Instant Standard

• A consistency rule of 20% applies, that means that one trading day can not equal or be greater than 20% of the total profits made.

Guardian X

• A consistency rule of 20% applies, that means that one trading day can not equal or be greater than 20% of the total profits made.

Instant Starter

• A consistency rule of 15% applies; that means that one trading day can not equal or be greater than 15% of the total profits made.

2-Step Pro

• A 25% consistency rule applies—one trading day cannot equal or exceed 25% of total profits

News Trading

• Allowed with restriction: 5 minutes prior to and after a high-impact news
• Allowed in all evaluation programs without any restriction
• Allowed in Guardian X and all instant programs without restriction

Copy Trading

• Allowed, personal accounts only.

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Inactivity Rule

• All accounts will be deactivated after 30 days of inactivity

Risk Management

• Risking 3–4% on a single trade with excessive margin and no stop-loss is against the rules

All or Nothing

• All or nothing practices are prohibited

Minimum holding time

• The minimum holding time is 2 minutes. If a trade is closed in under 2 minutes, it may be flagged for tick scalping, which is against the trading rules.

Drawdown Adjustment Rule

• Applies to 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Pro, Guardian X, and Instant accounts
• If your X% trailing Max Drawdown resets to the initial balance after reaching an X% profit, maintain a profit buffer of 1% to keep trading
• Withdrawing all profits will result in account closure

Guardian Shield

• In the funded stage:

  • Instant Accounts and Guardian X: Open trades incurring a 1% loss of initial balance may be auto closed
  • 1-Step, 1-Step Pro, 2-Step, 2-Step Pro, 2-step Classic and 3-Step accounts: Auto-close if open trades incur a 2% loss of the initial balance

• This is a soft breach

• 1st breach: Profit split drops to 50%

• 2nd breach: Account is breached

Boom or Bust Approach

• Excessive risk-taking exacerbated by news events is not allowed
• Relates to relying on one or a few trades tied to major news events for success

Strategy Switch

• Using one strategy to pass an assessment and a different strategy in the funded phase is prohibited

Non instant program

• 14 days payout frequency with minimum withdrawal of $100

Instant Standard

• On-demand payout frequency with a minimum withdrawal of $100 and a 20% Daily Consistency Rule

Instant Starter

• 14 days payout frequency with a minimum withdrawal of $100 and a 15% Daily Consistency Rule, maximum withdrawal of 5% of the account size.

Guardian X

• 14 days payout frequency with a minimum withdrawal of $100 and a 20% Daily Consistency Rule

2-Step Classic

• Minimum withdrawal of $100
• First payout on demand, subsequent 14 days

2-step Pro

• 14 days payout frequency with a minimum withdrawal of $100 and a 25% Daily Consistency Rule