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Headquarters

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

Al Shohada Road 10055, Al Hamra Industrial Zone-FZ, 10055, Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E.

CEO

Lewis Mansbridge

Sebastian Ness

Country

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2021

2023

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
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Myanmar, Russia, Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk (Ukraine), Somalia, Syria, Pakistan, Algeria
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Crypto, Indices, Commodities
Brokers

Liquidity Provider

Liquidity Provider

Refund
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Payout Fee

2% payout fee or a $10 minimum transaction fee per payout.

Platforms
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Skrill, Neteller, Crypto, Card, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto, Transfer
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.

1 Step Evaluation and 2 Step

  • Instant payout request once requirements are met.

Instant Funding Static

  • Base schedule every 14 days.
  • Promotional instant requests may apply.

Instant Funding Trailing and Buy Now, Pay Later

  • Every 14 days.

EA Challenge

  • First payout after 4 weeks, then every 2 weeks.

Futures Style

  • Instant Funding: payout eligible after 5 days.
  • 1 Step Pro Evaluation: payout eligible after 3 days.
Payout Guarantee

Payouts are processed within 24 business hours or the trader receives an extra 10% on the profit split.

Crypto Weekend Trading
Maximum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • Maximum 50% of account profit per payout
  • Maximum $2,000 per request
  • Maximum 5 payouts per account
  • Instant Funding Zero under the new terms announced on August 20, 2026: no payout cap.
  • Other funded products: usually capped at 5% of the initial balance per payout cycle, depending on the program.
Minimum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • $250

Other accounts

  • $25

$100 minimum withdrawal. Lower withdrawals may be processed on request with fees deducted.

  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: $250 / $500 / $750 / $1,000 minimum payout on $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.
Forex

IF Evolve

  • 30:1

Other accounts

  • 100:1 (30:1 with news trading add-on)
  • Standard challenge accounts: 1:50
  • Funded phase: 1:30
  • EA Challenge during challenge phase: 1:100
Metals

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

Gold is included in the firm's general leverage framework.

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)

Forex
5 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
5 / lot
5 / lot
Energies
2 / lot
5 / lot
Indices
2 / lot
5 / lot
Crypto
1 / lot
5 / lot
Commission-Free Option
Account Reset

Only the 1 Step Evaluation documents a free reset, available if the funded account is lost within 10 days. Futures Style Instant Funding and Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation show reset availability; no reset fee is stated publicly. Other listed products do not include a free 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
  • 1 Step Evaluation: 10% maximum drawdown, trailing on end-of-day (EOD) high-watermark.
  • EA Challenge uses trailing high-watermark logic.
  • 2 Step and Free Challenge use static maximum drawdown.
  • Instant Funding Static uses static drawdown.
  • Instant Funding Zero: 5% of the initial balance, trailing from the highest recorded equity (high-water mark).
  • Instant Funding Trailing and Buy Now, Pay Later funded phase use trailing high-watermark logic.
  • Futures Style Instant Funding: EOD maximum-loss limit of $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,500 / $5,000 for $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.
  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: EOD maximum-loss limit of $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $4,500 for $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.
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
  • 1 Step Evaluation: 90%
  • 2 Step: 80%
  • Instant Funding Static: scales from 50% to 80%
  • Instant Funding Zero: 70% from the first payout
  • Instant Funding Trailing: 80% from the first payout
  • EA Challenge: scales from 50% to 80%
  • Buy Now, Pay Later: 80%
  • Futures Style Instant Funding: 90%
  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: 90%
  • Free Challenge funded outcome: 50%
Free Trial
Profit After Breach

Soft-breached profit is deducted at payout review. If deductions reduce profit to zero or below, the payout is denied and the account is reset.

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

Daily drawdown resets at 5 PM EST and is generally recalculated from the higher of balance or equity using the product's initial-balance loss allowance.

  • Futures Style Instant Funding: no daily limit on $25K; $1,200 / $2,100 / $3,000 on $50K / $100K / $150K.
  • Futures Style 1 Step Pro Evaluation: no daily limit on $25K; $1,200 / $1,800 / $2,700 on $50K / $100K / $150K.
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.

200,000
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 limits are stated for the 1 Step and 2 Step evaluations. No broader firm-wide maximum duration rule was documented for the other active products reviewed.

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

Instant Funding Zero under the new terms announced on August 20, 2026: no minimum trading days.

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)
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VPN
Hedging
Requires Stop Loss
Scalping
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Stacking / Layering (DCA)
allowsMartingale
Maximum Risk Limit
Copy Trading
News Trading
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hasInactivityRule

60 days

At least one open trade or pending order is required every 30 days to keep the account active.

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
  • Tick scalping / ultra-short trades
  • High-frequency trading (HFT)
  • Latency arbitrage
  • Reverse arbitrage
  • Martingale
  • Account management
  • Third-party copy trading or mirrored group trading
  • Exploiting pricing, execution, latency or platform errors
  • Manipulative hedging patterns designed to game payouts or risk limits

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