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Headquarters

Algaroud Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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

CEO

Daniel Martin and Martin Najat

Dixon Teo

Country

United Arab Emirates

Malaysia

Foundation

2018

2023

Banned Countries
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
Pakistan, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Vietnam
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers
City Traders Imperium
No data
Refund
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
No
Platforms
Metatrader 5, MatchTrader
cTrader, MatchTrader, DXTrade
Demo Account
No data
cTrader
IDtxppropPassword112233445566txp
MatchTrader
ID-Passwordj4S*8jmu3
DXTrade
IDtxp_C12843Passwordj4S*8jmu3
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto
Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, Transfer
PayPal, Crypto, Card
Payout Frequency

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.
  • Forex Evaluation: Bi-weekly (every 14 calendar days). Instant first payout.
  • Instant Funded X: Every 30 days.
Crypto Weekend Trading
No data
Yes
Minimum Withdrawal
No data

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

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

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

No data
Add-ons
No
Yes

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

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
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.
No data
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • 2-Step, Instant: Static
  • 1-Step: Trailing

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.

Profit Split
  • 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)
  • Forex Evaluation: 80%
  • Instant Funded X: 80% (up to 90% with add-ons)
Free Trial
Yes
No
Daily Drawdown

Balance-based

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.

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

Unlimited

No time limit. Infinite evaluation duration.

Minimum Trading Days
No data

0 minimum trading days across all plans.

Points Reward Program

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

No data
Monthly Competition
No data
Yes

Monthly competitions with free evaluation prizes.

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

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

30 days

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

Consistency Rule
No
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.
Hold Weekend
Yes
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.
Prohibited Strategies
  • 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
  • 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
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