Progression
Larger capital allocations are not available for public purchase, nor are they unlocked automatically by reaching a predetermined threshold.
The principle
They are reserved for traders whose body of work demonstrates the consistency, discipline, judgment, and risk management expected at the next stage.
When that record warrants consideration, the firm may extend a private invitation to qualify for greater responsibility.
Progression is not a reward for a single result. It reflects trust established through sustained professional performance.
Capital may increase.
The standard never does.
The pathway
The firm's only public entry point. Every trader begins here, under the same parameters, measured against the same requirements. Anyone eligible may attempt it.
Reach the equity growth target across a minimum of three trading days, remain above the trailing loss, and satisfy the consistency requirement. The standard is fixed and published in full.
Qualification establishes funded status and account gains become payable. This is where the professional record begins — the record the firm evaluates from this point forward.
Not a threshold, not a formula, and not a published number. Continued performance may establish eligibility for consideration. Nothing here is automatic and nothing here can be purchased.
Not publicly available. An invitation provides the opportunity to qualify at a larger allocation — it does not grant the account. The qualification that follows is measured against the same standards as the first.
Reserved for Institutional Traders whose record demonstrates mature judgment and disciplined risk management over an extended period. Reviewed individually.
The firm's highest designation and its largest capital allocation. Extended to a small number of traders whose consistency, judgment and conduct have been demonstrated over time. Capital Partner is not a tier. It is recognition.
No prices appear on this page, because three of these four stages cannot be bought.
Who decides
Every trader considered for invitation into our private Institutional and Capital Partner Qualifications is reviewed personally by me.
Most firms in this industry scale accounts on a formula. Reach a number, unlock a tier. It requires no judgment and it means nothing, because a number can be reached in ways that tell you very little about a trader.
18th Street does not work that way. Records are read. Patterns are considered. Conduct matters as much as performance.
Those invitations will never be automatic. They must mean something.
What never changes
Qualification fees provide the opportunity to demonstrate readiness for the next level of responsibility. They do not guarantee advancement or an account.
Capital Access
Meet the firm's published standards, establish your professional record, and earn your first opportunity within 18th Street Trading.
$50,000 Qualification · Full specifications disclosed before payment