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

71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9JQ

Dixon Teo

Anastasiia Kaplunenko

Malaysia

United Kingdom

2023

2026

Liquidity Providers

Core and Flash: evaluation fee refunded with the first payout. Value: 100% refund of the evaluation fee with the third payout. Not refundable on Instant challenges, nor if the evaluation is failed.

No public info

• Forex Evaluation: Bi-weekly (every 14 calendar days). Instant first payout.
• Instant Funded X: Every 30 days.

Every 14 days (every 7 days with Weekly Payout Add-on).

$10,000 per payout (all methods).

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

$100 (all methods).

1:100 (all platforms)

• TradeLocker, cTrader: 1:30
• MT5: 1:100

• TradeLocker, cTrader: 1:30
• MT5: 1:100

• TradeLocker, cTrader: 1:30
• MT5: 1:100

1:2 (all platforms)

• TradeLocker: 1:2
• cTrader, MT5: 1:100

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

Available add-ons include: 90/10 Profit Split, Weekly Payout, and others available at checkout.

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.

Static

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

80% by default, up to 90% with the 90/10 Profit Split Add-on.

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.

Equity-based (Start-of-Day Equity).

• 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

• 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 time limit. Infinite evaluation duration.

No time limit on the challenge.

0 minimum trading days across all plans.

Core and Value: minimum active trading days required; specific number varies by account size. Flash: no minimum trading days requirement, except on 100K and 200K account sizes.

Monthly competitions with free evaluation prizes.

• 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.

EAs are allowed but require pre-approval by email (support@onefunded.com). EAs that execute trades automatically on behalf of the trader are not allowed; EAs that act as trading assistants (lot size, risk management, position sizing) are allowed.

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

Max Exposure Rule: floating loss per trade idea may not exceed 3% of Start-of-Trade-Idea Equity (1% on Instant accounts). Max Margin Utilization monitored at 50%.

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

Copy trading is permitted only between your own OneFunded accounts. External copy trading or signal mirroring (Telegram, Discord, social networks, third-party copiers) is prohibited.

• 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.

Trading during high-impact news is allowed, but the News Volatility Period (5 minutes before and after the release) is monitored. Trades that appear to exploit volatility or news-driven price spikes may trigger compliance review and corrective actions.

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

60 days in evaluation phase, 30 days in funded phase.

• 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.

Evaluation phases: no consistency rule, except on 100K and 200K account sizes (where the Best Day Profit Ratio cap applies). Live (funded) phase: 50% Best Day Profit Ratio cap across Core, Value and Flash. The rule does not breach the account; it only blocks phase passing or payout until the ratio falls within the cap.

• 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.

• 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 arbitrage and reverse arbitrage
• Tick scalping designed to exploit microstructure or pricing refresh
• Cross-account hedging (between OneFunded accounts or with external accounts)
• One-sided bets / aggressive averaging into losses
• Martingale and grid recovery systems with uncontrolled exposure
• External copy trading or signal mirroring without authorization
• Account management by third parties or account passing services
• Data freezing, gap billing, delayed or slow data feeds