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Headquarters

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

Top Floor, Rodney Court Building, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, St. Lucia

CEO

Lucas Antonio

Martin Doepke

Country

Saint Lucia

St. Lucia

Foundation

2024

2024

Banned Countries
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Australia, St. Lucia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Central African Republic, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Libya
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, 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
TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
Card, Crypto
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.

First payout after 14 trading days (7 days with Early Payout add-on).

Average processing time: 1-4 business days plus 1-2 additional days for funds to arrive.

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.

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Crypto Weekend Trading
No
Yes

Weekend trading is permitted for cryptocurrencies only. For other markets, trades can be held over the weekend but cannot be executed. Weekend trading is strictly prohibited for Rapid and Instant Funding challenges.

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.

5% profit cap on the first three approved payouts. Profits exceeding this cap are wiped when the account resets to original balance.

After three payouts, the cap is removed.

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 after profit split. If profit split is 80%, at least $125 in profits is needed.

Brokers
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DNA Markets
Payout Fee
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1% for cryptocurrency withdrawals. $50 for international bank transfers.

Demo Account
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TradeLocker
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Forex
100:1

1:50 for all challenge types.

Metals

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

1:10

Energies

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

1:10

Indices

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

1:10

Crypto

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

1:2

Stocks
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1:5

Forex
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Metals
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0
Energies
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0
Indices
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0
Stocks
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0
Crypto
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0
Commission-Free Option
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Yes
Swap Free
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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.

Reset Demo add-on: restarts account if failed during demo/evaluation phase.

  • Usable once per purchase
  • Conserves all other add-ons
  • Must be selected during purchase
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
  • Early Payout: Reduces first payout waiting to 7 days.
  • Profit Share Booster: Increases split to 90%.
  • Reset Demo: Restart failed evaluation once.

Add-ons must be selected during purchase and cannot be added later.

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.

No
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.

1-Phase, 2-Phase, Rapid
Static drawdown. Maximum lifetime drawdown is a fixed percentage of initial balance (Initial Balance × Limit / 100).

  • 1-Phase: 6% total
  • 2-Phase: 8% total
  • Rapid: 5% total

Instant Funding
Progressive drawdown (4%). When the account makes profits, the drawdown limit increases accordingly. Example: $10,000 account has a $9,600 minimum that adjusts upward with gains.

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.

80/20 split. Can be boosted to 90/10 with the Profit Share Booster add-on.

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 balance. Static drawdown calculated as Previous Day Balance × Limit / 100. Resets at end of day.

  • 1-Phase: 5% daily
  • 2-Phase: 5% daily
  • Rapid: 4% daily
  • Instant Funding: No daily drawdown limit.
Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation
400,000
600,000
Maximum Accounts

Multiple accounts allowed within the total allocation limit.

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Maximum Trading Days

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

No time limit for 1-Phase, 2-Phase and Instant Funding. Rapid challenge has a 10-day time 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-Phase: 5 minimum trading days
  • 2-Phase: 5 minimum trading days
  • Rapid: 5 minimum trading days
  • Instant Funding: 5 minimum trading days
  • Funded phase: 14 days before first payout (7 with Early Payout add-on). Trades must be opened on 3 different days.

A trading day is defined as one single trade held for 60+ seconds.

Points Reward Program

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

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Monthly Competition
Yes

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

Yes

Free entry tournaments with prize pools up to $750K in funded accounts.

Prizes

  • 1st: $200K
  • 2nd-3rd: $100K
  • 4th-6th: $50K
  • 7th-10th: $25K
  • 11th-15th: $10K
  • 16th-25th: $5K

Paid re-entry available ($3) after elimination. Rules: 5% daily loss / 8% max loss, swap-free accounts, leverage 1:50.

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.

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Merge Accounts
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No
Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Yes

EAs and algorithmic trading permitted on 1-Phase, 2-Phase and Rapid challenges. Strictly prohibited on Instant Funding accounts.

VPN
Limited

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

Limited

VPN/VPS allowed, but you must be able to prove access was done by you. Payouts may be delayed or declined if DNA cannot verify this. Using VPN to mask location, share accounts, or allow third-party trading is a prohibited act.

Hedging
Limited

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

No
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.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
No
Martingale
No
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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

Copy trading only permitted between own DNA Funded accounts. Copying from non-DNA Funded accounts or between different users is prohibited.

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.

No

No orders 5 minutes before/after high-impact news events (marked red on FXStreet calendar).

Also applies to unexpected high-impact events (market shocks).

Inactivity Rule

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

Traders must execute at least one trade every 30 days to avoid account inactivity.

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

During the funded phase, traders can generate up to 30% of the requested payout amount as profit per calendar day.

Gains exceeding the 30% daily threshold are removed from the payout, but the account is not disqualified.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

For non-crypto markets, trades can be held over the weekend but no new trades can be opened. Strictly prohibited for Rapid and Instant Funding challenges.

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.

All phases (evaluation + funded)

  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Reverse Arbitrage Trading
  • Hedging
  • Copy Trading from non-DNA Funded accounts
  • Gap Trading
  • Account Management (third party access)

Funded phase only

  • Latency Arbitrage
  • News Scalping
  • Reverse Hedging Between Accounts
  • Hedge Arbitrage Trading
  • Tick Scalping
  • Grid Trading
  • Martingale Strategies
  • One-Sided Betting
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