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Cost

Base price
$796
$339
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
90%
100% of the first $300 of each payout, 90% above that

Evaluation rules

Profit target
None; payout profit goals replace evaluation targets
5% in one step, all positions closed; no time limit
Max drawdown
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $4,000; 150K $5,250 — EOD trailing
3% end-of-day trailing: the floor rises at 17:00 ET with the highest end-of-day equity or balance, never falls, and locks at the starting balance
Daily loss limit
25K none; 50K $1,250; 100K $2,500; 150K $3,000
None
Min trading days
None
None in Step 1; funded Standard: 5 profitable days of 0.4%+ per payout cycle; funded Premium: nonefirm-level

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
Same EOD trailing amounts
Same 3% end-of-day trailing floor; after a payout it moves to the starting balance and stays there
Consistency rule
35% Growth Sim Funded · 40% Select Evaluation only · 20%-30% Lightning Funded after September 12, 2025, at 8:00 AM ESTfirm-level
40% in Step 1: best day under 40% of total closed profit; not a breach, keep trading to dilute it
Consistency rule (funded)
20% first payout; 25% second; 30% third and later
None
News trading (challenge)
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Not allowed: no positions opened or closed, and no stop loss or take profit fills, from 10 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news; no add-on offered
News trading (funded)
Allowed · no rules against or guidelines around trading news eventsfirm-level
Not allowed: no positions opened or closed, and no stop loss or take profit fills, from 10 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news; no add-on offered
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
Up to 5 funded accounts at once, at most 2 Premium ($750,000 at $150K each); $100,000 combined for traders in Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia and India. Unlimited evaluations.
Scaling plan
Not recorded
No scaling plan. After 10 payouts in total, 3 from one account or $20,000 in rewards, the risk team reviews the trader for a live account (90% split, daily payouts); if not selected, a 30-day cooldown before trading resumes.

Options & add-ons

Customizable at checkout
Not recorded
No add-ons. Standard costs about half of Premium, with half the contract limits and lower reward caps.

Payouts

Payout frequency
Instant request after the profit goal and consistency rule are met
First after 10 days, then every 10 days, with 1% profit in the cycle
First payout
No day minimum; first profit goal is 6%
10 days, 1% profit, 5 profitable days
Min days to payout
0
5 profitable days per cycle, each closing 0.4%+ of the starting balance
Processing time
Daily eligibilityfirm-level
1–2 business days after KYC, most within 4–6 business hours; past 48 business hours a 1% bonus (max $500)
Refund policy
Not recorded
Full refund within 14 days of purchase if no trade has been placed; none after a trade. No resets: a failed challenge gets a 10% discount code for a new one.
Payout methods
Not recorded
Rise (fiat or crypto)Crypto

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not recorded
Not allowed: positions close before 17:00 ET every day
Overnight holding
Not recorded
Not allowed: close every position before the 17:00 ET daily reset
Hedging
Prohibited; minis and micros may be combined within the equivalent limit if not opposing
Hedging between accounts is prohibited and a hard breach
Copy trading
Not recorded
Prohibited: copying external accounts, group copy trading across linked accounts, or third-party EAs replicating trades without owning the source code
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not recorded
Third-party EAs that replicate trades without owning the source code are prohibited; nothing else on automation is stated for futures
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
Prohibited: arbitrage and latency exploitation, hedging between accounts, copy trading from external accounts or across linked accounts, third-party account management, gambling-style account churning, system exploits, bracket orders around news, and VPN or VPS use. Cross-account hedging, arbitrage, copy trading and account management are hard breaches. No more than 30% of total closed profit may come from trades held under 10 seconds; the excess is deducted. One trade every 30 days or the account closes for good.
Commission / lot
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level
$1.50 per side ($3 round trip) on standard and mini contracts, $0.50 per side ($1 round trip) on micros. No swaps, no monthly fee, no activation fee.

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$796
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