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Headquarters

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

Algaroud Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO

Dixon Teo

Daniel Martin and Martin Najat

Country

Malaysia

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2023

2018

Banned Countries
Pakistan, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Vietnam
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers
No data
City Traders Imperium
Refund
No
Yes
  • 1-Step, 2 Step: 100% of your sign-up fee refunded when you hit 10% profit target on funded account
  • Instant Funding: 50% of your sign-up fee refunded when you hit 10% profit target on funded account at level 2
  • Instant Funding Pro: No refund
Platforms
cTrader, MatchTrader, DXTrade
Metatrader 5, MatchTrader
Demo Account
cTrader
IDtxppropPassword112233445566txp
MatchTrader
ID-Passwordj4S*8jmu3
DXTrade
IDtxp_C12843Passwordj4S*8jmu3
No data
Payout Methods
Crypto, Rise
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
PayPal, Crypto, Card
Card, Crypto, Transfer
Payout Frequency
  • Forex Evaluation: Bi-weekly (every 14 calendar days). Instant first payout.
  • Instant Funded X: Every 30 days.

1-Step, 2-Step

  • 1st payout after at least 7 Profitable (0.5% or more) Trading Days and a Minimum of 2% net profit or $100 (whichever is higher).
  • After your 1st payout, you can request any subsequent payouts Monthly, during the last 5 days of each month.

Instant

  • You can request the 50% profit share from Level 1 when the 10% profit target is achieved on Level 2.
  • You can request the second payout on Demand anytime once you have at least 5 profitable trading days and a minimum of 2% net profit or $100 (whichever is higher).
  • After the 1st payout, you can request any subsequent payouts Bi-Weekly, on the 14th/15th & the last 2 days of each month.
Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
No data
Minimum Withdrawal

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

No data
Forex
50:1
30:1
Metals
5:1
10:1
Energies
5:1
10:1
Indices
5:1
10:1
Crypto
2:1
2:1
Forex
7 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
7 / lot
5 / lot
Indices
0 / lot
0.5 / lot
Crypto
0
0 / lot
Energies
No data
0.05 / lot
Swap Free
No
Yes
Account Reset
No data

You can reset your challenge with an unlimited 15% discount (1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding) or 10% (Instant Funding Pro)

Add-ons
Yes

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

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

1-Step, 2-Step

  • You must achieve at least a +10% profit overall in the last 4 months. (Withdrawals don't affect this target).
  • Be profitable in at least 2 out of those 4 months.
  • Your account must have a positive balance (in profit) at the time of scaling.
  • Balance increases by +50% of its original balance, up to $100,000, and then $25,000 up to $200,000

Instant

  • You must achieve a 10% net profit of the initial account balance. (Withdrawals don't affect this target).
  • 20% Consistency Score.
  • Your account balance doubles until you reach the $2 million per account.
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.

  • 2-Step, Instant: Static
  • 1-Step: Trailing
Profit Split
  • Forex Evaluation: 80%
  • Instant Funded X: 80% (up to 90% with add-ons)
  • 1-Step, 2-Step: 80% (base value), 90% (Bronze Level), 100% (Silver Level)
  • Instant Funding: starts at 50% (Level 1)
  • Instant Funding Pro: starts at 70% (Level 2)
  • Instant scaling: 80% (Level 3), 90% (Bronze Level), 100% (Silver Level)
Free Trial
No
Yes
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.

Balance-based

Three Steps
No
No
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
  • 1-Step: $200,000
  • 2-Step: $200,000
  • Instant: $80,000
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.
No
Maximum Trading Days

No time limit. Infinite evaluation duration.

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days

0 minimum trading days across all plans.

No data
Points Reward Program
No data

Loyalty Program. Complete daily and weekly quests to earn points, unlock discounts, and win cash prizes or even free funded accounts.

Monthly Competition
Yes

Monthly competitions with free evaluation prizes.

No data
Minimum Profitable Days
No data
  • 1-Step, 2-Step: 3 days on evaluation phase, 7 days on funded phase
  • Instant: 5 days for payout On Demand
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
Yes
Hedging
Yes
  • Hedging/reverse trades are permitted within a single account.
  • Cross-account hedging is strictly prohibited.
No
Requires Stop Loss
No
Yes

Not using a stop loss is treated as a soft breach. Your account won’t be closed, but the system will automatically exit the trade after 1 minute if no stop loss has been set.

Scalping
Yes
Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
No
Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
No
No data
Copy Trading
Yes
  • Only allowed if you own all accounts involved.
  • Group trading, signal services, and mirror trading across multiple accounts are banned.
No
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.
Yes
Inactivity Rule

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

30 days

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.
No
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
  • Exploit Price Inefficiencies / Price Feed Errors
  • Group Hedging / Hedging / Group Trading / Copy Trading
  • Account Sharing / Reselling of Account / Account Management
  • One-Sided Bets
  • Gamble to Pass / Over-Leveraging
  • Using 3rd-Party EAs (Excluding the 1-Step Challenge)
  • Bracketing Strategies
  • Martingale Trading Style (Excluding the 1-Step Challenge)
  • Grid Trading
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