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Headquarters

Praga 1, Calle Purkynova 2121/3, 110 00, Czech Republic

Top floor, Rodney Court Building, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

CEO

Otakar Suffner

Lewis Mansbridge

Country

Czech Republic

Saint Lucia

Foundation

2015

2021

Banned Countries
Afghanistan, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bouvet Island, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cook Islands, Comoros, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Vatican City, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niger, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Eswatini, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine (Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia), Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Sahara
Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo Republic, Cuba, Crimea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Brokers

Liquidity Provider

Liquidity Provider

Refund
Platforms
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, Tradingview
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Transfer, PayPal
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, Skrill
Skrill, Neteller, Crypto, Card, ApplePay, GooglePay
Margin Call Level

100%

Payout Frequency

14 days

IF Evolve

On-demand payouts once the funded-stage eligibility requirements are met.

Instant Funding

First withdrawal after 14 days from your first trade; then every 7 days after each new trade.

Instant Funding GO

First withdrawal after 14 days from your first trade; then every 7 days after each new trade. Minimum withdrawal: $25.

Instant Funding Micro, One-Phase Micro, Two-Phase Micro, One-Phase & Two-Phase

On-Demand Payouts, withdraw anytime once eligible.

IF Micro Clarity

On-demand payouts, withdraw anytime once eligible.

One-Phase Clarity

First payout on-demand once the 1.5% minimum is reached; then every 7 days.

Instant Funding Clarity

First withdrawal after 14 days from your first trade; then every 7 days after each new trade.

Alternative Currency
EUR, CZK, GBP, CAD, AUD, CHF
Minimum Withdrawal
  • Bank transfer: $20
  • Crypto: $50

IF Evolve

  • $250

Other accounts

  • $25
Crypto Weekend Trading
Maximum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • Maximum 50% of account profit per payout
  • Maximum $2,000 per request
  • Maximum 5 payouts per account
Forex
  • Standard: 100:1
  • Swing: 30:1

IF Evolve

  • 30:1

Other accounts

  • 100:1 (30:1 with news trading add-on)
Metals
  • Standard: 30:1
  • Swing: 9:1

20:1 (8:1 with news trading add-on)

Indices
  • Standard: 50:1
  • Swing: 15:1

20:1 (8:1 with news trading add-on)

Stocks
  • Standard: 3.33:1
  • Swing: 1:1
Crypto
  • Standard: 3.33:1
  • Swing: 1:1

2:1 (1:1 with news trading add-on)

Energies

20:1 (8:1 with news trading add-on)

Forex
5 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
0.0014%
5 / lot
Indices
0
2 / lot
Stocks
0.004%
Crypto
0.065%
1 / lot
Commission-Free Option
Energies
2 / lot
Add-ons
Instant
One Step
Account scaling
Two Steps
Max Drawdown

Static

IF Evolve

  • End-of-Day trailing drawdown. It updates at 17:00 EST from the highest recorded end-of-day balance, only moves upward, and locks permanently at the starting balance.

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO & Instant Funding Clarity

  • Smart Drawdown. Starts at –10% and shifts to –5% once you gain 5%. After that, the drawdown stays fixed at –5% of your starting balance, no matter how much you profit.

IF Micro Clarity & One-Phase Clarity

  • 6% trailing drawdown of the starting balance. Trails off closed trades only and never decreases.

Rest of accounts

  • Static
Profit Split

90%

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO, Instant Funding Micro, One Phase, One Phase Micro, Two Phase, Two-Phase Micro, IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity, Instant Funding Clarity

  • 80%

IF1

  • 90%

One-Phase, Two-Phase, and Two-Phase Micro Challenges

  • Trade for at least 3 months and achieve a profit of 10% or more
  • Contact support to request a review of your results
  • Once verified, your profit split will be increased to 90%

Clarity (Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity, Instant Funding Clarity)

  • Up to 90% with the +10% profit split add-on
Free Trial
dailyDrawdown

Equity based

IF Evolve

  • No Daily Loss limit during either the Challenge or Funded stage.

Instant Funding & Instant Funding GO

  • Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)

IF Micro Clarity

  • 3% of account value/day. Daily reset at 17:00 EST, recalculated on the higher of balance or equity.

One-Phase Clarity

  • 4% of account value/day. Daily reset at 17:00 EST, recalculated on the higher of balance or equity.

Instant Funding Clarity

  • No daily drawdown
Three Steps
Max Allocation
400,000

Combined total starting balance of up to $940,000 across all programs (Challenge, Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO and IF Micro). Clarity accounts (IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity) have a combined cap of $1,000,000. Only starting balances count — scaling does not count toward the limit.

Merge Accounts
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

  • IF1: 24 hours
  • IF Micro Clarity & One-Phase Clarity: Unlimited
  • Rest of accounts (including Instant Funding GO): Unlimited
Minimum Trading Days
  • 1-Step: 0 days
  • 2-Step Phase 1 and 2: 4 days

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO, Instant Funding Micro, IF1, IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity: No minimum

  • One Phase, One Phase Micro, Two Phase, Two-Phase Micro: 3 days
Monthly Competition
Account Reset
Maximum Accounts

IF Evolve

  • Up to 5 active Evolve accounts at the same time
Points Reward Program
  • You earn 1 point for every $1 spent and you can use points to obtain promotional codes with discounts up to 50%.
  • You earn 10% of the final value (after discounts) in points for every purchase.
Minimum Profitable Days

IF Evolve

  • 5 profitable days of at least 0.25% to pass the Challenge
  • Another 5 qualifying days are required for each funded payout

IF Micro Clarity

  • 5 profitable trading days per payout cycle, each generating at least 0.5% profit. The count resets after every successful payout.
Expert Advisor (EA)
VPN
Hedging
Requires Stop Loss
Scalping
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Maximum Risk Limit
Copy Trading
News Trading
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hasInactivityRule

30 days

60 days

Consistency Rule
Hold Weekend
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Prohibited Strategies
  • Overleveraging
  • Overexposure
  • One-sided bets
  • Account Rolling
  • Latency Arbitrage
  • Tick Scalping
  • Account Arbitrage
  • Exploiting platform glitches
  • Reverse Trading
  • Group Hedging
  • Group Copying
  • Account Management
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Third-Party EAs
  • Account Churning (Rolling)
  • One-Sided Bets
  • Grid Trading
  • Overleveraging
  • Gambling
allowsMartingale
allowsWeekendHolding
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