Core Trading Rules by Account Type
Challenge Accounts (Advanced & Growth)
Daily Loss Limits
Advanced Accounts: No daily loss limit protection
Growth Accounts: Daily loss limit depends on account size:
$50K → $1,250
$100K → $2,500
$150K → $3,750
Drawdown Protection Types
What is a Trailing Drawdown?
A trailing drawdown is your account’s maximum loss limit that “trails” your highest achieved balance.
As your equity grows, the drawdown limit adjusts upward, locking in progress and protecting profits.
If your balance drops below this limit, the account fails.
Advanced Accounts – Real-Time Intraday Trailing Drawdown
Adjusts continuously throughout the trading day
Both realized profits and unrealized gains move the drawdown limit higher
If your account value drops below the adjusted drawdown limit at any moment, the account fails immediately
Growth Accounts – End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown
Recalculates only at market close based on the final balance
Locks in drawdown improvements only when you finish the day in profit
Offers flexibility during the trading day — temporary intraday losses don’t affect your limit
Simulated Funded Accounts
Daily Loss Limits
Advanced Accounts: No daily loss limit
Growth Accounts:
$50K → $1,250
$100K → $2,500
$150K → $3,750
Lightning Funded Accounts:
$50K → $1,250
$100K → $2,500
$150K → $3,750
⚠️ 25K Lightning accounts do not include daily loss limit protection.
Drawdown Types
Advanced Accounts: Real-Time Intraday Trailing Drawdown
Adjusts continuously throughout the trading day
Both realized and unrealized gains move your drawdown limit higher
Falling below this limit at any point results in immediate account failure
Growth Accounts: End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown
Recalculates only at market close
Locks in progress only when you end the day profitable
Provides more flexibility throughout the day
Lightning Funded Accounts: End-of-Day Trailing Drawdown
Same mechanics as Growth
More flexibility and less intraday stress
Recalculated only once per day
Universal Rules (All Account Types)
Position Holding Requirements
All open positions must be closed before market close each day.
Swing trading and overnight holding are not allowed.
Daily Close Requirements
Regular Trading Days: Close all positions by 4:59 PM ET (Mon–Fri)
Holiday Early Close: Close all positions by 12:59 PM ET
Trading Hours
Market Opens: 6:00 PM ET (Sunday–Thursday evening)
Market Closes: 5:00 PM ET (Monday–Friday)
Automatic Position Closure
Any open positions at market close will be automatically liquidated by The Funding Futures.
This will not result in account failure or penalties.
Trading Day Definition
A trading day runs from 6:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET the following day.
Example: If you trade at 1:00 AM and again at 7:00 PM, those are counted as two separate trading days.
Position Limits
Account Size | Max Mini Contracts | Micro Equivalent |
$25K | 1 Mini | 10 Micros |
$50K | 4 Minis | 40 Micros |
$100K | 8 Minis | 80 Micros |
$150K | 12 Minis | 120 Micros |
Note:
10 Micro contracts = 1 Mini contract
You may trade micros OR minis, but not both simultaneously (hedging not allowed).
Position Scaling
No scaling restrictions — full position limits available from day one
No gradual build-up required
Prohibited Activities
🚫 Hedging — Not allowed
🚫 Exploiting platform errors — Strictly prohibited
🚫 HFT bots or latency arbitrage — Not allowed
Algorithmic Trading
Allowed if the following conditions are met:
You own the strategy exclusively
The strategy is not shared with other traders or firms
It is not high-frequency trading
You can prove ownership upon request
Microscalping Guidelines
50% Rule:
At least 50% of total profits must come from trades held longer than 10 seconds.
Failure to meet this requirement will make your account ineligible for payouts or challenge activation.
Account Activity
Minimum activity: 1 trade per week (Mon–Fri)
Inactive traders will receive a warning notice before any action is taken
Consistency Rule Quick Guide
This rule ensures stable, consistent performance — not a single oversized winning day.
Account Type | Consistency Limit |
Advanced / Growth | 35% |
Lightning Funded | 20% |
Example:
If your biggest day’s profit is $2,000, and you follow the 20% rule, your total profit must be at least $10,000 to qualify for payouts.
Good Faith Trading Policy
Trade honestly. Don’t exploit system behavior or errors.
Violations Include:
Taking advantage of price display errors
Exploiting execution delays or slippage
Using strategies designed to trigger platform faults
Consequence: Immediate account termination.
News Trading Policy
Allowed: Yes — at your own risk
Restrictions: Certain major economic events may have trading limits