The 30-second answer
Buy a challenge if you are happy to hit a profit target first in exchange for a lower entry cost. Buy instant if you want to skip the target and start funded right away, with tighter risk limits as the trade-off. One Step is our most popular challenge. Instant Pro is the instant-class bestseller.
Both paths reward you the same way: a 90% trader / 10% firm split, fixed at every account size, with real live prices and simulated capital. The only real choice is whether you prove yourself before funding or after.
What a challenge is
A challenge is an evaluation. You trade a simulated account and aim to reach a set profit target while staying inside the drawdown limits. Pass, and your account converts to a funded one where you can earn rewards. We offer two challenges.
One Step: from $5K (from $39). One phase, a 6% profit target, a minimum of 2 trading days, and no time limit. This is the most popular pick.
Two Step: from $10K (from $52). Two phases (3% then 5%, so 8% in total), a 12% static maximum drawdown, no minimum trading days, and no time limit.
The upside of a challenge is a lower entry cost. The trade-off is that rewards come only after you pass. As we say plainly: most evaluations do not pass.
What instant is
Instant products skip the target entirely. You start on a funded simulated account from day one and can earn rewards straight away. The trade-off is tighter, trailing risk limits. We offer three.
Instant: up to $1M, no profit target, 4% daily drawdown, 7% trailing maximum drawdown, 2% single-trade loss, weekend trading allowed.
Instant Pro: up to $1M, no target, the same 4% daily and 7% trailing limits, a tighter single-trade max loss than Instant, and the lowest entry cost in the instant class. The instant-class bestseller.
Instant 24h: up to $1M, a 3% target inside a 24-hour window, 2% daily drawdown, 3% trailing maximum drawdown, 1% single-trade loss.
Instant's trailing drawdown follows your equity, so the rules stay close to your performance rather than a fixed line. See your dashboard for the exact figures on your account.
Which fits you
Pick the path that matches how you want to start.
Choose a challenge if you want the lowest possible entry cost and do not mind hitting a target before rewards begin.
Choose instant if you want to be funded immediately and are comfortable trading inside tighter, trailing limits.
Either way, the reward is the same
You keep 90% of your simulated profit at every size. Payouts are approved in under an hour and clear within 12 hours, by bank transfer or crypto, and your evaluation fee is refunded on your first reward payout.
Full comparison
Question | Challenge | Instant |
Profit target first? | Yes | No (except Instant 24h) |
Funded from day one? | After passing | Yes |
Entry cost | Lower | Higher |
Drawdown style | Static (Two Step: 12%) | Trailing (7% max, 4% daily) |
Most popular | One Step | Instant Pro |
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