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Marc Gourmelen · France

Marc, 23: two payouts, and the firm he tells his community to use

Marc is 23 and runs a trading community of about 300 people. When someone asks which prop firm to start with, he points them here. One trader's story, not a guarantee.

Every payout on this account

Each card links to the certificate we issued. Scan it, or open it, and check it against our records.

Intraday, then the account is gone

Marc's issue was not whether he could take profit. It was the drawdown.

Intraday cost him a lot of challenges: he would be in profit, price would retest his entry, and the account would blow even though the trade was still valid.

Trailing drawdown moved the limit against him while he was right. He stopped sending people there.

Static drawdown, daily limit at midnight

A-Book Funded uses a static drawdown: the max loss does not creep. The daily limit resets at midnight.

That is the rule he needed before he would recommend the firm to anyone.

What actually decided him: the rules are visible

The payouts mattered. Transparency is what decided him.

  • Miss the consistency threshold and the account is not killed. He keeps trading until he hits it.
  • Trade through a news event and they send a WhatsApp, remind him of the rule, and leave the account active.

“They put you in an environment you can actually trust.”

Two payouts, then the community

June 2026, then August 2026. Two payouts, $10,822 in total.

He tells members to trade at a firm that wants them funded, not eliminated, and says there is only one he will name. That figure is self-reported, on this firm only.

Questions about this interview

Who is Marc?
Marc Gourmelen, 23, France. He runs a community of around 300 traders. This page is built from his testimonial video.
How much has he been paid?
$10,822 across two payouts. 16 June 2026: $3,948. 11 August 2026: $6,874.
Why only two certificates?
Because that is the story, and we do not pad a page.
Why does he recommend this firm?
Static drawdown, a daily limit that resets, no silent breach on consistency, and a WhatsApp on news events instead of a dead account.

Individual result, shared with the trader's consent. All accounts are simulated. Results vary from one trader to the next, and a past result is not a promise of a future one.

Ready when you are

The rules are on the table. Now show us your edge.

  • 0%withdrawal fees, ever
  • 48hbusiness hours to your payout, or we add €200
  • ∞no time limit on your evaluation, take the months you need

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