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Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
30 North Gould Street, Ste R
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming (WY)
Postal code: 82801
Christoph Radecker
Matt Morris
Saint Lucia
United States
2023
Core and Instant: every 10 active sessions. Rapid Daily: after one session; the account ends after the fifth payout.
- 1-Step FLASH: every 14 days (7 days with add-on)
- 1-Step NOVA: every 14 days (7 days with add-on)
- 2-Step PRO v2: every 14 days (weekly with add-on)
- Instant Funding: every 14 days (On Demand with add-on)
- Instant Prime: every 14 days
- X-DAILY: daily payout requests from the first funded trading day.
The website advertises processing within 48 hours or a 100% split on that payout. Bank transfer or USDC ERC-20 according to the help center.
Weekend cryptocurrency trading is available on our platform, provided that positions are initiated after 8 PM EST on Friday
Up to 50% of profits per request, before the split. Core 50K: $1,500/$2,000/$2,500 for payouts 1-2/3-4/5+; 100K: $2,000/$2,500/$3,000; 200K: $3,000/$3,500/$4,000. Rapid 50K: $1,000 for the first two, then $1,500; 100K: $1,500/$2,000. After the first payout, new profits of at least 50% of the next requested amount are required.
$25,000 per rolling 30-day period, combined across all the trader's funded accounts.
- 2-Step PRO v2: additionally capped at 6% of the initial balance or $15,000 per payout cycle, whichever is lower.
- X-DAILY: per-request caps of $150 on $5K, $300 on $10K, $750 on $25K, $1,000 on $50K and $2,000 on $100K.
No published minimum.
2%
- X-DAILY: retain a profit buffer of 4% of the starting balance. At least 50% of each request must come from new profit earned since the previous payout.
Only for 2-Step PRO v2, where the evaluation fee is refunded with the 4th payout. Accounts purchased before February 4, 2026 keep the old refund policy.
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- 1-Step FLASH: 10:1
- 1-Step NOVA: 100:1 evaluation, 30:1 funded
- 2-Step PRO v2: 100:1 evaluation, 50:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 50:1
- X-DAILY: 10:1
- 1-Step FLASH: 10:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 1-Step NOVA: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 2-Step PRO v2: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 10:1
- 1-Step FLASH: 10:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 1-Step NOVA: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 2-Step PRO v2: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 10:1
Volumetrica: BTC/ETH/SOL 1:5; other crypto 1:3.
- 1-Step FLASH: 2:1 evaluation, 0.3:1 funded
- 1-Step NOVA: 4:1 evaluation, 1:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 1:1
Evaluation resets and up to two funded or Instant resets. Welcome is excluded according to the official help center.
- 1-Step NOVA: unlimited free resets during the evaluation. Funded accounts reset at a discounted fee.
- 1-Step FLASH, 2-Step PRO v2: paid resets available on both the challenge and the funded stage.
Allows traders who breach or want a fresh start to continue without purchasing a new account.
Discretionary invitation to Elite with real capital and individual limits. The website also advertises a waiting list; automatic scaling is not guaranteed.
Every quarter, you may request an account scaling if you meet the following conditions:
- You achieve a total profit of 25 percent.
- You generate at least an 8 percent gain in each individual month.
Once approved, Top One Trader will increase your capital by 25 percent of your original account balance, up to a maximum of 5 million dollars.
EOD trailing: the threshold follows the highest closing value and never decreases. It locks at the initial balance when reached or after the first payout. Subsequent loss room consists of the profits left in the account.
- 1-Step FLASH: 7% trailing. Locks at the starting balance once you reach a 7% gain or after a payout.
- 1-Step NOVA: 6% trailing on evaluation, 5% on funded. Locks at the starting balance after a payout.
- 2-Step PRO v2: 9% static
- Instant Funding: 6% trailing. Locks at the starting balance after a payout.
- Instant Prime: 5% trailing. Locks at the starting balance after a payout.
- X-DAILY: EOD trailing in evaluation and funded stages, based on the highest closing balance. Locks at the starting balance after a 5% gain or the first funded payout.
Core: up to 10 funded; Rapid: up to 5. Separate limits for CFD/crypto and futures. One Welcome account per user and market. Core CFD/crypto 200K: up to 5 according to checkout. Unlimited evaluations; passed accounts can wait for an activation slot.
New purchases: 90-day evaluation; Instant accounts have no expiry. No monthly renewal fees for purchases from 22 October 2026 at 18:00. Older accounts retain their renewal terms.
Unlimited
Core: no minimum evaluation days. Rapid: the help center specifies 3 evaluation days and consistency.
- X-DAILY: no minimum trading days.
- No Stop Loss (+10% on 1-Step and 2-Step, +15% on Instant Funding and Instant Prime)
- 90% Profit Split (+20% on 1-Step FLASH and 2-Step PRO v2)
- 100% Profit Split (+20% on 1-Step NOVA and Instant Prime)
- Weekly payouts (+20% on 1-Step FLASH and 1-Step NOVA; available on 2-Step PRO v2)
- Instant Payouts (+20% on 2-Step and Instant Funding)
- Weekend Holding (15% on Instant Funding)
- News Trading + Weekend Holding (20% on Instant Prime)
- Bundle All Add-ons (+35% on 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funding)
- 1-Step FLASH: 80% (90% with add-on)
- 1-Step NOVA: 90% (100% with add-on)
- 2-Step PRO v2: 85% (up to 100% with add-on)
- Instant Funding: Initial at 60%, increasing by 10% per payout, up to 90%
- Instant Prime: 1st payout 80%, 2nd 90%, 3rd onwards 100% (100% from the first payout with add-on)
Measured from the higher of balance or equity at 5PM EST.
- 1-Step FLASH: 4% (hard breach)
- 1-Step NOVA: none
- 2-Step PRO v2: 4% (hard breach)
- Instant Funding: 3% (hard breach)
- Instant Prime: 2.5% (hard breach)
Purchases, passed challenges and payouts earn XP in the Top One Loyalty Program. XP unlocks five levels:
- Level 1 — Beginner: free $5K Instant account, store voucher and Discord rank.
- Level 2 — Amateur: +2% profit share and a free $10K Instant account.
- Level 3 — Experienced: +3% profit share, a free $25K Instant account and 5 giveaway entries.
- Level 4 — Expert: +5% profit share, a free $50K Instant account and 10 giveaway entries.
- Level 5 — Master: +7% profit share, +50% scaling boost, a free $100K Instant account and 15 giveaway entries.
Each level also provides lower profit targets, larger loss buffers and higher monthly payout caps. The announcement does not specify the XP thresholds or the exact rule values for each level; those are shown in the trader rewards dashboard.
- 1-Step FLASH: 3 profitable trading days with 0.5% profit of initial balance
- 1-Step NOVA: none
- 2-Step PRO v2: 3 profitable trading days with 0.5% profit of initial balance
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: none
- X-DAILY: none
Only self-developed or transparent systems with full source access and control over their logic. No commercial black-box bots, HFT or arbitrage.
- 1-Step NOVA: allowed on both the evaluation and the funded account.
- 1-Step FLASH, 2-Step PRO v2: allowed during the evaluation only, using your own unique EA.
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: not allowed.
- X-DAILY: allowed during evaluation, not allowed on the funded account.
Allowed for security or connectivity, never to conceal identity or bypass restrictions.
Hedging mode only; never across accounts or users. Netting mode combines positions per instrument.
No HFT or tick scalping. Payouts require the 15-second rule: at least half of trades and profits must come from trades exceeding that threshold, as described in payout help.
A minimum holding time of 5 minutes is mandatory for any trade closed in profit. This rule encompasses every closing scenario, such as manual exits, partial liquidations, and hitting pre-set Take Profit or Stop Loss levels in a profitable state.
All trades in the same market are aggregated, including fees, spread and slippage. Limit: 1% in evaluation and 0.5% funded/Instant. Two soft closures; the third breach ends the account.
Maximum Lot Size per Pair: (Account Balance × Leverage) ÷ (Instrument Price × Contract Size) = Max Lot Size
Maximum Lot Size per Account (only funded accounts). 20% open lot size limit based on the account size, up to a maximum of 20 open lots:
- $5k account = Max 1 lot
- $10k account = Max 2 lots
- $25k account = Max 5 lots
- $50k account = Max 10 lots
- $100k account = Max 20 lots
- $200k account = Max 20 lots
- X-DAILY: the lot limits above apply in both evaluation and funded stages for its $5K to $100K accounts.
Only allowed on challenge phases
- 1-Step FLASH, 1-Step NOVA: allowed during the evaluation, not allowed on the funded account.
- 2-Step PRO v2: allowed during the evaluation, not allowed on the funded account.
- Instant Funding: not allowed.
- Instant Prime: allowed with add-on.
When not allowed, it is prohibited to execute or close any trade within the window of 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after a high-impact news event.
- X-DAILY: allowed during evaluation, not allowed on the funded account; the high-impact news window above applies.
Closure after 8 calendar days without trading. Opening or closing a trade resets the timer; an open position pauses it.
30 days
Core: 30% funded and Instant, none during evaluation. Rapid: 40% during evaluation and none when funded according to checkout and payout-specific help. The rule measures the best day against total profit and resets after each payout.
- 1-Step FLASH: no consistency rule. Funded accounts have a 3% maximum daily profit cap; once reached the account pauses until the next trading day and the excess is voided (not a breach).
- 1-Step NOVA: 20% ESS required to request a payout.
- 2-Step PRO v2: no consistency rule. Funded accounts cap profit at $3,000 per day.
- Instant Funding: consistency score must stay at 15% or below.
- Instant Prime: 20% ESS required to request a payout.
- X-DAILY: evaluation only, the largest winning day must not exceed 40% of total profit. Exceeding this threshold requires further trading, not an account breach. No funded consistency rule.
ESS = [ Largest Winning Day + Largest Losing Day |Absolute value| ] ÷ Total Profit × 100
- 1-Step FLASH, 1-Step NOVA: Allowed
- 2-Step PRO v2: Allowed
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: Allowed with add-on
- X-DAILY: without add-ons, all positions must close on Friday before the market closes.
Latency arbitrage, price or platform manipulation, spoofing/layering, bug exploitation, copying/external signals, third-party management, account sharing, multiple identities and excessive exposure.
- High-Frequency Trading (HFT) & Tick Scalping
- Latency Arbitrage & Data Manipulation
- External Copy Trading & Signal Grouping
- Cross-Account Hedging Patterns
- High-Impact News Trading Restrictions
- Grid Trading Strategies
- Martingale Risk Management
- Third-Party Account Management ("Pass Your Challenge")
- Unauthorized Expert Advisor (EA) Masking
- Gambling & Excessive Leverage (YOLO Trading)
- IP Address & Proxy Violations
- Account Churning & Evaluation Rolling
- Requirement: An active Stop Loss (SL) is mandatory for every trade from the moment of execution.
- Immediate Action: You must set your SL while opening the position; adding it later is not permitted.
- Soft Breach: Any trade opened without a valid SL will be closed automatically by our system.
There is a No Stop Loss add-on available for purchase, which allows you to bypass this requirement.
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