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Cheaper
Base price: $170With code CRITIC: $153

10% off with CRITIC · saves $17

Base price: $329With code CRITIC: $312.55

5% off with CRITIC · saves $16.45

Cost

Base price
$170
$329
Price with code
$153
10% off with CRITIC
$312.55
5% off with CRITIC
Account size
$50K
$50K
Profit split
80%
Starts at 75%; scales toward 100%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
3%
10% evaluation and funded scaling milestones
Max drawdown
3%
6% static stop-out below initial balance
Daily loss limit
2%
3% daily loss; breach terminates the account
Min trading days
Not recorded
3 profitable days during evaluation

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
Max loss 3% trailing
6% static stop-out and 3% daily loss
Consistency rule
Yes
Not recorded
News trading (challenge)
Not recorded
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)
Not recorded
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
Up to $200,000 starting capital on funded; scalable to $1M via the scaling program
$500,000
Scaling plan
Not recorded
Incremental scaling after each 10% target, up to $500,000

Payouts

Payout frequency
Funded: When Requirements are met
Every 2 weeks
First payout
Not recorded
14 days after funded-account activation; $150 minimum profit
Min days to payout
Not recorded
14
Processing time
Not recorded
Typically up to 3 business days after approval
Refund policy
Refundable on the third withdrawal
Refundable within 14 days only before trading activity and absent a breach
Payout methods
Not recorded
RiseCryptoBank transferHub Credits

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not recorded
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 recorded
External, other-trader and coordinated copying are prohibited; current own-account guidance conflicts
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not recorded
Allowed with visible stop-loss and owned source code; no copying, tick scalping, HFT, latency/reverse/hedge arbitrage, or emulators
Other restrictions
EAs not permitted · High-Frequency Trading, reverse hedging, hedging, and other prohibited styles are strictly prohibitedfirm-level
3 profitable days of at least 0.5% initial balance; no news bracketing; 30-day inactivity expiry
Commission / lot
Not recorded
Approximately $4 per lot; no exact program-specific schedule published

Platforms

Platforms
Match TraderMT5
firm-level
MetaTrader 5 Hedge

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Where they differ

6 differences, split evenly

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Instant Funding

The5ers

Pro Growth

Base price
Winner: $170
$329
Price with code
Winner: $153
$312.55
Profit split
Winner: 80%
75%
Max drawdown
3%
Winner: 6%
Daily loss limit
2%
Winner: 3%
Funded drawdown
3%
Winner: 6%

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