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# V7.45.0 – Screen Smarter, Scale Faster with Enhanced Prop Challenge Controls

**Released Date - 4 June 2025**

This release brings targeted enhancements to the Prop Trading module—giving you sharper control over trader evaluation, risk management, and commission logic. Manually promote standout traders, enforce stricter per-trade risk limits, and align IB commissions with discounted participation fees—enabling you to safeguard your business interests at every stage. Whether you're running a promotion or fine-tuning risk criteria, these updates help you stay agile without compromising your evaluation standards.

### <mark style="color:red;">Key Function Highlights</mark>

1. [**Manual Trader Advancement**](#id-1-manual-trader-advancement)**:** Manually promote traders to the next stage when exceptions arise—perfect for handling edge cases, disputes, or fast-tracking high-potential candidates. Enjoy added flexibility without changing your core evaluation framework.
2. [**New "Max Loss Per Closed Trade" Criterion**](#id-2-new-max-loss-per-closed-trade-criterion)**:** Introduce a per-trade loss limit to your challenge rules. Traders who exceed this threshold on any single closed trade will automatically fail the challenge, helping you manage high-risk behaviour with more granularity.
3. [**Commissions Based on Discounted Fees**](#id-3-commissions-based-on-discounted-fees): IB commissions can now be calculated from discounted participation fees, allowing for more accurate payouts during promotions or when using custom pricing.

### &#x20;<mark style="color:red;">**1)   Manual Trader Advancement**</mark>

You can now manually promote traders to the next stage when exceptions arise—perfect for handling edge cases, disputes, or fast-tracking high-potential candidates. Enjoy added flexibility without changing your core evaluation framework.

To advance traders, you will need to assign the respective permission:

* Manual Advancement - Provides rights to advance a trader to the next prop challenge stage.&#x20;

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1. Only traders currently **"In Progress"** are eligible for manual advancement. Those who have already passed or failed cannot be advanced.
2. If there are **open positions**, the advancement cannot be performed until those positions are closed.

To advance a trader to the next stage, follow these steps:&#x20;

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Navigate to Prop Challenge Participants

1. Go to "Prop Trading".&#x20;
2. Select "Participants". <br>

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Manual Advancement

1. Locate the trader you wish to manually advance to the next stage.&#x20;
2. Click the "Manual Advancement" icon. <br>

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3. A popup notification will appear to inform you that if the account qualifies for profit sharing, the system will automatically settle the profit during the advancement process. Click "Confirm" to proceed. \
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4. If the next stage is a demo stage, the trader will receive new trading credentials to continue the challenge.&#x20;
5. If the next stage is a live stage, a live stage request will be generated. You must approve or reject this request:&#x20;

   1. **Approve**: The trader receives credentials for the live account.
   2. **Reject**: The challenge will be marked as failed<br>

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### <mark style="color:red;">2)   New "Max Loss Per Closed Trade" Criterion</mark>

You can now introduce a per-trade loss limit to your challenge rules. Traders who exceed this threshold on any single closed trade will automatically fail the challenge, helping you manage high-risk behaviour with more granularity.

To do so, follow these steps:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Create or Edit Prop Challenge

1. Navigate to "Prop Trading" > "Challenge Settings".&#x20;
2. Click "New Challenge" to create a new challenge or click the "Edit" icon to amend an existing prop challenge.&#x20;
3. Note that for existing challenges marked as "Ongoing", edits are not permitted.<br>

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Configure Max Loss Per Closed Trade

1. Go to "Challenge Rules".&#x20;
2. Configure "Max Loss Per Closed Trade". This is set as a percentage of the initial balance. <br>

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3. You can configure it for both demo stages and live stages.&#x20;
4. For existing challenges, the "Max Loss Per Closed Trade" will be automatically set to be the same as the Maximum Daily Loss configured.&#x20;
5. The system will check every 10 minutes and during daily settlement to determine if any single closed trade exceeds this threshold. If so, the trader will fail the challenge.&#x20;
   {% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Save or Publish Your Challenge

1. Fill in the remaining fields.&#x20;
2. Click "SAVE AND EXIT" to save your challenge as draft.&#x20;
3. Click "Publish" to publish your challenge. <br>

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

When viewing a prop challenge, clients will be able to see the **"Max Loss Per Closed Trade"** criterion. They can click on it to view a detailed description. The system will automatically calculate and display the corresponding fixed amount based on the initial balance. For example, if the initial balance is $100,000 and the Max Loss Per Closed Trade is set to 3%, the system will display $3,000.

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Furthermore, both you and your client will be able to view the Max Loss Per Closed Trade on the Prop Challenge Details page. Hovering over the "?" will display a tooltip explaining this criterion.

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### <mark style="color:red;">3)   Commissions Based on Discounted Fees</mark>

IB commissions can now be calculated from discounted participation fees, allowing for more accurate payouts during promotions or when using custom pricing.

To do so, follow these steps:

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Create or Edit Prop Challenge

1. Navigate to "Prop Trading" > "Challenge Settings".&#x20;
2. Click "New Challenge" to create a new challenge or click the "Edit" icon to amend an existing prop challenge. <br>

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Configure Commission Payout

1. Go to "Participation Fee Commission".
2. Select "Commission = Participation Fee (After Discount) x N%" as your preferred Commission Calculation Method.&#x20;
   1. For example, if the original participation fee is $100 and a 20% discount is applied, the discounted fee becomes $80. If the commission rate is set at 0.1%, the commission payout will be **0.1% × $80 = $0.08**.
3. Click "SAVE AND EXIT" to save your challenge as draft or click "Publish" to publish your challenge immediately. <br>

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