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Crypto prop firm rules: permitted trades and account closures

This page sets out each firm’s rules in its own published wording, one section per firm. Jump straight to a firm below; the 8 firms are listed alphabetically.

Breakout · Crypto Fund Trader · E8 Markets · FTMO · FXIFY · HyroTrader · Lark Funding · Ment Funding

A note on these rules: firms that sell in more than one market currently show all their rules here, not only those for crypto accounts, so check which product a rule applies to before you rely on it.

259 rules on record from 5 of the 5 crypto firms we grade, in each firm's own published wording. Where a firm's terms are silent we say so rather than infer.

Rules that matter at Breakout

17 rules on record
Consistency
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

None, and the firm says so outright in its FAQ: 'No. There is no consistency rule on any Breakout account. Your best day can be 10x your average day. Profitable is profitable.'

Fee refund
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation Varies

Evaluation fees are non-refundable, and a breached evaluation cannot be reset.

Max daily loss
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded 3%

3% on all three plans, the same at every account size. The firm's own FAQ states the reset: 'Max daily loss (resets at 00:30 UTC) and max total drawdown (an equity floor for the account). Percentages vary by account type.' 00:30 UTC falls mid-session for Asian hours.

Max overall loss 3
1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded 6%

6% static. The firm's plan card states 'Max drawdown 6% static', the same at every account size.

1-Step Pro Evaluation · Funded 5%

5% static. The firm's plan card states 'Max drawdown 5% static', the same at every account size.

1-Step Turbo Evaluation · Funded 3%

3% static. The firm's plan card states 'Max drawdown 3% static', the same at every account size.

Max position size
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

Leverage is 10x on Bitcoin, up to 5x on the major cryptocurrencies and 2x or 3x on the rest. The two index trackers, XYZ100 and S&P500, are 10x, and Crude Oil and Silver are 5x.

Max withdrawal
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Funded Varies

Payouts any time with no open positions, from $50 after the split, in USDC on ERC-20, usually approved within 24 hours. A payout request widens the daily loss limit by that amount until the next reset. Payouts are not insured.

Minimum trading days
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

None. The firm states 'No min trading days' and 'There are no time limits and no minimum trading days. You can theoretically pass in a single trading session if you hit the profit target.'

News trading
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading and weekend holding are allowed; trading runs 24/7.

Profit split scaling
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Funded Varies

80/20 standard: every plan card reads 'ONE-TIME, 80/20 SPLIT'. The 90/10 upgrade adds 20% to the fee at every account size: 45 to 54, 85 to 102, 215 to 258, 400 to 480 and 800 to 960 on Classic, and the same ratio on Pro and Turbo. Payouts: 'On-demand, 24/7. Request a payout any time with a $50 minimum (after profit split). Payouts are processed in USDC on Ethereum (ERC-20). No approval wait required to continue trading.'

Profit target 3
1-Step Classic Evaluation 10%

10% target, single phase, the same at every account size. The target is 1.67 times the drawdown. The firm's own plan labels are 'LOWEST FEE, LEAST BUFFER' on Turbo, 'BALANCED TARGET AND RISK' on Pro and 'EASIEST TO PASS, HIGHEST PRICE' on Classic, which is the firm stating the trade-off in its own words.

1-Step Pro Evaluation 12%

12% target, single phase, the same at every account size. The target is 2.4 times the drawdown. The firm's own plan labels are 'LOWEST FEE, LEAST BUFFER' on Turbo, 'BALANCED TARGET AND RISK' on Pro and 'EASIEST TO PASS, HIGHEST PRICE' on Classic, which is the firm stating the trade-off in its own words.

1-Step Turbo Evaluation 9%

9% target, single phase, the same at every account size. The target is 3.0 times the drawdown. The firm's own plan labels are 'LOWEST FEE, LEAST BUFFER' on Turbo, 'BALANCED TARGET AND RISK' on Pro and 'EASIEST TO PASS, HIGHEST PRICE' on Classic, which is the firm stating the trade-off in its own words.

Prohibited practices
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

Hedging across accounts or with another trader is banned (within one account it is allowed), as are copying signals or communities, several accounts from one household, switching approach once funded, and exploiting price or platform errors. Confirmed cross-account hedging ends every linked account and forfeits profits.

Time limit
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

No deadline. The firm's FAQ states there are no time limits.

Trading costs
1-Step Turbo, 1-Step Pro, 1-Step Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

Every buy or sell order costs 0.04% of its value, and any position still open at 00:00 UTC is charged a 0.033% swap at 00:25 UTC. Both come out of the demo balance, which is the balance the profit split and the payout are worked out on, so they are not billed to the trader directly.

All Breakout rules

Rules that matter at For Traders

107 rules on record
Consistency 9
Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 40% of total profit.

Fast PRO Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 35% of total profit.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 40% of total profit.

Fast Evaluation Varies

For Traders Fast: the firm states no consistency rule.

Instant PRO Sim funded Varies

For Traders Instant PRO: the firm states no consistency rule.

Instant Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 15% of total profit.

Instant Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 15% of total profit.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 15% of total profit.

Pay After Pass Funded Varies

Best day's profit must not exceed 20% of total profit.

Floating loss guard 8
Classic Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Fast Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Fast Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Fast PRO Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Fast Static Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Instant Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Instant Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Pay After Pass Funded Varies

Drawdown Protection closes open positions automatically at a 2% floating loss of the starting balance.

Inactivity 12
Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 30 days.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 30 days.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 30 days.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 7 days. On the Master account the window is 14 days.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 30 days.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 7 days. On the Master account the window is 14 days.

Fast Static Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 30 days.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 7 days.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 7 days.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 7 days. On the Master account the window is 14 days.

Instant PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 7 days.

Pay After Pass Evaluation · Funded Varies

Close at least one trade every 30 days.

Max daily loss 12
Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 4%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 3%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 3%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

No daily drawdown at all on this product. The only loss limit is the maximum drawdown.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

No daily drawdown at all on this product. The only loss limit is the maximum drawdown.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown $1,000, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Static Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 3%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 3%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 3%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown $750 – $3,000, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

No daily drawdown at all on this product. The only loss limit is the maximum drawdown.

Pay After Pass Evaluation · Funded Varies

Daily drawdown 3%, the same figure in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Max overall loss 12
Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 8%, static, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 6%, trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 6%, trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown $1,000 – $2,500, end of day trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 4%, end of day trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown $2,000, end of day trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Fast Static Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 6%, static, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 5%, trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 5%, trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown $1,250 – $5,000, end of day trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Instant PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 6%, trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Pay After Pass Evaluation · Funded Varies

Maximum drawdown 6%, trailing, identical in the evaluation and on the Master account.

Minimum trading days 10
Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

3 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

6 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

3 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

5 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

4 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Fast Static Evaluation · Funded Varies

3 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Pay After Pass Evaluation Varies

For Traders Pay After Pass: the firm states no minimum trading days.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

7 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

7 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

7 minimum profitable days, required in the evaluation and again for each reward.

News trading 12
Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading and position holding allowed throughout.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading and position holding allowed throughout.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Fast Static Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading and position holding allowed throughout.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Instant PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Pay After Pass Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading allowed in the evaluation. On the Master account no new trade may be opened within 5 minutes either side of a high-impact release; existing positions may be held through it.

Profit split scaling 12
Classic Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Fast Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Fast Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Fast Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards on demand. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Fast PRO Funded Varies

90% profit split, rewards on demand. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Fast PRO Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards on demand. Minimum withdrawable profit $250.

Fast Static Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Instant Funded Varies

70% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Instant Funded Varies

70% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Instant Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards on demand. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Instant PRO Funded Varies

60% profit split, rewards 14 days. Minimum withdrawable profit $90 – $750.

Pay After Pass Funded Varies

80% profit split, rewards on demand. Minimum withdrawable profit $100.

Profit target 8
Classic Evaluation Varies

Profit target 8% in phase 1, then 5% in phase 2.

Fast Evaluation Varies

Profit target 10%.

Fast Evaluation Varies

Profit target 9%.

Fast Evaluation Varies

Profit target $1,500 – $5,000. The firm publishes this as a range across account sizes, not per size.

Fast PRO Evaluation Varies

Profit target 6%.

Fast PRO Evaluation Varies

Profit target $3,000.

Fast Static Evaluation Varies

Profit target 10%.

Pay After Pass Evaluation Varies

Profit target 2%.

Time limit 12
Classic Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Fast Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Fast PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Fast Static Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Instant PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

Pay After Pass Evaluation · Funded Varies

No time limit, in the evaluation or on the Master account.

All For Traders rules

Rules that matter at HyroTrader

23 rules on record
Account sharing 2
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Unknown Varies

One Account per program type (4.5), credential sharing prohibited with immediate termination and forfeiture (5.1), and connected Accounts may be aggregated for any capital or exposure limit with the firm required to say so and on what basis. Clause 4.5A is unusual and fair-minded: shared cards, wallets and devices must be disclosed, but 'Shared use is not of itself a breach […] People who live or work together may legitimately share a device or a payment method.' Only deliberate concealment is a material breach.

Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Unknown Varies

KYC trigger points are now published, which they were not in the earlier Terms. Sumsub is named as the provider. Clause 11.5 requires notice and a reasonable opportunity before any account is deemed void, with 30 days to submit further documentation, and 11.6 gives 14 days to explain a discrepancy, states that a shortened or former name, a change of address or nationality, or a clerical error is not of itself material, and returns the Deposit in full where the discrepancy is that the customer was under 18.

Activation deadline
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

Activation is a deliberate act, and clause 7.9 states that neither payment nor issuance of a Challenge, nor logging in, viewing the Platform or trading a Free Trial account, activates it. A Challenge stays available for six months. If it is never activated it expires, 'An expired Challenge is not a failed Challenge', and 8.1C returns the Deposit in full automatically within 14 days with no action required from the trader. Before Activation the trader may cancel for any reason or none and be returned in full with no deduction (8.1).

Consistency
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

Profit Distribution Rule: in the evaluation no single day may be more than 40% of the total net result; the excess does not count toward the target.

Fee refund
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Unknown Varies

The Deposit is returned in full on ten distinct triggers and retained on two. The firm concedes at 8.3(b)(i) that the retained amount 'does not vary by reference to any loss or cost incurred by the Provider'. Clause 21.1 confirms a returnable Deposit 'is a debt owed to you, is payable in full, and is not a liability capped or excluded' by the liability cap.

Inactivity
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Unknown Varies

The FAQ and the General Terms state different inactivity periods and the firm has not reconciled them. The FAQ says an account is disabled once its last closed trade is more than 30 days old. The General Terms (20.4) say 90 consecutive calendar days with no login and no simulated trade allow closure on 14 days' notice by email. Separately, 20.5 retains trading data and Account logs for 12 months after a failed Challenge and commits the firm, on request, to provide 'a copy of the trade log, the parameter values applied, and the record of the determination'. That gives a trader a right to the evidence behind a failed Challenge.

Location restriction
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Unknown Varies

VPN use is expressly permitted for privacy, and prohibited only where used to conceal or misrepresent jurisdiction or to evade law or the Terms (10.4). On detection the firm may request proof of residence with 14 days to supply it. Note 12.3: US residents are served, and 'No part of the simulated Service is withheld from you by reason of your US residence', subject to the 23 carve-out. Clause 12.1 lists the prohibited countries.

Max capital allocation
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Funded Varies

Up to $400,000 in challenges and $200,000 funded (one article says $200,000 in all phases). Scaling can reach $1,000,000.

Max daily loss 2
Two Step Challenge Evaluation · Funded Varies

Two Step: 5% daily loss of initial capital, measured from the day's highest equity (trailing), reset at UTC. The paid Swing upgrade makes it static from the day's starting equity. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

One Step Challenge Evaluation · Funded Varies

One Step: 4% daily loss of initial capital, measured from the day's highest equity (trailing), reset at UTC. The paid Swing upgrade makes it static from the day's starting equity. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

Max overall loss 4
Two Step Challenge Funded Varies

Two Step, funded: 10% maximum loss. The drawdown is STATIC: clause 5.2.2 of the Account Agreement sets the floor at a percentage of the initial capital, so it does not follow the account up.

Two Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

Two Step, evaluation (Phase 1 and Phase 2): 10% maximum loss, measured on equity including open profit and loss. The firm does not say whether the floor stays fixed at the starting balance or moves up with the account. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

One Step Challenge Funded Varies

One Step, funded: 6% maximum loss. The drawdown is STATIC: clause 5.2.2 of the Account Agreement sets the floor at a percentage of the initial capital, so it does not follow the account up.

One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

One Step, evaluation: 6% maximum loss, measured on equity including open profit and loss. The firm does not say whether the floor stays fixed at the starting balance or moves up with the account. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

Minimum trading days 2
Two Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

Two Step: 5 minimum trading days in each phase. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes. Passing is not automatic: you ask for a review, which typically takes 1 to 2 business days.

One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

One Step: 5 minimum trading days. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes. Passing is not automatic: you ask for a review, which typically takes 1 to 2 business days.

Overnight weekend holding
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation · Funded Varies

Overnight and weekend holds are allowed.

Profit target 2
One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

One Step: 10% target. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

Two Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

Two Step: 10% in the Challenge, 5% in the Verification. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

Prohibited practices 2
Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

The two undefined discretionary standards in the March version of the Terms are largely gone. March 5.4.1(g), trading 'in contradiction with how trading is actually performed in the futures market', has been dropped, which also removes a futures reference that made no sense in a crypto-only product. March 5.4.3, 'without applying market standard risk management rules', is replaced by 10.5, which sets out named indicators, states explicitly that they are 'indicators, not automatic breaches', and routes them to proportionate measures under 10.6 rather than to failure. One open-ended standard remains at 10.2(g). The three mechanical Bybit traps from the March version, TP/SL-only stop losses, API key expiry as automatic failure, and the Portfolio Margin ban, do not appear in the new Terms and may have moved to the separate Trading Rules.

Two Step Challenge, One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

A graduated-sanction regime materially wider than the March version's single option of reducing leverage to 1:5. Clause 10.6 requires any measure to be proportionate to the behavior, requires the firm to notify the trader of the measure and the behavior it relates to, and states that a measure is not a finding of breach and does not of itself fail a Challenge or forfeit a reward. Where the usual response at other firms is account closure plus profit forfeiture, this is the most developed proportionality framework we have read. The published rules add: no single day over 40% of the net result in evaluation; no single position may lose more than 3% of initial balance; funded accounts cap margin at 25% and open notional at 2x initial balance.

Time limit 2
One Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

One Step: no time limit. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

Two Step Challenge Evaluation Varies

Two Step: no time limit. The General Terms of 7 August 2026 (clause 6.1) leave every evaluation parameter to the Trading Rules the firm publishes.

All HyroTrader rules

Rules that matter at Top One Trader

73 rules on record
Activation fee
Nova Funded $165 – $1,210

Activation fee due after passing Step 1, on top of the $7 entry price: $165 at $25K, $275 at $50K, $550 at $100K, $880 at $200K and $1,210 at $300K. The $300K figure is disputed between two of the firm's own surfaces.

Automated trading 2
Crypto 1 Step Evaluation Varies

EAs are allowed on the crypto 1-Step challenge, per the help centre. The Terms ban commercially available EAs on every program, so the two disagree.

Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Funded · Sim funded Varies

No EAs once funded: funded crypto 1-Step and crypto Instant must be traded manually.

Consistency 8
1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

No consistency rule on 1-Step FLASH. The configurator displays this as a rule row rather than omitting it.

2 Step Plus Evaluation · Funded Varies

No consistency rule on 2-Step Plus.

2 Step PRO Evaluation · Funded Varies

No consistency rule, per the firm's own configurator.

Crypto 1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

No consistency rule on the crypto 1-Step, challenge or funded.

Crypto Instant Sim funded Varies

25% consistency on crypto Instant: the best day may not exceed 25% of the cycle's total profit before a payout. A payout gate, not a breach; it resets after each payout.

Instant Funded Varies

15% consistency requirement, the tightest on this firm's catalogue.

Nova Funded Varies

20% Equity Stability Score once funded.

Prime Funded Varies

20% Equity Stability Score. The firm does not publish how the score is calculated.

Floating loss guard
Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded · Sim funded Varies

No max open risk limit (no Equity Shield) on any crypto account.

Inactivity
Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded · Sim funded Varies

An account with no trade for 30 consecutive days is closed automatically and cannot be reactivated.

Location restriction
1 Step, 2 Step Plus, 2 Step PRO, Instant, Prime, Nova, Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

The Terms prohibit sharing an IP address with other accounts AND using more than one IP address on your own account.

Max capital allocation
Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Funded · Sim funded Varies

A cap on total funded crypto capital exists, separate from the forex cap, but the firm states it as $200k in one article and $100K in another.

Max daily loss 9
1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

4% maximum daily loss.

2 Step Plus Evaluation · Funded Varies

4% maximum daily loss.

2 Step PRO Evaluation · Funded 4%

4% daily loss limit.

Crypto 1 Step Evaluation · Funded 4%

4% daily loss limit, set each day at 5 pm EST from the higher of the previous day's balance or equity. One help article says "3% or 4%" without saying when 3% applies.

Crypto Instant Sim funded 3%

3% daily loss limit, set each day at 5 pm EST from the higher of the previous day's balance or equity. One help article says "2% or 3%" without saying when 2% applies.

Instant Funded Varies

3% maximum daily loss.

Nova Funded Varies

3% maximum daily loss once funded, where Step 1 has none.

Nova Evaluation Varies

NO DAILY LOSS LIMIT in Step 1. One appears only once the account is funded, at 3%.

Prime Funded Varies

2.5% maximum daily loss, the tightest daily limit on the catalogue.

Max overall loss 9
1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

7% trailing drawdown, measured on the CLOSING balance rather than on equity, and it stops trailing once the account is 7% up, locking at the starting balance.

2 Step Plus Evaluation · Funded Varies

Static drawdown. THE FIRM DISPLAYS TWO FIGURES, 8% and 10%, without saying which phase each belongs to, so no single percentage is recorded.

2 Step PRO Evaluation · Funded 9%

9% max loss limit. Drawdown basis is unstated by the firm.

Crypto 1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

6% trailing drawdown on the crypto 1-Step, trailing the CLOSING balance and locking at the starting balance once the account is 6% up. Breach is measured on equity.

Crypto Instant Sim funded Varies

5% trailing drawdown on crypto Instant, trailing the CLOSING balance and locking at the starting balance once the account is 5% up. Breach is measured on equity.

Instant Funded Varies

6% trailing drawdown.

Nova Funded Varies

5% trailing drawdown once funded, tighter than Step 1's 6%.

Nova Evaluation Varies

6% trailing drawdown in Step 1.

Prime Funded Varies

5% trailing drawdown.

Max position size 7
1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

Leverage up to 10:1, shown as one figure with no asset-class breakdown.

2 Step Plus Evaluation · Funded Varies

Leverage up to 30:1.

Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded · Sim funded Varies

Leverage 1:5 on Bitcoin and Ethereum, 1:2 on every other crypto pair, on every crypto account and stage.

Instant Funded Varies

Leverage up to 50:1.

Nova Funded Varies

Leverage up to 30:1 once funded, down from 100:1 in Step 1.

Nova Evaluation Varies

Leverage up to 100:1 in Step 1, dropping to 30:1 once funded.

Prime Funded Varies

Leverage up to 50:1.

Max withdrawal
Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Funded · Sim funded $15,000

$15,000 a calendar month is the most that can be withdrawn, across ALL funded crypto accounts combined. Profit above it waits for the next month.

Minimum trading days 4
2 Step PRO Evaluation Varies

Top One Trader 2 Step PRO: minimum of 3 profitable days.

1 Step Evaluation Varies

Three PROFITABLE days, not three days traded: a losing day does not count toward the three.

2 Step Plus Evaluation Varies

Five minimum trading days.

Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded · Sim funded Varies

Five PROFITABLE days of at least 0.5% closed profit, not five days traded, on the challenge and again before a funded or Instant payout.

News trading 3
Crypto 1 Step Evaluation Varies

News trading is unrestricted on the crypto 1-Step challenge.

Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Funded · Sim funded Varies

Funded crypto 1-Step and crypto Instant: no opening, closing or modifying a trade from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high impact news. A soft breach: the trade's profit is removed.

1 Step, 2 Step Plus, 2 Step PRO, Instant, Prime, Nova Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading is allowed on every route, and Instant Prime advertises it, but the Terms prohibit 'substantially larger position sizes' around news WITHOUT defining either the size or the window. Separately, a Single Share Equity CFD must be closed by 3:50 pm ET ahead of an earnings release: holding through it is a HARD BREACH and the position's profit and loss is removed.

Overnight weekend holding 3
1 Step Evaluation · Funded Varies

Weekend holding is included on this route, where Instant Funding charges an add-on for it.

Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded · Sim funded Varies

Overnight and weekend holding are allowed on every crypto account.

Instant Funded Varies

WEEKEND HOLDING IS A PAID ADD-ON on this route. It is included on 1-Step FLASH.

Profit split scaling 6
2 Step PRO Funded Varies

Profit split rising to a stated maximum of 100%.

Crypto 1 Step Funded Varies

80% profit split on the funded crypto 1-Step, 90% with a paid upgrade.

Crypto Instant Sim funded Varies

Crypto Instant starts at a 60% split and rises 10 points per payout to 90% from the fourth payout. A 90% add-on can be bought at the first checkout only.

Instant Funded Varies

Up to 90% profit split. The firm states the ceiling and not the starting rate.

Nova Funded Varies

Up to 100% profit split.

Prime Funded Varies

Up to 100% profit split. The firm states the ceiling and not the starting rate.

Profit target 8
1 Step Evaluation Varies

10% profit target, in one phase.

2 Step Plus Evaluation Varies

Phase 1 target 10%, Phase 2 target 5%.

2 Step PRO Evaluation Varies

Phase 1 target 8%, Phase 2 target 5%.

Crypto 1 Step Evaluation Varies

10% profit target on the crypto 1-Step challenge. No target once funded.

Crypto Instant Sim funded Varies

No profit target: the crypto Instant account is funded from the start.

Instant Funded Varies

No profit target: the account is funded from the start.

Nova Evaluation Varies

5% profit target in Step 1.

Prime Funded Varies

No profit target: the account is funded from the start.

Prohibited practices
1 Step, 2 Step Plus, 2 Step PRO, Instant, Prime, Nova Evaluation Varies

Optional add-ons: remove stop-loss (+10%), 90/10 split (+20%), weekly payouts (+20%), or a 35% bundle of all three.

Reset policy
Nova Evaluation Varies

Unlimited free resets on Step 1 – the only route on this firm's catalogue that offers them.

Stop loss
1 Step, 2 Step Plus, 2 Step PRO, Instant, Prime, Nova, Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded Varies

Every trade needs a stop loss unless the add-on that removes the requirement is bought. A trade without one is closed rather than treated as a breach, so it costs the trade and not the account.

Time limit 4
1 Step Evaluation Varies

Top One Trader 1 Step: the firm states no time limit.

Instant Funded Varies

Top One Trader Instant: the firm states no time limit.

Prime Funded Varies

Top One Trader Prime: the firm states no time limit.

Nova Evaluation Varies

No time limit on Step 1.

Trading costs
Crypto 1 Step, Crypto Instant Evaluation · Funded · Sim funded Varies

Commission of $3.50 per lot per side on every crypto trade ($7 per lot round trip).

All Top One Trader rules

Rules that matter at Crypto Fund Trader

39 rules on record
Activation fee 3
Break Evaluation Sim funded $328

After passing, you pay a $328 activation fee to reach the funded stage, within 30 days of the option appearing in your dashboard.

Break Evaluation Sim funded $138

After passing, you pay a $138 activation fee to reach the funded stage, within 30 days of the option appearing in your dashboard.

Break Evaluation Sim funded $198

After passing, you pay a $198 activation fee to reach the funded stage, within 30 days of the option appearing in your dashboard.

Consistency 3
2-Phase, Instant Evaluation · Sim funded Varies

Crypto Fund Trader 2-Phase, Crypto Fund Trader Instant: the firm states no consistency rule.

1-Phase Evaluation · Funded Varies

The firm states no consistency rule on this product.

Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

No consistency rule during the Break evaluation. On the funded account no single day may account for more than 40 percent of total profits to date, checked only when a payout is requested. It does not block trading and a failing ratio can be traded out of rather than breaching.

Daily profit cap
2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Simulated profit is capped at 10,000 dollars per day and per trade, and everything above it is deducted, not just left uncounted. The cap applies per user across all accounts, and closing a position in parts does not avoid it.

Fee refund 2
2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Four paid add-ons, each priced as a percentage of the evaluation fee rather than a flat amount. Taking all four adds 80 percent to the cost, turning a 660 dollar account into 1,188. The 90 percent reward share and weekly reward requests are both paid upgrades rather than defaults.

2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation Varies

14 days to withdraw from a purchase without giving a reason, lost once any position is opened on the demo account. Refunds are at the firm's discretion.

Max capital allocation
2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Total funded allocation is capped at 300,000 dollars per user across every active final stage account. Profits already made do not count toward it, there is no limit on how many evaluations run at once, and Instant and Break accounts sit outside the cap on their own separate limits.

Max daily loss 3
1-Phase Evaluation · Funded 4%

4% daily loss limit, tighter than the 2-Phase product's 5%.

2-Phase Evaluation · Funded 5%

5% daily loss, measured from the balance at 12:05 AM UTC each day; breaches are measured on equity.

Instant Funded 4%

4% daily loss limit.

Max overall loss 4
1-Phase Evaluation · Funded 6%

6% trailing loss that follows the highest balance, then locks at the starting balance once it gets there. Breaches are measured on equity. The firm's own worked example ($107,000 to lock) does not match 6% exactly.

2-Phase Evaluation · Funded 10%

10% maximum loss, fixed on the initial balance (static). Breaches are measured on equity, so open losses count.

Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Break trails the highest balance: 4% on $25,000 and $50,000 ($1,000 and $2,000), 3% on $100,000 ($3,000). The same limit applies in the evaluation and the final stage. No daily loss limit.

Instant Funded 6%

6% max overall loss. The firm does not state whether the drawdown is static or trailing for this product.

Max position size
1-Phase Evaluation · Funded Varies

The firm states no fixed lot or contract cap on this product.

Minimum trading days 4
Break Evaluation Evaluation Varies

Crypto Fund Trader Break Evaluation: the firm states no minimum trading days.

1-Phase Evaluation Varies

No minimum trading days.

2-Phase Evaluation Varies

No minimum trading days in any phase.

Instant Funded Varies

No minimum trading days.

News trading 2
2-Phase Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading is allowed, with no restrictions during high-volatility events, according to the firm's marketing. No rules page says otherwise.

1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

News trading is allowed on every account type the firm sells today.

Overnight weekend holding
2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Overnight and weekend positions are allowed on every account type and instrument, so swing strategies are viable. Swaps apply to CFD positions open at 00:00 UTC on MetaTrader 5 and 22:00 UTC on Match-Trader, and Bybit charges funding rates instead.

Platform availability
2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Three platforms, and country eligibility is a property of the platform rather than the firm. Match-Trader restricts nobody, MetaTrader 5 excludes United States residents, and on Bybit the firm screens nobody and passes jurisdictional responsibility to the trader. Leverage also depends on the account: Advanced and Break accounts get 1:100, while Student, Instant and Ascend accounts get 1:30 on forex, 1:20 on indices and 1:5 on crypto. On Match-Trader and MetaTrader 5, commission is 0.0325% per side on crypto and $2.50 per lot per side on forex. Bybit accounts pay Bybit's own fees.

Profit split scaling 4
1-Phase Funded Varies

80% profit split on the funded Live Stage.

2-Phase Funded Varies

80% profit split on the funded Live Stage.

Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Break pays an 80 percent profit split on demand with no minimum trading days and 1:100 leverage. At most five Break final stage accounts at once, any size; evaluations are not limited. The page's $500,000 figure is five $100,000 accounts.

Instant Funded Varies

Full nine-step scaling table starting from the $5,000 entry level: the account balance doubles each time the stated target is hit, and the profit split climbs 50%->90% across the first five steps, holding flat at 90% up to a $1,280,000 ceiling. The table shown re-anchors to whichever entry size is selected ($2,500/$5,000/$10,000).

Profit target 4
1-Phase Evaluation 10%

10% profit target, single phase.

2-Phase Evaluation Varies

8% profit target on Phase 1, 5% on Phase 2.

Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

Break target: $1,250 (5%) on $25,000, $3,000 (6%) on $50,000, $6,000 (6%) on $100,000.

Instant Funded 10%

10% target to reach the next scaling step ('double up'). This is not a conventional evaluation profit target: there is no evaluation phase on this instantly funded product.

Prohibited practices
2-Phase, 1-Phase, Instant, Break Evaluation Evaluation · Funded Varies

A long prohibited list carrying loss of both reward and fee. The reverse-trading rule is unusually tight: opposite positions on one instrument for 60 seconds or more, no opposite trades across accounts, no hedging between accounts even under different email addresses, and a 24-hour wait before reversing on the same instrument. VPN use is permitted but the trader carries the risk of an IP match with another user.

Reset policy
2-Phase, 1-Phase Funded Varies

A reset is only for a suspended final stage account, not a failed evaluation, and only if every trade had a stop loss and none risked more than 2%. Request within 30 days. Prices run $180 to $3,620 (2-Phase) and $198 to $3,980 (1-Phase).

Time limit 3
1-Phase Evaluation Varies

No maximum trading day limit.

2-Phase Evaluation Varies

No maximum trading day limit ('Indefinite'), matching the site's 'NO TIME LIMITS' marketing claim.

Break Evaluation Evaluation Varies

No time limit to complete the Break Evaluation and no minimum trading days to pass it. The 15-day figure elsewhere in the FAQ governs requesting a reward once funded, not completing an evaluation.

All Crypto Fund Trader rules

Questions traders ask about crypto account rules

Crypto trades around the clock, so when does a crypto account's daily loss limit reset?

At a clock time the firm chooses, because a crypto market never closes for the day. Breakout resets at 00:30 UTC, and Crypto Fund Trader measures its 1-Phase and 2-Phase daily limits from the balance at 00:05 UTC. What decides your real room is the reference point: unless you buy its paid swing upgrade, HyroTrader measures from the highest equity of the day, open profit included, so a winning morning lifts the floor for the rest of that day.

Are there trading fees or overnight charges on a crypto challenge account?

Yes, where the firm publishes them, and they come out of the account you are trading. Breakout takes 0.04% of every buy or sell order and a 0.033% swap on any position still open at 00:00 UTC, both deducted from the demo balance your split is worked out on. At Crypto Fund Trader the platform decides it: crypto commission is 0.0325% per side on MetaTrader 5 and Match-Trader, while Bybit accounts pay Bybit’s own fees and funding rates.

How much leverage does a crypto prop account give?

Leverage is set per coin and per account type, even inside one firm. Breakout allows 10x on Bitcoin, up to 5x on the major coins and 2x or 3x on the rest, while Crypto Fund Trader gives Break accounts 1:100 on every platform and lets Bybit accounts go up to 1:100 depending on the coin and Bybit’s own conditions. HyroTrader also caps exposure on funded accounts, holding margin to 25% of the initial balance and open positions to twice that balance.

Can I hedge on a crypto prop account?

Within one account some firms allow it; hedging one account against another is where accounts get closed. Breakout permits it inside a single account, but a confirmed hedge across accounts ends every linked account and forfeits the profit. Crypto Fund Trader is stricter: opposite positions on one coin may not stay open together for 60 seconds or more, a reverse trade on the same coin must wait until the first has been open 24 hours, and hedging between your own accounts is banned even under different email addresses.

Can a firm take back profit from one big winning day on a crypto account?

It can happen: Crypto Fund Trader closes open trades and deducts everything above $10,000 of profit in a day or on a single trade, counted per trader across all accounts. Other firms limit how much one day can count instead. HyroTrader ignores the part of any day above 40% of the net result when checking the evaluation target, and the For Traders crypto Instant account requires that no single day exceed 15% of total profit once funded, while Breakout says it sets no such limit on any account.

Will my crypto account be closed if I stop trading for a few weeks?

It can be, and the clock differs by account even within one firm. For Traders asks for a closed trade every 30 days on its Fast and Fast PRO crypto accounts but every 7 days on its crypto Instant account. HyroTrader’s terms allow closure after 90 days with no login and no trade, on 14 days’ notice, while its FAQ says 30 days without a closed trade disables the account.