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Headquarters

Sublot 40, Level 3, Block A2, Saradise Kuching, Off Jalan Stutong, 93350, Kuching, Malaysia

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

CEO

Dixon Teo

Lucas Antonio

Country

Malaysia

Saint Lucia

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Pakistan, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Vietnam
No data
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Crypto
Refund
No
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.

Platforms
cTrader, MatchTrader, DXTrade
MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
Demo Account
cTrader
IDtxppropPassword112233445566txp
MatchTrader
ID-Passwordj4S*8jmu3
DXTrade
IDtxp_C12843Passwordj4S*8jmu3
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Payout Methods
Crypto, Rise
Rise, USDT ERC20, Atlas Balance
Payment Methods
PayPal, Crypto, Card
Credit Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Crypto, Atlas Balance
Payout Frequency
  • Forex Evaluation: Bi-weekly (every 14 calendar days). Instant first payout.
  • Instant Funded X: Every 30 days.

1-Step, 2-Step, Pro and 3-Step: first payout after 14 days, then every 14. Instant and Access: first after 28 days, then every 14. Weekly: first after 14 days, then every 7. On-Demand: first immediately, then every 14. Daily Payouts on Pro: daily.

Payout Guarantee
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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
Yes
No
Maximum Withdrawal
No data

Instant Zero: buffer of 3% of account size. The table limit applies to each of the first three payouts. Other plans: up to available profit; Daily Payouts adds its own conditions.

Minimum Withdrawal

Instant Funded X: Greater of $100 or 1% of starting balance.

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

Forex
50:1
100:1
Metals
5:1

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Energies
5:1

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Indices
5:1

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Crypto
2:1

Varies by symbol and platform; check the instrument specifications.

Forex
7 / lot
No data
Metals
7 / lot
No data
Indices
0 / lot
No data
Crypto
0
No data
Swap Free
No
No data
Account Reset
No data
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

Instant Funded X: Weekend flat fee add-on and up to 90% profit split add-on available.

Yes

Weekly, On-Demand, Daily Payouts, no minimum days and 100% split, depending on plan. Individual add-ons: +20%; Daily: +25%; bundle: +45%. Daily Pro: 2% buffer and 3% cap per payout for the first three.

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
No data
Yes

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

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

Forex Evaluation (X-1 & X-2 Step)
6% static drawdown from starting balance. Does not trail.

Instant Funded X
8% trailing drawdown. Trails upward with account growth. Once 8% profit is achieved, drawdown locks permanently at starting balance. After withdrawal, drawdown permanently locks at original starting balance.

1/2/3-Step: 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 Pro, where the original floor remains.

Profit Split
  • Forex Evaluation: 80%
  • Instant Funded X: 80% (up to 90% with add-ons)

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
No
Yes

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

Daily Drawdown

Forex Evaluation & Instant Funded X: 5% daily max loss. Calculated from the higher of: prior day's end-of-day balance or equity. Resets at 5:00 PM EST.

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
  • Forex: $400,000
  • Instant Funded X: $100,000
  • Max $1M in active evaluations per person
  • Maximum one evaluation per specific account size and plan type simultaneously across all platforms
400,000
Merge Accounts
Yes
  • Case-by-case. Only possible when multiple assessments of identical product tier, step, and platform are passed simultaneously.
  • Not permitted across different platforms, steps, or rule sets.
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Maximum Trading Days

No time limit. Infinite evaluation duration.

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

Minimum Trading Days

0 minimum trading days across all plans.

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

Monthly competitions with free evaluation prizes.

Yes

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

Minimum Profitable Days
No data

Funded: 1/2-Step: each day must close at least +0.5%; Instant: +1%; Access: +0.5%. Pro and 3-Step: day with a closed trade, no minimum daily profit. Counter resets after each payout.

Maximum Accounts
No data

Multiple accounts allowed within the total allocation limit.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
  • EAs are allowed, but third-party or off-the-shelf strategies marketed to pass challenge accounts are banned.
  • Strategy switching between evaluation and funded phases is also prohibited.
Yes
VPN
Yes
Limited

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

Hedging
Yes
  • Hedging/reverse trades are permitted within a single account.
  • Cross-account hedging is strictly prohibited.
Limited

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

Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes
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)
Yes
No
Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
No
Yes

Funded: the greater of net floating loss and the sum of losing positions, at 2% of initial balance, trigger Atlas Protector. First trigger: positions closed and split cut to 50%; second: account closed. Using 80% of margin closes positions and deducts their profits. Risk per instrument limited to 50% of the daily limit where applicable.

Copy Trading
Yes
  • Only allowed if you own all accounts involved.
  • Group trading, signal services, and mirror trading across multiple accounts are banned.
Limited

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

News Trading
No
  • Opening positions within 3 minutes before or after news events is prohibited.
  • Violations may result in position closure, P&L removal, leverage reduction, or account breach.
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

Accounts with zero trading activity for 30 consecutive days are hard breached.

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

Consistency Rule
Yes
  • Best trading day cannot exceed 45% of total profit target.
  • If breached during evaluation, profit target adjusts upward.
  • In funded phase, applies to withdrawal eligibility.
  • Instant Funded X: No consistency rule.
Limited

Instant Funded: best day at most 20% of cycle profit. No consistency on Access, Zero, 1/2/3-Step or Pro, according to checkout.

Hold Weekend
Limited
  • Forex Evaluation: Weekend holding allowed.
  • Instant Funded X: All trades must be closed by 3:45 PM EST on Friday, or they are automatically closed (soft breach). Weekend holding add-on available.
Yes
Prohibited Strategies
  • Exploiting pricing/latency errors
  • Front-running trades
  • Using non-public/insider information
  • Arbitraging across company or third-party accounts
  • News event trading (within 3 minutes before/after)
  • Excessive leverage/"all-in" trades resembling gambling
  • Group hedging/reverse trading across multiple accounts
  • Third-party strategies marketed for challenge accounts
  • Strategy switching between evaluation and funded phases

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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