No more painful rules, hidden surprises, and tricks to make you fail.
We have clear transparent and easy to follow rules to help you be profitable and Pass the Trading Test
Standard Challenge Settings
| Starting Balance | $5,000 |
| Leverage | 1:100 |
| Profit Target | 10% |
| Max Total Drawdown | 10% |
| Minimum Trading Days | 5 Days |
| Overnight or Weekend Holding | ❌ Prohibited |
| Copy Trading / EAs | ❌ Prohibited |
| News Trading | ❌ Prohibited |
| Instruments | FX & Metals Only |
By registering, you agree to all terms listed above.
We are committed to providing a transparent and trader-friendly environment. Our rules are designed for clear risk management, not for trapping traders.
1. No Confusing Loss Rules
We do **not** use complicated or dual-calculated daily loss rules. Our 5% Max Daily Drawdown is simple: it is based on your previous day's balance. No misleading 'secret' calculations. This means your account can fluctuate during the day without worrying.
2. No Consistency Rules or Tricks
You are **not** required to maintain a daily profit average, minimum lot size, or 'consistent' trading volume. Trade your strategy as you see fit, as long as you respect the core risk limits. Just don't do sudden huge Trades - that shows you are careless which we won't like.
3. No Hidden Rules
Every single rule and restriction is explicitly listed within this document, including the News Trading limitation. There are **no hidden clauses** designed to fail participants unexpectedly.
4. No Fake Refund Promises
We offer a transparent competition structure without hidden costs, meaning there is **no refund to promise or deny**.
1.1 Age Requirement
Participants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of registration. Identity verification will be required prior to payout disbursement.
1.2 Account Limits
Each participant is limited to one competition trading account. Multiple registrations will result in the immediate disqualification of all associated accounts.
1.3 Automatic Position Closure
All Traders must keep in mind that if any of the Trading Rules detailed below are breached, all your positions will be closed Automatically by a real live person who is monitoring your Trading. This is to protect the Account. The Account will remain paused for 2 hours. If you try to open any trades during this 2 hour pause period, they will be closed, even if they are perfect trades.
1.4 Chances to Continue
We recognise that you may break some rules accidentally, for this reason we want to offer our understanding by giving you 2 Chances to Continue Trading. After the 2 hour pause period is finished you will be able to continue Trading. However, if you break the rules the third time, your account will be blocked, all trades will be closed, and the Test will be Failed.
1.5 High Risk Rule Breach
If the Trader breaks any rule mentioned below that carries a high risk of loss (such as rules 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, , there will be no chances, the account will be blocked, all trades will be closed, and the Test will be Failed immediately
2.1 Leverage
A **fixed maximum leverage of 1:100** is applied to all trading accounts. Margin requirements will be calculated based on this setting, regardless of trade size.
2.2 Tradable Instruments
The competition is limited to Forex pairs (e.g., EUR/USD, GBP/JPY) and Metals only. Exotics, Cryptocurrencies, and Stocks are strictly prohibited.
2.3 No Huge Trades
You must Trade safely without over exposing your account. We need to see you are a Safe Forex Trader. The maximum lot size you can do is 0.05 lot in any single Trade. The total combined lot size you are allowed is 0.25 lots. Breaching this limit will result in failure.
2.4 Minimum Trading Days
Participants must execute trades on a **minimum of 5 separate days** to qualify. A trading day is defined as any 24-hour period (00:00 to 23:59 GMT) in which at least one trade is opened and closed.
2.5 Closing Positions End of Day (No Overnight or Weekend Holding)
**All open positions must be closed** before 16:59 New York Time each trading day. Holding positions overnight (past 5pm New York Time) is strictly prohibited and will result in the automatic closure of the position and the Test will be Failed. Permitted Trading time is only between 7am London Time to 5pm New York Time.
Strict adherence to risk limits and ethical trading practices is mandatory.
3.1 Maximum Daily Drawdown (5%)
Your account equity, calculated at any point during a trading day, must not fall below 95% of the starting balance ($5,000) or the previous day's closing balance, whichever is higher. Just don't drop by 5% in one day!
3.2 Maximum Total Drawdown (10%)
Your account equity must never fall below **$4,500** (10% of the initial $5,000 balance) at any point throughout the competition.If it does reach 10% draw down you will be closed out, and the Test will be Failed.
3.3 Copy Trading
**The use of any external copy trading service, signal provider, or automated replication of trades from another account is strictly prohibited.** All trades must be generated solely by the participant's strategy. The trades cannot be copied from another participant in Funding4x either.
3.4 S/L and T/P Required
All positions must have a Stop Loss and Target Price set at the time of opening the position. If any open positions are found without S/L or T/P then ALL open positions will be closed, and Trading will be pause for 2 hours. No positions will be allowed during the 2 hour pause period.
3.4 Risk Exposure
Your Stop Loss should be such that you're maximum risk on a single trade is only 1% of the account balance. Opening trades with large risks will be a violation, and the Test will be Failed.
3.5 News Trading
Trading within a 1 hour window (30 min before to 30 min after) any high-impact economic news release (marked as Red on major economic calendars) is **prohibited**. Trades must be placed outside of this volatility window.
4.1 Qualification for Payout
To qualify for a profit payout, the participant must meet the Minimum Trading Days (5 days) requirement, achieve a minimum 10% profit target, and maintain zero violations of drawdown or strategy compliance rules.
4.2 Payout Process
Payouts will be verified and disbursed as soon as reasonably possible, subject to manual checks, and banking transaction times. Winners must provide valid ID and a verified crypto wallet for transfer. All Transactions costs and applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
4.3 Payout Time
Payout is distributed at the end of each calendar month. It is important to maintain profitability during each month, the potential profit is unlimited, you may choose when to pause trading each month until Payout date.
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