Does desk fee come out of profits? Most the futures prop firms I've heard of charge a desk fee in that area. The question is if you are expected to fork it up if you're new. If you aren't successful after 12 months and you didn't spend 24 grand in desk fees and the firm lets you leave with no quarrels then it could be a great learning opportunity.
If you're expected to come up with your own 24k/year just to sit there... well, heh..