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Headquarters

30 North Gould Street, Ste R
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming (WY)
Postal code: 82801

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

CEO

Matt Morris

Husam Samy

Country

United States

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Morroco, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam
Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers
Purple Trading

In-house liquidity provider

Refund
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.

Yes

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

Payout Fee

2%

No data
Platforms
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader, Tradingview
MatchTrader, Metatrader 5
Demo Account
MatchTrader
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TradeLocker
IDspreadtest@topone.comPasswordF5sa,AVFw7m]ServerTOPONE
MetaTrader 5
ID98827612PasswordqaJaT8)h9ZServerTopOneTrader-MT5 or TopOneTrader-Trader
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Payout Methods
Rise
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, PayPal, Crypto
Margin Call Level

100%

No data
Payout Frequency
  • 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

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
No data

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

Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes

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

Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

$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.

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

Minimum Withdrawal

2%

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

Forex
  • 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
30:1
Metals
  • 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
10:1
Indices
  • 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
10:1
Crypto
  • 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
2:1
Energies
No data
10:1
Forex
0
4 / lot
Metals
0
4 / lot
Energies
0
4 / lot
Indices
0
0.4 / lot
Crypto
0
0
Commission-Free Option
No data
No
Swap Free
No
No
Account Reset
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.

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
  • 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)
Yes
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
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.

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-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.

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

Profit Split
  • 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)

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
No
No
Daily Drawdown

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)

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

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
600,000
500,000
Merge Accounts
No
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.

Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days
No data

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

Points Reward Program

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.

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Monthly Competition
No
No
Minimum Profitable Days
  • 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

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.

Expert Advisor (EA)
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.
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
No
Yes
Hedging
Yes
Yes
Requires Stop Loss
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.

No
Scalping
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.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No

Maximum of 3 positions on the same pair and direction

Yes
Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
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
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
No

Only allowed on challenge phases

No

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

News Trading
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.

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

30 days

Accounts are closed after 30 days of inactivity.

Consistency Rule
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.

ESS = [ Largest Winning Day + Largest Losing Day |Absolute value| ] ÷ Total Profit × 100

Yes

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

Hold Weekend
Yes
  • 1-Step FLASH, 1-Step NOVA: Allowed
  • 2-Step PRO v2: Allowed
  • Instant Funding, Instant Prime: Allowed with add-on
Yes
Prohibited Strategies
  • 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

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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