Prop firm rules, firm by firm

• Biggest winning day must not exceed 15% of total profits
• A 15% consistency score is required to request a reward

• 35% consistency score with On-demand (90% split) and Monthly (100% split) payouts
• Optional: only applies if you choose those payout cycles

• 35% consistency score with Monthly (100% split) payouts
• Optional: only applies if you choose the monthly cycle

• Allowed between your own FundingPips accounts (same individual)
• External copy trading: a FundingPips account may only act as MASTER to an external slave account
• Prohibited: copying between accounts of different users, coordinated trading across accounts not owned by the same individual, inbound copying from external sources or signal providers, any third-party account management (immediate termination)
• PropFirm One partnership lets you copy across different prop firm accounts within one platform without breaching the core rules (propfirmone.com)

• Full automation allowed only with a personal EA you developed, with proof of ownership (source code, version history or development evidence)
• A compiled file alone is not accepted as proof
• Third-party EAs permitted only as trade or risk managers; any other use = evaluation/reward denied and account closed

Open and close at least one trade within every 30 consecutive days

• Crypto: max 1 lot per click (subject to margin)
• All other instruments: platform-wide 20 lots per click

• Gap trading, high-frequency trading, server spamming, latency arbitrage, hedging, long-short arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, server execution, toxic trading flow, tick scalping, churning & burning and opposite-account trading
• Consequences can include reduced leverage, a cap on trades per day, a daily lot-size limit, lower daily/maximum loss limits, a 1% risk-limit rule, or a ban
• Details: help.fundingpips.com/en/articles/8536000

• VPN and VPS connections are prohibited on any trading account
• Your IP region for purchasing, logging in and trading must stay consistent or the account is flagged
• Details: help.fundingpips.com/en/articles/8535886

• Prohibited on all Funded accounts since 29 Jan 2026 (23:59 server time)
• Open trades are closed automatically on Friday at market close
• Temporary risk-management update, still in force

• 7 profitable days of at least 0.25% each by the end of every 30-day period
• The count resets at the end of each cycle or after a payout is processed

• Your biggest loss on the account must not exceed your biggest win
• Keep trading until the biggest loss no longer exceeds the biggest win

• Floating profit and loss must not exceed -1% of the account size
• Violation is a hard breach

• Holding or opening trades 10 minutes before and 10 minutes after high-impact news events and speeches on the affected currency is strictly prohibited
• Hard breach

• Not allowed
• All positions must be fully closed before Friday market close; any position left open into the weekend is immediate account termination, regardless of instrument

• 1 day (85% split)
• 3 profitable days of 0.5% (95% split)
• Monthly (100% split) with 7 profitable days on funded

• 1-Step Flex: evaluation none (with the 2% or the 3% daily loss)
• funded none with bi-weekly (85% split), 7 profitable days of 0.5% with monthly (100% split)
• 2-Step Standard: evaluation 3 trading days with the default 5% daily loss, none with the 3% daily loss option
• funded none with on-demand, weekly and bi-weekly payouts, 7 profitable days of 0.5% with monthly
• 2-Step Pro: evaluation none
• funded none with bi-weekly (80%), 7 profitable days of 0.5% with monthly (100%)
• 2-Step Flex: 1 day at 85% split, 3 profitable days of 0.5% at 95%, 7 profitable days on funded for monthly (100%)
• The 60% profit-concentration rule (4 extra profitable days on the Master account) was removed on 28 Sep 2026 for all Evaluation and Master accounts except Zero

Allowed

• Executing orders 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after high-impact news events and speeches on affected instruments is prohibited; profits made inside the window are voided
• Trades opened more than 5 hours before the news keep their profit if closed within the 10-minute window before the event
• Purposely trading news leads to account termination

• Removed on 28 Sep 2026 for all Evaluation and Master accounts except Zero: the risk-per-trade-idea cap, the striking (warning ladder) system and the profit-concentration rule no longer apply on 1-Step Flex, 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro and 2-Step Flex
• Zero keeps its own limits (max -1% floating PnL, biggest-loss rule)
• Before 28 Sep 2026: max loss on a single trade idea on the Master account was 3% of initial size below $50K and 2% at $50K and above, with a warning ladder at 1.2% floating loss on 2-Step Standard above 25K and 1% on 1-Step Flex

• Not allowed (crypto trading on weekends)
• Applies to 1-Step Flex, 2-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro and 2-Step Flex

1% of initial balance (no max limit)

• Bi-weekly (85% split, no minimum days)
• Monthly (100% split) with 7 profitable days of 0.5%

• Weekly (60%)
• Bi-weekly (80%)
• On-Demand (90%)
• Monthly (100%)

• Bi-weekly 85%
• 95% with 3 profitable days (0.5%+ each, eval & funded)

• Bi-weekly (80% split, no minimum days)
• Monthly (100% split) with 7 profitable days of 0.5%

Bi-weekly (95% split). 3% safety cushion: first 3% profit cannot be withdrawn.

35% consistency score (no single day >35% of total profit). Min payout: 2% of initial balance.

1-3 working days

• PRIME (replaces old plan): unlocks after 3rd reward or invite
• Master size x12.5 into a Prime Account; 80% split, payouts daily; 2% soft daily / 8% EOD-trailing max (locks after a day closes +3%); scale +10% per level up to $2M; allocation $400K. Details: help.fundingpips.com/hc/en-us/articles/34447308895889

• 1-Step Summer Plan: 50% best day rule (evaluation & funded)
• 2-Step Summer Plan: 50% best day rule (funded)
• Other programs: none

• Allowed for High Stakes & Hyper Growth with limits
• not allowed between two Bootcamp accounts
• Above $500K AUM: same trades across accounts no longer possible
• External copy only from own accounts
• third-party copy not allowed
• Partnership with Prop Firm One

• Allowed if a stop loss is set on every position
• Must not: copy others' signals
• tick scalp
• latency/reverse/hedge arbitrage
• use emulators
• Violations = cancelled & banned
• Applies to: all programs incl. Bootcamp and Hyper Growth

Accounts expire after 30 consecutive calendar days without new orders.

• One-sided bets (consistent single-direction positions without proper analysis)
• arbitrage (exploiting price discrepancies or glitches)
• bracket strategies around high-impact news
• system exploitation (price-display errors, update delays)
• overleveraging / overexposure to a single or correlated instruments
• position-sizing inconsistency (sizes far off your typical activity, across accounts or eval vs funded; cumulative overexposure in correlated instruments)
• Full list: the5ers.com/faqs/prohibited-trading-practices/

3 profitable days (closed positions ≥ 0.5% of initial balance)

High Stakes & Summer Plan: no executing orders from 2 min before until 2 min after high-impact news

Mandatory on all positions/orders, must be set within 3 min of placement

SL must not risk more than 2% of account balance

3% daily pause (soft breach)

Opening without SL or risking >2% = risk violation. 5 violations = account termination.

Hyper Growth, Pro Growth & Bootcamp: allowed except for bracket strategies around news

Starts at 50%, scales to 75% at next stage, up to 100%

Starts at 80%, scalable to 100%

• Bi-weekly
• Summer Plan payout caps: $2,000 per payout cycle (100K)
• $3,000 (200K)
• Summer 1-Step funded target: 10% (same as the evaluation)

• $150 (after profit split applied)
• Summer Plan: $250

• Rise / Crypto / Bank Transfer: 3.5%
• HUB Credits: 0%

https://help.the5ers.com/how-much-is-the-profit-split-in-the5ers/

No single trading day ≥15% of total profits during payout period

No single trading day ≥20% of total profits during payout period

• Allowed, but trades opened/closed within 5 min before/after high-impact news are capped at 1% of initial balance profit
• Excess removed without penalty
• applies to eval & funded

Allowed if compliant with rules. No 3rd-party EAs, HFT, or Gold Arbitrage EA. Cannot switch between EA and manual between eval & funded.

Strictly prohibited. Each account must be traded individually. No duplicating trades/ideas between accounts at any stage.

30 consecutive days without trading = account breached

Spreading false info or negative advertising = account termination, permanent ban, potential legal action

GFT may impose 1% risk limit per trade idea if excessive risk detected. >80% margin on single trade prohibited.

$3,000 (funded accounts)

Profits from trades <2 min on funded accounts not counted; losses still apply

Allowed

Weekend holding allowed but cannot exploit Monday gaps. Profits from trades opened last 3h Friday / closed first 3h Monday are removed.

• Auto-closes all trades at -2% loss (soft breach, trading continues)
• 1st trigger: profit split reduced to 50%
• 2nd trigger: full account breach

Strictly prohibited. Detection = payout disqualification / account termination.

Limited-time programs on ~2 weekends/month for quick funding path

• Exploiting pricing/platform errors
• insider info
• front-running
• all-or-nothing trading
• hedging (same/multi accounts)
• 3rd-party EAs
• strategy switching eval to funded
• Martingale/grid recovery

3 profitable days (≥0.5% of account balance each)

None

3 profitable days (≥0.5% of account balance each)

5 profitable days (≥0.5% of account balance each)

Account permanently closed if floating losses reach -2% of balance

Maximum Loss Limit resets after each payout

Limited to 6% of initial balance or $10K (all programs)

• Bi-weekly
• 80% split, 100% with add-on
• First on-demand with add-on (Instant Pro only)

• Bi-weekly
• 80% split, 100% with add-on
• First on-demand with add-on

• Min profitable days still apply
• min 3% profit
• 40% profit split
• After that: bi-weekly at the full 80%

After 2 months & 4 payouts: +15% capital, 90% split, DLL/MLL +1%

After 4 months & 6 payouts: +30% capital, 90% split, weekly payouts, DLL/MLL +2%

After 5 months & 10 payouts: +40% capital, 92% split, $300 - $500 salary, weekly payouts, free challenge, DLL/MLL +3%

After 6 months & 15 payouts: +50% capital, 95% split, $300 - $500 salary, free challenge, DLL/MLL +4%

• Double account at 10% profit target (up to 3x)
• Options: keep trading
• withdraw
• scale (50% profits + doubled balance)

• E8 One: 40% - no single trading day may reach 40% of total profits (funded)
• E8 Signature: 35% - no single trading day may reach 35% of total profits (funded)

• FX & indices: 50 lots per order
• XAUUSD: 20 lots per order

Each evaluation must be completed independently

• 100 orders at a time
• 2,000 TP/SL modifications per day
• 2,000 max positions per day

Risking entire daily drawdown on a single trade not permitted. Prohibited practices = termination + refund.

Strictly prohibited across multiple accounts (even same trader)

Cannot hold >50% of trades for under 1 minute

E8 may limit risk to ≤1% per trade idea if prohibited practices detected

Can request payout but must leave drawdown buffer. Withdrawing all profits = account closure.

Not allowed between eval accounts. Allowed between own personal account, E8 Trader accounts, or funded↔eval (own accounts only).

Allowed, but same strategy cannot appear across multiple users. Third-party EAs allowed but own-programmed recommended. Duplicate strategy = termination.

• Allowed: E8 One evaluation
• E8 Pro
• E8 Signature
• E8 One funded: not allowed 5 min before/after high-impact news

• Daily profit cap: 2% per day
• profit above the cap doesn't count toward the target
• Static drawdown: fixed at the starting balance until the first payout, then locked at the initial balance
• Each payout: 50% paid out
• 50% stays in the account as a buffer

Not allowed

60 days of inactivity = account disabled, no refund

40% - no single trading day may reach 40% of total profits

Net profit (your payout share) must exceed 50% of your daily drawdown

Must leave drawdown buffer; withdrawing all profits = account closure

• 35% consistency
• at least 5 profitable days of 0.3%+ each
• buffer equal to the EOD trailing drawdown
• minimum payout $100

• Daily payouts
• minimum 1% profit
• each payout: 50% to you, 50% stays in the account as a buffer

100% of profits, capped per payout cycle

• 50K: $3,000
• 100K: $5,000
• 250K: $6,000
• 500K: $7,000

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None

Allowed only between challenge accounts and between instant accounts

Add-on only. MT4/MT5 only. Must be customized. Identical trades across accounts not allowed. Cannot switch EA↔manual between eval & funded. Max $300K allocation per EA strategy.

Allowed without restriction

Allowed with restriction: trades executed 5 min before/after high-impact news subject to 40% news profit split rule

60 days inactivity = account expiry

If 6% trailing max DD resets to initial balance after 6%+ profit, must maintain profit buffer. Withdrawing all profits = account closure.

• 3% risk-per-trade guideline (based on SL)
• no SL within 3 min = 100% risk
• Violations: 1st = 50% profit reduction
• 2nd = 100% reduction
• 3rd = Disciplined Trader Program

Must maintain 20-30% margin usage, strict max cumulative limit of 70%

Must use same strategy/method in eval and funded. Cannot switch asset classes or significantly change margin/risk usage.

Strictly prohibited. Buying multiple evals to sacrifice some = violation. May lead to purchase restrictions or lifetime allocation limits.

One-sided betting, grid trading, and other restricted strategies (see help.fundednext.com)

Every 7 days

First payout 21 days, then every 14 days

First payout 21 days, then every 14 days

On-demand if ≥5% profit (withdraw immediately). Bi-weekly if <5% profit (min 1% profit, after 14 days). Payouts below $20 cannot be withdrawn.

• 15% for $300K - $400K accounts
• 20% for $5K - $200K accounts

15% - no single trading day ≥15% of total profits

• 1-Step Nano: 50% (challenge & funded)
• 2-Step Nano: 50% (funded only). 2-Step Pro (retired): 25%.

20% - no single trading day ≥20% of total profits

Instant Standard & Funded: restricted 5 min before/after high-impact news. Challenge accounts, Instant Starter & Guardian X: no restriction.

Allowed, personal accounts only. Partnership with Prop Firm One for cross-firm copy trading.

All accounts deactivated after 30 days of inactivity

Risking 3-4% on a single trade with excessive margin and no SL is against rules

Gambling-style behavior prohibited. Margin usage >80% in single trade = gambling classification.

2 minutes. Trades closed <2 min may be flagged for tick scalping.

• Applies to 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro, Guardian X & Instant
• If the trailing Max DD resets to initial balance after the set profit %, you must maintain a 1% profit buffer
• Withdrawing all profits = account closure

• Auto-closes trades at -1% loss (Instant & Guardian X) or -2% loss (1-Step, 1-Step Pro, 2-Step, 2-Step Pro, Crypto, 3-Step)
• Soft breach: 1st trigger = split drops to 50%
• 2nd trigger = account breached

Excessive risk-taking tied to news events prohibited

Using different strategy in funded vs assessment is prohibited

14 days payout frequency, min $100 withdrawal

On-demand, min $100. 20% consistency ($5K - $200K) / 15% ($300K - $400K). First 2 payouts capped at $10K for $200K/$300K/$400K accounts.

On-demand, min $100, 15% consistency, max withdrawal 5% of account size

14 days, min $100, 20% consistency

Min $100, first payout on-demand, subsequent every 14 days

• 1-Step Nano: 50% (challenge & funded)
• 2-Step Nano: 50% (funded only). 2-Step Pro (retired): 25%.

None (Instant Lite: 15% + 1% max risk/trade once >=4% in profit, from 17 Aug 2026)

Must place ≥1 trade within 30 days to avoid suspension

• Max 1.5% of initial balance
• Applies to 1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Lite & Instant Elite
• Includes the initial position + same-direction positions opened within 10 min after closing a losing trade

Max Drawdown does not reset after withdrawal. Withdrawing most/all profits may leave no buffer.

• No opening/closing trades 2 min before/after high-impact news (eval & funded)
• Applies to execution and closure, including TP triggers
• Exception: positions opened 6h+ before the news with SL hit during the window are allowed

Allowed, personal accounts only. Partnership with Prop Firm One for cross-firm copy trading.

14 days, min 3 trading days (≥0.5% closed profit each)

14 days, min 5 trading days (≥0.5% closed profit each)

• 20% consistency score required for withdrawal
• Formula: (biggest winning day / total profit) x 100%
• must trade until the score is 20% or less

IP region must match across challenge and live accounts. Changes require proof (plane tickets, live location).

Cannot open/close trades 2 min before/after red folder news. Violations disqualify eval accounts. Profits from restricted news not credited. Instant funding accounts exempt.

Not permitted under any circumstances on any platform

Manual copy trading allowed between own Maven accounts, other prop firms, and broker accounts. Trade copiers cannot be used on Maven platforms.

Allowed

30 calendar days max dormancy

2-Step only: 3 days with ≥0.5% profit each. Also applies to funded stage.

$10,000 per 30-day cycle (all accounts combined). Profits above limit are voided. Account resets to starting balance after payout.

• Once total profits exceed $5,000, no single trade/day may exceed 50% of total profit (excess reduced)
• Mandatory risk interview (2 weeks to complete)
• random interviews possible below $5K

Can restore funded account by paying a fee - no new challenge needed

Holding 50%+ of trades for <1 minute prohibited

Opening 5+ simultaneous positions in drawdown on same pair prohibited

Single trade with no SL or risking more than drawdown limit prohibited (eval & funded)

Trading 2 accounts against each other (long vs short) prohibited

HFT, toxic flow, long/short arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, tick scalping, server execution, reverse/group hedging

Account cannot have >1% loss in floating PnL (balance vs equity). Breach = account terminated.

80%

Every 10 business days (1-Step, 2-Step, 3-Step, Instant)

$10,000 per 30-day cycle

10% profit over 4 months (2.5%/month) + ≥1 payout per month

25% account balance increase

Up to $1M

Max withdrawal cap scales with plan; max withdrawal amount does not scale.

Eval & Funded: no single trading day >50% of total profit

• 2-Step Standard & Swing: 4 days (eval), none (funded)
• 1-Step Standard: None

Swing (eval & funded): allowed. Standard eval: allowed. Standard funded: not allowed within 2 min before/after high-impact news.

Holding trades over weekend or market rollover >2h prohibited

FTMO Trader: $400K max per strategy per person. Prime: $600K. Supreme Prime: $1M. Exceeding = suspension.

Account must not be traded by any third party

Significantly larger/different position sizes vs other trades prohibited

1% - 1.5% of initial balance per trade recommended. Exceeding may trigger monitoring/warnings.

Allowed from own accounts only. Copying other traders strictly prohibited. Must respect $400K allocation limit.

Third-party EAs strictly prohibited

≥1 trade every 30 days. Can freeze account 7 days - 6 months to avoid termination.

Opening multiple profile accounts prohibited

Overleveraging, overexposure, one-sided bets, account rolling

80%

90%

14 days

None

• $20 Bank Wire
• $50 Crypto

Min 4-month cycle, ≥10% total net profit, ≥2 rewards processed, positive balance at scale-up

25% account size increase per cycle. Rewards upgraded to 90%. $2M scale-up cap.

ftmo.com/en/premium-programme/

15% - best trading day profit must be <15% of total profit. Must trade until below threshold.

Allowed only as trading assistance. Fully automated/self-trading EAs & bots strictly prohibited.

Allowed between For Traders accounts and from FT account as Master. Copying trades TO a For Traders account strictly prohibited.

Allowed

No single trade >70% of profit target during challenge

Cannot use >40% of available margin for single trade or multiple trades on same instrument/direction

• HFT
• arbitrage
• grid trading
• tick scalping
• group trading
• Martingale
• hedging
• account rolling
• third-party operation
• automated bots
• gambling
• signal trading
• overleveraging
• one-sided betting

False info, threats, sharing private comms, payment disputes, harassment, spamming, system abuse, impersonation all prohibited

7 profitable days (≥0.5% of starting balance)

None

7 consecutive days without meaningful trading = termination

Can hold during news. Opening positions 5 min before/after high-impact news not allowed; profits deducted.

3 profitable days (≥0.5% of starting balance per phase)

30 consecutive days = termination

Allowed, no restriction

Can hold during news. Opening positions 5 min before/after high-impact news not allowed; profits deducted.

180 days total (60 days per phase)

14 days (all programs)

80%

80% (standard), 90% (higher cost option), 70% (cheaper cost option)

Starts at 70%, +5% per payout up to 90%

Starts at 60%, +10% per payout up to 90%. Must have ≥3% account growth to withdraw.

Max trailing drawdown locks at starting balance after each payout

No more than 40% of profit target can be achieved in a single day

No more than 1% of profit (from starting balance) can come from 1 day

Prohibited

Opposite trading/hedging across multiple accounts or traders prohibited

Random large trades without strategy will be flagged

Opening and closing within 10 seconds. >10% of trades as tick scalps = warning. Repeated = termination.

Single device for trading between multiple customers prohibited

Paying for Fintokei service on behalf of someone else prohibited

Multiple IP addresses from many countries or masking IPs prohibited

Big trades during high volatility/news without strategy prohibited

Pushing accounts to limits then buying new ones prohibited

Achieving profit target in one trade (or few similar trades on same instrument) prohibited

3% on open trades. Calculated via SL and Value at Risk (VaR) analysis, whichever is lower.

30 days

• If detected: enforced SL requirement
• max risk/trade cap
• daily profit/loss caps
• leverage reduction
• max daily lot exposure
• news restriction
• 40% consistency rule applied
• net positive payout policy
• dynamic performance reward

Min reward €100/$100. Payout every 14 days from last withdrawal or first trade.

Min 3% profit required. Payouts every 14 days.

25% - highest profit day must be <25% of total profits for payout

30% - no single day >30% of total profit (eval & funded)

20% - no single day >20% of total profit during payout

60 days = account breach

Allowed upon review and pre-approval by support. Must submit EA description, timeframe, holding time, pairs, TP target, HFT/latency arbitrage status.

Removed from Forex accounts effective Dec 1, 2025

Subject to termination. Limited exceptions (e.g., married couple with shared bank account).

Different IPs and devices allowed. Multiple accounts on same IP may trigger review. CID (computer ID) checked for account management/KYC violations.

Safeguards funded accounts in event of drawdown breach

• HFT
• reverse/group hedging
• account management
• latency arbitrage
• delayed data feed
• order book spamming
• herd trading
• collusion
• poor money management
• gambling/YOLO
• exploiting bugs
• HLNT
• statistical arbitrage

• Standard/1-Phase/3-Phase: 5 days per phase
• Classic: 4 days per phase (eval & funded)

Allowed without restriction

Allowed upon review and pre-approval

Allowed between own FXIFY accounts. Can copy into FXIFY from external (must provide master statement in HTML). Third-party copying prohibited.

Allowed

• Instant Standard: None
• Instant Lite: 5 days

Restricted 5 min before/after high-impact news. Holding through allowed; executing trades in window restricted. Profits in window not counted.

Prohibited

Not allowed - positions auto-closed before Friday market close

Prohibited (bots and copy traders also prohibited)

3 days

7 days (5 trading days)

Required. 1st & 2nd trades without SL = auto-close (soft breach). 3rd trade without SL = hard breach.

Restricted 5 min before/after high-impact news. Holding allowed; execution in window restricted. Profits not counted.

Allowed

30% (eval & funded)

Prohibited

Prohibited

80% up to 90% (higher with add-ons)

• 1st payout on-demand, subsequent every 30 days
• 14-day option with add-on
• 2-Step Classic: no on-demand
• 80% bi-weekly / 100% monthly

80%

1st payout in 7 days, subsequent bi-weekly

Bi-weekly

10 days

Trailing DD locks at initial balance when profit equals max DD or withdrawal is requested

Not available for Instant Standard, Instant Lite & Lightning

10% return in first 3 months, ≥2 months profitable → 25% scale-up. Future scaling every 3 months, balance doubles each time.

40% - best trading day must not exceed 40% of total profit

15% - best trading day must not exceed 15% of total profit

60 seconds. Trades ≤60s = HFT, prohibited.

Starts at -10%, adjusts to -5% once 5% gain achieved. Then fixed at -5% of starting balance.

One-Phase & Two-Phase: no restrictions

No restrictions

IF, One-Phase & Two-Phase funded: not allowed 4 min before/after high-impact news

One-Phase & Two-Phase: allowed

IF, IF Go, One-Phase & Two-Phase funded: allowed with add-on

Allowed

60 days without trades = account auto-closed

• Account churning/rolling
• HFT (60s or less)
• one-sided bets
• grid trading
• overleveraging
• gambling
• Martingale (except challenges & IF Micro where allowed
• IF accounts can add to losers but not continuously double lots)

Max 3% of starting balance

Max 2% of starting balance

Max 1% of starting balance

Max 50% of daily drawdown

First withdrawal 14 days after first trade, then every 7 days after next trade

One payout after 24-hour account period ends

On-demand payouts whenever qualified

5% of starting balance

2% of starting balance

3% of starting balance or $25, whichever is larger

20% consistency score required for scaling

3 profitable days per phase (≥0.5% each)

7 profitable days (≥0.5% each) - first payout only

3 profitable days per phase (≥0.5% each)

5 profitable days (≥0.5% each) - first payout only

5 profitable days (≥0.5% each) - first payout only

Allowed without restrictions

Must be placed within 1 min of opening. Auto-closed if no SL after 1 min (soft breach). Profits without SL don't count toward target.

• CTI account must be the Master
• Allowed: CTI to personal broker
• CTI to other prop firms
• between CTI accounts
• Prohibited: external to CTI
• social trading
• third-party/outsourced trading
• sharing EAs with other traders

• Third-party EAs (without source code ownership) not allowed
• Trade managers/calculators allowed
• 1-Step & 3-Step: any EA allowed even without source code

30 days = account termination

Allowed

Risk dept may enforce temp leverage limits or position size restrictions for blowouts, limited history, pattern deviations, risk violations, excessive DD, or high-risk in volatile markets.

Exceeding 150% margin level = profits not counted

VPNs/proxies/IP-masking prohibited. IP changes allowed but monitored. VPS only for EA/copy trading. Max 2 devices (PC + mobile); additional requires video call approval.

• Price feed exploits
• group hedging/trading
• account sharing/reselling/management
• one-sided bets
• gamble to pass
• overleveraging
• bracketing
• Martingale (except 1-Step & 3-Step)
• grid trading

Vietnam restricted for 2-Step Challenge & Instant Funding Pro specifically

80% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent monthly (last 5 days of month)

80% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent bi-weekly (14th/15th & last 2 days)

70% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent bi-weekly

70% → up to 100%. 1st on-demand, subsequent bi-weekly

Available for CTI VIP Elite (Gold Trader Level)

10% profit over 4 months, profitable in ≥2 months, positive balance. +50% of original up to $100K. Then +12.5% twice, then +25% up to $200K/account ($400K total).

10% net profit of initial balance + 20% consistency score. Account doubles up to $2M/account ($4M total).

40% consistency rule + minimum 2% gross profit

30 days = account deactivated (cannot be restored)

Prohibited

Must exceed 2 minutes. ≥50% of requested profit must come from trades >2 min.

Multiple orders in short period prohibited

Allowed. Trades within 2 min of news must exceed 2 min duration.

Restricted 2 min before/after high-impact news

Restricted 5 min before/after high-impact news

Allowed without restriction on all programs

6% trailing max DD resets at initial balance after 6% profit. Must maintain buffer. Withdrawing all = closure.

Consistently losing/risking ≥2% in single trade or trade sequence prohibited

Full risk to pass/fail + high volume of passes/failures in short timeframe prohibited. Previous fails considered.

Allowed, personal accounts only. Proof of ownership required if ACG account is slave. MT5 only. Partnership with Prop Firm One.

$300,000 per trading strategy on Qualified Analyst Account

• 5K: 1.25
• 10K: 2.5
• 25K: 5
• 50K: 10
• 100K: 20
• 200K: 40
• 300K: 60

• 5K: 2.5
• 10K: 5
• 25K: 10
• 50K: 20
• 100K: 40
• 200K: 80
• 300K: 120

Min 5 trading days (same strategy) for first payout. Every 14 days. Min $100 gross profit.

Available anytime. Requires 40% Best Day Rule + ≥2% gross profit in balance.

• Alpha Pro 8/10%, Pro 6% & Three: bi-weekly or on-demand
• Alpha Swing & Alpha One: on-demand only

15% - no payout request until the best trading day is under 15% of the period's total profit

20% for a limited time on new accounts (standard 15%), as shown 21 Sep 2026

50% - the best trading day must stay under 50% of the period's total profit

Allowed on all programs. Funded accounts: profit on trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of high-impact news is capped at 0.5% per payout cycle. Evaluations: no restriction.

Allowed

Allowed

Allowed between a trader's own accounts, including AquaFunded to AquaFunded, funded to evaluation, and AquaFunded to external accounts

Accounts are deactivated after 30 days of inactivity and cannot be restored

Instant Pro: account closed if floating loss reaches 2% of balance (1% on $300K and $400K). Instant Standard (funded): at 1% floating loss, first strike cuts the reward split to 50%, second strike to 25%, third strike breaches the account.

If open trades reach a 2% loss of balance, all open trades are usually closed automatically. Soft breach: trading can continue straight away.

All-or-nothing trading is prohibited

Using more than 80% of available margin on a single trade is prohibited

Using one strategy to pass and a different one on the funded account is prohibited

None

1-Step and 2-Step challenge fees are one-time and shown as 100% refundable

14 days payout frequency, min $100 withdrawal. Profit split 90%, 100% with the Lifetime Profit Split add-on. On $100K accounts and larger the first two rewards are capped at $10,000 each.

Bi-weekly reward cycle, minimum 5 trading days, consistency rule applies. Rewards On Demand available as a checkout add-on.

Rewards in 7 Days available as a checkout add-on. 2-Step Pro funded accounts carry the 50% consistency rule.

Paid in 24 hours or the firm pays an extra $1,000

40% - the best winning day must be 40% or less of total realised profit to pass. Not a breach; keep trading until the share falls. None on the funded account.

20% - the best winning day must be 20% or less of total realised profit before a payout request. Not a breach; it gates payouts only.

None

Allowed in evaluations. Funded, Live and Pro accounts: no opening, closing, modifying or pending-order execution from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news on instruments tied to the event currency; holding through is allowed, profit from trades closed inside the window is deducted

Allowed on all asset classes within risk limits; crypto trades on weekends

Allowed only for EAs the trader built personally (source and strategy may be requested); off-the-shelf EAs, shared bots and signal services are prohibited

Allowed between the trader's own Tradeify FX accounts; copying between unrelated users, group trading and signal mirroring are prohibited

Allowed within a single account; prohibited across accounts, platforms or people

No mandatory stop loss and no minimum hold time

30 consecutive days without a trade is a breach; warning email at 28 days

• Allowed, but must not hide account sharing or group trading
• IP overlaps can trigger a check

Mandatory when an account meets review thresholds (AI-guided or video call). Payouts and funded activation pause until done; not done in 30 days = account closed and profits forfeited

Gap trading, HFT, server spamming, latency arbitrage, toxic flow, cross-account hedging, reverse arbitrage, tick scalping, execution exploitation, churning, account sharing, passing services, rolling accounts

Not available on any plan; a breach means buying a new account

None

None; all purchases are final

• 80% on all plans; 90% with the Profit Split add-on (+25% of the account price, checkout only)
• Live Program 90%, 95% from month 3

Daily payouts capped at 3% of initial balance (before split), only from profit above a 4% buffer that stays in the account; from the 2nd cycle 1% new profit first. Full uncapped payout every 14 days

Bi-weekly, every 14 days from the first funded trade; no minimum days, no cap

On demand once the 20% consistency rule is met and $100 is available; no cap. The first request locks the trailing floor at the starting balance

Invitation after 5 payouts (or at the firm's discretion). Daily payouts, 90% split, 5% EOD trailing drawdown, bonus ladder of $9,500 over 6 months

Processed within 24 hours of an eligible request or the firm adds $1,000

None

Trading more than one Breakout evaluation at the same time is prohibited.

Not allowed to use one strategy to pass an assessment and then switch to a different strategy in a funded account. Third-party, off-the-shelf, or pass-marketed strategies are not allowed.

First payout 1 day after account receipt; subsequent payouts daily.

$50 net profit

None

Evaluation: 5 days per phase (trade must stay open ≥1 minute; no minimum with add-on). Funded: none.

• Evaluation: no restriction
• Funded: no trading (open/close/pending incl. SL & TP) within 5 min before/after high-impact news
• profits made in that 10-min window are deducted (soft breach)
• Trades opened 48h+ before the news and closed within the window are exempt

• Allowed only between accounts you personally own (BrightFunded, other prop firms, retail brokers)
• Copying between different owners strictly prohibited
• Prop Firm One partnership extends copy trading across firms

Allowed but must align with trading conditions & rules; compatibility/performance of third-party EAs not guaranteed.

At least 1 trade (open ≥1 minute) every 30 days or the account is deactivated; permanently closed if not reactivated via support within 6 months.

Allowed

• Hedging (across accounts, prop firms, platforms, hedge-copy trading)
• exploiting service errors or platform delays
• external/delayed data feeds
• coordinated or multi-account manipulation
• violating platform/provider terms
• automated software, AI or high-speed trading tools
• risk-abusive trading (overleveraging, overexposure, one-sided bets, account rolling)
• trading during high-impact news (funded)
• grid trading
• arbitrage
• tick scalping
• HFT

Allowed for travel; only the account owner may trade (no account sharing).

• 80%
• 90% with add-on
• 100% when scaled up
• Plus 15% profit share from Phase 1 & 2

• First payout after 30 days, then bi-weekly
• Add-on: bi-weekly from the first payout, or weekly

• Reach 10%+ growth on funded account(s) - growth combinable only within the same linked funded-account chain
• Receive the payout, then get a new funded account whose balance includes a 15% bonus of your Phase 1+2 evaluation profits
• Must contact support to apply

Once equity grows 6% above the initial balance, the limit locks at the original balance and stops moving.

• Requirements: 4 consecutive months from first trade
• profitable in 2 of 4 months with 10%+ total profit
• 2+ successful payouts
• account at breakeven or in profit
• Balance increases by 30% of the original size each time
• unlimited scaling
• 100% profit split from the 3rd scale-up

Break Program: 40% (Funded). Other programs: none.

• 1-Step & 2-Step: $300,000 max combined capital
• Instant: max 3 accounts, capped at $30,000 total

Opposite-direction trades open simultaneously for ≥60 seconds are prohibited - to trade the opposite direction, first close all open trades in the current direction.

Daily and/or per-trade profit limit of $10,000.

• Break accounts: no new positions and no adding volume from 2 min before until 2 min after high-impact news or market openings
• max 2% of initial balance at risk
• Breaking this rule may result in account suspension

• No adding funds to the assigned Bybit sub-account
• no disconnecting/modifying the API connection
• spot trading prohibited
• only USDT pairs count (USDC-pair trades do not count toward simulated profit or evaluation results)
• Violations may result in account suspension

Payout after 15 active days or 30 days

On demand after reaching 10% profit, or after 15 active days, or 30 days without 10% profit

On demand after meeting the 40% consistency rule criteria

On the Master account, no single day's profit may exceed 35% of total accumulated profit.

Best day's profit must not exceed 15% of total profit.

None stated

Allowed during evaluation and funded, no restrictions

Allowed only if they assist personal trading decisions - fully automated / self-trading EAs & bots strictly prohibited.

Allowed between For Traders accounts and from your For Traders account acting as Master; copying trades TO a For Traders account is strictly prohibited.

Allowed

• 1-Step Fast & Fast Pro: 30 days
• Instant Master: 7 days
• Token trades (e.g. 0.01 lots just to meet the requirement) do not count
• Days count from when a position is closed, not opened

All trades must stay open ≥5 seconds to avoid HFT flagging.

Instant: 7 profitable days of ≥0.5% each. 1-Step Fast (eval & funded): 6 profitable days of ≥0.5%. 1-Step Fast Pro (eval & funded): 4 profitable days of ≥0.5%.

• HFT
• arbitrage
• grid trading
• tick scalping
• group trading
• Martingale
• hedging
• account rolling
• third-party account operation
• automated bots
• gambling
• copy trading to a For Traders account
• group/signal trading
• overleveraging
• one-sided betting
• Code of conduct: no false/harmful information
• coercion
• sharing private communication
• payment disputes
• harassment
• spamming
• begging
• system abuse
• staff impersonation

• 90% profit split
• on-demand once the 35% consistency rule is met
• Payout caps: 1st-3rd up to 3% of balance
• 4th-5th up to 5%
• 6th onward up to 10%

80% profit split; rewards bi-weekly (every 14 days).

Profit split starts at 70%, +5% per reward up to 90%; rewards bi-weekly (every 14 days).

All programs: max trailing drawdown locks at starting balance after each payout. Withdrawing all profit means any loss breaches the account.

Instant & Fast: $15,000

• Over $400: Rise Pay ($50 fee)
• Under $400: direct crypto transfer, USDC ERC-20 ($25 fee)

• EOD trailing on all plans
• LucidDaily lets you pick EOD or intraday for the evaluation (verified lucidtrading.com 2026-09-09)

Optional toggle (ON/OFF) on Pro, Flex and Daily evaluations: $600 (25K) / $1,200 (50K) / $1,800 (100K). LucidDirect: none on 25K, $1,200 below-initial trail on 50K (verified lucidtrading.com 2026-09-09)

• LucidPro: 40% (funded)
• LucidFlex: 50% (evaluation)
• LucidDaily: 50% (evaluation)
• LucidDirect: 20% (funded)

• Max contracts: 25K 2 minis / 20 micros
• 50K 4 minis / 40 micros
• 100K 6 minis / 60 micros
• 150K 10 minis / 100 micros

• All evaluations & funded: allowed
• LucidDaily: red-folder news is a hard breach
• flat from 1 min before to 1 min after
• no holding or opening through the window

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• Micro scalping: flagged if over 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less
• genuine scalping is fine
• manual review before any action
• Hedging: prohibited
• includes opposing positions across your own accounts
• correlated assets count (long ES / short NQ)
• HFT: prohibited
• auto-detected
• profits removed and accounts closed on repeat offenses
• Inactivity: account deleted after 30 calendar days without a trade netting at least $1 profit or loss

90/10 on all plans (verified lucidtrading.com 2026-09-09)

$500 (all programs)

• LucidDirect: every 5 days
• 20% consistency
• LucidPro: every 3 days
• 40% consistency
• LucidFlex: every 5 days
• needs 5 profitable days of $100-$250 by size
• day counter resets each payout
• LucidDaily: any day above the buffer
• net profit $1+ between requests

• LucidPro & LucidDaily buffer: 25K $26,100
• 50K $52,100
• 100K $103,100
• 150K $154,600
• Profits below the buffer can't be withdrawn.

None (free on every plan) (verified lucidtrading.com 2026-09-09)

LucidPro: $70 (25K) - see plan cards for other sizes (verified lucidtrading.com 2026-09-09)

• Firm claims a 15-minute average payout time
• LucidLive stage allows daily withdrawals (verified lucidtrading.com 2026-09-09)

• LucidDirect: goals 1st $1,500-$9,000 by size, later $1,250-$4,500
• caps $1,000-$3,500 rising by payout number
• LucidPro: goal $250-$1,000 by size
• caps 1st $1,000-$3,000, later $1,500-$3,500
• LucidFlex: 50% of profits up to $1,000-$3,000 per payout
• net profit $1+ between requests
• LucidDaily: no per-request cap
• daily sim-profit ceiling $6,000-$12,000 by size, hitting it moves you to a live account

Trailing Max Drawdown (EOD; locks automatically when end-of-day balance exceeds the threshold by $100, e.g. $52,100 on a $50K account)

Daily Loss Limit (DLL) present - warns never to use it as a stop loss (slippage may breach Trailing Max Drawdown). $ amount not stated.

• Growth: 35% (sim-funded)
• Lightning: 20% (1st payout), 25% (2nd), 30% (3rd+)
• Select: 40% (Evaluation Phase)

• Growth, Select & Lightning funded: 25K up to 1 (10 micros)
• 50K 4 (40 micros)
• 100K 8 (80 micros)
• 150K 12 (120 micros)

No rules against trading news events, Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA), flipping, or scaling.

• Trading day: 6:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET next day
• close all positions by 4:59 PM ET (Mon-Fri)
• Open positions are auto-closed at market close (no account failure; possible slippage)
• Holiday closing times differ

• EAs/bots/algo: allowed only if you are sole owner
• exclusive use within Tradeify
• no HFT bots
• may require a live video of you enabling the code
• Microscalping: over 50% of trades AND over 50% of profit must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds
• Hedging: 100% prohibited (auto-detected)
• no micro + mini contracts simultaneously (switching across sessions allowed)
• DCA: allowed if part of a structured strategy
• Copy trading: only across your own accounts
• Idle limit: at least one trade per week (Mon-Fri) per funded account
• Account limit: up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts per user and per household

• 90/10 (all programs)
• You choose your payout policy after passing the evaluation, not at purchase.

• Growth: $250-$1,500 by size
• Lightning: $1,000
• Select Daily: $250

• Growth: anytime with 5+ profitable days banked
• $100-$250/day by size
• counter resets each payout
• 35% consistency
• Lightning: anytime
• no minimum days
• consistency 20%, then 25%, then 30%
• Select Flex: every 5 winning days
• Select Daily: any day you're in profit above the buffer

• Growth balance needed: 25K needs $26.5K
• 50K needs $53K
• 100K needs $104.5K
• 150K needs $156.5K
• Select Daily buffer: 25K $1,100
• 50K $2,100
• 100K $2,600
• 150K $3,600
• Profits below the buffer can't be withdrawn. Drawdown locks at EOD threshold +$100.

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Payments issued within 24-48 hrs after withdrawal (Lightning: within 24 hrs). Requests outside business hours (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm EST / federal holidays) may take up to 72 hrs.

• Growth: $1,000-$5,000 by size and payout number
• up to $25,000 from the 7th payout
• Lightning: $1,000-$3,500
• 1st payout needs 6% profit, later ones 3-4% by size
• Select Flex: 50% of balance per payout
• $1,250-$5,000 caps
• bought after 1 Sep 2026: $1,250-$4,500
• Select Daily: up to 2x the profit above your buffer
• capped $600-$2,500 by size and purchase date

• Trailing (Maximum Loss Limit / MLL)
• After the first payout the MLL locks to starting balance + $100 (e.g. $50,100 on a 50K Pro)
• Rapid: trailing Max Loss locks once it reaches $100
• Total drawdown by size: ~$2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500

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• Rapid, Pro & Flex: 50% on challenge stage, none on funded (Pro 50K Add-on: none in challenge or funded)
• Builder: 50% on funded stage, none on challenge

• Flex: 25K 3 minis/30 micros
• 50K 5/50
• Pro: 50K 3/30
• 100K 6/60
• 150K 9/90
• Rapid: 25K 3/30
• 50K 5/50
• 100K 10/100
• 150K 15/150
• Builder: 50K 4 minis/40 micros

• Exploiting news volatility prohibited (straddles, strangles, disguised news trades)
• Tier 1 events: Pro & Rapid Sim Funded cannot trade
• no open positions/orders 2 min before or after a T1 release
• Flex & Builder unrestricted
• Non-T1 news: allowed only if following your normal strategy
• MFFU not liable for broker disruptions during news

• Not allowed
• Trading hours: 6:00 PM - 4:10 PM EST next day
• trades auto-close at 4:10 PM EST (no account breach)

• Automation: EA strategies allowed only if they don't exploit simulator fills
• live-account automation must follow CME guidelines
• Copy trading: own settings only
• must not exploit favorable sim fills
• Price limit: no trading within 2% of a CME price limit (Sim & Live Funded)
• Cross-instrument policy: single-instrument orders over the allowed size auto-rejected
• cross-instrument combos may execute but are not permitted
• intentional bypass = breach
• Inactivity: at least one trade every 7-day cycle on Sim Funded
• notify support before a break/vacation

• Flex, Pro & Builder: 80/20
• Rapid & Rapid EOD: 90/10

• Flex: $250
• Builder: $500
• Pro: $1,000
• Rapid: $500

• Flex: every 5 winning days ($100/$150+ per day by size)
• Builder: every 48 hours
• Pro: every 14 days
• Rapid & Rapid EOD: daily
• first payout 24h after the first trade
• window refreshes at market close

• MLL locks to starting balance + $100 after the first payout
• Pro buffer targets: 50K $2,100
• 100K $3,100
• 150K $4,600
• may withdraw up to 60% before clearing the buffer
• Rapid required buffer: 25K $1,100
• 50K $2,100
• 100K $3,100
• 150K $4,600
• Builder buffer: MLL + $100 ($1,600 or $2,100)
• Max total Sim Funded payout: $100,000 per user (Pro & Rapid)

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Trailing (max drawdown locks at initial account balance + $100 once you qualify for / request a payout)

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• Instant: 20% (Instant Funded)
• Ignite: 15% (Ignite Funded)
• Elite Access: 40% on funded, none on evaluation
• Elite Daily: 40% on evaluation only

• Max contracts: 25K 1 mini (10 micros)
• 50K 3 minis (30 micros)
• 100K 5 minis (50 micros)
• 150K 7 minis (70 micros)

• Instant Sim Funded, Ignite Instant Funding and all evaluations - allowed, no restrictions
• Elite Access & Elite Daily funded: no trading 2 min before/after high-impact news
• may hold a trade opened before the window
• closing or modifying stops/targets inside the window = violation
• Violations: profits may be removed, payout denied, account flagged
• repeated = stricter
• not an automatic hard breach unless abuse detected

• Not allowed
• Force-close: all positions must close by 4:10 PM EST
• open trades risk forced liquidation and penalties
• Trading hours: 6:00 PM - 4:10 PM EST next day (Mon-Fri)
• daily 1-hour break 5:00-6:00 PM EST

• Prohibited: exploiting system/pricing/latency errors (latency arbitrage, price manipulation)
• insider/non-public info
• front-running
• cross-account hedging (incl. across other firms)
• unauthorized account access
• harming broker relationships (quote stuffing, slippage targeting)
• regulatory-risk activity
• externally marketed challenge-passing systems
• rolling/churning/gambling (batch accounts, breaching within 24-48h then repurchasing)
• cross-firm arbitrage
• intentional breaching / sim farming
• 10-second rule: all trades must stay open over 10s (exactly 10.00s = violation; scaling in within 10s OK)
• if ~50%+ of profits or trades violate, those profits are removed
• Automation: all automated trading/EAs/bots/HFT prohibited - manual or semi-manual only
• Copy/group trading: prohibited incl. signal services (Telegram/Discord)
• leader & follower must be same type and value
• Inactivity: at least one trade every 14 calendar days (Sim Funded)
• IP address restrictions apply

90/10 (all plans)

• Elite Access & Elite Daily: $500
• Ignite: $250
• Instant: not stated

• Elite Access: after 5 minimum profitable days
• Instant: dynamic profit target per payout
• 1st 6%
• 2nd 5%
• 3rd+ 4% of balance
• Ignite: first payout at 5% profit + 15% consistency (no min trading days)
• then 5% per subsequent payout
• 50%+ of each payout must come from profits since the last payout

• Max drawdown locks at initial balance + $100 on payout
• Elite Access buffer: 25K $1,500
• 50K $2,000
• 100K $3,000
• 150K $4,500
• Elite Access required profit: 25K $2,000
• 50K $2,500
• 100K $3,500
• 150K $5,000
• Elite Access days: 5 profitable days of $200/$250/$300/$350
• best day max 40% of cycle profit
• Elite Daily buffer: 25K $1,500
• 50K $2,500
• 100K $3,500

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Trailing (Maximum Loss Limit / MLL). After a payout the MLL is automatically set to $0 - the trader cannot let the balance reach or go below $0.

• Live Funded only: 50K $2,000
• 100K $3,000
• 150K $4,500
• If the tradable balance falls to $10,000 or below, the DLL becomes $2,000 (returns to the tier DLL once the EOD balance is back above $10,000)

• Combine: 50% (challenge)
• Express Funded Standard Path: none (funded)
• Express Funded Consistency Path: 40% (funded)

• Max contracts: 50K 5 minis/50 micros
• 100K 10 minis/100 micros
• 150K 15 minis/150 micros
• Express Funded has a daily Scaling Plan objective

Allowed with no restrictions during Evaluation and Funded stages.

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• Min trading days - Combine eval: 2 days (tied to 50% consistency)
• Express Funded Standard 5 winning days of $150+
• Express Funded Consistency 3 days with 40% target
• Copy trading: only within the same trading environment (Combine <-> Express Funded)
• Live Funded cannot use the Trade Copier
• Automation: EAs/automated strategies allowed (trader responsible; must comply)
• TopstepX supports automation via API only
• Inactivity: Express Funded must trade at least once every 30 days
• Prohibited: account stacking
• intentional account depletion
• terms violations
• manipulative tools (AI/automation abuse)
• abnormal market behavior
• trading outside market range
• news event exploitation
• VPN/proxy/TOR/geo-obfuscation
• Purchase limits: up to 20 new Trading Combine subscriptions per month
• 2 resets per account per calendar day
• SIM-fill abuse: prohibited (scalping algos, rapid-fire trades, impossible fills)
• Price limit: 2% Price Limit Rule at all program levels

90%

$125

• Express Funded Standard: after 5 winning days of $150+
• request 50% of balance up to $5,000
• Express Funded Consistency: 3 days with 40% target
• request 50% up to $6,000
• Both paths require profit above $0 since the last payout
• Live Funded: 5 winning days ($150+ net PnL) for a 50% payout
• daily payouts and 100% of profit after 30 winning days (account then closes)

After a payout the Maximum Loss Limit is set to $0; must hold profit > $0 since last payout.

Offered in Standard and No-Activation-Fee variants ($ amount not stated)

Resets allowed - 2 per account per calendar day ($ amount not stated)

• Wise: 1-3 business days
• ACH: 1-3 business days
• Wire/SWIFT: 3-5 business days
• International Wire/SWIFT: 5-10 business days
• $30 processing fee with ACH or Wire

• Two models - EOD and Intraday trailing
• EOD: recalculated once per day at 4:59:59 PM ET on the closing balance
• trails up with new highs, never down
• enforced in real time the next session
• Intraday: trails in real time with peak balance incl. unrealized profit
• touching it liquidates and fails/closes immediately
• Stops trailing: Performance Accounts at starting balance + $100
• Rithmic & WealthCharts evaluations at the target-profit balance
• Tradovate evaluations trail indefinitely

• EOD: fixed DLL per session in evaluation
• hitting it pauses trading for that session and resets next session
• the account fails only on the EOD drawdown threshold, not the DLL
• Intraday: no DLL in evaluation
• risk is controlled by the intraday trailing threshold
• Performance Accounts: DLL is tier-based
• enforced intraday on the Intraday model

All programs: no single trading day may exceed 50% of total accumulated profit, until the 6th payout or transfer to a Live Prop account (consistency on funded only).

• Evaluation: 25K 4 minis/40 micros
• 50K 6/60
• 100K 8/80
• 150K 12/120
• Sim Funded (Performance Account): 25K 2/20
• 50K 4/40
• 100K 6/60
• 150K 10/100
• Tier-based scaling in the PA

• Allowed for your normal trading strategy
• Prohibited: 'news trading' strategies that chase the market or place two-sided orders to gamble the outcome of news

Holding positions through market close is prohibited.

• Automation: all trading must be manual - EAs, bots, scripts and macros strictly prohibited
• Still allowed: signal/alert generators
• platform-native SL/TP set manually at entry
• charting/analysis tools that don't submit orders
• Copy trading: allowed across own accounts (same Apex user ID & email)
• third-party copiers at your own risk
• Hedging: prohibited (simultaneous long + short on the same or correlated instrument)
• Stop losses: every trade needs a stop loss and a defined risk strategy
• using the full drawdown threshold as a stop is prohibited
• Evaluation window: 30 calendar days, no extensions
• no minimum trading days (can pass in one day)
• 7 calendar days after passing to activate the Performance Account
• Inactivity: evaluation none
• Sim Funded needs 2+ trading days of $50+ new profit per rolling 30 days
• 15 days inactive = dormant
• 30 consecutive days = permanently closed, payouts forfeited
• Prohibited: account/credential sharing
• third-party payments
• bad-faith chargebacks
• VPN/proxy/anonymizers
• high-risk strategies (e.g. 5-tick target with 150-tick stop)
• stockpiling eval accounts
• SIM-environment manipulation (HFT, erroneous-fill exploitation, non-directional bracket trading)
• multiple/household accounts
• Consequences: temporary contract-usage limits
• payouts restricted to profit since last request
• windfall-profit disqualification

100%

$500

• EOD: 5 winning days of $100/$250/$300/$350+ (25K/50K/100K/150K)
• Intraday: 5 winning days of $100/$200/$250/$300+ (25K/50K/100K/150K)
• Plus a 50% Consistency Score
• maximum 6 payouts per Performance Account

• Safety net = drawdown limit + $100, for the PA lifetime; minimum balance to request a payout = safety net + minimum payout.
• Safety net: 25K $26,100
• 50K $52,100
• 100K $103,100
• 150K $154,100
• Min balance to request: 25K $26,600
• 50K $52,600
• 100K $103,600
• 150K $154,600

Offered in Standard and No-Activation-Fee variants ($ amount not stated)

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Max total drawdown 5-6% (trailing/EOD model not specified). Funded stage uses a 1% buffer zone.

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40% - a single trading day's profit must not exceed 40% of the profit target, during the challenge phase only.

• NYC Schedule: 100K 5 micros
• 200K 1 mini/10 micros
• 300K 2 minis/20 micros
• Full Schedule: 100K 2 minis/20 micros
• 200K 4/40
• 300K 6/60

Allowed.

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• EAs: allowed but require pre-approval
• Copy trading: allowed with the Volumetrica Trade Copier
• Stop losses: no requirements
• Min trading days: 3 during the evaluation stage
• Inactivity: evaluation at least 1 trade per week
• funded at least 1 trade per month (else the account is paused)

80% or 55% (depending on funded account terms)

$100 (withdraw as little as $100, up to $50K per transaction; no payout caps)

• Bank Wire: 3-day window
• Crypto: daily

• After passing the evaluation, grow the account by 1% (e.g. $101K on a $100K account); trading is then paused and you move to a partnered live brokerage (Interactive Brokers, NinjaTrader or T3 Global).
• Payouts available above the 1% buffer (e.g. $101,200 balance = $200 withdrawable)
• No payout caps

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• Bank Wire: within 3 days
• Crypto: daily

• Trailing (Maximum Loss Limit / MLL)
• Legacy, Rapid & Flex: MLL resets to the initial balance after the first withdrawal
• Bolt: MLL locks at $50,100
• Live Funded: static equity limit
• auto-liquidation if equity falls below it

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• 40% on all plans
• Legacy: evaluation stage
• Rapid: funded stage only
• Bolt & Flex: challenge only

• Legacy eval: 25K 2 minis/20 micros
• 50K 3/30
• 100K 5/50
• Legacy funded: 25K up to 3/30
• 50K 5/50
• 100K 7/70
• Rapid eval: 25K 2 minis/10 micros
• 50K 3/15
• 100K 5/25
• Rapid funded: 25K up to 3/15
• 50K 5/25
• 100K 7/35

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• Price limit: no trading when an instrument is within 2% of the CME price limit
• Prohibited: account sharing
• abusing slow data feeds
• account rolling
• multi-order spam / coordinated trading exploits
• micro-scalping (flagged when 40%+ of profit comes from trades closed within 10 seconds)
• spoofing
• bracket strategies
• account flipping / inconsistent contract execution
• copy trading and group trading
• Inactivity: challenge accounts breached & deactivated after 10 consecutive calendar days without trades
• FundedNext accounts deactivated after 30 consecutive days

• Legacy, Rapid & Bolt: 80%
• Flex: 95% default (upgraded Aug 2026)
• Live Funded: 80% on withdrawals

• Rapid: $250 (25K/50K)
• $500 (100K)
• Legacy, Bolt & Flex: $250
• Live Funded: $100

• Rapid: no benchmark days
• Legacy & Flex: minimum 5 benchmark days before the first withdrawal
• then $500 new profit between withdrawals
• Bolt: withdrawable on profit above $52,100
• Live Funded: $500 new closed profit between withdrawals (after the first)

• Rapid caps per cycle: 25K $800
• 50K $1,500
• 100K $2,500
• cap lifted after 5 rewards
• Legacy caps: 25K $3,000
• 50K $6,000
• 100K $6,000
• 50% of profit until 30 benchmark days, then 100%
• Bolt: max $1,200 per payout
• max 5 withdrawals
• 5th is final settlement at $7,700 (excess forfeited)
• Flex: 50% of profit up to cap every 5 benchmark days
• 50K $1,500
• 100K $2,500
• 150K $4,000
• Live Funded: eligible after $100,000 total active profits
• reserve auto-refill system
• static MLL (20% of initial Live Deposit before first withdrawal, then locks at initial Live Deposit)

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Trailing - on all sim funded accounts the trailing drawdown stops moving (locks) once the balance reaches the starting balance. EOD plan uses end-of-day trailing.

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• EOD: 50% evaluation
• 30% funded
• Instant: 20% (Instant Funded, no evaluation)
• Sprint: 30% funded
• none on evaluation
• Pro: 50% score on evaluation
• none on Sim Funded

• EOD: 50K 5/50
• 100K 9/90
• 150K 12/120
• Sprint: 25K 3/30
• 50K 5/50
• 100K 7/70
• Instant: 25K 3/30
• 50K 4/40
• 75K 5/50
• 100K 6/60
• 150K 8/80
• Pro: 50K 3/30
• 100K 5/50
• 150K 8/80

• Challenge: no restrictions
• Funded: 2-minute buffer around high-impact news
• no opening, closing or triggering pending orders within 2 min before/after a release
• A position opened before the pre-news window may be held through the event
• Profits from orders executed inside the window are deducted at payout request

• CME futures hours: Sunday 5:00 PM CT - Friday 4:00 PM CT
• daily maintenance break 4:00-5:00 PM CT
• All positions must be closed before each session ends (hours vary by product)

• Min trading days - Instant: 7 winning days of 0.2%+
• Pro: eval 2 days
• funded 5 winning days of 0.2%+
• EOD: eval 2 days
• funded 7 winning days of 0.2%+
• Sprint: eval 1 day
• funded 5 winning days of 0.2%+
• EAs: personal automation allowed if consistent with your style and not exploiting system/latency/feed anomalies
• Copy trading: allowed across your own accounts (incl. across firms/brokers, same ownership)
• between different individuals prohibited
• Daily profit cap: 5% of account balance on all Sim Funded except Pro
• trading auto cut off for the day once reached
• Prohibited: market manipulation/spoofing
• micro-scalping (trades closed within 2 min - profit deducted
• N/A to Pro)
• exploiting pricing/feed errors
• HFT/algo/AI/tick scalping/bulk order entry
• all arbitrage
• coordinated trading (hedged positions across accounts, shared IP/VPS/devices)
• copying other users' trades
• gap trading
• artificial/token trades
• volume inflation
• non-viable strategies
• irresponsible position sizing / account rolling

• Instant, Sprint & EOD: 100% on the first $10,000, then 90/10
• Pro: 90/10

$500 (all programs)

• Instant: 7 winning days (net P&L 0.2%+/day)
• 10 calendar days minimum before the first payout
• Sprint: 5 winning days
• EOD: 7 winning days
• Pro: 5 winning days
• Requests only during the 5th-8th or 20th-23rd of each month

• Trailing drawdown locks once balance reaches the starting balance
• Instant first-payout goal: 7% of initial balance
• new payout only after surpassing the prior equity high
• Per-plan payout caps apply (Sprint/EOD/Instant tiered by account & payout number)
• Pro caps: 50% of profit up to $2,000 (50K)
• $2,500 (100K)
• $3,000 (150K)
• Giveaway accounts: 2% payout cap per cycle

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• EOD Dynamic (trailing) drawdown
• Buffer by size: 25K $1,000
• 50K $2,000
• 100K $3,000
• 150K $4,500

• Daily Pause (funded) - hitting it stops trading for the day, does not fail the account
• Measured as loss from the day's starting balance
• Daily Pause by size: 25K $500
• 50K $1,000
• 100K $2,000
• 150K $3,000

35% best-day rule on Sim Funded (Performance) accounts only - no single day may exceed 35% of total profits.

• Max contracts: 25K 2 ($20,000 margin)
• 50K 4 ($40,000)
• 100K 8 ($80,000)
• 150K 12 ($120,000)

Allowed without restrictions on all E8 Signature Futures accounts (SimFi Challenge and Performance).

• Session: 17:00-15:10 CT
• all open positions force-closed daily at 15:10 CT

• Min trading days: evaluation none
• Sim Funded 5 winning days of 0.3%+ profit (not required for the first payout)
• Automation: all automated trading prohibited (EAs, bots, AI tools, HFT 300+ trades/day)
• semi-automated also not permitted
• Copy trading: allowed across your own accounts (SimFi Challenge + Performance + personal)
• Inactivity: account closed after 7 days without a trade
• any micro-trade of 0.1 lots qualifies
• Prohibited: tick scalping (50%+ of profits must come from trades held 10+ seconds)
• holding within 2% of a product's lock limit
• gapped/illiquid trading
• exploiting slow data feeds or price-display errors
• hedging across users/accounts
• account rolling
• micro-scalping during illiquid hours
• trading incorrect-month contracts
• cooperation with other traders
• non-compliance with CME Group rules
• Violations: account termination (with fee refund)
• loss of accrued profits
• possible payout withholding

80%

$100 (based on payout share; with the 80% split, request at least $125)

• 5 profitable days between payouts
• profitable day = 0.3%+ realized closed PnL
• counter resets after each request
• not required for the first payout

• Payout buffer (not withdrawable) = your EOD Trailing Drawdown size
• Per-request caps by payout number (1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, then 5th+):
• 25K: $1,000
• $1,250
• $1,500
• 50K: $1,250
• $2,250
• $3,250
• 100K: $2,250
• $3,250
• $4,250
• 150K: $3,250
• $4,250
• $5,250

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Trailing - after the first payout the max drawdown adjusts to the starting balance + $100.

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• Standard: 40% (evaluation + funded)
• Pro: 35% (funded)
• Rapid: 40% (evaluation + funded)
• Instant: 20%

• Standard: 50K 3 minis/30 micros
• 100K 6/60
• 150K 9/90
• Guardian: 50K 5/50
• 100K 10/100
• 150K 15/150
• Instant: 50K 5/50
• 100K 10/100
• 150K 15/150

Not allowed 5 minutes before and after a red-folder (high-impact) data release.

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• Stops required: no trading without stops
• relying on the trailing threshold to close a trade / blow the account is not allowed
• Automation: AI, bots and fully automated trading prohibited across all account types
• All-in trading: prohibited (maxing contracts to chase a big early win to overcome the trailing drawdown, then downsizing)
• Price limit: no trading within 2% of a CME price limit
• Inactivity (funded): at least one trade within each 7-day period
• Also prohibited: risk-to-reward beyond 5:1
• inconsistent contract sizing / martingale strategies
• multiple limit orders at the same price to manipulate fills
• micro-scalping

100% of the first $15,000, then 90%

$500

• Rapid: every 3 days
• Pro & Instant: 5 days of $100 (50K) / $200 (100K) / $300 (150K)
• Payout targets: 1st 6% of starting balance
• 2nd 4%
• 3rd+ 4%

• After the first payout, max drawdown adjusts to starting balance + $100
• Pro buffer: 50K $2,100
• 100K $4,100
• 150K $6,100
• Caps - Rapid & Instant: 25K $750
• 50K $1,000
• 100K $2,000
• 150K $3,000
• Standard: 50K $1,350
• 100K $2,750
• 150K $4,000
• Pro 50K: 1st $1,350
• 3rd-5th $1,250
• 5th+ $1,500
• Pro 100K: 1st $2,000
• 3rd-5th $2,250
• 5th+ $2,500
• Pro 150K: 1st $3,000
• 3rd-5th $3,500
• 5th+ $4,000

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Trailing - locks at starting balance + $100 on the first withdrawal (for Standard, also when withdrawing below the buffer zone), after which it no longer trails.

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• Standard: 40% (funded)
• Beginner: 40% (funded + evaluation)
• Instant: 20% (funded)
• Instant Pro: 15% (funded)

• Beginner: 25K 1 mini/10 micros
• 50K 3/30
• 100K 6/60
• 150K 9/90
• Standard: 25K 2/20
• 50K 4/40
• 100K 6/60
• 150K 10/100
• Instant & Instant Pro: 100K 3/30
• 150K 6/60

• Evaluation: allowed
• Funded: strictly prohibited during red-folder (ForexFactory) events
• close all trades 2 min before
• no new trades until 2 min after
• includes opening, holding and pending orders
• Violations: 1st = profit deduction
• further may terminate the account

• Daily session: 10:00 PM UTC - 8:10 PM UTC next day (Sunday-Friday)
• All open trades are auto-closed at market close (not a violation)
• Holiday hours vary; times shift with daylight savings

• Automation: fully automated trading (AI, bots, EAs) prohibited
• semi-automated allowed only with active monitoring and manual trade management
• automated scalping over 200 trades/day not permitted
• Copy trading: allowed across your own accounts (incl. external personally-owned)
• copying others' trades, shared EA configs, third-party copy services or 'Pass Your Challenge' services not allowed
• Inactivity: evaluation none
• funded at least one trade every 7 days
• Biggest loss vs win: your biggest single-trade loss cannot exceed your biggest single-trade win during the funded stage within each withdrawal cycle (net, commissions included)
• Price limit: no trading within 2% of a CME price limit
• Prohibited: automated scalping (200+ trades/day)
• fully automated trading (AI/bots)
• micro-scalping
• order manipulation/layering
• gapped/illiquid trading
• slippage/bracket exploitation
• Tier 1 economic data trading
• collaborative/coordinated trading
• tick scalping

• Beginner & Instant Pro: 100% on the first $15,000 of lifetime withdrawals (tracked per user across all accounts), then 90%
• 1-Step Standard & Instant Standard: fixed 90%

• Beginner: $250
• Standard: $500
• Instant Standard & Instant Pro: $250

• Beginner: every 7 days
• profit goals 1st 7%, 2nd 6%, 3rd+ 5%
• Standard: 5 winning days of $120/$200/$360/$580 (25K/50K/100K/150K)
• Instant: 7 winning days of $100 (50K) or $200 (100K)
• profit goals 1st 6%, 2nd 5%, 3rd+ 4%
• Counters reset after each successful withdrawal

• Drawdown locks at start + $100 on first withdrawal (all plans
• Standard also when withdrawing below the buffer)
• Standard buffer (not withdrawable): 25K $26,100
• 50K $52,100
• 100K $103,100
• 150K $154,600
• Biggest single-trade loss must not exceed biggest single-trade win
• Caps per request - Beginner: 25K $750
• 50K $1,500
• 100K $3,000
• 150K $4,500
• Standard: 25K $850
• 50K $1,500
• 100K $2,000
• 150K $3,000
• Instant: 50K $1,500
• 100K $3,000

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• Processed within 24 business hours (Mon-Fri, 8 AM-4 PM CT) via Riseworks
• Crypto available for amounts under $1,000 (case-by-case)
• Flat $35 processing fee on the first reward each month
• Withdrawal guarantee: $500 added if not processed within 24 business hours (excludes delays outside their control)