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Base price: $459With code CRITIC: $344.25
25% off with CRITIC · saves $114.75
Base price: $566With code CRITIC: $509.40
10% off with CRITIC · saves $56.60
Cost
Base price
$459
$566
Price with code
$344.25
25% off with
CRITIC$509.40
10% off with
CRITICAccount size
$100K
$100K
Profit split
90% standard; 100% add-on available
60% weekly / 80% bi-weekly / 100% monthly / 90% on-demand
Evaluation rules
Profit target
1-Step Pro: 6%; 2-Step Pro: 10% in Step 1 and 5% in Step 2
Phase 1: 10%
Max drawdown
1-Step Pro: 6% trailing; 2-Step Pro: 10% trailing
6% static
Daily loss limit
1-Step Pro: 3%; 2-Step Pro: 5%
3% static (daily reset)
Min trading days
1-Step Pro: 5 qualifying days; 2-Step Pro: none in evaluation, 5 in funded
3 days
Funded rules
Funded drawdown
1-Step Pro: 6% trailing; 2-Step Pro: 10% trailing
6% static
Consistency rule
20% for Instant Funding Standard MODEL · one trading day can not equal or be greater than 20% of the total profits madefirm-level
Not recorded
Consistency rule (funded)
25% best-day consistency rule for payout eligibility
On-Demand: 35% maximum best-day share; minimum 2% profit
News trading (challenge)
Allowed · 5 minute window before and after red folder (high-impact), including FOMC speeches, statements, and related events; 0.5% cap of account starting balance per payout cyclefirm-level
Allowed in evaluation · Master Account: 5 minutes before or after red-folder high-impact news; speeches 5 minutes before until 5 minutes afterfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Allowed · 5 minute window before and after red folder (high-impact), including FOMC speeches, statements, and related events; 0.5% cap of account starting balance per payout cyclefirm-level
Allowed in evaluation · Master Account: 5 minutes before or after red-folder high-impact news; speeches 5 minutes before until 5 minutes afterfirm-level
Max live balance
$400,000 funded allocation; scaling up to $4,000,000
$400K Max Allocation shared across all active accounts (Evaluation, Master and Prime), all models; up to $2M Prime Capital through scaling
Scaling plan
Reach 12% profit within 3 months for a 25% increase of initial balance; repeat up to $4,000,000
Not recorded
Options & add-ons
Choices at this size
Max loss
- 6%$459(+$30)
- 10%$429
Not recorded
Customizable at checkout
Checkout add-ons can raise profit split to 100% and accelerate the first payout to 7 days; instant funding also offers first payout on demand.
Not recorded
Payouts
Payout frequency
Every 14 days
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or on-demand
First payout
14 days after first funded trade (7-day or on-demand add-ons available by model)
7 days weekly; 14 days bi-weekly; 30 days monthly; on-demand when eligible
Min days to payout
14 days after first funded trade; minimum-trading-day rules may also apply
7 days on weekly cycle
Processing time
24 business hours (payout guarantee)
1–3 working days
Refund policy
Evaluation fee refunded with the fourth payout unless the account hard-breaches first
Registration fee refunded at the 4th reward
Payout methods
CryptoRise (bank transfer or crypto)
CardCryptoRiseBank Transfer
Trading rules
Weekend holding
Allowed
Evaluation allowed; Master currently not allowed
Overnight holding
Allowed
Not recorded
Hedging
Allowed within the same trading account
Not allowed
Copy trading
Allowed between personal AquaFunded and external accounts
Allowed only between your own FundingPips accounts; inbound/external copying is prohibited
Expert advisors (EAs)
Allowed as part of the trader’s own personal strategy
Third-party EAs only as trade/risk managers; full automation allowed only for personally developed EAs with proof of ownership
Other restrictions
No demo-server/data-feed exploitation, delayed charts, tick scalping, HFT, arbitrage bots, reverse/latency/hedge arbitrage, or emulators
No gap trading, HFT, latency/reverse arbitrage, toxic flow, hedging, tick scalping, server exploits, opposite-account trading, or third-party account management
Commission / lot
Fx: $5 per lot · Commodities: $5 per lot · Indicies: $0 · Crypto: $0 · ECN spreadsfirm-level
Forex/metals: $5 standard; $10 swap-free
Platforms
Platforms
MatchTraderTradeLockerMetaTrader 5cTrader
MT5cTraderMatch-Trader
Copies code CRITIC
Copies code CRITIC
Where they differ
AquaFunded leads 3 of 4
AquaFunded
Pro Challenge
FundingPips
1 Step
Base price
Winner: $459
$566
Price with code
Winner: $344.25
$509.40
Profit split
Winner: 90%
60%
Min days to payout
14 days
Winner: 7 days
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Recent rule changes
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- Reset discounts changed from fixed 8%/8%/7% to size-based 20%/15%/15% and 12%/8%.FundingPips · yesterday
- Auto-close coverage changed from 1 Step Flex Master Accounts…dard, 2 Step Pro and 2 Step Flex Master Accounts.FundingPips · 2 days ago
- Consistency rule changed from 20% to 15% for instant funded challenges.AquaFunded · 6 days ago
- Daily drawdown limit calculation changed from 3% of initial…ance to 3% of previous day ending balance/equity.AquaFunded · 16 days ago
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