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Base price: $289With code CRITIC: $260.10
10% off with CRITIC · saves $28.90
Base price: $309With code CRITIC: $293.55
5% off with CRITIC · saves $15.45
Cost
Base price
$289
$309
Price with code
$260.10
10% off with
CRITIC$293.55
5% off with
CRITICAccount size
$50K
$50K
Profit split
Up to 90%
Starts at 80%; scales to 100%
Evaluation rules
Profit target
None
New: Phase 1 10%, Phase 2 5%; Classic: Phase 1 8%, Phase 2 5%; funded target 10%
Max drawdown
4% trailing
10% static maximum loss from initial balance
Daily loss limit
3%
5% in evaluation and funded stages
Min trading days
5 trading days
3 profitable days per evaluation phase; 3 profitable days before withdrawal/scaling
Funded rules
Funded drawdown
4% trailing
10% static maximum loss; 5% daily loss
Consistency rule
25% consistency rule · No single trading day’s profit should exceed 25% of your total profit for the payout periodfirm-level
Not recorded
Consistency rule (funded)
20%
Not recorded
News trading (challenge)
Allowed only outside 5 minutes before and after major news events · Lightning Planfirm-level
Holding open trades over high-impact news is allowed · No order execution 2 minutes prior, after or within to high-impact news in the related currency or indexfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Allowed only outside 5 minutes before and after major news events · Lightning Planfirm-level
Holding open trades over high-impact news is allowed · No order execution 2 minutes prior, after or within to high-impact news in the related currency or indexfirm-level
Max live balance
No scaling with the Instant Funded Program (the one-active-account rule is stated for Standard Instant accounts)
$500,000
Scaling plan
Not recorded
Scales after each 10% funded target, up to $500,000
Options & add-ons
Choices at this size
Not recorded
Model type
- Classic$309(+$31)
- New Model$278
Customizable at checkout
Not recorded
Classic/New is a model-type variant axis. The materially different separate $100K 2-Step plan is not flattened into this standard model.
Payouts
Payout frequency
Every 10 days
Every 2 weeks
First payout
Day 10
14 days after funded activation; $150 minimum profit
Min days to payout
10
14
Processing time
Within 3 business days · 1 phase, 2 phase trailing: every 30 days or every 14 days with add-on; Instant funding: every 14 days; Lightning: every 14 daysfirm-level
Typically up to 3 business days after approval
Refund policy
Not recorded
Program page advertises a funded-stage refund; general terms allow refunds within 14 days only before trading activity
Payout methods
Not recorded
RiseCryptoBank transferHub Credits
Trading rules
Weekend holding
Not allowed
Allowed; index positions incur high swaps
Overnight holding
Not recorded
Allowed
Hedging
Not recorded
Ordinary hedging is allowed; hedge arbitrage and cross-account or cross-operator offsets are prohibited
Copy trading
Not allowed
External, other-trader and coordinated copying are prohibited; current own-account guidance conflicts
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not allowed
Allowed with visible stop-loss and owned source code; no copying, tick scalping, HFT, latency/reverse/hedge arbitrage, or emulators
Other restrictions
Allowed · EAs or bots require approval before usagefirm-level
No execution from 2 minutes before through 2 minutes after high-impact news; 30-day evaluation and 60-day funded inactivity limits
Commission / lot
All-in: no commissions on FX, Metals, Crypto, Indices · RAW: FX -$6/lot, Metals – $6/lot, Stocks – 0.35% Round Trip ( RT)firm-level
Approximately $4 per lot; no exact program-specific schedule published
Platforms
Platforms
MT5DXTradeTradingView
MetaTrader 5 Hedge
Copies code CRITIC
Copies code CRITIC
Where they differ
6 differences, split evenly
FXIFY
Instant Lite
The5ers
High Stakes
Base price
Winner: $289
$309
Price with code
Winner: $260.10
$293.55
Profit split
Winner: 90%
80%
Max drawdown
4%
Winner: 10%
Daily loss limit
3%
Winner: 5%
Funded drawdown
4%
Winner: 10%
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