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Foundation

2026-10

2022

Banned Countries
PK, RU, CU, SD, SO, IR, LB, SY, LY, VN
Afghanistan, Albania, Antarctica, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Libya, Malawi, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Palestinian Territory, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Yemen
Headquarters
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Heiligkreuz 6, 9490, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

CEO
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Daniela Egli

Country
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Liechtenstein

Assets
Indices, Commodities
Equity Indexes, Currencies, Agricultural, Energy, Metals, Interest Rates, Crypto
Platforms
DXFutures, Volumetrica, Rithmic
ATAS, Quantower, Volsys, RTrader Pro, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, TradingView, Sierra Chart, MotiveWave, Jigsaw, Volfix
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Live Account
Limited

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

No
Payment Methods
Card
Card, Crypto, Bank Transfer
Payout Frequency

Every 5 days; five payouts before account review.

No data
Maximum Withdrawal

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.

Up to 50% of the current profit buffer per reward, capped at $2,500 ($50K), $3,500 ($100K) or $5,000 ($150K).

Minimum Withdrawal

500 USD

$100

Other Payout Requirements

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.

First reward: 5 winning days of at least $200 each. Later rewards: at least $0.01 net profit since the previous reward and 5 new $200 winning days.

Brokers
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Rithmic, dxFeed, Tradovate
Payout Fee
No data

No payout fee

Payout Guarantee
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Within 24 hours on business days

Commission

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

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Add-ons
Yes

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

Yes

Optional Level 2 market data is available. Challenge Extend costs $99 / $189 / $289 by account size.

Instant
Yes
No
One Step
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

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

Trailing on end-of-day balance. It stops at the starting balance and never moves down.

Max Allocation
1,000,000
750,000
Mandatory buffer
Limited

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

No
Maximum Accounts

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

No data
Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

30 days (includes weekends and holidays)

Funded Phase Pricing Model

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

No activation fee for new Futures Prime accounts purchased from 26 March 2026.

Minimum Profitable Days

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.

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Evaluation Phase Pricing Model

Monthly subscription; platform prices are listed in each challenge.

One-time fee; no subscription.

Account Reset
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Available for Futures Challenges with at least one trading day remaining; unavailable on Earning accounts.

Account scaling
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Yes

Buying power scales from end-of-day profit and is adjusted daily at 16:00 CT.

After passing the Challenge the account moves through a level ladder. Each level has its own profit target and drawdown limit; reaching the target unlocks a payout and promotes the account to the next level, with more capital, more drawdown flexibility and a higher profit share. Smaller accounts run through around 10 levels.

Profit Split
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80%

Free Trial
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No
Daily Drawdown
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Daily Pause is recalculated from the previous day's closing balance at 16:15 CT. It closes positions and pauses trading until the next day.

Merge Accounts
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No
Minimum Trading Days
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3 unique trading days to pass.

Points Reward Program
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Respect Points Program (Affiliate)
10% commission on each referred trader turns into points for the original trader. Points accumulate per challenge purchased via your affiliate link.

Position size scaling
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Yes

The contract limit grows with each level of the ladder. An account that starts at 10 micros can reach 50 micros; larger accounts scale up to 50 standard contracts.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

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.

Yes
Hedging
Limited

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

Limited

Hedging within the same account is allowed for risk-management purposes, provided no Hedging Arbitrage is involved. Hedging between two accounts (BUY on one + SELL on the other) is prohibited.

Scalping
Limited

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

Yes
Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

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

No
Copy Trading
Limited

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

Limited

Copy trading is allowed up to 5 accounts (manual or automated). If you copy the same strategy to more than 5 accounts, we reserve the right to deny upgrades of additional accounts. You may only copy from external accounts that are yours (not from other traders). Copying between your Futures Challenges and Futures Earning accounts is prohibited.

News Trading
Limited

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.

Yes
Inactivity Rule

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

21 consecutive days without placing a single trade → the account is considered inactive and breached. Holding an overnight position or having an unexecuted pending order does NOT count as activity. The countdown starts when the account is purchased/created.

Consistency Rule
Yes

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.

Yes

40% Consistency Rule (Futures Prime Challenge only). Single-day profit may not exceed 40% of the profit target. Any excess is added to the new profit target. The rule does not apply to Earning accounts.

Hold Weekend
No
No
Prohibited Strategies

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.

  • High-frequency, latency, reverse, hedge-arbitrage or arbitrage trading
  • Grid, martingale, gambling or account rolling
  • Gap trading before extended market closures
  • Copying between Challenge and Earning accounts
  • Emulators, unauthorized feeds or exploiting fills
Overnight positions
No

Close before the platform session ends.

No
VPN
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Limited

VPN is allowed for individual traders, provided it is not used to mask shared access or coordinated activity between accounts. Multiple accounts accessed from the same IP / network is prohibited.

Requires Stop Loss
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No
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No data
Yes
Martingale
No data
No
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