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Base price: $410With code CRITIC: $287

30% off with CRITIC · saves $123 · all challenges

Base price: $796

Base price · no live code

Cost

Base price
$410
$796
Price with code
$287
30% off with CRITIC — all challenges
No live code
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
90% trader / 10% firm
90%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
Evaluation — 25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
None; payout profit goals replace evaluation targets
Max drawdown
EOD trailing max loss limit — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500. Locks at starting balance + $100 once the account closes above the initial trail balance (25K $26,100; 50K $52,100; 100K $103,100; 150K $154,600).
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $4,000; 150K $5,250 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
Optional at checkout — $600 (25K) · $1,200 (50K) · $1,800 (100K) · $2,700 (150K) when enabled, none when off. Turning it on does not change the list price.
25K none; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000
Min trading days
None — the evaluation can be passed in a single trading day and carries no time limit
None

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
EOD Trailing
Same EOD trailing amounts
Consistency rule
None during the evaluation
35% Growth Sim Funded · 40% Select Evaluation only · 20%-30% Lightning Funded after September 12, 2025, at 8:00 AM ESTfirm-level
Consistency rule (funded)
40% of total cycle profit on the largest single day, reset after every payout. Accounts purchased or reset before 28 Nov 2025 3:00 PM EST stay on 35%. Drops away at live status.
20% first payout; 25% second; 30% third and later
News trading (challenge)
Not recorded
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Not recorded
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Max live balance
Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types
Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning
Scaling plan
None — full contract size available immediately on evaluation and funded accounts
Not recorded

Options & add-ons

Customizable at checkout
daily loss limit (on or off)
Not recorded

Payouts

Payout frequency
No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met
Instant request after the profit goal and consistency rule are met
First payout
Minimum profit goal (25K $250; 50K $500; 100K $750; 150K $1,000), profit above the buffer balance of initial max loss limit + $100 (25K $26,100; 50K $52,100; 100K $103,100; 150K $154,600) and the 40% consistency test; $500 minimum request. The buffer itself cannot be withdrawn.
No day minimum; first profit goal is 6%
Min days to payout
None — only the profit goal, buffer and consistency tests apply
0
Processing time
No fixed payout window; once approved funds leave the account within minutes and are disbursed within 2 business days via Plaid, WorkMarket by ADP or crypto
Daily eligibilityfirm-level

Trading rules

Weekend holding
No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday
Not recorded
Overnight holding
No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account.
Not recorded
Hedging
Prohibited in every form — long and short the same contract in one or separate accounts, between different users, and across firms. Flagged accounts are reset to the prior day's balance; repeat offences breach all accounts involved.
Prohibited; minis and micros may be combined within the equivalent limit if not opposing
Copy trading
Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies
Not recorded
Expert advisors (EAs)
Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited
Not recorded
Other restrictions
Microscalping flagged when more than 50% of profits come from trades held 5 seconds or less; HFT prohibited; hedging prohibited across accounts, users and firms; martingaling discouraged. DCA, genuine scalping, flipping and trade copiers are allowed. 30 calendar days without at least $1 of net profit or loss permanently deletes the account; breached evaluations are deleted after 30 days unless reset.
Allowed if you own the strategy exclusively · not shared with other traders/firms · not high-frequency trading · Hedging not allowed · No swing trading or holding positions overni…firm-level
Commission / lot
One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or freefirm-level
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level

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Base price
Winner: $410
$796
Price with code
Winner: $287
$796

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