2 Step Challenge

The 2 Step Challenge is designed to evaluate your trading strategy and consistency across two distinct phases. Once you complete both steps successfully, you’ll be eligible for a Simulated Funded Account.

Step 1

Trading Objectives

Profit target 10%

Example: Sarah (cTrader ID #78432) starts with a $100,000 account. To Pass this step, she needs to generate $10,000 in profit, bringing her total balance or equity to $110,000 while staying within the rules.

Daily Drawdown – 5%

What does this mean?
Sarah’s daily equity must not fall below 5% of her initial balance, regardless of account growth

How is it calculated?
Each new trading day, 5% of the original account balance is subtracted from the highest equity reached that day.

Example – Sarah starts the challenge with Initial balance: $100,000

Sarah’s equity climbs to $104,000
Her Daily Drawdown, maximum allowed loss for that day is 5% of $100,000 = $5,000
Her equity must not drop below $99,000 that day. If it does, her challenge will be closed.

Maximum Drawdown – 10%

What does this mean?
This is the absolute minimum your balance or equity can reach during the challenge.

Example – Sarah starts the challenge with balance of $100,000 her maximum loss limit is 10% of that is $10,000. If at any time her balance or equity drops to $90,000, her challenge will be closed.

Trade on at least 5 different days during the challenge. These do not need to be consecutive, but you must avoid 30 days of inactivity—otherwise, your account will be closed.

After passing Step 1, you will automatically advance to Step 2.

Step 2

This phase tests your ability to trade consistently and profitably over time. The profit target is lower, but risk rules stay in place.

Trading Objectives

Profit target 5%

Example Sarah (cTrader ID #78432) starts the challenge with a $100,000 account. To Pass this step and the Challenge, she needs to generate $5,000 in profit, bringing her total balance or equity to $105,000 total.

Daily Drawdown – 5%

What does this mean?
Sarah’s daily equity must not fall below 5% of her initial balance, regardless of account growth.

How is it calculated?
Each new trading day, 5% of the original account balance is subtracted from the highest equity reached that day.

Example – Sarah starts the challenge with Initial balance: $100,000

Sarah grows her equity to $102,000 during the day.
Her Daily Drawdown, maximum allowed loss for that day is 5% of $100,000 = $5,000
Her equity must not drop below $97,000 that day. If it does, her challenge will be closed.

Maximum Drawdown – 10%

What does this mean?
This is the absolute minimum your balance or equity can reach during the challenge.

Example – Sarah starts the challenge with balance of $100,000, her maximum loss limit is 10% = $10,000. If at any time her balance or equity drops to $90,000 or below, her challenge will be closed.

Trade on at least 5 different days during Step 2. As with the previous step, 30 consecutive days of inactivity will result in challenge closure.

After Completing Both Steps
Once you’ve met all trading objectives without breaking any rules, your account will be reviewed. You’ll then receive a certificate of completion, and we’ll begin KYC verification for your Simulated Funded Account.

Payouts & Profit Split

Standard 80% profit split applies.
Example: If Sarah earns $5,000 in simulated profits, she will receive $4,000 as her payout.

*Please note Challenge accounts are reviewed by our trading team between the hours of 9- 5 PM EST Monday – Friday. With that in mind, if you pass the challenge on the weekend it will be reviewed on Monday.