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2-Step Villain Challenge / Live Rules

STEP 1 – Evaluation Phase

📉 5% Daily Drawdown

Your account equity must not drop more than 5% in a single trading day, including floating and closed losses.

Example

$100,000 account → breach if equity touches $95,000 at any point.

📉 10% Maximum Drawdown

Account must remain above 88% of the initial balance at all times.

Example

$100,000 → breach at $88,000.

🎯 10% Profit Target

Grow the account by 10% to pass Step 1.

Example

$100,000 → $110,000.

⏳ Minimum Trading Days – Step 1

• Minimum 3 trading days required

• No minimum daily profit requirement

• Trading days do not need to be consecutive

📰 News Trading Allowed

All news events are allowed (NFP, CPI, FOMC, etc.).

🤖 Trading Bots Allowed

Expert Advisors (EAs), scripts, and automated strategies are permitted.

STEP 2 – Verification Phase

🎯 5% Profit Target

Grow the account by 5% from the starting balance.

Example

$100,000 → $105,000.

📉 Drawdown Rules – Step 2

• Daily Drawdown: 5%

• Maximum Drawdown: 10%

(Floating and closed losses included.)

⏳ Minimum Trading Days – Step 2

• No minimum trading days required

FUNDED ACCOUNT RULES

📉 3% Daily Drawdown

$100,000 account → breach if equity touches $97,000 within a single trading day.

📉 9% Maximum Drawdown

Account must remain above 91% of starting balance.

💰 PAYOUT STRUCTURE

📆 14-Day Payout Cycle

Payout eligibility opens 14 days after your first trade of the payout cycle.

Example

First trade on April 5 → payout available April 19.

🥇 First Payout

• Profit Split: 70%

• Minimum Trading Days: 12

Example

$10,000 profit → $7,000 paid

If fewer than 12 trading days, payout remains locked.

🥈 Second Payout

• Profit Split: 80%

• Minimum Trading Days: 12

🥉 Third Payout

• Profit Split: 80%

• Minimum Trading Days: 12

🏆 Fourth Payout & Beyond

• Profit Split: 90%

• Minimum Trading Days: 12

⚖️ Consistency Rule – 30%

No single trading day may account for more than 30% of total profit in a payout cycle.

Example

• Total cycle profit: $10,000

• Maximum allowed from one day: $3,000

If exceeded, payout eligibility is delayed until consistency is restored.

🧮 Minimum Trading Days per Cycle

• Minimum 12 trading days required for payout eligibility

(Unless otherwise stated in payout tier)

Have 5 profitable trading days over 0.5% of account balance

💸 Minimum Profit to Request Payout

• At least 1% profit required per payout cycle

Example

$100,000 account → $1,000 minimum profit

🔒 Maximum Payout Cap

• Maximum profit eligible per payout is 10% of starting account balance

🎟 90% Challenge Fee Refund

• 45% refunded on first payout

• 45% refunded on second payout

⏳ 15-Day Inactivity Rule

No trades for 15 consecutive days may result in account closure.

⚖️ LOT SIZE CONSISTENCY RULES

💱 Currency Pairs

Lot size may change by ±1 lot from the previous trade.

📊 Indices & Metals

Lot size may change by ±0.25 lots only.

Applies to:

NAS100, US30, SPX500, GER40, XAUUSD

⏱️ Minimum Trade Duration

All trades must remain open for at least 2 minutes.

General Rule Adherence

Users must comply with all overarching general rules in addition to any specific account guidelines. Any breach of general firm protocols will be treated as a violation of the account terms.

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