After passing the One-Step Challenge, your account is automatically upgraded to a Master Account. The rules below apply either during the Challenge phase or continue on your Master Account, as specified.
📈 PROFIT TARGET on the One-Step Challenge
The Profit Target is the amount you must reach using closed positions only (open positions do not count).
It is set at 9% or 11%, depending on your selected order.
⚠️ No single trade can exceed 70% of the Profit Target during the Challenge.
✅ Once you pass and receive your Master Account, there is no Profit Target anymore.
📉 MAX DRAWDOWN
The maximum drawdown is 6% on the One-Step Challenge, and it trails your highest account balance.
This trailing Max Drawdown remains the same when you move to your Master Account.
More about the Max Drawdown here.
📉 DAILY DRAWDOWN
Daily drawdown limit is 3% on the One-Step Challenge & it's Master Account is calculated from your previous day’s balance.
A violation occurs if your equity drops below this level due to an open trade.
This 3% Daily Drawdown rule continues on your Master Account.
📅 MINIMUM PROFITABLE DAYS
You must complete at least 3 profitable trading days during the One-Step Challenge.
A day counts as “profitable” if your end-of-day balance is at least 0.5% higher than the previous day's.
On the Master Account, you must also have 3 profitable days before you can request a payout.
⏳ NO TIME LIMIT
There is no time limit to complete the One-Step Challenge.
💰 PROFIT SPLIT (Master Account only)
Profit split is 80% or 90%, based on your selected order.
🏆 PAYOUTS (Master Account only)
Rewards can be requested bi-weekly (every 14 days).
You need a minimum of $100 profit and at least 3 profitable days to qualify.
⏱️ HOLDING POSITIONS
Holding trades overnight and over the weekend is allowed on both Challenge and Master Accounts.
📰 NEWS TRADING
During the One-Step Challenge: No restrictions – you can trade news freely.
On the Master Account:
You may hold trades during news.
But you cannot open new trades within 5 minutes before or after a high-impact news event.
You can find more here.
⚠️ INACTIVITY RULE
If there is no meaningful trading activity for 30 days, the account becomes inactive.
This applies to both the One-Step Challenge and Master Accounts.
📊 40% MARGIN RULE
You may not use more than 40% of your available margin on a single trade or multiple trades on the same instrument in the same direction. Find more here.
This applies to both Challenge and Master Accounts.
Want to bypass this? Try the Challenge PRO, where this rule doesn’t apply.