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Headquarters

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

Goldcrest Executive Building, Office No. 1210, JLT, Cluster C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO

Lucas Antonio

Jakub Rož

Country

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2024

2023

Banned Countries
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Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Bangladesh, North Korea, Russian Federation, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, United Arab Emirates
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices
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

Pay After Pass: pay activation fee only after passing. No traditional refund.

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

Every 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.

48 hours: if not paid within 48h, 100% profit split

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.

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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.

  • Minimum: $100 in For Traders wallet
  • Maximum per cycle (bi-weekly): $15,000 on most accounts
  • Withdrawal fees:
    · $100-$399 (crypto): $25
    · $400+ (Rise: bank/local/crypto): $50
Brokers
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Liquidity Provider

Payout Fee
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  • Crypto ($100 – $399): $25
  • Rise ($400 or more): $50
Instruments
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Forex (majors, minors, exotics), Commodities (CFDs), Indices (CFDs), Energies (CFDs), Metals (CFDs)
Forex
100:1
  • Challenge accounts (evaluation phase): 1:125
  • Master accounts (Fast/Classic/Strike): 1:30
  • Master accounts (Fast Static): 1:20
  • Master accounts (Instant Pro): 1:10
Metals

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Challenge: 1:40 (gold/silver part of FX leverage 1:125)
  • Master: 1:10
Energies

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Challenge: 1:40
  • Master: 1:10
Indices

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

  • Challenge: 1:20
  • Master: 1:10
  • Instant Pro: 1:5
  • Fast Static: 1:10
Crypto

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

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Forex
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3 / lot
Metals
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3 / lot
Energies
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3 / lot
Indices
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Commission-Free Option
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No
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.

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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.

No
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

Scaling unlocked through the Loyalty Program (5 tiers: Starter, Rising Star, Pro, VIP, Legend). Increments depend on tier. Applies to all account types.

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.

  • Forex Fast: 6% trailing
  • Forex Fast Static: 6% balance-based static
  • Forex Classic: 8% or 10% (depending on order)
  • Forex Strike: 5% from initial balance
  • Forex Pay After Pass: 6% trailing
  • Forex Instant: 5% trailing
  • Forex Instant Pro: 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.

  • Forex evaluation products (Fast, Fast Static, Classic, Strike and Pay After Pass): 80% or according to the selected order
  • Forex Instant: starts at 70% and increases by 5% with each reward, up to 90%
  • Forex Instant Pro: starts at 60% and increases by 10% with each reward, up to 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.

  • Forex Fast/Fast Static/Strike/Pay After Pass: 3% (Fast: from previous day equity; Fast Static: from previous day balance/equity; Strike: fixed from initial)
  • Forex Classic: 4% or 3% (depending on order)
  • Forex Instant: 3% of starting balance
  • Forex Instant Pro: none
Three Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Allocation
400,000

$300,000 combined across all Master Accounts and Instant Models (Forex + Crypto + Futures shared cap). No allocation limit during Challenge phase.

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.

  • Three Step: 60 per phase
  • Rest of accounts: 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.

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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
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.

  • Forex Fast: 3 profitable days (0.5% of starting balance each)
  • Forex Classic: 3 profitable days per phase
  • Forex Strike: 3 profitable days per phase
  • Forex Instant: 7 profitable days
  • Forex Instant Pro: not required
Merge Accounts
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No
Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
No

EAs allowed only as decision-support tools (alerts, partial management, predefined rules). Fully autonomous trading bots 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.

No

Cross-account hedging (opposing positions on the same instrument across accounts) is forbidden.

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

Manual scalping allowed with a minimum 5-second hold per trade. Tick scalping and HFT are forbidden.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
Yes
Martingale
No
No

Martingale strategies (doubling position size after losses) are classified as gambling and forbidden.

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

Open trades: maximum 3% risk on a single position.

Copy Trading
Limited

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

No

Outbound copy trading (from your For Traders account to external accounts) is allowed. Inbound copy trading from external sources is strictly forbidden.

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

Forex: no new positions within 5 minutes before/after high-impact news events. Existing positions can be held through news.

Inactivity Rule

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

  • Forex Fast / Fast Static / Classic / Strike / Pay After Pass (Challenge & Master): 30 days
  • Forex Instant / Instant Pro: 7 days

Days counted from the moment a position is CLOSED, not opened. Minimal 0.01-lot trades to game the rule don't count.

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
  • Forex Fast: no consistency rule on Challenge; consistency on Master varies.
  • Forex Pay After Pass Master: best day cannot exceed 20% of total profit.
  • Forex Instant: best day cannot exceed 15% of total profit.
  • General gambling rule: passing via a single trade exceeding 70% of profit target is forbidden.
Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes

Weekend holds are unrestricted across all account types.

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.

  • Arbitrage (latency, reverse, statistical)
  • HFT (High Frequency Trading)
  • Grid trading
  • Tick scalping
  • Fully autonomous bots/EAs
  • Cross-account hedging
  • Gambling behaviors (overleveraging, all-in trades > 70% of profit target)
  • Martingale
  • Inbound copy trading and signal services
  • Group/signal trading from Telegram, Discord etc.
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