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Base price: $255

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Base price: $68With code CRITIC: $34

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Cost

Base price
$255
$68
Price with code
No live code
$34
50% off with CRITIC
Account size
$100K
$100K
Profit split
90%
Per withdrawal: GM50 50% under $2,250 / 80% at $2,250+; GM100 50% under $3,000 / 80% at $3,000+; GM200 50% under $5,000 / 80% at $5,000+

Evaluation rules

Profit target
25K $1,500; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
50K: $3,000; 100K: $6,000; 200K: $11,000
Max drawdown
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,500; 150K $5,000 — EOD trailing
50K: $2,000 EOD; 100K: $3,500 EOD; 200K: $6,000 EOD
Daily loss limit
25K $600; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,750 — soft breach
50K: $1,100; 100K: $2,200; 200K: $4,400
Min trading days
1
No minimum trading days

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
EOD trailing
Starting tier: LiveSim® EOD / Live trailing; 50K $2,000, 100K $3,500, 200K $6,000
Consistency rule
None
30% consistency rule during evaluation
Consistency rule (funded)
35%
None on LiveSim® or Live accounts
News trading (challenge)
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Not recorded
News trading (funded)
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Not recorded
Max live balance
Up to 5 Simulated Funded Accounts at any time, per user and per household, any combination of Growth, Select Flex/Daily and Lightning
Maximum 3 funded trading accounts active concurrently (3 LiveSim, or 2 LiveSim + 1 Live)

Payouts

Payout frequency
Each 5-profitable-day cycle
Weekly (Wednesdays)
First payout
After 5 qualifying profitable days plus balance and consistency requirements
After accumulating $239 in profitsfirm-level
Min days to payout
5 qualifying profitable days
Not recorded
Processing time
24–48 business hours
Wednesday batch; request by 2:00 PM CT the previous Friday
Refund policy
Not recorded
No refunds, including automated subscription renewals
Payout methods
Not recorded
RiseDeelBayzatDirect Crypto (select cases)

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not allowed
Not allowed
Overnight holding
Not allowed; positions must close by session end
Not allowed
Hedging
Prohibited
Not recorded
Copy trading
Not recorded
Not allowed
Other restrictions
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
All positions and working orders flat by 3:50 PM CT; earlier/special flat periods apply to specified contracts
Commission / lot
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level
Varies by asset; micro contracts $0.82–$1.08 per contract per side

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Base price
$255
Winner: $68
Price with code
$255
Winner: $34

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