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Headquarters

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

3 Place Ville-Marie, Montréal, QC H3B 4W8

CEO

Lucas Antonio

Matt L

Country

Saint Lucia

Canada

Foundation

2024

2022

Banned Countries
No data
Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Belarus, Quebec
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
DXTrade, cTrader, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Rise
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.

  • 3-Step, 1-Step Career: Every 14 days or 7 days with add-on (+30%)
  • Instant: First payout on demand, next every 30 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.

Most payouts processed in under 6 hours; allow up to 3 business days.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No
No data
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.

No data
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 minimum across all programs.

Brokers
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Liquidity Provider

Payout Fee
No data

Riseworks: $40

Demo Account
No data
DXTrade
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Stop Out Level
No data

100%

Margin Call Level
No data

110%

Forex
100:1
  • 3-Step, Instant: 50:1
  • 1-Step Career: 30:1
Metals

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • 3-Step, 1-Step Career: 20:1
  • Instant: 50:1
Energies

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • 3-Step, Instant, 1-Step Career: 5:1
Indices

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • 3-Step: 20:1
  • Instant, 1-Step Career: 10:1
Crypto

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • 3-Step, Instant, 1-Step Career: 2:1
Stocks
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  • 3-Step, Instant, 1-Step Career: 5:1
Forex
No data
7 / lot
Metals
No data
7 / lot
Energies
No data
0 / lot
Indices
No data
0
Stocks
No data
0.02 / lot
Crypto
No data
0
Commission-Free Option
No data
No
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.

Surrender Account (3-Step Program)

75% discount code that allows you to restart your journey from Phase 1

  • Your account must not have used more than 75% of the permitted drawdown — essentially, your loss cannot exceed 3.75%.
  • You must not have taken a loss greater than 1% on any single position.
  • All open positions must be closed before the surrender is submitted.

Smart Restart Guarantee (1-Step Career Evaluation)

To receive a free restart, both of the following must be met during your first attempt:

  • No individual trade may incur a loss greater than 1% of the account balance.
  • Your maximum overall drawdown must remain better than −5%

1-Step Max
Up to 3 free evaluation restarts. Surrender before breach, with drawdown within 5% and no trade risking more than 1%.

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
  • Improved profit split 90% (+20%)
  • Hold over weekend (+10%)
  • Stop Loss (+10%)
  • Weekly Payouts (+30%; 1-Step Max: +20%)
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes

1-Step Career

  • Monthly Simulated Salary
  • Smart Restart Guarantee
  • Free 30-day standard TradingView subscription
  • Access to in-house TrackAlpha trading software
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
No
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.

3-Step
5% Max Static Drawdown Limit.

1-Step Career
7% Max Drawdown Limit (static).

Instant
8% Max Trailing Drawdown (based on highest recorded closed balance). Locks at initial balance once account reaches 8% gain or after first payout.

1-Step Max
Static in evaluation and funded stages; the threshold does not trail upward.

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.

3-Step
80% (90% with add-on purchased at checkout).

1-Step Career
80% (90% with add-on purchased at checkout).

Instant
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.

3-Step
No daily loss limit.

1-Step Career
5% Daily Loss Limit, calculated from previous day closed balance at 5 PM EST.

Instant
5% Daily Loss Limit, calculated from previous day closed balance at 5 PM EST.

Three Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Allocation
400,000
600,000
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.

Unlimited

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.

0

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.

No
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.

No data
Merge Accounts
No data
No
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.

Yes
Requires Stop Loss
No
Yes

This rule doesn't apply when buying the add-on at the check-out (+10%)

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
Yes
Martingale
No
No data
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.

Limited

1-Step Max: maximum 1% combined open risk per symbol, not across the entire account. Positions on different symbols have separate 1% limits. During evaluation, symbol-risk, missing-stop-loss and maximum-position-risk violations share one counter: warnings on strikes 1 and 2; hard breach on strike 3. On funded accounts, the first violation is a hard breach. The purchased no-stop-loss add-on exception still applies.

Copy Trading
Limited

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

Yes

Allowed between Lark Simulated Funded Accounts. Not allowed between Evaluation Accounts

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.

Yes
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.

No
Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes

It is necessary to buy the add-on at the check-out (+10%

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-or-nothing
  • Gambling
  • Ideally no more than 20% margin or 1.5% of the balance per trade
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Hedging & Arbitrage Between Accounts
  • Holding a demo Single Share Equity CFD position into an earnings release
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