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2026-10

2024

30 North Gould Street, Ste R
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming (WY)
Postal code: 82801

Matt Morris

United States

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

Transition to Live
After 3 successful payouts, a risk manager will evaluate your account and decide whether you continue in INSTANT or move to Live (the transition may occur before the third payout).

During the transition:

• All other accounts are paused or closed
• Only 1 Live account is allowed
• Trading on SIM accounts is not allowed while the review is ongoing

Pre-Live Stage
Pre-Live is an intermediate phase created to facilitate the move from SIM to real capital and to evaluate discipline and risk management under conditions close to Live:

• 1 daily payout from the first day in profit
• No consistency rule
• No maximum withdrawal limits
• Activation in 3–5 days

Move to Full Live
After demonstrating consistency in Pre-Live, the account is upgraded to Live (Plus500) with real capital, without restarting the process or affecting payouts:

• Up to 10% of the initial balance of the SIM account is transferred
• Only one account migrates to Live
• The highest profit from a single account is transferred

Every 5 days; five payouts before account review.

Elite Challenge / Elite Sim Funded

• Profit target per payout cycle: 6% (1st) / 5% (2nd) / 4% (3rd onward)
• Consistency resets after each payout

Elite Daily (Funded)

• Daily payouts starting from day 1
• Must reach buffer + $500 minimum

Elite ACCESS (Funded)

• On-demand payouts (any time after meeting requirements)
• Min 5 profitable days (per size: 25k=$200, 50k=$250, 100k=$300, 150k=$350)

Instant Sim Funded

• Profit target per payout cycle: 6% (1st) / 5% (2nd) / 4% (3rd onward)
• Consistency rule 20%

S2F Sim Pro

• Min 10 trading days, at least 7 profitable (profitable day = 0.1% of starting balance)
• Profit target per cycle: 6% / 5% / 4%
• ESS 20% or less

IGNITE

• 5% profit target each payout (resets after every payout cycle)
• No minimum trading days

X-ULTRA

• 7 profitable days before each payout; 4 with the paid add-on
• Minimum closing profit for a day to count: 50K $250 / 100K $500 / 150K $750
• New qualifying days required after each payout

X-Daily Spark: daily payout requests, with no minimum trading days.

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.

Maximum payout per withdrawal before moving to Live. No cap applies after moving to Live.

ELITE and S2F Sim Pro

INSTANT Sim Funded, purchased before 7/27/2026

INSTANT Sim Funded 2.0, purchased on or after 7/27/2026

IGNITE

X-ULTRA

X-Daily Spark: $1,000 per payout; excess profit stays available for later payouts.

500 USD

• IGNITE: $250

• Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS / Instant / S2F / Elite Challenge: $500

• X-ULTRA: $50

• X-Daily Spark: $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.

X-ULTRA: at least 50% of each payout request must come from new profit earned since the previous payout. No payout buffer.

X-Daily Spark: from the second payout, at least 50% of each request must come from new profit earned since the previous payout.

Less than 12 hours on average from request to payment. Average support response time: under 60 seconds via 24/7 live chat.

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.

X-ULTRA: 4 profitable days before each payout instead of 7 (+30%).

No DLL: Elite Daily and Ignite, approximately +30% on purchase; Elite Access, approximately +30% on activation. Select at initial checkout only; unavailable afterwards or on resets.

X-Daily Spark: static evaluation drawdown (+$15); lower evaluation target, 5% (+$15) or 4% (+$30). Bought at checkout, evaluation only. No funded daily loss limit (+$30), selected at activation.

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

EOD trailing drawdown: Elite Challenge, Elite Daily, Elite ACCESS Standard, Instant Sim Funded and IGNITE.

Elite ACCESS Intraday uses EOD trailing drawdown during evaluation and real-time intraday trailing drawdown when funded. The funded drawdown follows the highest realized or unrealized equity and locks at starting balance + $100 after the first payout.

S2F Sim Pro uses intraday trailing drawdown.

For Instant Sim Funded, the trailing drawdown locks above the starting balance once its lock condition is reached or after the first payout.

X-ULTRA
EOD trailing in evaluation and funded stages; follows the highest closing balance, never moves down and locks at starting balance + $100. Falling below the threshold fails the account. Funded drawdown: $3,000 / $4,500 / $6,000 for 50K / 100K / 150K.

X-Daily Spark: EOD trailing in evaluation and funded; follows the highest closing balance and never moves down. Funded threshold locks at starting balance + $100. Static evaluation drawdown available as an add-on.

Accounts per trader or household:

• 5 ELITE (Elite Challenge / Elite Sim Funded)
• 5 ELITE DAILY
• 5 ELITE ACCESS
• 5 INSTANT Sim Funded
• 5 S2F Sim Pro (more during special promotions)
• 10 IGNITE (same size, for copy trading)

Purchasing limits (Elite / Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS)

• 10 evaluation accounts per rolling 30-day window
• 12 resets per 30-day window
• Max 5 active funded accounts at any time

X-ULTRA

• Maximum 3 X-ULTRA accounts at the same time

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

X-Daily Spark: $3,000 must remain in the funded account after every payout.

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

X-Daily Spark: maximum 3 accounts in total, evaluation and funded combined.

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

Elite ACCESS (evaluation)

• 30 days to pass

Elite Challenge / Elite Daily / Instant / S2F / IGNITE

• No time limit

X-ULTRA (evaluation)

• 30 days to pass; a purchased reset starts a new 30-day period

X-Daily Spark evaluation: 30 days to pass.

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

Elite Challenge: one-time activation fee after passing.

Elite ACCESS Standard activation: $139 / $189 / $259 / $359 for 25K / 50K / 100K / 150K.

Elite ACCESS Intraday activation: $69 / $94 / $129 / $179.

Elite Daily, Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim Pro and IGNITE: no 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.

Elite ACCESS (Funded)

• 5 profitable days required before first payout
• Min daily profit: $25K $200 / $50K $250 / $100K $300 / $150K $350

S2F Sim Pro

• 7 profitable days out of 10 trading days
• Profitable day = 0.1% of starting balance

Elite Daily / Instant Sim Funded / IGNITE / Elite Challenge

• No minimum profitable days requirement (consistency targets only)

Monthly subscription; platform prices are listed in each challenge.

Elite Challenge and Elite Daily: monthly subscription.

Elite ACCESS Standard and Intraday: $39 one-time entry fee; a one-time activation fee applies after passing.

Instant Sim Funded, S2F Sim Pro and IGNITE: one-time fee.

Elite Challenge (challenge)

• $25K: $29
• $50K: $39
• $100K: $79
• $150K: $119

Elite Sim Funded (funded reset)

• $25K: $199
• $50K: $299
• $100K: $399
• $150K: $499

Elite Daily (challenge)

• $25K: $79
• $50K: $99
• $100K: $189
• $150K: $265

Elite Daily (funded)

• $25K: $299
• $50K: $499
• $100K: $849
• $150K: $849 (V1); V2 confirm pending

Elite ACCESS (challenge)

• $35 flat (all sizes)

Elite ACCESS (funded)

• $25K: $299
• $50K: $499
• $100K: $849
• $150K: $1,349

Instant / S2F Sim Pro / IGNITE

• No reset option

X-ULTRA

• Paid evaluation resets remain available after new accounts sell out. Each reset starts a new 30-day evaluation period.

X-Daily Spark: evaluation resets available; no funded reset.

Products listed below, excluding X-Daily Spark: 90/10 (trader keeps 90%).

• Elite Challenge / Elite Daily / Elite ACCESS
• Instant Sim Funded
• S2F Sim Pro
• IGNITE

Receive a practice account when you purchase a paid

Elite Challenge

• 2.5% (EOD soft breach)

Elite Daily

• $25K: 2% ($500)
• $50K: 2% ($1,000)
• $100K: 1.25% ($1,250)
• $150K: 1% ($1,500)
• V2 (5/11/26 onward, evaluation and funded): same as V1

Elite ACCESS

• Evaluation: none
• Funded: $25K $500 / $50K $1,000 / $100K $1,250 / $150K $1,750

Instant Sim Funded

• 2.5% ($625 / $1,250 / $2,500 / $3,750)

S2F Sim Pro

• 2% intraday ($500 / $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000)

IGNITE

• 2% ($500 / $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000)

X-ULTRA

• Hard breach in evaluation and funded accounts, measured from the starting balance for the day. Includes closed and floating losses, commissions and fees. Resets at 6:00 PM ET.

X-Daily Spark: no evaluation daily loss limit. Funded soft breach pauses trading for the day; calculated from the previous closing balance, including realized and unrealized losses. Trading day: 6:00 PM to 4:10 PM ET. Optional removal at activation.

Per-product consistency targets

• Elite Sim Funded: 25% (best day / total profit)
• Elite Daily (evaluation only): 45% V1 / 40% V2 (accounts from 5/11/26)
• Elite ACCESS (Funded): 40%
• Instant Sim Funded: 20%
• S2F Sim Pro: 20% Equity Stability Score (ESS), not a consistency rule per se
• IGNITE: 15%

Consistency / ESS resets after each payout cycle.

• X-ULTRA: 50% during evaluation (best day / total profit); none when funded.

• X-Daily Spark: none in evaluation or funded.

Elite Challenge

• None (can pass in 1 day)

Elite ACCESS

• 1 day minimum to pass evaluation

Elite Daily (Funded)

• 1 day (for payout eligibility)

S2F Sim Pro

• 10 trading days, at least 7 profitable (profitable day = 0.1% of starting balance)

Instant Sim Funded / IGNITE

• None

X-ULTRA (evaluation)

• No minimum trading days.

X-Daily Spark: no minimum trading days in evaluation or before a funded payout.

X-ULTRA funded accounts: contract limits adjust daily using closing profit, increasing or decreasing with the applicable level. Payouts can reduce the level. No scaling during evaluation.

X-Daily Spark funded: 1 mini / 10 micros below $1,500 closing profit; 2 minis / 20 micros from $1,500 to $1,999; 3 minis / 30 micros from $2,000. The next trading day uses the previous closing balance. No evaluation scaling.

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.

EAs and bots are NOT allowed on any account type. Manual trading only. Violations may lead to account suspension, termination or loss of funding privileges.

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 allowed, with one restriction:

10-second rule (all account types)

• All trades must remain open longer than 10 seconds
• 10.00 seconds = violation; 10.01 seconds = acceptable
• Closing any portion of a trade before 10 seconds violates the rule
• Adding to a trade (scaling in) within 10 seconds is permitted
• Occasional minor violations are tolerated; if ~50% or more of profits/trades violate this rule, profits are removed

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.

PRO

• Only allowed to copy trades from one PRO account to other PRO accounts of the exact same size.
• Limited to a maximum of 5 PRO accounts for copy trading.
• NOT allowed: copying between S2F Sim Pro and Instant Sim Funded, or between S2F and Elite plans.

Classic ELITE & Instant Sim

• Only allowed to copy trades between accounts of the same type and same size
• Limited to a maximum of 3 ELITE Sim accounts or Instant Sim accounts for copy trading.

ELITE DAILY

• Copy trade up to 5 accounts.

IGNITE

• Copy trading allowed on up to 10 IGNITE accounts of the same size
• Not allowed: between different plan types (IGNITE to Instant or Elite), or between different IGNITE sizes

Copy Trading Between Firms:

• It's allowed but all trade decisions must originate from activity on their platform.

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.

News trading allowed by default on all account types, with the exceptions below:

Elite Daily (Funded)

• No trades 2 minutes before or after high-impact news events

Elite ACCESS (Funded)

• No trades 2 minutes before or after high-impact news events

Elite Challenge / Instant / S2F / IGNITE: no news restriction.

X-Daily Spark: unrestricted during evaluation. Funded accounts cannot open or close trades within 2 minutes before or after major high-impact news.

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

14 calendar days without a trade (entry and exit) results in hard breach. The 14-day window includes weekends and holidays. Applies to all account types.

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.

• INSTANT: To request a payout, no single trading day's profit can exceed 20% of your total accumulated profits

• ELITE (funded phase): 25%

• ELITE DAILY (evaluation only): 45% V1 / 40% V2 (accounts from 5/11/26)

• ELITE ACCESS (funded): 40%

• IGNITE: 15%

• PRO: You need an ESS score of 20% to request a payout. To calculate ESS Score: (Best Day Profit + Worst Day Loss [as a positive number]) ÷ Total Profit × 100%

• X-ULTRA: 50% during evaluation (best day / total profit); none when funded.

• X-Daily Spark: none in evaluation or funded.

All trades must be closed by 4:10 PM EST. The system force-liquidates any open positions at that time. No overnight or weekend holding allowed. Weekend trading is prohibited.

Trading hours: 6:00 PM EST (Sunday) to 4:10 PM EST (Friday), with a daily break from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST.

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.

• Exploiting System, Pricing, or Latency Errors
• Use of Insider or Non-Public Information
• Front-Running
• Hedging Between Accounts
• Unauthorized Account Access
• Minimum Trade Duration (10-Second Rule)
• Trading That Risks Broker Relationships
• Trading That May Create Regulatory Concerns
• Externally Marked Challenge-Passing Strategies
• Rolling, Churning, or Gambling Accounts

Close before the platform session ends.

Not advised. Must notify or your account might be breached.

Allowed

• Trading from different devices (mobile, desktop)
• VPS with static IP (must notify support in advance and provide the invoice)
• Traveling and trading (may require documentation)

Not Allowed

• Using multiple IPs on the same account frequently
• Trading multiple accounts from the same IP
• Using a VPN (strictly prohibited)