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Base price: $369

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Base price: $410With code CRITIC: $287

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Cost

Base price
$369
$410
Price with code
No live code
$287
30% off with CRITIC — all challenges
Account size
$150K
$150K
Profit split
90%
90% trader / 10% firm

Evaluation rules

Profit target
25K $1,500; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Evaluation — 25K $1,250; 50K $3,000; 100K $6,000; 150K $9,000
Max drawdown
25K $1,000; 50K $2,000; 100K $3,000; 150K $4,500 — EOD trailing
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).
Daily loss limit
None in evaluation
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.
Min trading days
3
None — the evaluation can be passed in a single trading day and carries no time limit

Funded rules

Funded drawdown
EOD trailing; locks at starting balance + $100
EOD Trailing
Consistency rule
40%
None during the evaluation
Consistency rule (funded)
None
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.
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
Up to 5 active funded accounts per household or family, combined across all funded account types
Scaling plan
Progressive funded contract scaling, updated EOD
None — full contract size available immediately on evaluation and funded accounts

Options & add-ons

Customizable at checkout
Payout policy is chosen at funded activation and cannot later be changed
daily loss limit (on or off)

Payouts

Payout frequency
Permanent post-pass choice: Daily or Flex 5-day
No fixed window — request any day once eligibility is met
First payout
Daily has no day minimum; Flex requires 5 winning days
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.
Min days to payout
0 Daily / 5 Flex
None — only the profit goal, buffer and consistency tests apply
Processing time
Daily eligibilityfirm-level
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

Trading rules

Weekend holding
Not recorded
No — the session closes 4:45 PM EST Friday and trading resumes 6:00 PM EST Sunday
Overnight holding
Not recorded
No — all positions are auto-closed at 4:45 PM EST Monday to Friday. Holding past the cutoff does not fail the account.
Hedging
Prohibited
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.
Copy trading
Not recorded
Permitted — trade copiers are allowed, subject to the HFT and microscalping policies
Expert advisors (EAs)
Not recorded
Permitted — automated trading systems are allowed; the trader carries responsibility for software errors, and HFT remains prohibited
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
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.
Commission / lot
No activation fees · Growth Evaluations, Select Evaluations: No activation feefirm-level
One-time fee · no subscription or automatic rebilling · no activation fee · resets not automatic or freefirm-level

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Base price
Winner: $369
$410
Price with code
$369
Winner: $287

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