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Headquarters

Brighton, Colorado (USA). Representative address in Joué-lès-Tours, France, not open to the public.

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

CEO
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Lucas Antonio

Country

United States

Saint Lucia

Foundation
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2024

Banned Countries
United States, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, Cuba, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
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Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Refund
Limited

Challenges: the fee is refunded after passing, 50% with the first payout (which must be at least 1% of the account size) and 50% with the second. Not available on instant funding. A purchase is only refunded if requested within 7 days with no trading.

Yes

First Access order: the entry fee is credited in full as Atlas Balance, not cash back to a card. Otherwise, the challenge fee is returned as Atlas Balance on that account's third consecutive payout. Add-ons excluded. Access activation fee excluded.

Payout Fee

No firm fee; network or bank fees are paid by the trader.

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Platforms
Propietary Platform
MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days. Instant funding: first payout after 20 days per the rules (product pages say 4 weeks), then every 14 days. Two consecutive non compliant requests may suspend the account.

1-Step and 2-Step: first payout after 14 days, then every 14. 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily: on demand, Monday to Friday, once the cycle has 3 trading days. Access: first after 28 days, then every 14. Instant Funded and Instant Zero purchased from 17 October 2026: first after 14 days, then every 14; Weekly add-on: first after 7 days, then every 7. Earlier Instant accounts: first after 28 days, then every 14; Weekly: first after 14 days, then every 7. Weekly on Access: first after 14 days, then every 7. On-Demand (1-Step and 2-Step): first immediately, then every 14.

Payout Guarantee

Paid within 14 days of the request at most. Once approved, payment takes 24 to 72 business hours (USDT usually within 24 hours; bank transfer up to 5 business days).

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.

Crypto Weekend Trading
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No
Maximum Withdrawal
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Instant Zero: buffer of 3% of account size. The table limit applies to each of the first three payouts. 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily: buffer of 3%; each of the first three payouts is capped at 2% of the starting balance, before the split. Other plans: up to available profit.

Minimum Withdrawal

$100 or the equivalent in euros, with any method.

Profit required to request: $50 on 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily; $100 on other programs. No additional minimum on the chosen withdrawal amount.

Forex
100:1
100:1
Metals

1:100; palladium 1:50.

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Energies
100:1

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Indices

1:100; Nikkei 225 and ASX 200 1:50.

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Stocks
20:1
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Crypto
10:1

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Forex
0 / lot
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Metals
0 / lot
No data
Energies
0 / lot
No data
Indices
0 / lot
No data
Stocks
0 / lot
No data
Crypto
0 / lot
No data
Account Reset
Yes

Paid, from the dashboard. In the challenge, about 50% of the price and back to phase 1 or 2. On a funded account, full price and funded status is kept. Usually applied within 24 hours.

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.

Add-ons
Yes

At checkout: news trading (+20% of the price) and no mandatory stop loss (+30%).

Yes

Weekly, On-Demand, No Daily Loss, no minimum days and 100% split, depending on plan. Individual add-ons: +20%; bundle: +45% (+50% on 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily).

Instant
Yes

Funded account with no evaluation, with a profit cap and its own profit split ladder that starts lower.

Yes
One Step
Yes

1 Phase Challenge.

Yes
Account scaling
Limited

On request from the dashboard, after several profitable periods on a funded account. Decided case by case based on consistency and rule compliance, at no cost.

Yes

Scaling for consistent performance without a new evaluation. Documentation allows exceeding the standard allocation but does not publish exact thresholds.

Two Steps
Yes

2 Phase Challenge.

Yes
Max Drawdown

Static, measured on the initial capital. Breaching it suspends the account.

1-Step, 2-Step, 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily: 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 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily, where the original floor remains.

Profit Split

Rises with each payout. Challenges: 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% and 90% from the fifth. Instant funding: 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70% and 90% from the sixth.

100% with add-on. First Atlas Protector trigger: 50% for the account's remaining life. First On-Demand payout: 50% for that payout only.

Free Trial
Yes

Free Trial 10K, no card needed: 8% target, 5% daily and 10% total loss, no mandatory stop loss. One per email every 30 days; after passing, the account stays open for 24 hours and pays nothing.

Yes

Website offers a free $1,000 simulated trial, one per verified person; KYC required.

Daily Drawdown

Measured on the initial capital, including floating losses; per its forum it resets at midnight UTC. Breaching it suspends the account.

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.

Three Steps
No
Yes
Max Allocation

$1,000,000 per account and $3,000,000 combined.

400,000
Maximum Accounts

Several accounts at once up to the maximum combined capital. Each one is evaluated separately.

Multiple accounts allowed within the total allocation limit.

Maximum Trading Days

No time limit. The challenge must be activated within 30 days of purchase.

No evaluation deadline. Access: activate within 30 days after passing.

Minimum Trading Days

Evaluation: 2 days. Funded account: 14 days before each payout; a day only counts if a trade is opened and closed on it. If a payout is refused, the counter resets.

Evaluation: 3 days per phase on 1-Step, 2-Step, 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily; no minimum on Access. Funded per cycle: 5 on 1/2-Step and Instant; 3 on 1-Step Daily, 2-Step Daily and Access.

Points Reward Program
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Atlas Balance for purchases, resets and add-ons; cannot be withdrawn as cash. VIP: 26 ranks across 8 tiers, from Bronze to Atlas Black. XP from purchases, payouts, funded trading, tasks and achievements. Rank-up rewards: Balance and Atlas Packs, unlocked after the first paid order. Rank-based cashback: 3%-10%; bonus for payouts taken as Atlas Balance: 10%-25%. Spending Balance or trading losses do not lower rank; reversed payouts remove their XP.

Atlas Packs: one random prize per pack, with published odds. Available through paid orders, rank-ups or Atlas Balance. Prizes include challenges, resets, add-ons, discounts, Balance, XP and packs.

Access: every account includes an Access Pack with a discount on that account's funded activation fee, up to full coverage. Pack reward and promo code cannot both reduce the funded fee.

Monthly Competition
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Yes

Free monthly competition; simulated account prizes. Registration follows the official schedule.

Minimum Profitable Days

Funded account: 7 of the 14 minimum days. In evaluation, the FAQ and its comparisons ask for 2 profitable days; the rules page says 2 trading days.

Funded: 1/2-Step: each day must close at least +0.5%; Instant: +1%; Access: +0.5%. 1-Step Daily and 2-Step Daily: day with a closed trade, no minimum daily profit. Counter resets after each payout.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Allowed if declared. Undeclared EAs, HFT and abusive AI are prohibited.

Yes
VPN
No

VPN and VPS are prohibited; detection suspends the account.

Limited

Must not conceal location or identity. Give advance notice of locations inconsistent with registration.

Hedging
No

Prohibited, including across accounts.

Limited

Allowed within one account. Prohibited across accounts, brokers or firms.

Requires Stop Loss
Yes

Mandatory when opening and closing every trade. One trade without a stop is tolerated; the second one suspends the account. Can be removed with the paid add-on.

No
Scalping
Limited

Trades under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips count as prohibited scalping; repeated trades of 2 pips or less are reviewed.

Limited

On funded accounts, profits from trades held under 3 minutes are deducted. Losses remain; the deduction does not close the account.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
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No
Martingale
No
No
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Per trade: maximum loss of 2% and maximum profit of 3%.

Yes

Funded: a net floating loss of 2% of initial balance triggers Atlas Protector. First trigger: positions closed and split cut to 50%; second: account closed. Using 80% of margin closes positions and deducts their profits.

Copy Trading
Limited

Copying between your own accounts does not count for payouts. Under the "Be copied" program, copied profit can be at most 50% of the eligible profit.

Limited

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

News Trading
Limited

No opening or closing (including a triggered SL/TP) 10 minutes before and after 3 star releases on the TradingView calendar, any currency and symbol. A position opened before the release may be held. Allowed with the paid add-on.

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.

Inactivity Rule

Closed after 15 consecutive days without trading, or suspended after 40 days in loss.

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

Consistency Rule
Yes

When requesting a payout, no single trade may exceed 25% of total profit (if it does, the payout is held until rebalanced) and no instrument 80%. Each trade must also be between 1/4 and 2 times the largest lot already used on the account.

Limited

Instant Funded: best day at most 20% of cycle profit. Access funded: 40%. No consistency on Instant Zero, 1-Step, 2-Step, 1-Step Daily or 2-Step Daily.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes
Prohibited Strategies

HFT and scalping under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips, martingale, hedging (including across accounts), grid, latency and quote arbitrage, gap trading, exploiting price or platform errors, abusive AI, undeclared EAs, overexposure or gambling, account rolling and third party trading.

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.

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