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Headquarters

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

23691-001, A2 Building, IFZA Business Park, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, United Arab Emirates

CEO

Lucas Antonio

Husam Samy

Country

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2024

2024

Banned Countries
No data
Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, 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.

Yes

The evaluation fee is refundable. Under the published standard conditions, the refund unlocks alongside the fifth successful payout.

Platforms
MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
MatchTrader, Metatrader 5
Payout Methods
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
Card, PayPal, 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.

Depends on the program. Rapid and Ascend allow an early payout after 3 days with a 40% split. Standard payouts retain an 85% split and require the applicable trading days, profit and SFX Stability Index. Instant and 1-Step Pro allow payout requests once their requirements are met, without a fixed bi-weekly cycle.

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.

Requests are processed within 48 business hours. SFX advertises $1,000 compensation if it misses that deadline.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No
Yes
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.

Maximum of $10,000 per request for the first two payouts. This limit is removed afterwards.

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.

Payouts below $100 can only be processed through USDT TRC20. Bank transfer is available from $100.

Brokers
No data

In-house liquidity provider

Forex
100:1
30:1
Metals

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

10:1
Energies

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

10:1
Indices

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

10:1
Crypto

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

2:1
Forex
No data
4 / lot
Metals
No data
4 / lot
Energies
No data
4 / lot
Indices
No data
0.4 / 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.

Available for Ascend during evaluation and for funded Ascend, 1-Step Pro and Rapid accounts within 10 calendar days of the first trade. A funded reset subsequently applies a 50% split.

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

Reviewed every 3 months. Requires profitability in 2 of the 3 months, at least 10% cumulative profit and 2 payouts. Balance increases by 25% of the initial balance up to $3.2M.

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.

Rapid: 4% trailing. 1-Step Pro: 6% trailing. Ascend: 8% static. Instant: 6% trailing.

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.

85% base split, with the possibility of reaching 100% through the scaling program. Rapid and Ascend allow an early payout with a 40% split.

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.

Rapid and Instant: 3%. 1-Step Pro: no daily limit. Ascend: 4%.

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation
400,000
500,000
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 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.

Rapid: no minimum during evaluation. 1-Step Pro: 4 evaluation days. Ascend: 5 days in each phase. Instant: no evaluation.

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.

For payouts: Rapid and Instant require 10 trading days; 1-Step Pro requires 7 qualified days; Ascend requires 5 days and its first standard payout is available after 14 calendar days.

Merge Accounts
No data
Yes

Funded accounts from the same evaluation type can be merged when both remain at their initial balance, have no open trades and their combined capital does not exceed $500,000. Instant accounts cannot be merged.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Limited

Trade managers, calculators and EAs developed by the trader are allowed. Third-party EAs and EAs designed to exploit rollover or perform news scalping are prohibited.

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
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
Yes
Martingale
No
No
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.

Yes

Maximum floating loss: 2% on Rapid, Ascend and Instant; $300K and $400K Instant accounts have a 1% limit. 1-Step Pro has a 1% limit, with a warning and split reduction to 40% on the first violation and closure on the second.

Copy Trading
Limited

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

No

Copying trades, manually or through software, between the trader's own accounts or from external traders or signal providers 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.

Limited

Funded accounts restrict trading from 2 minutes before until 2 minutes after high-impact news. News straddling, news bracketing and manipulation of the simulated environment are also prohibited.

Inactivity Rule

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

Accounts are closed after 30 days of 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

Maximum SFX Stability Index for payout: Rapid 15%, 1-Step Pro 20%, Ascend 25% and Instant 15%.

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.

Copy trading; third-party EAs; HFT; latency arbitrage; tick scalping; martingale and grid; news scalping; coordinated reverse trading; exploitation of errors or slow feeds; account sharing or third-party account management.

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