Evaluation Rules (Challenge Phase)
10% Max Loss
What It Means:
You cannot let your account drop more than 10% from the starting balance — this includes both closed and open (floating) losses.
Example:
You start with $100,000. If your equity or balance falls below $90,000 at any time, the challenge is failed.
Why This Benefits You:
This rule gives you enough room to trade with flexibility, while keeping you focused on smart risk management — a core habit of successful traders.
4% Daily Loss
What It Means:
On any given trading day, your equity cannot fall more than 4% from the day's starting balance.
Example:
You start the day with $100,000. If at any point during the day your equity falls to $96,000, even temporarily, your account will be breached.
Why This Benefits You:
It keeps your emotions in check, discourages revenge trading, and protects your capital so you can stay in the game longer.
10% Profit Target
What It Means:
To pass the challenge, you must grow your starting balance by 10%.
Example:
Start with $100,000 → Your goal is to reach $110,000 to pass.
Why This Benefits You:
This target is achievable for disciplined, skilled traders and filters out gambling. If you can grow an account by 10%, you've proven you deserve funding.
Minimum Trading Days: 0
What It Means:
There is no minimum number of trading days required to pass the challenge or during the funded stage.
Why This Benefits You:
You're not penalized for being efficient. If your system produces fast results, you get rewarded just as fast.
Funded Trader Phase
Daily Drawdown: 4% (LIVE)
What It Means:
Once you're funded, your account cannot lose more than 4% in a single day. This includes both closed trades and open (floating) losses.
This rule is calculated based on your daily starting equity (i.e., the balance at midnight broker time). If at any point during the day your equity drops by 4% or more from that point, your funded account is in violation.
Example:
You begin the trading day with a $100,000 funded account.
If your equity falls to $96,000 or below at any moment, even briefly, the rule is breached.
Why This Benefits You:
This rule encourages consistent performance and protects against emotionally driven decisions like overleveraging or revenge trading.
By capping your daily risk, you're building discipline and giving yourself more chances to stay in the game long term.
Max Overall Drawdown: 9% (LIVE)
What It Means:
Throughout the lifetime of your funded account, you're allowed a maximum total drawdown of 9% from your starting balance.
This includes all floating losses as well.
The drawdown does not trail, it is measured from your starting balance only, not from any new equity high. The moment your equity drops below 91% of your starting balance, your account is in violation and will be closed.
Example:
You are funded with $100,000.
If at any point your equity drops below $91,000, regardless of how many trades it takes to get there, the account breaches the rule.
Why This Benefits You:
This ensures you're treating your funded capital with respect, just like a professional fund manager.
By enforcing strict long-term risk limits, you avoid deep drawdowns and stay focused on gradual, sustained growth, not gambling.
Maximum Risk Per Trade: 3%
What It Means:
No single trade may risk more than 3% of your account balance on funded accounts.
Why This Benefits You:
This keeps position sizing disciplined and protects your funded capital from a single oversized loss.
Daily Profit Cap: $3,000
What It Means:
Funded accounts have a $3,000 daily profit limit. Profits exceeding this amount on a given day are deducted from your total, but do NOT result in an account breach.
Why This Benefits You:
Encourages steady, repeatable performance instead of one outsized day skewing your results.
Payouts Explained
After passing the challenge, you're funded, and that's where the real rewards begin. With each payout, your profit split increases and payout frequency speeds up.
Let's break down each payout level:
1st Payout
- Profit Split: 80%
2nd Payout
- Profit Split: 90%
- Payout Window: Every 10 days
5 Minimum Profitable Trading Days Rule
What It Means:
To receive a payout, you must have at least 5 profitable trading days, each closing with 0.5% or more net profit. These days do not need to be consecutive.
Why This Benefits You:
It proves you're not just a one-hit wonder. It encourages discipline and helps you develop real-world trading habits that last beyond funding.
50% Consistency Rule
Rule:
No single trading day should contribute more than 50% of your total profits at the time of requesting payout.
Why It Matters:
This rule is designed to reward traders who show steady performance over time, not just one lucky trade. It helps ensure your strategy is repeatable and lowers the risk of payout abuse.
Example:
Let's say your total profit is $10,000 when you request payout.
To meet the 50% consistency rule, no single day should have generated more than $5,000 of that profit.
If you made $6,000 in one day and only $4,000 across the rest, you'd fail the consistency check and need to keep trading until your profits are more evenly distributed.
Minimum 1% Profit Required to Request a Payout
What It Means:
You must generate at least 1% profit in the cycle to request a payout.
Example:
On a $100K account, you must make at least $1,000 to be eligible for a payout.
Why This Helps You:
Ensures that every payout is meaningful. It also encourages strategic, purposeful trading, not just meeting minimum criteria.
In addition to the challenge-specific rules above, every funded account follows a shared set of core rules, covering minimum trading days, payout eligibility, maximum risk per trade, daily profit cap, and maximum payout per cycle.
These apply across all account types and payout cycles. You can review the full rules here: