1-Step Evaluation (Pay After You Pass) – Complete FAQ

Overview

The 1-Step Evaluation (Pay After You Pass) allows traders to start with a small entry fee and pay the remaining fee only after successfully completing the challenge. Traders must reach a 12% profit target while adhering to risk rules. There are no time restrictions, giving traders full flexibility.

1. What is the 1-Step Evaluation (Pay After You Pass)?

It is a single-phase challenge where traders pay a small entry fee upfront and the remaining fee only after passing. Traders must achieve the 12% profit target without violating any rules. Upon passing, the trader receives a funded account with 70% to 100% profit split.

2. Are there any time limits to complete the Evaluation?

No. There are no maximum trading days. You may trade at your own pace, but you must trade for at least 5 days.

3. What are the minimum trading days required?

You must trade for 5 separate days during the evaluation. There is no minimum trading requirement once funded.

4. What is the Max Drawdown?

You are allowed a 6% trailing maximum drawdown, which follows your account equity until it reaches the starting balance. Breaching this rule leads to immediate account failure.

5. What is the Daily Drawdown?

The maximum daily loss allowed is 4% of your end-of-day balance, including both floating and closed losses. Exceeding this results in violation.

6. Are EAs and automated strategies allowed?

Yes, as long as they do not violate prohibited strategies like:

• HFT or arbitrage
• Grid/martingale
• Tick scalping
• Copying other traders
• Excessive stacking

7. Can I hold trades overnight or over the weekend?

Yes. Both overnight and weekend holding are allowed during Evaluation and Funded stages.

8. Is news trading allowed?

Yes — but no trades can be opened 5 minutes before or after high-impact news events. Existing trades may be held.

9. Is a Stop Loss required?

Yes. Stop Loss must be placed within 3 minutes of opening a trade.

Two violations count as 2 soft breaches.

10. What is considered HFT or prohibited trading?

Any trade closed in less than 60 seconds is considered HFT.

Two occurrences = violation.

Other prohibited actions: arbitrage, tick scalping, grid/martingale stacking >2 trades, copying other traders.

11. What is the stacking/grid rule?

Maximum 2 trades per instrument per direction are allowed. Exceeding this results in hard breach.

12. Is copy trading allowed?

Yes, only from your personal trading account. Copying external traders or signal services is prohibited.

13. When do I pay the full fee?

The remaining fee is paid only after passing the Evaluation. You pay a small entry fee upfront to start.

14. When do I receive my first payout?

The first payout is instant after meeting the payout requirements.

15. How often can I request payouts?

Payouts are bi-weekly. Requests are processed within 24 hours.

16. What is the minimum payout amount?

The minimum payout is $150.

17. Is there a profit cap?

No. There is no profit cap at any stage.

18. How does the profit split work?

Initial split is 70%, increasing 10% every 3 consecutive payouts:

• 70% → 80% → 90% → 100%

19. What is the payout requirement (25% rule)?

A single trading day cannot account for more than 25% of the payout value.

Payouts can only be requested after this rule is met.

20. How does the Growth Plan work?

Account balance increases every 3 payouts, scaling up to $6,000,000.

21. Do I get a refund of my entry fee?

Yes, after three successful payouts, the fee is refunded.

22. What happens if I am inactive?

Any account with 30 days of no trading activity will be closed.

23. Are there consistency or lot-size rules?

No. This plan does not have consistency or lot-size rules.

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Updated on: 15/01/2026