You can start daytrading futures with as little as $2k. Obviously not preferable, but possible. With $5k he should be able to test his strategy on single lots.
I can almost guarantee that "Jt mcmasters" is the same as the OP TraderZz
I was suspicious of this earlier, that jc was "interested" in funding this newbie. But now, In another thread, the OP TraderZz asked about the same question:
I have never heard of any prop futures. Suggestions?
Coupled with the fact they both started posting recently, within a couple of days of each other (in fact, they both had 17 posts when I just looked!)
Considering how many times I have thought I am over the hump only to find a new stumbling block the answer to the question would have to be no, based on the facts provided.