floor, the scaling tiers, the daily loss limit and what closes it.Lesson14 min
  5. 29Payout EngineEvery payout rule at once, for your account type and payout number.Tool10 min
  6. 30Payout SimulatorPlay practice funded accounts forward, then pass the exam on the payout rules.Lab25 min
  7. 31Payout PlanYour next session as a one page plan: contracts, risk budget, what is missing and the best payout.Tool6 min
08FTMO Quick Facts6 steps · 61 min · Steps 32 to 37
  1. 32Understanding FTMO Pro AccountsEvaluation and Sim-Funded, the three account sizes, and which numbers are FTMO rules and which are TradeDonor safety controls.Lesson8 min
  2. 33How The Scaling Plan WorksContract limits that climb and fall with end of day profit, with worked examples both ways and a hypothetical calculator.Lesson10 min
  3. 34Micro Versus Standard ContractsMGC, MNQ, MES and their full-size cousins: ten micros to one standard, tick values, commission and sizing.Lesson9 min
  4. 35Risk Management And CommissionsGross against net, the net breakeven, and stops priced with commission, using a real FTMO statement.Lesson10 min
  5. 36FTMO Rules And Account ProtectionThe hard daily loss limit, the trailing floor, the daily reset and deadline, position limits and prohibited practices.Lesson12 min
  6. 37Practical Trading ScenariosCapacity, commission-adjusted risk and safe sizing, worked as exercises.Lesson12 min
09Platform Labs2 steps · 22 min · Steps 38 to 39
  1. 38NinjaTrader SetupTurn a preset into a saved ATM template, field by field.Lab12 min
  2. 39TradingView SetupBracket orders, manual partials and alerts, where your broker supports them.Lab10 min
10Prove It1 step · 15 min · Step 40
  1. 40Preset Build ExamSize and build a plan from a scenario. Scored against the engine.Exam15 min

Who It Is For

Built For People Who Want The Why

New To Futures

You want contracts, ticks, margin and leverage explained from zero, in plain words, with the dollars shown.

Preparing For An Evaluation

You want to understand drawdown, position size and exit plans before you put a single rule at risk.

Building A Routine

You want a repeatable process for sizing, stops and trade management instead of deciding under pressure.

Thinking About Automation

You want to understand the system yourself before any software trades for you.

What It Is Not

  • It is not a signal service and gives no trade calls.
  • It does not place orders or connect to your broker.
  • It is not financial advice, and it cannot promise any result.

Our Approach To Risk

Learn The System Before You Automate The System.

Risk is the one part of trading you control. The course teaches it as arithmetic you can check, not a feeling you hope is right.

  • 01

    The stop defines the loss.

    Everything else in a trade is built on where you are wrong. The course starts there.

  • 02

    An account size is not a risk size.

    A $50,000 account does not mean $50,000 of risk. You learn what your real budget is.

  • 03

    Breakeven is not zero risk.

    A stop at entry still costs commission and slippage. You learn what a breakeven stop really locks.

  • 04

    Profit you saw is not profit you kept.

    Giveback is why a good-looking trade can still hurt a prop account.

What You Will Be Able To Do

Skills You Take With You

These are skills you can demonstrate, not results we can promise.

  • Turn any price move into dollars in your head
  • Size a position from a defined loss and an available risk budget
  • Explain trailing drawdown and track your own cushion
  • Compare complete exit plans and build one yourself
  • Read the basic chart terms: averages, levels, ATR, RSI and MACD
  • Walk through the path from an evaluation to a payout, rule by rule, with one prop firm as a worked example
  • Turn a plan into a saved order template in NinjaTrader or a bracket order in TradingView

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Founder Access really $0?

Yes. Founder Access is $0 during the founding launch. Any change to the price will be shown on this page before you enroll.

Do I need a TradeDonor Suite membership?

No. The Futures Academy needs only a TradeDonor account. You can explore the Suite later, and your course progress stays with your account.

Will this help me pass an evaluation or get funded?

No course can promise that, and this one does not. It teaches the rules, the arithmetic of risk and a routine for managing a trade. What you do with it, and what the market does, is outside our control.

Does the course place trades or connect to my broker?

No. It is a training environment. You practise with calculators, simulators and exercises. It never places a live order.

Which prop firm does it teach?

The course uses one prop firm’s published rules as a worked example, with the date those rules were read. Rules change, so always check your own firm’s current rules before you act on anything.

What do I need to take it?

A modern web browser. The two platform labs are optional hands-on walkthroughs if you use NinjaTrader or TradingView.

What is saved about my learning?

Your lesson progress, quiz results and exercise results are saved to your account so you can pick up where you stopped. You see a plain notice about this before you begin.

Your Price

Founder Access

$0 during the founding launch. Get full access to the Futures Academy today.

One TradeDonor account. Your course progress stays with you as you grow into the broader TradeDonor ecosystem.

  • All 40 guided steps
  • Every lab, calculator and simulator
  • The final exam
  • Your progress saved to your account
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