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Base price: $799With code CRITIC: $319.60

60% off with CRITIC · saves $479.40 · new users only

Base price: $369

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Cost

Base price
$799
$369
Price with code
$319.60
60% off with CRITIC — new users only
No live code
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
90% trader / 10% firm
90%

Evaluation rules

Profit target
No evaluation; each payout requires 5% — 25K $1,250; 50K $2,500; 100K $5,000; 150K $7,500
25K $1,500; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Max drawdown
Funded EOD trailing — 25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $4,000; 150K $6,000
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000 — EOD trailing
Daily loss limit
25K $500; 50K $1,000; 100K $2,000; 150K $3,000; breach pauses trading until next session
25K $600; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,750 — soft breach
Min trading days
None
1

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
EOD trailing; locks at starting balance + $100 after drawdown + $100 profit or first payout
EOD trailing
Consistency rule
25% on Elite Sim Funded accounts · no single trading day's profit can be more than 25% of total profitsfirm-level
None
Consistency rule (funded)
15%; best day ≤15% of payout-cycle profit
35%
News trading (challenge)
Evaluation: allowed · Funded: 2-minute restricted window (2 minutes before and 2 minutes after a major news event)firm-level
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Evaluation: allowed · Funded: 2-minute restricted window (2 minutes before and 2 minutes after a major news event)firm-level
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Max live balance
Ignite Funded: maximum 10 active accounts, all the exact same size
Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning

Payouts

Payout frequency
On demand after the 5% target and 15% consistency requirement
Each 5-profitable-day cycle
First payout
5% target plus 15% consistency; no minimum trading days; $250 minimum request
After 5 qualifying profitable days plus balance and consistency requirements
Min days to payout
No minimum
5 qualifying profitable days
Processing time
Less than 12 hours on average
24–48 business hours
Refund policy
All purchases final; no refunds
Not recorded
Payout methods
Rise/RiseWorks (verified account required)Bank transfer through RiseCryptocurrency through Rise/support
Not recorded

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not allowed
Not allowed
Overnight holding
Not allowed; positions automatically close by 4:10 PM ET
Not allowed; positions must close by session end
Hedging
Cross-account hedging prohibited; same-account hedging is not expressly documented
Prohibited
Copy trading
Up to 10 IGNITE accounts of identical size; no cross-model or cross-size copying
Not recorded
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not allowed; bots, scripts and automated systems are prohibited
Not recorded
Other restrictions
Trades >10 seconds; no overnight/weekend holding; no automation; no cross-model/size copying; general prohibited-practice rules apply
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
Tradovate instrument-specific round-turn cost, $1.68–$7.20 per contract; ES/NQ $5.76, MES/MNQ $1.90
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level

Platforms

Platforms
TradovateNinjaTrader 8TradingView
NinjaTraderQuantowerRithmicSierra ChartTradesea TradingViewTradingViewTradovateWealthCharts
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IGNITE

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Base price
$799
Winner: $369
Price with code
Winner: $319.60
$369

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