Eligibility
Who we scout: eligibility
We scout real, profitable traders and introduce the ones who qualify to allocators. The bar is simple and honest: a real-money record, long enough to mean something, that someone other than you can verify. Here’s exactly what we look for.
The must-haves
What it takes to qualify.
Every box below has to be checked. None of them ask you to give up your privacy or pay a fee. High Water Mark is free for traders.
Real money
Live capital only. Simulated, demo and backtested results don’t qualify. Allocators fund traders who have put their own money at risk.
At least six months live
Six months of real trading is the floor. Twelve months or more is stronger and opens a wider set of mandates. The clock can’t be backfilled, so the sooner you start, the better.
Independently verifiable
Your record has to be checkable in a form an allocator trusts, not screenshots. There are several private ways to do this, covered on our track-record page.
Any market or venue
Hyperliquid, IBKR, FX, futures, equities: venue doesn’t matter. What matters is a real, verifiable record of how you actually trade.
Anonymity accepted
Pseudonyms are fine. You don’t have to reveal your name, your positions or your strategy to get qualified. Privacy is the default, not an exception.
Consistency over one big month
A single outlier month tells an allocator very little. A steady, repeatable curve, even a modest one, tells them far more. We read the shape, not the headline number.
What we do not require
The things that don’t stand in your way.
A lot of traders count themselves out for reasons that don’t actually matter to an allocator. These don’t disqualify you.
No degree
We don’t care where you studied, or whether you did. The track record is the credential.
No Series 65 to apply
You don’t need a licence to enter the dealflow. Licensing only matters at the point capital is actually structured, and that depends on the mandate and jurisdiction.
No minimum AUM
There’s no size floor to apply. More trading capital does widen the mandates you fit, but a small, verified account is still worth scouting.
Next
If that sounds like you, take the next step.
The one thing every criterion comes back to is a record an allocator can trust. There are several private ways to prove yours. Read how a verified track record works to see the options. If you’re still weighing your path, our walk-through of how scouting works shows what happens after you apply.
Meet the bar above and there’s nothing to wait for. Qualifying gets you into the dealflow and on the radar of allocators looking for traders like you.
The clock starts when you verify.
Time doesn’t backfill. Start your verified track record today and get in front of allocators.