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Headquarters

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

Tbilisi, Samgori District, Besarion Chichinadze Street 12, Apartment No. 55, Georgia

CEO

Lewis Mansbridge

Kutay Aktaş

Country

Saint Lucia

Georgia

Foundation

2021

2024

Banned Countries
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
Crypto
Brokers

Liquidity Provider

Bybit, Cleo (Binance data)
Refund
Platforms
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader
ByBit, Cleo Trading Platform
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Transfer, Wise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Skrill, Neteller, Crypto, Card, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

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.

Bybit Instant Pro & Cleo challenges: Daily on-demand withdrawals. Payouts processed in 4-24 hours (usually within 4 hours).

Bybit One Step & Two Step: Every 3-4 days due to Stability Rule.

Payout Guarantee

4-24 hours (usually within 4 hours)

Crypto Weekend Trading
Maximum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • Maximum 50% of account profit per payout
  • Maximum $2,000 per request
  • Maximum 5 payouts per account
Minimum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • $250

Other accounts

  • $25
Forex

IF Evolve

  • 30:1

Other accounts

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

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

Energies

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

Indices

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

Crypto

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

Bybit challenges (One Step, Two Step, Instant Pro): Up to 1:100 for most tradeable coins on Bybit.

Cleo challenges (One Step, Flex): BTC and ETH up to 1:5, all other assets up to 1:2.

Forex
5 / lot
Metals
5 / lot
Energies
2 / lot
Indices
2 / lot
Crypto
1 / lot
0
Commission-Free Option
Swap Free
Account Reset
Add-ons
Instant
One Step
Account scaling
Two Steps
Max Drawdown

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

Bybit challenges (One Step, Two Step)
Static drawdown calculated from initial balance. Customizable from 6% to 10%.

Bybit Instant Pro
Two drawdown types available (3-8%):

  • Smart Drawdown (6%): Trails upward with equity gains. Once account reaches +3% profit, drawdown locks permanently at -3% of starting balance.
  • Trailing Drawdown (8%): Trails the High Water Mark (highest of balance or equity). After first payout, resets to 4% trailing from the new balance.

Cleo challenges (One Step, Flex)
Static drawdown calculated from initial balance. Customizable from 3% to 8%. One Step: 5% default. Flex: 3% default.

Profit Split

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

Bybit challenges (One Step, Two Step, Instant Pro): Customizable from 60% to 90% depending on the plan selected.

Cleo challenges (One Step, Flex): Customizable from 60% to 90% depending on the plan selected.

Free Trial
dailyDrawdown

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

Bybit challenges: Daily maximum loss is half of the total loss limit. Calculated from starting balance at 12:05 AM UTC and does not change during the day until next daily reset.

Cleo challenges: Daily drawdown varies by selected plan and configuration (3-4%).

Three Steps
Max Allocation

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.

300,000
Maximum Accounts

IF Evolve

  • Up to 5 active Evolve accounts at the same time
Merge Accounts
Maximum Trading Days
  • IF1: 24 hours
  • IF Micro Clarity & One-Phase Clarity: Unlimited
  • Rest of accounts (including Instant Funding GO): Unlimited

No time limit. Trade at your own pace.

Minimum Trading 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

Bybit challenges (One Step, Two Step): 3-4 minimum trading days due to Stability Rule.

Bybit Instant Pro: 3 trading days with at least 0.5% profit each (for payout eligibility).

Cleo challenges (One Step, Flex): No minimum trading days required. Pass the challenge at your own pace.

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.
Monthly Competition
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)
allowsMartingale
Maximum Risk Limit
Copy Trading
News Trading
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hasInactivityRule

60 days

Bybit API access period is 90 days. Reminder emails are sent starting 10 days before expiration. If not renewed within that period, the account will be restricted and cannot be reactivated.

Consistency Rule
Hold Weekend
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allowsWeekendHolding
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Prohibited Strategies
  • 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
  • Arbitrage trading
  • Latency trading
  • High-frequency trading (HFT)
  • Hedging between accounts
  • Tick scalping
  • Holding trades less than 50 seconds
  • Spamming the order book
  • Group trading
  • Exploiting the demo environment
  • Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading systems
  • Copy trading (even between own accounts)
  • Front-running price feeds
  • Exploiting unrealistic prices or mispricing

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