1 Step Challenge

The 1 Step Challenge offers a straightforward path to qualify for a Simulated Funded Account. Your goal is simple: reach a 10% profit target while respecting all trading rules and risk parameters. Pass the challenge, and you’ll move on to the simulated funded environment where payouts await.

Trading Objectives

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

Daily Drawdown – 4%

What does this mean?
Sarah’s daily equity must not fall below 4% of her initial balance, regardless of account growth.

How is it calculated?
Each new trading day, 4% 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 $106,000 during the day.
Her Daily Drawdown, maximum allowed loss for that day is 4% of $100,000 = $4,000
Her equity must not drop below $102,000 that day. If it does, her challenge will be closed.

Maximum Drawdown – 6%

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 6% = $6,000. If at any time her balance or equity drops to $94,000 or below, 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 challenge will be closed.

Upon Success

Once you pass the challenge and your trading activity is reviewed for compliance, you’ll receive a certificate of completion, and we’ll initiate your KYC verification to move you into the Simulated Funded Account phase.

*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.

Payouts – Profit Split

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