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Long-term growth with Instant Funding and PipFarm

Choosing between Instant Funding and PipFarm is a choice between a firm that offers massive capital diversification and a firm that rewards trader loyalty with almost total profit retention. While Instant Funding provides a wide array of platforms and aggressive initial capital, PipFarm relies on an "Experience Program" that improves your trading conditions as you prove your consistency.

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Day one

The entry point for both firms represents two different philosophies. Instant Funding focuses on variety and accessibility, while PipFarm offers an innovative low-cost entry model.

  • Entry Price: Instant Funding offers the "Starter" series where you can control $2,000 for as little as $25. Their standard $50,000 One-Phase Pro costs $369. PipFarm offers the "Pay with Profits" (PWP) model, where you pay a symbolic upfront fee (e.g., $9 for a $5,000 account or $59 for $50,000) and the rest is deducted from your first profits.
  • Platforms: Instant Funding is superior in flexibility, offering MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, and MatchTrader. PipFarm is strictly limited to cTrader.
  • Trading Styles: Both allow EAs, but with different nuances. Instant Funding allows almost any EA except HFT. PipFarm allows custom bots (cTrader Automate) but strictly forbids bots purchased from public marketplaces.
  • First Rules: On day one, you must respect Instant Funding's "Smart Drawdown" (on Instant accounts) which starts at 10% and fixes at 5% once you reach 5% profit. At PipFarm, you start at Rank 0 with a 70% profit split and standard commissions.

The first months

Once funded, the focus shifts to risk management and the speed of the first payouts.

  • Payout Frequency: Instant Funding offers "On-Demand" payouts for most of its programs (Micro, One-Phase, Two-Phase), meaning you can withdraw as soon as you are eligible. PipFarm standard accounts pay every 30 days, although they offer add-ons to reach weekly or even on-demand frequency (at a +50% price increase).
  • Risk Management: Instant Funding applies a 50% daily loss limit rule relative to the starting drawdown on funded accounts. PipFarm uses the "Pip Protector": a strike system where the first violation halves your risk limit, and the third leads to account breach.
  • Profit Retention: In PipFarm's PWP model, your first payout will be significantly reduced because the firm deducts the "PWP fee" (between 1% and 3% of the balance). At Instant Funding, you keep your 80% split from the first dollar.

The first year

The first year is where the scaling programs and loyalty rewards define the professional trader's path.

  • Scaling Requirements:
    • Instant Funding: For Challenge and Clarity accounts, you receive a +25% balance increase every 90 days if you achieve a 10% profit.
    • PipFarm: You "Level Up" your rank after every 4 successful payouts or by reaching a 12% scaling target.
  • Improvement of Conditions: This is PipFarm's strongest point. As you climb from Rank 0 to Rank 6:
    • Your profit split rises from 70% to 99%.
    • Your commissions drop from $6/lot to $0/lot.
    • Your leverage and drawdown limits increase.
  • Instant Funding Improvements: You can request a review after 3 months and 10% profit to increase your split to 90%.

The ceiling

The maximum capacity to manage capital is the final filter for high-performance traders.

  • Maximum Allocation: Instant Funding has a higher ceiling, allowing a combined total of $940,000 across standard programs and up to $1,000,000 in Clarity accounts. PipFarm limits traders to $300,000 in funded accounts from challenges and another $300,000 in Instant accounts.
  • Account Merging: PipFarm allows merging funded accounts of the same type if they have identical add-ons and no open positions. Instant Funding does not offer an account merging feature.
  • Growth Potential: While Instant Funding allows you to manage more capital sooner, PipFarm offers the highest profit retention in the industry (99%) for those who reach the highest rank, making it more profitable per dollar traded in the long run.

Room to grow

Instant Funding is the ideal choice for traders who need multiple platform options and want to reach the $1,000,000 mark through a variety of programs (Instant, One-Step, Two-Step). It is a "horizontal" growth firm.

PipFarm is a "vertical" growth firm. It starts with lower splits and higher commissions, but it is designed to turn a consistent trader into a partner who keeps almost 100% of the profits and pays zero commissions. If you are comfortable with cTrader and plan to stay with one firm for years, PipFarm's Rank 6 is an unbeatable destination.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm is cheaper for a $50,000 account, Instant Funding or PipFarm?

PipFarm is significantly cheaper at the start if you choose the "Pay with Profits" model, requiring an upfront payment of only $59, whereas Instant Funding's One-Phase Pro $50,000 account costs $369. However, PipFarm will deduct a fee from your first payout to cover the cost, while Instant Funding has no further purchase-related deductions once the initial fee is paid.

Which firm allows more platforms, Instant Funding or PipFarm?

Instant Funding is the clear winner in terms of technology, offering MetaTrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, and MatchTrader. PipFarm is strictly limited to the cTrader platform, which may be a barrier for traders who rely on MetaTrader-specific tools or EAs.

Who offers a higher maximum profit split, Instant Funding or PipFarm?

PipFarm offers a much higher potential profit split, reaching up to 99% for traders who reach Rank 6 in their Experience Program. Instant Funding starts with a higher base split of 80% but caps its maximum at 90% after three months of consistent performance.

What is the maximum capital I can manage in Instant Funding vs. PipFarm?

Instant Funding allows for a higher total allocation, reaching up to $1,000,000 in Clarity accounts or $940,000 across their other programs. PipFarm has a more restrictive cap, allowing a maximum of $300,000 for funded challenge accounts and an additional $300,000 for Instant accounts, totaling a $600,000 hard limit.

Field by field

Instant Funding and PipFarm, side by side

Rules, plans, platforms, leverage, commissions and payouts of both, with the option to see only what differs.

Head to head

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Headquarters

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

Singapore

CEO

Lewis Mansbridge

James Glyde

Country

Saint Lucia

Singapore

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
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Crimea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, United States, Yemen
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers

Liquidity Provider

No data
Refund
No
Yes

Not the classic free refund. It is the paid "Challenge Fee Refund" add-on (+10% of price).

  • On passing the challenge, the fee is credited as profit balance on the funded account
  • Not a refund to the card
  • Available across all modes
Payout Fee
No data

Rise

  • Payouts under $500: $25
  • Payouts of $500 or more: free

USDT / USDC

  • $2.50 per payout

Skrill

  • Subject to Skrill exchange rates
Platforms
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader
cTrader
Demo Account
No data
cTrader
ID-PasswordP@55W0RD!ServercTrader (solo para ver condiciones, no operable)
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Skrill, Neteller, Crypto, Card, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto, PayPal, Skrill
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.

IF Micro Lite

Payouts every 14 days once eligible; Smart Drawdown must be locked.

One Step Light

  • Weekly payouts by default

Instant accounts

  • Payouts every 7 calendar days

First Payout on Demand (add-on +10%)

  • Request the first payout as soon as all eligibility requirements are met
  • The selected payout interval applies after the first payout

Frequency (default and with add-on)

  • Monthly: every 30 days (standard)
  • Bi-weekly: every 14 days (add-on from +15%)
  • Weekly: every 7 days (add-on from +30%)
  • On Demand: no waiting interval between eligible payouts (add-on +50%)

Personal limit

  • Only one payout every 7 days per trader, even across multiple accounts, except where an applicable on-demand benefit overrides the interval
Payout Guarantee
No data
  • Manual review within 2 business days
  • Sent within 2 business days after approval
  • Total: paid within 7 days of request
Alternative Currency
No data
EUR, GBP
Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

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

One Step Light

  • First payout cap: 3% of balance
  • The cap increases by 1 percentage point after each payout, up to 6%

Other challenge-funded accounts

  • First payout cap: 6% of balance
  • The cap increases by 2 percentage points after each payout

Instant accounts

  • First payout: 3%
  • Second payout: 4%
  • Third payout: 5%
  • Fourth payout onwards: 6%

Hard cap

  • $5,000 per payout (always, even if the percentage allows more)
Minimum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • $250

Other accounts

  • $25

IF Micro Lite

  • Net profit of at least 5% of starting balance, before profit split.

Minimum by mode (% of balance)

  • One Step Light: 1%
  • Instant: 1%
  • Consistency: 1%
  • Endurance: 2%
  • Classic: 3%

Minimum by method

  • Rise / Skrill / USDT: $50
Forex

IF Evolve

  • 30:1

Other accounts

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

IF Micro Lite

  • 30:1

Standard

  • Up to $5M exposure: 1:30
  • $5M to $10M: 1:15
  • Over $10M: 1:10

With Extra Leverage add-on

  • Up to $5M exposure: 1:50
  • $5M to $10M: 1:20
  • Over $10M: 1:10
Metals

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

IF Micro Lite

  • 5:1
  • Up to $250K exposure: 1:20
  • $250K to $500K: 1:10
  • Over $500K: 1:5
Energies

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

  • Up to $100K exposure: 1:20 (1:25 with add-on)
  • Over $100K: 1:5
Indices

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

  • Up to $500K exposure: 1:20 (1:25 with add-on)
  • $500K to $1M: 1:10
  • Over $1M: 1:5
Crypto

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

  • Up to $100K exposure: 1:2 (1:3 with add-on)
  • Over $100K: 1:1
Forex
5 / lot
0
Metals
5 / lot
0
Energies
2 / lot
0 / lot
Indices
2 / lot
0 / lot
Crypto
1 / lot
0 / lot
Commission-Free Option
Yes
Limited

Indices, crypto and energies are commission-free at all ranks. Forex and metals start at $6/lot and drop to $0 at Rank 6.

Swap Free
No
Yes

Paid add-on (10% of challenge price).

  • Replaces swaps with a fixed daily admin fee
  • 3-day grace period before the first charge
  • Must be selected at checkout (cannot be added later)
Account Reset
No

Accounts can't be reset. After a breach, traders must purchase a new account.

No data
Add-ons
Yes
  • Allow major news trading and weekend holding

  • Add 10% to profit split

  • +5% Best Day (IF Micro up to $50,000): raises Best Day limit from 15% to 20%

  • Extended 48-hour trading window (IF1 only)

  • Increased best trade limit of 20% (IF1 only)

  • IF Micro Lite: +10% profit split (90%).

Yes

Instant accounts from 19 August 2026

  • Extra Max Risk: +1%, raising the limit from 1% to 2% (20% of base price)
  • Extra Max Loss: +1% to the selected drawdown type (20% of base price)
  • Extra Profit Share: +10 percentage points (20% of base price)

Standard challenges: benefits and rules

  • Extra Profit Share: +10 percentage points across all ranks (20% of base price)
  • Extra Max Loss: +1% to max loss (20% of base price)
  • Extra Daily Loss: +1% to daily limit (10% of base price)
  • Skip Minimum Trading Days: removes the minimum-day requirement (10% of base price)

Standard challenges: time and money

  • Swap-Free: replaces swaps with fixed administration fees (10% of base price)
  • Challenge Fee Refund: credits the paid challenge fee as funded-account profit after passing (10% of base price)
  • Extended Time Limit: 180 days (+5%) or 360 days (+10%)

Standard challenges: payouts

  • First Payout on Demand: removes the wait for the first eligible payout (10% of base price)
  • Bi-weekly payouts: 14-day interval (from 15% of base price)
  • Weekly payouts: 7-day interval (from 30% of base price)
  • On Demand payouts: removes the waiting interval for every eligible payout (50% of base price)

Bundle discount

  • Buying three or more qualifying add-ons applies a 20% discount to every qualifying add-on
  • Extended Time Limit and payout interval add-ons (Bi-weekly, Weekly and On Demand) are excluded and do not count towards the three
  • The bundle discount can be combined with a promotion code applied to the base account
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Challenge Accounts + Instant Funding Micro + IF Micro Clarity + One-Phase Clarity

+25% to starting balance every 90 days with 10% profit, up to 2× the original account size.

Instant Funding & Instant Funding GO

  • Instantly double your account when you reach 10% profit (up to $1,280,000).
  • You keep all profit except 5% of starting balance used for scaling.

IF Micro Lite

  • +25% to starting balance every 90 days with 10% profit, up to twice the original account size.
Yes

Simple Scaling (all funded accounts since 9 April 2026).

  • Level up after 4 payouts or upon reaching the 12% scaling target
  • Scaling increment by rank: 10% to 40% of initial balance
  • Instant accounts do not scale
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
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

IF Micro Lite

  • Smart Drawdown locks permanently at -3% of starting balance after a 3% gain in closed-trade balance.

Instant accounts from 19 August 2026

  • Equity Trailing: 6% at Rank 1, 7% from Rank 2
  • EOD Trailing: 5% at Rank 1, 6% from Rank 2
  • Payout Trailing: 4% at Rank 1, 5% from Rank 2

One Step Light

  • Challenge: 4% End-of-Day trailing Max Loss on $5K to $50K; 3% on $100K and $150K
  • Simulated Funded Account: 4% End-of-Day trailing Max Loss on every size
  • Based on the End-of-Day high-water mark
  • Experience Program rank benefits do not increase it

Standard 1-stage trailing

  • 8% Balance Trailing Max Loss
  • Rank 2+: 9%

Standard 1-stage static

  • 6% Static Max Loss
  • Rank 2+: 7%

Standard 2-stage static

  • Classic: 9% (10% from Rank 2)
  • Endurance: 8% (9% from Rank 2)
  • Consistency: 8% (9% from Rank 2)

Add-on

  • Extra Max Loss: +1% to the selected max loss type
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

By rank (Experience Program)

  • Rank 0: 70%
  • Rank 1: 75%
  • Rank 2: 80%
  • Rank 3: 85%
  • Rank 4: 90%
  • Rank 5: 95%
  • Rank 6: 99%

Extras

  • Extra Profit Share add-on: +10% across all ranks
  • Loyalty program: up to 109% total
Free Trial
Yes
No
Daily Drawdown

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

IF Micro Lite

  • Recalculated at 17:00 EST on the higher of balance or equity. Breaching the daily limit closes the account.

One Step Light

  • No Daily Loss limit

Other Standard challenges

  • 3%, calculated from the previous End-of-Day reference using the higher of balance or equity
  • Rank 4+: 4%
  • Extra Daily Loss add-on: +1 percentage point
Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation

$1,000,000 combined starting balance across all programs, including IF Micro Lite. Scaled balances do not count toward this cap.

Funded accounts (from challenges)

  • Up to 5 accounts
  • Max $300,000 combined

Instant accounts

  • Up to 3 accounts
  • Max $300,000 combined

Challenges

  • No limit

Capital earned through scaling is exempt from these limits.

Maximum Accounts

IF Evolve

  • Up to 5 active Evolve accounts at the same time
No data
Merge Accounts
No
Yes

Allowed to merge two funded accounts, provided all of these conditions are met.

  • Same mode (Classic with Classic, Endurance with Endurance, Consistency with Consistency)
  • Same currency
  • Identical add-ons
  • No open positions
  • Instant accounts cannot be merged
Maximum Trading Days
  • IF1: 24 hours
  • IF Micro Clarity & One-Phase Clarity: Unlimited
  • Rest of accounts (including Instant Funding GO): Unlimited

Accounts from 9 April 2026 (per stage)

  • 90 days (standard)
  • 180 days (add-on +5%)
  • 360 days (add-on +10%)

Earlier accounts

  • 365 days per stage
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

  • IF Micro Lite: No minimum

One Step Light

  • No minimum trading days during the challenge; it can be passed in one trading day

Classic

  • 3 trading days per stage (a day = at least one close)
  • Removable with the Skip Minimum Trading Days add-on

Endurance / Consistency

  • No minimum days: each uses its own sustainability standard
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.

Experience Program: earn XP through milestones and climb ranks (0 to 6).

  • Pass challenges, receive payouts, scale accounts, complete quests
  • Rank raises profit split, lowers commissions, grants more drawdown and leverage
  • Consistency Mode earns double XP on most milestones
Monthly Competition
Yes
No data
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.

One Step Light

  • No Profitable Days requirement during the challenge
  • 4 Profitable Days are required for each payout
  • Each Profitable Day requires the End-of-Day balance to increase by at least 0.25% of the initial balance compared with the previous End-of-Day reference

Endurance

  • One-stage: 4 Profitable Days
  • Two-stage: 3 Profitable Days per stage
  • The applicable requirement must also be completed for each payout
  • Each Profitable Day requires the End-of-Day balance to increase by at least 0.5% of the initial balance compared with the previous End-of-Day reference

Instant accounts from 19 August 2026

  • 5 Winning Days before a payout
  • Winning Day = close with ≥0.5% from the start-of-day balance and above the initial account balance

Earlier Instant accounts

  • 5 Winning Days before a payout
  • Winning Day = close with ≥0.25% and above the initial account balance
Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
Yes

Allowed on all accounts, with your own strategy.

  • cTrader Automate (cBots), plugins, Open API
  • Trade copiers between your own accounts (TradersConnect, Duplikium, Heron, Tradesyncer)
  • Forbidden: bots purchased from marketplaces (MQL5, cBot market)
  • Forbidden: HFT and latency scalping
VPN
Yes
No
Hedging
Yes
Yes

Allowed

  • Same instrument within one account
  • Correlated instruments within one account

Forbidden (toxic trading)

  • Same instrument across two or more accounts
  • Correlated instruments across accounts
  • Hedging with another PipFarm user
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes

Scalping is permitted, but not HFT. HFT includes trades held under 60 seconds or a high number of trades per hour.

Violations

  • 1–2: Warning + profit deduction
  • 3: Account breach
Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Yes
Martingale
Yes

One-Phase, Two-Phase, IF Micro

Martingale is fully permitted. You can add to losing positions and increase lot sizes without restriction.

Instant Funding

Adding to losing positions is allowed, but repeatedly doubling lot sizes after losses is not permitted.

Yes
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Maximum Lot Rule: Full list here

Maximum risk per trade idea — funded accounts

  • General limit: 50% of the account's starting daily drawdown.
  • Instant Funding: 3% of the starting balance.
  • Instant Funding GO and One-Phase Crypto: 2%.
  • IF Micro, IF Micro Crypto and IF1: 1%.
  • Two-Phase Micro: 2% on accounts up to $50,000 and 1.5% on accounts of $100,000 or more.

Clarity accounts (IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity)

  • No maximum-risk-per-position rule. Instead, a circuit breaker closes all positions if unrealised losses exceed 1.5% (IF Micro Clarity) or 2% (One-Phase Clarity) of the starting balance. The first breach reduces the profit split to 50%; the second closes the account.

IF Micro Lite

  • Floating losses exceeding 1% of starting balance close all positions and trigger a strike. Account Drawdown and news-window violations share one strike pool: first strike reduces profit split to 50%; second closes the account.
Yes

One Step Light

  • Challenge Max Risk: 2%
  • Simulated Funded Max Risk: 2%
  • Absolute at both stages: reaching the limit closes open positions and breaches the account immediately
  • No strikes, escalation or Pip Protector

Standard Simulated Funded Accounts

  • Max Risk: 2%
  • Pip Protector closes open positions and records a Strike when the limit is reached
  • Strike 1 halves the limit; Strike 2 halves it again and permanently reduces the profit share by 50%; Strike 3 breaches the account
  • Pip Protector does not apply during the challenge stages

Instant accounts from 19 August 2026

  • Max Risk: 1% of starting balance
  • Extra Max Risk add-on: raises it to 2%

Earlier Instant accounts

  • Keep the Max Risk limit assigned when purchased
Copy Trading
Yes
Yes
  • Between your own accounts: allowed (even to/from external brokers or prop firms)
  • Copying another trader: forbidden
  • Following signals or external services: forbidden
News Trading
Limited

IF Evolve

News trading is allowed during both the Challenge and Funded stages.

Challenge accounts

One-Phase, Two-Phase → free news trading.

Micro accounts

IF Micro, IF1, One-Phase Micro, Two-Phase Micro → news trading allowed.

Clarity accounts

IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity → news trading included by default (no add-on required). Straddling prohibited on One-Phase Clarity.

Funded accounts

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO, Instant Funding Clarity, One-Phase, Two-Phase → news trading only with the Major News Trading add-on. Two-Phase Micro has news trading enabled by default.

News restriction window

Blocks market orders, pending limit orders, and TP/SL triggers on affected instruments:

  • Funded accounts: 4 min before + 4 min after news (8 min total).

Warning system (funded accounts: One-Phase, Two-Phase, Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO)

  • Up to 2 warnings with profit deductions for trades made inside the restriction window.
  • 3rd violation = account breach.
  • Profit deductions don't affect daily drawdown, but overall drawdown adjustments still apply.

IF Micro Lite

  • Trading on affected instruments is prohibited within 4 minutes before and after major news. Violations count toward the shared strike pool described under maximum risk.
Yes
Inactivity Rule

60 days

  • You must close at least one trade every 28 days
  • Trade size and duration are irrelevant
  • Email warning 3 days before the deadline
Consistency Rule
Yes

No payout consistency rule

  • Instant Funding and Instant Funding GO
  • One-Phase Clarity and Instant Funding Clarity

Best-day / best-trade rule for payouts

  • IF Evolve: the best trading day must not exceed 40% of total profit during both the Challenge and Funded stages.

  • IF Micro, IF Micro Crypto, One-Phase Micro and Two-Phase Micro: the best trading day must not exceed 15% of total profit.

  • IF1: the most profitable trade must not exceed 15% of total profit.

  • IF Micro with the +5% Best Day add-on: 20%.

  • One-Phase and Two-Phase: the best trading day must not exceed 40% of total profit.

  • IF Micro Clarity: the best trading day must not exceed 20% of total profit.

  • IF Micro Lite: best trading day at most 15% of total profit for payout eligibility.

Yes

One Step Light

  • Challenge: no Consistency Score requirement
  • Simulated Funded Account: Consistency Score ≤40% to qualify for each payout

Consistency Mode: new checkout

  • Consistency Score ≤40% across all formats
  • Required to pass the challenge and qualify for payouts

Instant accounts from 19 August 2026

  • Equity Trailing: ≤30%
  • EOD Trailing: ≤25%
  • Payout Trailing: ≤20%

Earlier Instant accounts

  • Consistency Score ≤25%

Classic / Endurance Simulated Funded Accounts

  • Consistency Score ≤50% to qualify for payouts
  • Does not apply during challenge stages
Hold Weekend
Limited
  • IF Evolve: Overnight and weekend holding are not permitted. All positions close automatically at 17:00 EST.

  • Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO: Only allowed with add-on

  • IF Micro, IF1, Two-Phase Micro: Allowed without restrictions

  • IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity: Allowed without restrictions, no add-on required

  • One Phase, Two Phase: Allowed during evaluation, and during funded phase with add-on

  • IF Micro Lite: Weekend holding is not permitted.

Yes
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)
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