Trading crypto perpetuals inside the risk rules

A walk-through of how experienced traders position into FOMC announcements on the rate-cut markets. Includes the maker-ratio constraints we enforce and three actual trade examples from the firm's funded cohort.

Tom Reilly·Senior Trader·2026-03-25

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What you'll learn

The data behind the claim

How the simulated fill and the risk engine work

Three trade examples from the funded cohort

How our rules engine interacts with this strategy

Why this matters

Crypto perpetuals are the Phase 1 market. The account is simulated, the rules are published, and a payout covers eligible profits. The hard part is staying inside the risk rules long enough to pass.

Next steps

Once you've read this, jump to [How it works](/how-it-works) and [Rules](/rules) for the operational details.