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Base price: $589With code CRITIC: $500.65

15% off with CRITIC · saves $88.35

Base price: $566With code CRITIC: $509.40

10% off with CRITIC · saves $56.60

Cost

Base price
$589
$566
Price with code
$500.65
15% off with CRITIC
$509.40
10% off with CRITIC
Account size
$100K
$100K
Profit split
80%
60% weekly / 80% bi-weekly / 100% monthly / 90% on-demand

Evaluation rules

Profit target
8% Phase 1; 5% Phase 2
Phase 1: 10%
Max drawdown
8% static
6% static
Daily loss limit
4%
3% static (daily reset)
Min trading days
3 minimum profitable days
3 days

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
8% static
6% static
Consistency rule
No consistency rule is advertised.firm-level
Not recorded
Consistency rule (funded)
Not recorded
On-Demand: 35% maximum best-day share; minimum 2% profit
News trading (challenge)
News trading is permitted.firm-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)
News trading is permitted.firm-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
$300,000 maximum allocation, combined across all Master Accounts and Instant Models (Forex, Crypto and Futures together)
$400K Max Allocation shared across all active accounts (Evaluation, Master and Prime), all models; up to $2M Prime Capital through scaling

Payouts

Payout frequency
Every 14 daysfirm-level
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or on-demand
First payout
14 daysfirm-level
7 days weekly; 14 days bi-weekly; 30 days monthly; on-demand when eligible
Min days to payout
Not recorded
7 days on weekly cycle
Processing time
Not recorded
1–3 working days
Refund policy
Not recorded
Registration fee refunded at the 4th reward
Payout methods
Not recorded
CardCryptoRiseBank Transfer

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Allowed at all stages
Evaluation allowed; Master currently not allowed
Hedging
Not recorded
Not allowed
Copy trading
Not recorded
Allowed only between your own FundingPips accounts; inbound/external copying is prohibited
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not recorded
Third-party EAs only as trade/risk managers; full automation allowed only for personally developed EAs with proof of ownership
Other restrictions
Rule breaches include exploiting platform errors and using prohibited or manipulative trading practices.firm-level
No gap trading, HFT, latency/reverse arbitrage, toxic flow, hedging, tick scalping, server exploits, opposite-account trading, or third-party account management
Commission / lot
Not recorded
Forex/metals: $5 standard; $10 swap-free

Platforms

Platforms
MT5cTraderTradeLocker
MT5cTraderMatch-Trader

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Where they differ

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For Traders

Classic

FundingPips

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Base price
$589
Winner: $566
Price with code
Winner: $500.65
$509.40
Profit split
Winner: 80%
60%
Max drawdown
Winner: 8%
6%
Daily loss limit
Winner: 4%
3%
Funded drawdown
Winner: 8%
6%

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