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Overview: Futures 1-Step Challenge

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Our 1-Step Model is designed for traders who want to prove their skills quickly. It only has an Evaluation Phase, which you need to pass to gain access to a Simulated Funded Account where you can start generating profits.

This is an overview of the most important rules you must follow. You will also find the requirements to apply for a payout.


Trading Rules - Evaluation Stage

Drawdown limit

You can choose between the End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown or the Intraday Trailing Drawdown. The drawdown method that you choose will apply to both the Evaluation and Funded Account. Exceeding your drawdown limit will result in account failure.

End-Of-Day Trailing Drawdown Limit

The EOD Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease. If the account balance increases by the end of the day, the drawdown limit adjusts upward. If the account balance decreases, the drawdown remains unchanged.

The EOD Trailing Drawdown locks when profits exceed the drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $50,000 account with a $2,000 drawdown, once profits reach $2,600, the drawdown locks at $50,100.

Intraday Trailing Drawdown

The Intraday Trailing Drawdown Limit is the total amount your balance/equity can decrease during the trading day. If the account balance/equity increases throughout the day, the drawdown threshold adjusts upward. If the account balance/equity decreases, the drawdown threshold remains unchanged.

The Intraday Trailing Drawdown threshold locks when the account balance/equity exceeds the Trailing Max Drawdown limit by $100. For example, in a $100,000 account with a $3,000 drawdown, once your profits reach $3,100, the drawdown threshold locks at $100,100.

Consistency rule
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To pass the evaluation stage, your most profitable day cannot account for more than 50% of your total profits.

Contracts

  • A $50K account can trade up to 5 Minis (50 Micros).

  • A $100K account can trade up to 10 Minis (100 Micros).

  • A $150K account can trade up to 15 Minis (150 Micros).

Swing Trading and Trading Hours

All positions must be closed BEFORE 4:59 PM EST Monday through Friday, before the market closes. Any open positions will be automatically closed at 4:59 PM ET. This will not result in a fail or loss of account.

Starting at 6:00 PM EST, Monday through Thursday, and on Sunday evening, you can start placing trades again.

This means that you are not able to swing trade or hold positions over multiple days.

News Trading

You are allowed to trade any news events.


Payout Guidelines - Funded Account

  • You can request payouts daily, even from day one.

  • Earn a generous 90% split on all profits you make.

  • Any trader can have a maximum allocation of 5 funded accounts at any given time.

  • Once you submit a payout request, it cannot be edited or canceled.

  • Be aware that if you fail your account before the request is processed, your payout will be denied.

The minimum and maximum payout amounts for every payout:

Account size

Minimum payout amount

Maximum payout amount

50K

$500

$1,000

100K

$1,000

$1,500

150K

$1,500

$2,500

Exceed the buffer: exceed the buffer below to request a payout. This buffer is unwithdrawable.

  • $2,100 on the $50K account

  • $2,600 on the $100K account

  • $3,600 on the $150K account

Minimum Profit Requirement 2nd payout onwards: starting from your 2nd payout, hit the minimum profit requirement between every payout request

  • $500 on the $50K account

  • $1,000 on the $100K account

  • $1,500 on the $150K account

1-Step accounts purchased before 05:00 EST Dec 9 2025, see the payout requirements here.

Payout window

You can request payouts daily after the reconciliation. Daily account reconciliations occur between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. EST.

Once your payout is requested, your funds are immediately withdrawn from your account. You can continue trading while we review your payout request.

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