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What counts as passing a UZO challenge?

The exact passing conditions for One Step and Two Step, and what happens the moment you clear them.

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Written by John

The short answer

You pass a UZO challenge when you reach the profit target for your plan while staying inside its drawdown limits, and (on One Step) trade the minimum number of days. There is no consistency rule. When you pass, you move to a funded simulated account on the 90/10 split, and only then do you complete KYC.

Passing is simple to state and entirely objective. There are no hidden criteria, no manual judgement of your style, and no extra hoops beyond the rules of your plan. Reach the target, respect the limits, and the account is yours.


One Step passing checklist

One Step is a single phase with three conditions. Clear all three and you pass.

  1. Reach the 6% profit target on your account.

  2. Trade on at least 2 separate trading days.

  3. Never breach your daily drawdown or maximum drawdown limits at any point.

There is no time limit, so the 2 trading day minimum is the only timing requirement. It exists to confirm a real trading process rather than a single all-in trade. The exact daily and maximum drawdown figures for One Step are shown on your dashboard. Treat them as hard floors: the rule is to never touch them, not to recover after touching them.


Two Step passing checklist

Two Step splits the journey into two phases. You must clear both to pass.

Phase

Profit target

Always inside

Phase 1

3%

12% static maximum drawdown

Phase 2

5%

12% static maximum drawdown

The two targets add up to 8% across the challenge: 3% to advance from Phase 1, then 5% to complete Phase 2. The maximum drawdown is static at 12%, meaning it is measured from your starting balance and does not move up as you profit. There is no minimum trading day requirement and no time limit on either phase. The daily drawdown figure for Two Step is shown on your dashboard.


No consistency rule

UZO does not apply a consistency rule on either challenge. You are not required to spread your profit evenly across days or trades, and a single strong day will not disqualify you. As long as you reach the target within the drawdown limits, the shape of how you got there does not matter.

What is not allowed is anything that games the simulation itself: latency or HFT arbitrage, tick exploits and tick scalping, and similar methods. Allowed approaches include EAs and bots, custom indicators, copy trading from your own accounts, news trading, and holding overnight or over the weekend.


What happens immediately after you pass

When you meet every passing condition, your evaluation is reviewed and you move to a funded simulated account. From that point the 90/10 split applies at every account size: you keep the larger share of the simulated profit you generate, the firm keeps the rest.

You keep 90%

The trader keeps 90% of profits and the firm keeps 10%, fixed at every funding size. Your evaluation fee is refunded on your first reward payout.

On the funded account, payouts are approved in under an hour and clear within 12 hours, by bank transfer or crypto. Be honest with yourself about the odds before you start: most evaluations do not pass, which is exactly why the rules above are stated plainly.


KYC comes after passing

You never need identity verification to begin a challenge. KYC is requested only after you pass, through our verification partner Veriff, before your funded account and payouts are activated. This keeps the path to starting friction free, and confirms identity at the point where real rewards are involved.


Related

  • How your evaluation is assessed

  • Your profit target and trading objectives

  • KYC verification

  • Your funded account: what changes

  • Is there a consistency rule on UZO challenges?

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