I don't get it .. or I missed something. Why do we need to trade whole six months? Is there any hidden rule?
I just understood this that after I pass first 25K test than I'm on live-sim or live and pay CME data..
If you do one of their regular programs, then you're live as soon as you pass (a minimum of 15 days), yes.
This so called "career path" program is different as you have to go through all the 5 programs and pay for each of them.
Assuming you're passing each within 15 days, that's 75 trading days. So, roughly 4 months, then.
Thing is, I wouldn't have mind enrolling in such a program if I knew I was actually funded and this firm was actually scouting for talent and would back a trader. The problem is, they don't. If you do one minor slip they will not say: "Hey. You messed up, but seeing how amazing you did over the last 4 months, we want to continue staking you."
It's right back to start...
The only funding you're getting is the profits you generate yourself. As soon as you withdraw your profits, you're gone.