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Headquarters

Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia

Algaroud Center, 2nd Floor, Office 101-05, Dubai, UAE

CEO

Lucas Antonio

Sean Bainton

Country

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2024

2021

Banned Countries
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Afghanistan, Cuba, Mongolia, Senegal, Albania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Montenegro, South Africa, Algeria, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Hong Kong, Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, Haiti, Bahamas, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Barbados, Iceland, North Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Belarus, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran, Philippines, Turkey, Botswana, Iraq, Panama, Uganda, Bulgaria, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Burma (Myanmar), Kosovo, Qatar, Vietnam, Burundi, Kenya, Russia, Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Laos, Romania, Yemen, Cambodia, Lebanon, Serbia, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Liberia, Slovenia, Cameroon, Libya, Somalia, China, Macedonia, South Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Sudan, Crimea, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Mauritius, Syria
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Refund
Yes

Challenge fee returned as Atlas Balance on that account's third consecutive payout. Add-ons excluded. Access: entry fee only; activation fee excluded.

No
Platforms
MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
Card, Crypto, ApplePay, GooglePay
Payout Frequency

1-Step, 2-Step, Pro and 3-Step: first payout after 14 days, then every 14. Instant and Access: first after 28 days, then every 14. Weekly: first after 14 days, then every 7. On-Demand: first immediately, then every 14. Daily Payouts on Pro: daily.

  • 1 Step Nano: up to weekly
  • 2 Step Nano: bi-weekly
  • Other products: 14 days
Payout Guarantee

First payout: 24 working hours; subsequent payouts: 48. Working hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00 BST. Late payment: $500 with that payout and $500 with the next. Giveaway and collaborator accounts excluded.

Payouts processed within 24 business hours (Mon 9 AM – Fri 5 PM Dubai time). If they miss this window you automatically receive a 100% profit split on that payout (no Blue Guardian cut). Delays caused by compliance checks, risk reviews or pending KYC do not qualify.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No
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Maximum Withdrawal

Instant Zero: buffer of 3% of account size. The table limit applies to each of the first three payouts. Other plans: up to available profit; Daily Payouts adds its own conditions.

2 Step Nano: 2% of the initial balance per payout ($500 on $25K, $1,000 on $50K, $2,000 on $100K and $4,000 on $200K).

Minimum Withdrawal

Profit required to request: $50 on 1-Step Pro and 2-Step Pro; $100 on other programs. No additional minimum on the chosen withdrawal amount.

$100 in crypto, $500 via Rise (bank transfer). On 1 Step Standard and Instant accounts, once you reach 6% profit and the trailing drawdown locks at breakeven, a 1% buffer must remain in the account.

Brokers
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Liquidity Provider

Demo Account
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MatchTrader
ID-PasswordWuG"FFzv4+2z
TradeLocker
ID-Passwordj%Purqe58eDzServerBLUEG
Forex
100:1
50:1
Metals

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Energies

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Indices

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Crypto

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

4:1
Forex
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5 / lot
Metals
No data
5 / lot
Energies
No data
5 / lot
Indices
No data
0
Crypto
No data
0
Swap Free
No data
No
Account Reset
Yes

Fresh account in the same phase, retaining passed phases. Offer available for 7 days after a breach. Price depends on the plan and phase.

No
Add-ons
Yes

Weekly, On-Demand, Daily Payouts, no minimum days and 100% split, depending on plan. Individual add-ons: +20%; Daily: +25%; bundle: +45%. Daily Pro: 2% buffer and 3% cap per payout for the first three.

Yes
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Scaling for consistent performance without a new evaluation. Documentation allows exceeding the standard allocation but does not publish exact thresholds.

Yes
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

1/2/3-Step: static. Instant: trailing closed balance, updated at 00:00 UTC; does not lock at starting balance. Access: trailing equity, including floating profit. After withdrawal, recalculated from the new balance, except Pro, where the original floor remains.

  • Instant, Guardian X, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Nano, 2 Step Pro, Crypto: Trailing
  • 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Classic, 2 Step Nano, 3 Step: Static
Profit Split

100% with add-on. First Atlas Protector trigger: 50% for the account's remaining life. First On-Demand payout: 50% for that payout only.

  • Existing 1, 2 and 3 Step programs: 85%
  • 1 Step Nano and 2 Step Nano: up to 100%
  • Instant: 80%
  • Instant Starter: 90%
  • With add-on: 90%
Free Trial
Yes

Website offers a free $1,000 simulated trial, one per verified person; KYC required.

No
Daily Drawdown

Resets at 00:00 UTC from equity. Standard plans subtract a fixed amount based on account size; Instant and Access subtract a percentage of equity at reset. Intraday profit does not raise the daily floor.

Based on highest value between balance and equity

Three Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Allocation
400,000
400,000
Maximum Accounts

Multiple accounts allowed within the total allocation limit.

No data
Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation deadline. Access: activate within 30 days after passing.

No limit

Minimum Trading Days

Evaluation: 3 days per phase on 1/2/3-Step; no minimum on Pro and Access. Funded per cycle: 5 on 1/2-Step and Instant; 3 on Pro, 3-Step and Access.

1 Step Nano: no minimum during the evaluation; 5 days when funded.

Points Reward Program

Atlas Balance for purchases, resets and add-ons; cannot be withdrawn as cash. Cashback and Balance payout bonus depend on rank.

No data
Monthly Competition
Yes

Free monthly competition; simulated account prizes. Registration follows the official schedule.

Yes
Minimum Profitable Days

Funded: 1/2-Step: each day must close at least +0.5%; Instant: +1%; Access: +0.5%. Pro and 3-Step: day with a closed trade, no minimum daily profit. Counter resets after each payout.

  • Instant, 2 Step Standard, Guardian X: 5 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • 1 Step, 2 Step Classic, 3 Step, Crypto: 3 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • 2 Step Classic: 4 days with 0.5% profit or more
Merge Accounts
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Yes

Same-type funded accounts can be merged up to $400,000 ($200,000 cap on Instant). Cross-merging different types (e.g. 2 Step Standard with 2 Step Pro) is NOT allowed. Both accounts must be at break-even (no profit, no loss) at merge time. Beyond the merge cap, the Scaling Plan can take total allocation up to $2,000,000. Guardian X and Instant accounts are NOT eligible for scaling.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Yes
VPN
Limited

Must not conceal location or identity. Give advance notice of locations inconsistent with registration.

Yes
Hedging
Limited

Allowed within one account. Prohibited across accounts, brokers or firms.

Limited

Hedging is allowed within a single account. Hedging across multiple accounts (yours or others') is NOT allowed.

Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Limited

On funded accounts, profits from trades held under 3 minutes are deducted. Losses remain; the deduction does not close the account.

Limited

Minimum holding time of 2 minutes. Trades closed in under 2 minutes are flagged as tick scalping and count as a rule violation, whether closed manually or by automated systems. Average trade duration should stay above 1–2 minutes. Scalping itself is allowed as long as you stay above the 2-minute floor.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
Yes
Martingale
No
Yes
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Funded: the greater of net floating loss and the sum of losing positions, at 2% of initial balance, trigger Atlas Protector. First trigger: positions closed and split cut to 50%; second: account closed. Using 80% of margin closes positions and deducts their profits. Risk per instrument limited to 50% of the daily limit where applicable.

No
Copy Trading
Limited

Only between your own Atlas accounts; copying other traders or external accounts is prohibited.

Limited

Manual copy trading is allowed ONLY between accounts legally owned by the same person (e.g. between your own Evaluation and Funded accounts, or between your Blue Guardian account and external accounts in your name). NOT allowed:

  • Copying trades from other traders' accounts.
  • Third-party copiers that involve accounts not legally yours.
  • Having a third party manage your trades.

Instant Funding users may also use third-party copiers, provided all accounts belong to the same user.

News Trading
Limited

Unrestricted during evaluation. On funded accounts, profits from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news are deducted. Entries inside the window are closed automatically; holding through the entire window is allowed.

Limited

News trading is allowed on Challenge, Guardian X and Instant Starter.

It is NOT allowed on Instant Standard and Funded accounts. On those, do not open or close trades within 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after a red folder (high-impact) release. Profits made during that window or significantly influenced by the news will be removed, even without an account violation. Same 5-minute window applies around FOMC speeches, statements and news events on Funded accounts.

Note: Instant Standard accounts purchased after November 13, 2025 cannot do news trading at all.

Inactivity Rule

Open a trade at least every 30 days; failing closes the account. Instant Zero has no inactivity limit.

30 days

Consistency Rule
Limited

Instant Funded: best day at most 20% of cycle profit. No consistency on Access, Zero, 1/2/3-Step or Pro, according to checkout.

Yes

Consistency rule applies to: 1 Step Nano evaluation and funded (50%), 2 Step Nano funded (50%), 2 Step Pro funded (25%), Guardian X and Instant Standard funded (20%), Instant Starter funded (15%), $300K and $400K Instant funded (15%).

Does NOT apply to: 2 Step Nano evaluation, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Classic, 3 Step funded accounts, nor to any other challenge phase.

Calculation: a single trading day cannot equal or exceed the threshold of total profits in the payout cycle. If exceeded, the payout button is blocked until the highest day drops below the threshold. Violating it does NOT terminate the account.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes
Prohibited Strategies

Latency or tick arbitrage, exploiting prices or bugs, order flooding, hedging across accounts or firms, account sharing and passing services. Multiple locations must not hide who trades. Gambling, martingale and manipulating evaluations are prohibited.

  • Platform or data freezing exploits (using a Demo Server error).
  • Use of delayed data feed or trading on delayed charts.
  • Tick scalping (trades closed under 2 minutes), high-frequency trading, arbitrage bots.
  • Reverse arbitrage, latency arbitrage, hedge arbitrage and any emulators.
  • Hedging between accounts (within one account is fine).
  • Password changes (the password sent by email is the only one accepted).
  • Gambling: any trading where margin usage exceeds 80% on running trades.
  • Shared devices, VPS or accounts: each trader must use only their personal device. Shared usage across accounts results in payout disqualification, suspension or termination.
  • Bypassing copy-trading or signal-trading rules using VPN/VPS.
  • Account inactivity: at least 1 trade every 30 days (otherwise breach).
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