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8.8/ 10

Fast-growing firm with STATIC (non-trailing) evaluation drawdowns, an up-to-100% profit split and scaling to $2M. The catch is discretionary 'toxic strategy' enforcement at payout and a best-day consistency check on the 90% On-Demand cycle.

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8.8/10

Static (non-trailing) evaluation drawdowns, up to 100% split and $2M scaling make it one of the more winnable challenges — as long as you avoid the strategies it deems 'toxic.'

Pros

  • Static, balance-based drawdown on all three evaluation models — the floor never trails up against you
  • Up to 100% profit split (monthly cycle), plus a 95% instant-funding Zero account
  • Generous daily-loss basis (higher of start balance or equity) gives real intraday room
  • No consistency rule during the evaluation — it only applies at On-Demand payout

Watch out

  • Common complaint: payouts held up over the 35% best-day consistency math (On-Demand)
  • Discretionary 'toxic strategy' enforcement at payout review — you can pass and still be voided
  • Recurring gripe: slow support, plus flags for shared-IP / copy-trading

Best for: Discretionary swing/intraday traders who want a static (non-trailing) eval and a high or instant split — and who avoid scalping/arbitrage/news-spike styles.

Bottom line: Winnable and high-paying if you trade a clean discretionary style and pick the cycle that fits your payout patience.

Quick facts

Account sizes$5K – $100K (scales to $2M)
Profit split60% – 100%
Max scaling$2,000,000
PlatformsMT4, MT5, cTrader, TradeLocker, Match-Trader
InstrumentsForex, Indices, Metals, Crypto
PayoutsWeekly 60% · Bi-weekly 80% · On-Demand 90% · Monthly 100%

Challenge plans at a glance

PlanTypeMax DDDailyTargetsMin days
1-Step1-Step6% static4%10%3
2-Step Standard2-Step10% static5%10% → 5%3
2-Step Pro2-Step6% static3%6% → 6%1
Zero (Instant)Instant5% trailing3%

The rules, one by one

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Maximum (overall) drawdown

On the three evaluation models the loss floor is STATIC — fixed from your starting balance and it never moves: 6% on 1-Step and 2-Step Pro, 10% on 2-Step Standard. The Zero (instant) account is the exception: 5% trailing off peak equity until you bank +5% profit, then it locks at your starting balance.

Gotcha: Don't assume 'static' trails up with profit — on the evals it doesn't move, and on Zero it DOES trail until +5%. Hitting the static floor is a hard breach.

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Daily loss limit

Each day you get a loss budget — 4% (1-Step), 5% (2-Step Standard), 3% (Pro/Zero) — calculated off the HIGHER of your starting balance or starting equity for the day. It resets at 00:00 platform time (UTC+3).

Gotcha: The reset is UTC+3 (platform time), not your local midnight or your broker's server time. Misjudging the rollover and holding a loser across 'the next day' is a classic breach.

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Consistency rule (On-Demand payouts only)

There is NO consistency rule during the challenge. It only bites at payout, and only if you choose the 90% On-Demand cycle: your single best trading day can't exceed 35% of your total profit, or the request is held until smaller days dilute the ratio.

Gotcha: It's a payout rule, not an evaluation rule, and only on On-Demand. The '45% consistency' figure online refers to the separate FundingPipsX product — not these classic models.

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Profit targets

1-Step: 10% in one phase. 2-Step Standard: 8% or 10% then 5%. 2-Step Pro: a flatter 6% + 6%. Zero has no target — it's funded from day one.

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News trading

On funded (Master) accounts, profit from trades opened or closed within 5 minutes before/after a high-impact 'red folder' release on the affected instrument does NOT count — unless the trade was opened 5+ hours before the event. Deliberate news-trading can escalate to termination.

Gotcha: It's 'profit won't count,' not just a warning — and repeated/deliberate news-spike trading is treated as a forbidden strategy. The window is per affected currency, red-folder only.

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Weekend holding

On Master accounts a (currently 'temporary') restriction applies: positions must be closed before Friday market close, and anything left open is auto-closed by the system. It is described as NOT a hard breach. Intraday/overnight within the week is fine.

Gotcha: Because the system auto-closes a Friday-held position, you lose control of the exit price — a winner can get a worse fill. The policy is flagged 'temporary,' so re-check it.

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Expert Advisors / automation

Your OWN EA is allowed (full automation OK) provided you can prove ownership on request — source code, version history, or explaining the logic on a call. Third-party EAs are only allowed as a trade/risk manager, not for full automation. Competition accounts ban all EAs.

Gotcha: The trap is proof of ownership: a bought/downloaded EA you can't produce source for, or explain, is treated as banned third-party automation and the account can be voided.

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Copy trading

Copying trades OUT of your FundingPips account to your own external accounts is allowed. Copying trades INTO your FundingPips account — from a signal service, copier, or another person — is forbidden and treated as third-party account management.

Gotcha: Direction is everything: your account receiving copied trades = termination. It also catches 'one operator copying into two accounts' setups.

HFT & latency arbitrageForbiddenVoids accountHidden ruleVerified

HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping

Banned outright: HFT, all arbitrage (latency, hedge, long-short, reverse), tick scalping, gap trading, server/execution exploits, 'toxic flow,' opposite-account hedging and churning. FundingPips classes all arbitrage as toxic.

Gotcha: Tick scalping and gap trading are named explicitly — fast scalpers get flagged even without intent to arb. Enforcement is discretionary and applied at payout review, so you can pass and still be voided when you withdraw.

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Minimum trading days

2-Step Standard needs at least 3 trading days per phase; 2-Step Pro needs 1. A trading day = a day you open/close at least one trade. Min-days is checked when you hit target — pass early and you still must trade the remaining days.

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Inactivity

If you go 30 consecutive days without an opened-and-closed trade, the account is breached/closed. Applies to evaluation and funded accounts.

Gotcha: It needs a completed (open AND close) trade — leaving a position open the whole time may not count as activity.

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Payout cycles & profit split

You pick your split by how often you withdraw: Weekly 60%, Bi-Weekly 80%, On-Demand 90% (gated by the 35% best-day consistency rule), or Monthly 100%. The Zero account pays 95% bi-weekly. First payout is typically the Tuesday after ~5 trading days; requests are reviewed for 1–3 working days. Capital scales up to $2M.

Gotcha: The headline 100% split requires the patient monthly cycle, and the attractive 90% On-Demand is the only one gated by consistency — so an 'instant 90%' can be held if one big day skewed your profit.

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