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Foundation

2026-10

2023

Banned Countries
PK, RU, CU, SD, SO, IR, LB, SY, LY, VN
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Morroco, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam
Headquarters
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30 North Gould Street, Ste R
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming (WY)
Postal code: 82801

CEO
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Matt Morris

Country
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United States

Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Refund
Limited

No refund after credentials are sent; support may authorize exceptions if no trades were placed. No fee refund for passing is published.

No

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.

Platforms
DXTrade, MatchTrader, cTrader, PropX
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader, Tradingview, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Rise
Payment Methods
Card
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days. One and Two: first payout after 14 days. Instant: first after qualifying profitable days. Signature: 14-day waiting period for each payout. Paid via Rise or crypto; store credit is also available, irrevocable and expires after one year.

  • 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.
Maximum Withdrawal

Signature: maximum 3% of balance per payout.

$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.
Minimum Withdrawal

1% of balance on Instant, One and Two; Signature does not publish a specific 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.
Brokers
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Purple Trading
Payout Fee
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2%

Demo Account
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MatchTrader
IDspreadtest@topone.comPasswordqyta5w7sw3rg
TradeLocker
IDspreadtest@topone.comPasswordF5sa,AVFw7m]ServerTOPONE
MetaTrader 5
ID98827612PasswordqaJaT8)h9ZServerTopOneTrader-MT5 or TopOneTrader-Trader
Margin Call Level
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100%

Crypto Weekend Trading
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Yes

Weekend cryptocurrency trading is available on our platform, provided that positions are initiated after 8 PM EST on Friday

Forex
50:1
  • 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
Metals
50:1
  • 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
Energies
5:1
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Indices
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
Crypto
2:1
  • 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
Forex

Liquidity-provider commissions vary by instrument and platform; check specifications.

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Metals
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0
Energies
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0
Indices
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0
Crypto
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0
Swap Free
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No
Add-ons
Yes

Payout Protector: +25%. Remove Lock on Payout: +25%, only One and Instant. Optional; table prices exclude add-ons.

Yes
  • 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)
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

Static on One, Two and Signature. Instant: trailing on the highest end-of-day balance; retains its pre-payout level unless Remove Lock on Payout is purchased. One also retains its pre-payout level. Instant requires a 5% non-withdrawable buffer.

  • 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.
Daily Drawdown

Based on balance; monitor the breach level in the dashboard.

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)
Max Allocation
1,000,000
600,000
Maximum Accounts

No fixed count; the $1 million limit is shared across evaluations, funded accounts and markets.

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Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days

Checkout specifies no fixed minimum evaluation days; consistency may require additional days.

  • X-DAILY: no minimum trading days.
Minimum Profitable Days

Instant: 7 days. One and Two: 4 days with at least 0.25% daily profit. Signature: no specific requirement is published.

  • 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
Account Reset
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Yes
  • 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.

Account scaling
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Yes

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.

Profit Split
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  • 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)
Free Trial
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No
Three Steps
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No
Merge Accounts
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No
Points Reward Program
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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.

Monthly Competition
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No
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

The FAQ permits proprietary automation subject to restrictions, but the checkout catalogue flags EAs as disallowed. Obtain written confirmation for the selected plan and platform before using automation.

No
  • 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.
Hedging
Limited

Permitted within one account. Coordinated opposing positions across accounts or firms are prohibited.

Yes
Scalping
Limited

Tick harvesting, full porting and sub-minute positions at or near the contract limit are prohibited.

No

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.

Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

No universal per-trade percentage is published; gambling, all-in and abuse of margin, leverage or contract limits are prohibited.

Yes

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.
Copy Trading
Limited

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Signals, passing services, group trading and EAs facilitating copy trading are prohibited.

No

Only allowed on challenge phases

News Trading
Limited

Existing positions may remain open. No opening or closing within 3 minutes before or after high-impact news. Consequences include P&L removal, reduced leverage or account termination.

Yes
  • 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.
Inactivity Rule

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

30 days

Consistency Rule
Limited

One: 50% in evaluation and funded. Signature: 50% funded only. Instant: 18%. Two: no consistency rule. The best day cannot exceed that share of total profit; continue trading until compliant.

Yes
  • 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

Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes
  • 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.
Prohibited Strategies

Cross-account arbitrage, latency or pricing-error exploitation, insider trading, front-running, third-party passing strategies and changing strategy between evaluation and funded trading. All-in, gambling and excessive exposure are prohibited. Trading is reviewed before funded account issuance.

  • 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
VPN
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No
Requires Stop Loss
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Yes
  • 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.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
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No

Maximum of 3 positions on the same pair and direction

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