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Headquarters

Operating office: 44 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AH. TTT Markets Ltd registered office: Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia.

IFZA Business Park, DDP, Premises No. 35882-001, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Country

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2022

2023

Banned Countries
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Cuba, Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Vietnam, Kenya, Albania, Algeria, North Korea, Senegal
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities
Brokers

TTT Markets Ltd. Simulated prop trading accounts; separate brokerage service. MT5 unavailable to residents or citizens of the US, Iran or North Korea.

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Refund
No
Yes

Full refund after 4th payout

Platforms
MT5, TTT WebTrader
Metatrader 5, MatchTrader, TradeLocker, cTrader
Demo Account
MT5
ID1000753PasswordTTTMarkets1_ServerTTTMarkets-Ltd
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Payout Methods
Bank Transfer, Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Credit/Debit Card, Bank Transfer, Crypto, Kora Pay
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

1-Step Standard and 1-Step Lite: first payout after 21 calendar days and 14 trading days. 2-Step: first after 14 calendar days, then every 14 days. 2-Step Lite: every 14 days with 5 trading days. Subscription: first 30 days after activation with 10 trading days, then monthly. Instant Standard: after meeting the target. Monday 22:00 GMT cutoff, Wednesday review; 1-2 business days after approval. Keep trades closed during review.

First payout 14 days after the first trade. Every 14 days after that. First payout after 7 days with add-on (+15%).

  • Instant Pro: First Payout on Demand is available as a checkout add-on.
  • Instant Flex: first payout on demand, then every 14 days.
Alternative Currency
GBP, EUR
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Maximum Withdrawal

No published maximum limit.

For traders with $200K accounts or larger, the first two reward requests are capped at a maximum withdrawal of $10,000 each. After the first two rewards, this restriction is removed, and there are no further withdrawal limits.

TryAqua: maximum lifetime withdrawal of $100.

Minimum Withdrawal

USD 100; Instant may have different requirements.

$100

Payout Fee
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$35 flat fee via Rise (for payouts of $1,000 or more). Payouts below $1,000 are paid in crypto and only carry the network fee.

Payout Guarantee
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Get Paid in 24 Hours or get an extra $1,000. Rewards are only processed on business days, and so the 48 Hour Reward Guarantee timer is paused on weekends.

Forex

Evaluations and Subscription: up to 1:100. Instant Standard: 1:50.

  • Instant Standard: 30:1
  • Instant Pro, Instant Flex, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 50:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 100:1 during evaluation, 50:1 when funded
Metals
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  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, Instant Flex, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 10:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 20:1 during evaluation, 10:1 when funded
Energies
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  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, Instant Flex, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 10:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 20:1 during evaluation, 10:1 when funded
Indices
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  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, Instant Flex, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 10:1
  • 1 Step Flex: 20:1 during evaluation, 10:1 when funded
Crypto
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  • Instant Standard: 1:1
  • Instant Pro, Instant Flex, 2 Step, 1 Step, 3 Step, Aqua Man: 2:1
Forex
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5 / lot
Metals
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5 / lot
Energies
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5 / lot
Indices
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Commission-Free Option
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No
Swap Free
Yes
Yes

Swap-free accounts are available. No overnight swap fees; positions can be held for as long as desired.

Account Reset
Limited

Subscription issues a fresh evaluation each billing cycle without reset fees; minimum 2-month commitment. Funded 1-Step and 2-Step buyback: 2% of account size, subject to review. Instant: no free retries.

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Add-ons
Limited

Weekend Holding +25%: 1-Step Standard from 5K to 200K. Drawdown Upgrade +20%: 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Standard and Subscription; evaluation limits of 5% daily and 10% total. Account Protection +30%: Standard and Lite evaluations, excluding Pro and Subscription; recovery for 40% of the undiscounted original price within 7 days of an eligible drawdown breach.

Yes
  • 100% profit split (+15%)
  • First payout after 7 days (+15%)
  • First Payout on Demand (Instant Pro)
  • 100% profit split and first payout after 7 days combined (+25%)
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Limited

2-Step Standard: doubles after achieving 10% for 3 consecutive months. Instant Standard: doubles at 12%, replacing that cycle's payout. 2-Step Lite: no scaling.

Yes

You can grow your account to a maximum of $4,000,000. In order to scale your capital and grow, you must make 12% within a 3-month period. If you achieve this, they will increase your account size by 25% of your initial balance.

This is complementary to the Aqua Elite Program.

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

1-Step Standard and Pro: trailing equity. 1-Step Lite, 2-Step Standard/Lite, Subscription and Instant Standard: fixed relative to initial capital. Floating losses count.

  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro, Instant Flex, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Pro, Aqua Man: Trailing, based on the highest value between equity and balance
  • TryAqua: Daily and maximum drawdowns are trailing
  • 1 Step Flex, 2 Step Elite, 3 Step: Static
Profit Split

1-Step and 1-Step Lite: 50%, 70%, then 80%. 2-Step: first payout 70%, then 80%. 2-Step Lite and Pro: up to 80%. Instant Standard: starts at 50%, +5 points per payout or scaling event up to 70%. Subscription: starts at 70%, +5 points per payout up to 90%.

90%. 100% with add-on (+15%)

Free Trial
Yes
No
Daily Drawdown

Includes closed and floating losses. 1-Step Standard: trails the equity high.

Based on highest value between equity and balance

Three Steps
No
Yes
Max Allocation

1-Step, 2-Step and Subscription: USD 1,000,000 per program. Instant Standard: USD 500,000.

400,000
Maximum Accounts

Subscription: up to 10 active accounts, subject to the allocation limit.

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Merge Accounts
Limited

Lite accounts cannot be merged. Other programs: unconfirmed.

Yes

Instant accounts can't be merged

Maximum Trading Days

No time limit; the inactivity rule applies.

No limit

Minimum Trading Days

Lite: no evaluation minimum; payout trading-day requirements are shown under payout frequency.

  • Instant Standard, Instant Pro: 5 days (non-consecutive), 0.5% profit each
  • Instant Flex: 7 days
  • TryAqua: 5 days, with at least 0.5% profit each
  • 1 Step Standard: 3 days, 0.5% profit each
  • 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard: 5 days, 0.5% profit each
  • 1 Step Flex: no minimum during evaluation; 3 days before the first funded payout, with at least 0.5% profit each
  • 2 Step Pro: 0 in evaluation, 5 in funded
  • 2 Step Elite: 3 per step
  • 3 Step: not specified
Monthly Competition
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No
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Allowed unless they use prohibited strategies. 1-Step Lite and Pro: not allowed. Maintain a consistent strategy; do not mix manual and EA trading on 1-Step Standard.

Yes
VPN
Limited

The AML policy treats using a VPN to mask identity or location as a red flag. No general permission to use VPNs on prop funding accounts is published.

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Hedging
Limited

Cross-account hedging prohibited. Same-account hedging depends on the program.

Yes
Scalping
Limited

Discretionary scalping allowed; tick scalping and execution abuse prohibited. The official blog states a 2-minute minimum trade duration, without specifying its scope by programme in the help centre.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Limited

1-Step Standard/Lite: maximum of 2 simultaneous positions.

Yes
Martingale
No
Yes
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Used margin must remain below 80% of current equity; floating losses can increase this ratio.

Yes

If your floating PnL (profit and loss) drops below -2% of the account balance, the account will be permanently closed.

Only applies to Instant Funding Standard, Pro, Flex, AquaMan and TryAqua.

Copy Trading
No
Yes
  • Copy trading between AquaFunded accounts
  • Copy trading from Funded-to Evaluation accounts and vice versa
  • Copy trading between AquaFunded account and external accounts.
News Trading
Limited

Allowed on Standard, Lite evaluations, Instant Standard and Subscription. Pro and Instant Lite: unconfirmed.

Limited

Two policies depending on the account creation date:

Accounts opened after 2026-04-27

  • News trading is allowed.
  • Profits generated within 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after a red folder (high-impact) news event or FOMC are capped at 0.5% of the starting balance per payout cycle.
  • Anything above the cap is removed without further penalty.

Accounts opened before 2026-04-27

  • Trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after a red folder news event or FOMC on funded accounts are not allowed.
  • Any profits generated during these windows are removed.
Inactivity Rule
Yes

Closure after 30 calendar days without executing a trade; logging in or holding a position does not count.

30 days

Consistency Rule
Limited

1-Step Standard/Lite: lot sizes between 25% and 200% of the average according to official examples; 14 trading days and no trade or group may account for most profits. Reviewed at payout; noncompliant profits may be removed.

Yes

Applies on funded accounts. A single trading day cannot equal or exceed a given percentage of total profits during the payout period. If it does, payouts are blocked until the ratio normalises; the account is not closed.

  • Instant Standard: 20%
  • Instant Pro: 20% for accounts purchased on or after 8 September 2026 (limited-time offer); 15% for accounts purchased before that date
  • Instant Flex: no consistency rule
  • Aqua Man: 15%
  • TryAqua: 15%
  • 1 Step Pro: 25%
  • 2 Step Pro: 50%
  • 1 Step Flex: no consistency rule
  • 1 Step Standard, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Elite, 3 Step: no specific consistency rule documented
Hold Weekend
Limited

2-Step Standard and Instant Standard: allowed. 1-Step Standard from 5K to 200K: requires the add-on. Lite and Subscription: not allowed.

Yes
Prohibited Strategies

Arbitrage, tick scalping, latency or pricing exploitation, HFT, copy/group trading, third-party management, signal bots, martingale/grid EAs and aggressive or all-in trading.

  • Use of platform or data freezing due to a Demo Server error.
  • Use of a delayed data feed
  • Trading on delayed charts
  • Tick scalping
  • High frequency trading
  • Arbitrage bots
  • Reverse arbitrage
  • Latency arbitrage
  • Hedge arbitrage or any emulators are prohibited.
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