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2026-10

2023

IFZA Business Park, DDP, Premises No. 35882-001, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

After five payouts the account is reviewed for a possible live transition; it is not automatic. Initial accounts use simulated capital.

Every 5 days; five payouts before account review.

• Daily: daily
• One Step Standard, Instant Standard: on demand
• Flex DLL: after 5 winning days
• Flex No DLL: after 6 winning days

Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Central Time.

One and Signature: 5% of balance up to 75K and 4% on 100K and 150K. One additionally limits withdrawals to 50% of total profit. Instant: 5% at all sizes.

Daily: maximum daily payout

• $50k: $1,100
• $100k: $2,200
• $150k: $3,300

Instant Standard: payout cap

• $25k: $1,000
• $50k: $2,000
• $100k: $4,000
• $150k: $6,000

One Step Standard: payout cap

• $50k: $2,000, then $2,500
• $100k: $4,000, then $5,000
• $150k: $6,000, then $7,500

Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: payout cap

• $50k: $2,000
• $100k: $2,500
• $150k: $3,000

500 USD

• Instant Standard, One Step Standard, Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: $500

Positive net profit across the payout cycle. KYC and Trader Agreement. Shared wallets are not accepted; failed KYC means forfeiture of gains and account closure. Optional store credit is irrevocable and expires after one year.

$35 flat processing fee deducted from the first approved withdrawal of each calendar month.

Within 24 business hours. Get paid in 24 hours or AquaFunded Futures pays you an extra $500.

Liquidity-provider commissions vary by instrument and platform; check specifications.

Remove Lock on Payout: +25%. Payout Protector: +25%, Signature only. Optional add-ons; checkout indicates they are included in renewal.

End-of-day trailing; the threshold retains its pre-payout level unless Remove Lock on Payout is purchased.

• Daily, Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: end-of-day (EOD) drawdown during evaluation and funded stages
• Instant Standard: end-of-day (EOD) drawdown
• One Step Standard: end-of-day (EOD) drawdown during evaluation

One: none. Signature: 6% on 25K, 4% on 50K, 3% from 75K. Instant: 4%.

No fixed count; the $1 million limit is shared across evaluations, funded accounts and markets.

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

Daily, Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: unlimited evaluation time.

Instant: monthly subscription from the funded account. The reviewed sources do not publish a One or Signature activation fee.

One Step Standard, Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: $0 activation fee.

One: 5 days with at least $100/150/200/250/300 on 25/50/75/100/150K. Instant: 5 days according to checkout. Signature: no explicit confirmed requirement.

Monthly subscription; platform prices are listed in each challenge.

One Step Standard funded scaling targets: $52,100 on $50k, $103,600 on $100k and $155,100 on $150k.

One Step Standard: none; the evaluation can be passed in one trading day.

The FAQ permits proprietary automation subject to restrictions, but the checkout catalogue flags EAs as disallowed. Obtain written confirmation for the selected plan and platform before using automation.

Permitted within one account. Coordinated opposing positions across accounts or firms are prohibited.

Tick harvesting, full porting and sub-minute positions at or near the contract limit are prohibited.

Scalping and microscalping are allowed with a minimum trade duration of 10 seconds.

No universal per-trade percentage is published; gambling, all-in and abuse of margin, leverage or contract limits are prohibited.

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Signals, passing services, group trading and EAs facilitating copy trading are prohibited.

Copy trading is allowed between accounts owned by the same person. You can copy trades freely across your own AquaFunded Futures accounts without violations for internal account copying.

Existing positions may remain open. No opening or closing within 3 minutes before or after high-impact news. Consequences include P&L removal, reduced leverage or account termination.

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

One: 40% in evaluation and funded. Signature: 50% in both. Instant: 20%. If the best day exceeds the allowed share of total profit, continue trading until compliant.

Evaluation Phase

• Daily: 40%
• One Step Standard: none
• Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: 50%

Funded Phase

• Daily: none
• One Step Standard: 40%
• Flex DLL and Flex No DLL: none
• Instant Standard: 20%

Cross-account arbitrage, latency or pricing-error exploitation, insider trading, front-running, third-party passing strategies and changing strategy between evaluation and funded trading. All-in, gambling and excessive exposure are prohibited. Trading is reviewed before funded account issuance.

• No full automation: bots, AI and hands-off trading are forbidden.
• Auto scalping is limited (>200 trades/day restricted).
• Semi-automation is allowed with active manual control.
• No order manipulation (layering or fake liquidity).
• No exploiting simulated fills, slippage or illiquid markets.
• Follow CME rules; no coordinated accounts.
• Scalping and microscalping require a minimum trade duration of 10 seconds.
• Martingale is allowed within risk limits.
• Violations may result in termination and loss of profits.

Close before the platform session ends.