1-Step Prop Firms
A one-step challenge asks you to complete one performance evaluation before moving to the next account stage. That shorter route can save repetition, but the phase count does not tell you how demanding the account is. The profit target, daily limit, maximum loss calculation and distribution of winning days still determine what passing requires.
This category compares programmes with one evaluation phase. It excludes instant accounts that have no preliminary challenge and multi-stage products whose marketing simply emphasises a fast first step. At firms offering several models, the comparison must use the one-step product’s rules rather than the brand’s most generous figures from another account.
Begin with the relationship between the target and usable loss allowance. Then check whether drawdown trails, whether one strong day can delay a pass, and which conditions change after evaluation. A cheaper single-phase account can still be more difficult for your strategy than a two-stage alternative. The useful shortcut is a compatible route through fewer stages, not merely a smaller number printed beside the challenge name.
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- CFD prop firm (AIFO Holding Limited, Hong Kong) on MetaTrader 5, unregulated and simulated, founded 2025
- Four programmes: Instant, 1-Step, 2-Step and a 24-hour Sprint
- 80% base split on the Step programmes and 70% on Instant; 95% is a scaling ceiling, not a starting point
- No payout figures disclosed at all, and no public payout log
- Cheap entry at $79 for a $10,000 2-Step, but no fee rebate on any programme
★★★★★
More details +AIFO
AIFO sells four programmes on MetaTrader 5, from instant funding to a 24-hour Sprint, and its 2-Step is one of the cheaper entries on the market at 79 dollars for a 10,000 dollar account. Drawdown is static on three of the four, there is no time limit on the main programmes, and news trading and weekend holding are both allowed outside a 5-minute blackout around high-impact releases. The catch is disclosure and the cost of the upside. AIFO would not give us a single payout figure and publishes no payout log, there is no fee rebate on any standard programme, and the 95 percent headline is a scaling ceiling rather than a starting point, with Instant starting at 70 percent and a 90 percent split also sold as a paid add-on.PROS:
- Four genuinely different programmes, from instant funding to a 24-hour Sprint
- Cheap entry: 79 dollars for a 10,000 dollar 2-Step account
- 10 percent off a second account and 15 percent off a third, applied at checkout
- No time limit on Instant, 1-Step or 2-Step
- News trading and weekend holding both allowed, outside a 5-minute news blackout
- Static drawdown on three of the four programmes
- No consistency rule on the 1-Step or 2-Step, and elsewhere a breach only delays a payout
- Scaling to 2,000,000 dollars in simulated capital
CONS:
- No payout data disclosed at all, and no public payout log
- No fee rebate on any standard programme, and no refund on a failed challenge
- The 95 percent headline is a scaling ceiling; Instant starts at 70 percent
- A 90 percent split is also sold as a paid add-on at 20 percent of the fee
- Unregulated, founded 2025, contracting through Hong Kong and Anjouan entities
- No swap-free accounts as a standard option
- A 10,000 dollar cap on a single payout request, with the excess deferred
- 21 days of inactivity freezes the account and 30 days closes it permanently
- UK-based futures prop firm (Alpha Group) trading CME-group contracts on AlphaTrader/Quantower/WealthCharts; simulated evaluations
- Signature: Alpha Prime — a rare salaried, real-capital London trading-floor path, not just a perpetual simulator
- Trader-friendly end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance and is not automatically reset by payouts; withdrawals still reduce the loss cushion
- One-step Zero, Standard and Advanced evaluations; Direct skips evaluation. Daily Loss Guard and payout consistency depend on the plan; sizes $25K–$150K; US accepted
- July 2026 caveat: NinjaTrader split + Premium-plan closure and payout-handling episode — factor it in
★★★★★
More details +Alpha Futures
Alpha Futures is a futures prop firm, not a forex one, operated by Alpha Futures Limited, a UK company registered at Companies House under number 15655643 in Harpenden, England, and part of the Alpha Group alongside Alpha Capital Group and ACG Markets. It runs four account types: Zero, Standard and Advanced are one-step evaluations billed monthly with no activation fee, and Direct is a one-time fee that skips the evaluation entirely. Entry is $89 a month for a 25K Zero or $349 once for a 25K Direct, and the largest single account sold is 150K. Most account types pay a 90% performance split. Two mechanics stand out: the Maximum Loss Limit does not reset when you withdraw, although a withdrawal reduces the remaining loss cushion, and Advanced Qualified has a $15,000 request cap; other plans have lower caps with requests processed inside 48 business hours. The caveat is credibility, not product. The website advertises 4.9 on Trustpilot from over 17,000 reviews; the profile for alpha-futures.com actually reads 4.4 from 5,961, and the group's sister brand has its Trustpilot rating unavailable on the Trustpilot official website.PROS:
- The Maximum Loss Limit stays intact from the date of your withdrawal, but withdrawing reduces the balance and remaining loss cushion
- Advanced Qualified payout cap up to $15,000 per request, with requests processed in 48 business hours or less
- UK company registered at Companies House rather than an offshore shell
- Commission-free execution on the in-house AlphaTrader platform, apart from regulatory fees
- No news trading restrictions on any evaluation account, or on Advanced Qualified accounts
- No activation fee, and reset prices published next to every plan
- Zero evaluations have no consistency rule and a one-day minimum
- Four platforms: AlphaTrader, TradingView, WealthCharts and Quantower
CONS:
- The website advertises 4.9 on Trustpilot from 17,000+ reviews while its own profile reads 4.4 from 5,961
- Sister brand Alpha Capital Group has its Trustpilot rating unavailable on the Trustpilot official website
- Zero, Standard and Advanced bill monthly for as long as you hold the evaluation
- Standard evaluation requires 50% consistency; Qualified Standard and Zero require 40%, while Direct requires 20%
- The 90% split drops to 80%, or 60% plus a salary, once you qualify for Alpha Prime
- Futures only: no spot forex, stocks or CFDs
- Direct accounts have no scaling plan and a lower payout cap than the $15,000 headline
- Zero, Standard and Direct Qualified accounts prohibit order execution within two minutes before or after relevant high-impact news
- US futures prop firm (Austin, Texas); unregulated; all funded accounts are simulated
- 100% profit split - there is no split at all on current accounts
- Choose your drawdown: EOD Trail (once daily) or Intraday Trail (real-time on peak equity)
- Evaluations expire in 30 days with NO resets; a funded account closes after 6 payouts
- $500 minimum payout; 5 qualifying days per payout; nothing is refundable
★★★★★
More details +Apex Trader
Apex Trader Funding replaced its entire product line on 1 March 2026. Everything on sale now is a one-time fee with no rebill, a 100% profit split and no consistency rule in the evaluation. The old model - monthly subscription, 90/10 split, the 30% negative P&L rule and the 5:1 risk-reward rule - is now Legacy and cannot be bought. Most reviews of Apex, including our previous one, still describe the old product.PROS:
- 100% profit split on all current simulated funded accounts - no split at all
- One-time fee, no rebill and no monthly charge on the funded account
- No consistency rule in the evaluation; no MAE rule; no 5:1 risk-reward rule
- No minimum trading days - you can pass in a single day
- News trading permitted for a normal strategy
- An EOD option avoids intraday threshold updates, but its established threshold is enforced intraday
- NinjaTrader licence and real-time data included
- Trustpilot 4.3 from over 20,000 reviews, with no consumer alert
CONS:
- Evaluations now expire after 30 days and there are NO RESETS - a failed eval must be repurchased
- A 50% consistency rule applies on the funded account and gates the payout button
- Only 6 payouts per funded account, then it closes and you must qualify again
- The safety net must now be maintained for the LIFE of the account, not just the first three payouts
- Funded contract limits follow scaling tiers; a 50K PA starts at 2 and can reach 4 contracts
- Holding a position through the market close forfeits the account and all balances
- CFD evaluations and Instant models on simulated capital; rules vary by product and purchase date
- 90% standard profit share; optional 100% add-on and risk penalties apply
- New Instant Standard: 1% floating-loss strike system; Instant Flex and Pay After Pass: 1% hard breach
- Static and trailing drawdown options; consistency and qualifying days vary
- 3% payout processing fee; evaluation fee refunded at the fourth successful payout
★★★★★
More details +Aqua Funded
AquaFunded offers CFD evaluations and Instant models on simulated capital. Rules differ materially by model and purchase date: the new Instant Standard has a 1% floating-loss strike system, while Instant Flex and Pay After Pass use a 1% hard breach. Static options include One Step Flex as well as Two Step Standard/Elite and Three Step. The standard share is 90%, but processing fees, risk penalties, consistency gates and reward caps affect withdrawals. The evaluation fee refund requires four successful payouts.PROS:
- 90% standard profit share
- Multiple CFD model choices
- Static maximum drawdown available on four listed models
- No evaluation completion deadline, subject to activity rules
- MT5, cTrader, MatchTrader and TradeLocker
- Published scaling pathway subject to approval
CONS:
- Floating-loss limits can cut reward shares or breach an account
- Consistency and profitable-day gates vary by model and purchase date
- 3% payout processing fee
- Initial payout caps on $100K+ accounts; Instant Flex recurring cap
- Evaluation refund requires the fourth successful payout
- Some general help wording differs from product-specific rules
- Forex/CFD prop firm (Atlas Funded Ltd, Saint Lucia; parent in Dubai) trading simulated capital on MT5, TradeLocker and Match-Trader
- 80% base split; the advertised 100% is a paid add-on (+20% of the fee)
- Mostly static drawdown (only Instant trails); no activation or monthly fee
- A 0.5%-profit-per-day qualifying rule and a 3-minute minimum hold make the funded stage tougher than the challenge
- On Pay-After-You-Pass, the drawdown tightens (10%→6%, 5%→3%) the moment you go funded
★★★★★
More details +AtlasFunded Review 2026
Atlas Funded (Atlas Funded Ltd, Saint Lucia; Dubai parent) is a competent, feature-rich forex/CFD firm with genuine strengths: a static drawdown on most models, no activation or monthly fee, a fee refund on your fourth reward, news and weekend trading and EAs all allowed, and clear worked examples of its drawdown maths. The things to price in: the "100%" split is a PAID add-on (+20% of the fee) over an 80% base; the funded stage is TIGHTER than the challenge - a 0.5%-profit-per-day qualifying rule, a 3-minute minimum hold, and on the Pay-After-You-Pass model a drawdown that shrinks at funding (10%->6%, 5%->3%); and the accounts are simulated with two offshore entities behind them. Trustpilot sits around 4 stars on ~600 reviews, but Trustpilot flags removed fake reviews and the on-site testimonial wall repeats identical payout text.PROS:
- Static drawdown on most models - fixed from your starting balance, not trailing
- No activation fee and no monthly fee - genuinely one-time
- Challenge fee refunded on your fourth reward
- News trading, weekend holding and EAs all allowed
- Clear, worked drawdown and daily-loss maths with midnight-UTC reset
- EU-adjacent transparency: two named entities and a merchant of record disclosed
CONS:
- The advertised "100%" split is a paid add-on (+20% of the fee) over an 80% base
- The funded stage is harder than the challenge: a 0.5%-profit-per-day qualifying-day rule and a 3-minute minimum hold
- On Pay-After-You-Pass, the drawdown tightens the moment you go funded (10%->6% overall, 5%->3% daily)
- Payouts are Rise or crypto only - no bank wire or PayPal
- Simulated prop firm trading since 2012, one of the longest records in the category. Three programmes on MT5 and DXTrade, $5,000 to $200,000. Contracting entity AudaCity Global LTD, licensed in the Union of Comoros.
- The loosest rules on this site: the two-step allows 7.5% daily loss and 15% maximum in phase 1, static and measured on initial balance. No time limit on any evaluation.
- News trading, weekend holding, expert advisors and copy trading all permitted on every programme.
- Avoid FTP: instant funding costs $1,299 at $50K against $329 for the two-step, pays a lower split, and still imposes a 10% profit target.
- Watch: the site says no consistency rule while the terms still carry an active consistency clause; the advertised 90% split is shown as 85% or 75% in the firm own calculator; and the Trustpilot rating is unavailable on Trustpilot’s official website.
★★★★★
More details +AudaCity Capital
AudaCity Capital has been trading since 2012, one of the longest records in this category. It sells three programmes on MetaTrader 5 and DXTrade, from 5,000 to 200,000 dollars. The contracting entity is AudaCity Global LTD, registration 15850, operating under an International Brokerage and Clearing House Licence issued by the Union of Comoros, with a London office and a Cyprus payment partner. That licence is real, which puts it ahead of rivals holding none, but it is a light-touch offshore regime rather than a major-market regulator. Its strongest feature is drawdown room: phase one of the Ability Challenge allows a 7.5 percent daily loss and a 15 percent maximum, static and measured on the initial balance, with no time limit and news trading, weekend holding, expert advisors and copy trading all permitted. Three cautions. FTP, the instant funding route, costs 1,299 dollars at 50,000 against 329 for the two-step, pays a lower split and still imposes a 10 percent profit target. The site advertises no consistency rule while the terms still contain an active consistency clause that can fail a challenge. And the advertised 90 percent split is shown as 85 percent or 75 percent in the firm's own scaling calculator.PROS:
- Trading since 2012, one of the longest records in the category
- Holds an Anjouan brokerage licence where most rivals hold none
- The loosest drawdown rules measured on this site: 7.5 percent daily and 15 percent maximum in phase one
- Drawdown is static and measured on initial balance, not trailing
- No time limit on any evaluation, and news, weekends, expert advisors and copy trading all permitted
- Scaling doubles the account across ten steps, plus free competition and education routes
CONS:
- FTP instant funding costs about four times the two-step at 50,000 dollars, pays a lower split and still has a 10 percent target
- The site advertises no consistency rule while the terms carry an active consistency clause
- The advertised 90 percent split is not supported by the firm's own calculator, which shows 85 or 75 percent
- The scaling ceiling is stated inconsistently as 2M, 240K and 768K in different places
- The terms reserve an absolute right to withdraw any trader without explanation
- No per-payout proof published, only headline totals and a named feed
- Separate CFD and Futures programs with model-specific rules
- CFD funded news restrictions, profitable-day requirements and Guardian Shield controls
- Futures consistency, buffers and payout caps vary by plan, size and purchase date
- Five payouts qualify for Live review; promotion is discretionary
- CFD payouts have a 3% processing fee and caps on selected accounts
★★★★★
More details +Blue Guardian
Blue Guardian offers simulated CFD and Futures programs plus a separately earned Futures Live tier. CFD models have stage-specific news restrictions, qualifying days and floating-loss controls; Nano consistency is not the same as Standard. Futures payout caps and buffers vary by size and model, with dated changes for Express and Direct. Five payouts create Live-review eligibility rather than automatic promotion. The detailed help pages should be checked alongside the purchased account terms.PROS:
- Static maximum drawdown on CFD Two Step Standard and Nano
- Separate CFD and Futures program choices
- Own-account trade copying permitted
- Futures Reserve offers daily-loss removal option
- Multiple trading platforms across the two markets
CONS:
- Funded CFD news restrictions differ from evaluation permission
- Guardian Shield can reduce profit share or breach accounts
- Qualifying days, consistency and withdrawal buffers vary by model
- CFD processing fee and selected payout caps
- Futures caps vary by size; Live promotion is discretionary
- Some homepage claims conflict with detailed help rules
- Prop arm of Blueberry Markets, an ASIC-regulated Australian broker (since 2016); simulated forex/CFD on MT4/MT5/TradeLocker/DXtrade
- Signature: real regulated-broker parentage — genuine infrastructure and longevity most standalone props lack
- Permissive rules: no consistency rule, no time limit, split 80% up to 90%, scaling to a simulated $2M
- Catch: ASIC covers the broker, not the challenges (offshore); documented breach-at-payout complaints
- 1-/2-/3-step + Instant Funding; sizes $5K–$200K; swap-free available; no US traders
★★★★★
More details +Blueberry Funded
Blueberry Funded launched in August 2024 as the prop arm of the broker Blueberry Markets, and the broker relationship is structurally real: funded traders can take payouts straight into a Blueberry Markets trading account. The operating entity is Blueberry Markets (SVG) LLC in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, so the prop product itself is unregulated, and residents of the United States and Australia are both on the restricted list. Six plans run in parallel: 1-Step, Flex 1-Step, Prime 2-Step, Instant Elite, Instant Lite and a separate Synthetic Indices challenge, priced from $25 for a $5,000 synthetic account and $44 for a $5,000 1-Step, scaling 25% every three months to a simulated $2,000,000 with the split rising to 90%. There is no payout on demand: the first withdrawal comes 14 days after activation, or 7 with a paid add-on. Platforms are MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker only. Its Trustpilot rating is currently unavailable on the Trustpilot official website, with 35% of 1,725 reviews at one star.PROS:
- Genuine broker backing, with payouts payable directly into a Blueberry Markets trading account
- Cheap evaluations: $25 for a $5,000 synthetic account and $44 for a $5,000 1-Step, with no discount code needed on 1-Step
- Instant Elite carries no daily drawdown at all, which is rare
- Scaling of 25% every three months to a simulated $2,000,000, with the split rising to 90%
- Public rules document and a live, timestamped payout tracker verified by a third party
- Account reset option lets you restart a phase instead of rebuying
- No consistency rule on 1-Step, Flex or Prime
CONS:
- Not available to residents of the United States or Australia
- No payout on demand; the first withdrawal is 14 days after activation, or 7 with a paid add-on
- Trustpilot rating unavailable on the Trustpilot official website, with 35% of 1,725 reviews at one star
- Martingale, grid, tick scalping and high-frequency trading are prohibited, with a five-minute minimum hold on every position
- Flex bans weekend holding and cuts the split from 85% to 60% on a second news-trading strike
- MetaTrader 5 and TradeLocker only; TradingView is not offered
- The firm publishes three different trader counts across three of its own pages
- US futures prop firm (BluSky Trading Company LLC, Florida) on Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader and Volumetrica
- Flat 90% split from the start — not a paid upgrade or a performance tier
- Self-adjusting consistency rule: raises your target instead of failing you for a big day
- Daily payouts from $250, no minimum trading days, rolling ~$9k/week cap
- Evaluation is a recurring monthly subscription; real capital sits behind a four-stage funnel
★★★★★
More details +BluSky
One of the more trader-friendly futures firms on the economics. A flat 90% split from the start, daily payouts from $250, no minimum trading days, and a consistency rule that raises your target instead of failing you for a good day. The trade-offs are structural: a recurring monthly subscription and a four-stage funnel before you reach real capital.PROS:
- Flat 90% split from day one, not a paid upgrade or tier
- Daily payouts from $250 with no minimum trading days
- Self-adjusting consistency rule raises your target instead of failing you
- No daily loss limit once funded
- Choice of major platforms (Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Volumetrica)
CONS:
- Evaluation is a recurring monthly subscription, not a one-off fee
- $10k-per-account cap before qualifying for a live brokerage account
- Rolling seven-day payout cap of roughly $9k per week
- US futures evaluations and simulated funded accounts, with a discretionary live review after five payouts.
- Flat 90/10 split on every programme and account size.
- Trailing end-of-day drawdown that locks at starting balance plus $100.
- One-time fee with no activation fee, but no refunds and no rebate.
- Every account runs on Rithmic, with nine supported front-ends.
★★★★★
More details +Boxcar Trading
Boxcar Trading offers BoxcarPrime, BoxcarFlex, BoxcarPayout and BoxcarFunded on $25K to $150K sizes, all at a flat 90/10 split with an end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance plus $100. Fees are one-time with no activation fee, and payouts start at a $500 gross minimum. The firm opened trading on 28 September 2026 and has no payout record to verify yet, so weigh the terms against the absence of a track record.PROS:
- Flat 90/10 split on every programme and account size
- End-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance plus $100
- One-time evaluation fee with no activation fee at funding
- Nine Rithmic front-ends including NinjaTrader, Quantower and Sierra Chart
- Free Chicago VPS with 16GB RAM while an account is active
- Optional daily loss limit lowers the plan fee instead of raising it
- Resets priced at the lower of your original discount or the current code
- Scalping, EAs and copy trading across your own accounts permitted
CONS:
- No payout record disclosed; trading only began on 28 September 2026
- BoxcarPayout simulated funded uses intraday drawdown including open profit
- No refunds and no rebate on the evaluation fee
- One qualifying trade every 30 days or the account is permanently removed
- Crypto-only prop firm (Breakout Trading Group LLC, SVG) on 70+ perpetual futures; now part of the Kraken group
- Simulated capital traded against real centralised-exchange liquidity; 1-Step and 2-Step evals
- 80% base split; 90% is a paid checkout add-on (homepage “up to 95%” unsupported)
- Signature feature: on-demand USDC payouts, $50 minimum, no minimum trading days, no consistency rule
- 1-Step drawdown is static to starting balance; daily loss is a % recalculated at 00:30 UTC on equity
★★★★★
More details +Breakout
One of the more credible crypto-native prop firms: Kraken backing, real perpetual-futures liquidity, on-demand USDC payouts with a $50 minimum and no day-count or consistency gates, and a static 1-Step drawdown that gets friendlier as you profit. Keep expectations set to the rules rather than the marketing: the real split is 80 percent (90 percent only if you pay for it) and the capital is simulated despite the live-account language.PROS:
- On-demand USDC payouts, $50 minimum, no minimum trading days, no consistency rule
- Backed by Kraken after a 2025 acquisition, more institutional weight than most
- Trades against real centralised-exchange perpetual-futures liquidity
- 1-Step maximum drawdown is static to starting balance, friendlier once in profit
- One-time fee, no monthly subscription
CONS:
- Real base split is 80 percent; 90 percent is a paid add-on and up-to-95% is unsupported
- Daily loss limit is a % recalculated at 00:30 UTC on open equity, a common cause of surprise breaches
- Crypto-only with fixed leverage (5x BTC/ETH, 2x others); real commission and swap costs
- US futures prop firm (Bulenox LLC, Delaware) trading simulated capital — unregulated
- 100% of your first $10,000, then a free 90% split — no paid upgrade, no higher tier to buy
- Sold as a recurring monthly subscription ($145–$535), not a one-off fee
- Choose your drawdown at checkout: real-time trailing with no daily loss limit, or end-of-day with scaling
- The Safety Threshold Reserve ($3,100 on a $100k) must stay in the account — so a first payout needs ~$4,100 of profit, not $1,000
★★★★★
More details +Bulenox
Bulenox gets the split right where most futures firms do not: 100% of your first $10,000, then a free 90% - no paid upgrade, no tier to unlock. The rules are patient too: no minimum trading days, no time limit, and a daily loss limit that pauses you rather than fails you. The catches are the recurring MONTHLY subscription (a slow evaluation gets expensive) and the Safety Threshold Reserve, which locks $3,100 in a $100k account and counts toward the consistency rule - so a first payout needs roughly $4,100 of profit, not the advertised $1,000. Note also that the binding Terms of Use, dated July 2021, state that Bulenox does not provide live trading, while the Funded Account page promises real capital.PROS:
- 100% of your first $10,000, then a free 90% split - the headline number is the real one
- No minimum trading days and no time limit on the evaluation
- No recurring monthly fee on the funded (Master) account
- Hitting the daily loss limit is a lockout, not a breach
- Choose your drawdown model at checkout: real-time trailing or end-of-day
- The drawdown locks at starting balance +$100 on the Master account
- Free reset on your billing date, with completed trading days carried over
- Open commission-rate disclosure and worked drawdown examples in the help centre
CONS:
- The Safety Threshold Reserve is not yours until you terminate the agreement - and it counts toward the 40% consistency rule on your first payout
- The evaluation is a RECURRING monthly subscription, so a slow pass costs far more than the headline price
- Option 1 trails on equity including unrealised profit, so an open gain you never bank still raises your loss floor permanently
- Your first three payouts are capped
- You cannot decline the transition to a Funded Account - refusing means no payout at all
- Windows only; roughly 90 countries restricted; nothing is refundable
Firm comparison
| Firm | Target | Max drawdown | What the one phase costs you |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTMO | 10% | 10%, end-of-day trailing | Cheaper than the 2-step, but daily loss cut to 3% from 5%, trailing instead of static, a 50% best-day rule, and no fee refund |
| FundedNext | 10% | 6%, static | Same price or cheaper, but 6% drawdown instead of 10% and 3% daily instead of 5% |
| City Traders Imperium | 8% | 5%, trailing on closed profit | Cheaper at every size. The 5% trailing floor is the tightest of the pair; no daily loss limit |
| Maven Trading | 8% | 5%, trailing from highest equity | Cheaper at every size, but 5% trailing against the 2-step’s 8% static |
| For Traders | 9% | 6%, trailing (or static on Fast Static) | Cheaper than Classic, but 6% instead of 8% and 3% daily instead of 4% |
| Nordic Funder | 10% | 6%, trailing | Cheaper than the 2-step, but trailing where the 2-step is 8% static |
| Hantec Trader | 10% | 6%, trailing then locking | Same price as the 2-step, but 6% trailing against 10% static |
| FXIFY | 10% | 6%, trailing then locking | Roughly 40% less room than the 2 Phase: 6% versus 10%, and 3% daily versus 4% |
| Funded Trading Plus | 10% | 6%, intraday trailing | Identical price at $100k. You trade an 8% static drawdown for a 6% trailing one, and leverage drops |
| The5ers | 10% per level | 6%, static | A lower split: Hyper Growth starts at 50% against 80% on the 2-step |
| FunderPro | 10% | Not reliably documented | A 40% consistency rule, where the 2-phase Classic has none at all |
| Fintokei | 6% | 3%, static | The harshest ratio here: a 6% target against a 3% total loss limit, plus a 60-day cap |
| Pip Farm | 12% | 9% trailing, or a static option | Dearer than the two-stage at every size, and a 12% target against 9% plus 6% |
| TTT Markets | 10% | 8%, trailing | Substantially dearer than the 2-step, and the first payout splits 50% before rising |
| Funding Pips | 12% | 12%, static | A 12% single target against 8% plus 5%, tighter 3% daily, and a profit concentration policy |
| Blue Guardian | 10% | 6%, end-of-day trailing then locking | Trailing rather than static, and 3 minimum trading days each needing 0.5% profit |
| Goat Funded Trader | 10% | 6%, static | 6% against the 2-step’s 10% static, and a daily limit cut to 3% for accounts bought from 1 August 2026 |
| Hola Prime | 10% forex, 6% futures | 6% static forex, 4% trailing futures | A stop-loss required within 3 minutes of entry and a 2% per-trade risk cap on forex |
| Alpha Capital | 10% | 6%, trailing high-water mark | Trailing where Alpha Pro is static, and leverage cut to 1:30 from 1:100 |
| Top One Trader | 10% | 7%, intraday trailing | Marginally cheaper, but 7% against the 2-step’s 9% |
| Finotive Funding | 10% | 7.5%, static | A tighter 7.5% ceiling and 3 minimum profitable days against 2 per phase |
| Blueberry Funded | 10% | 6%, static | A flat 80% split with no scaling, and 3 active days each closing at 0.5% profit |
| AudaCity Capital | 10% | 6%, static | Same list price, but 6% against the 2-step’s far wider allowance |
| Breakout | 9 to 12% by tier | 3 to 6%, static | Drawdown of 3 to 6% against the 2-step’s 8%, though the 1-step is static and the 2-step trails |
| E8 Markets | 9% | 6%, trails on closed profit then locks | Nothing at evaluation. The constraint moves to the funded stage as a 40% best-day rule |
| Lux Trading Firm | 10% | 6%, static | No second phase and a full fee refund on passing. Daily loss limit not documented |
| Lark Funding | 10% | 7%, static | A 5% daily loss limit that hard-breaches. Pricing is not published on the site |
| Ment Funding | 10% forex | 6%, static | No consistency rule on forex, but futures carries 33% and the window is 90 days |
| Funded Elite | Customisable, from 2% | Static, on starting balance | $5 upfront with the balance payable only after you pass. Lower targets cost more |
| AtlasFunded | Not published | Not published | 5 minimum trading days, where the two and three-step models are marketed as more relaxed |
| Trade The Pool | 6% day, 15% swing | 3 to 4%, static | A 70/30 split, a 30 to 50% single-position cap, and minimum position counts |
| Apex Trader Funding | 6% | $1,000 to $4,500, trailing | A hard 30-day window and a separate activation fee after passing |
| Earn2Trade | 7% on $25k | $1,500, end-of-day trailing | A 30% consistency rule, a 3-contract cap, and a monthly subscription rather than a one-off fee |
| TradeDay | 6% | Trailing, intraday or end-of-day by plan | A consistency rule of 30 or 45% plus minimum days, and monthly billing |
| My Funded Futures | 6% | End-of-day trailing, then intraday once funded | A 50% consistency rule during evaluation and a drawdown type that changes after you pass |
| Take Profit Trader | 6% | $2,000 on $50k, trailing | A recurring monthly fee until you pass, and a weekly activity requirement once funded |
| Tradeify | 6% | End-of-day trailing | No consistency rule and 1 minimum day, but payouts every 5 days rather than daily |
| Day Traders | 6% | Trailing, end-of-day or static by variant | A 50% consistency rule and 2 qualifying days |
| Bulenox | 6% | Trailing, intraday or end-of-day by option | Monthly billing, and a separate data feed or activation cost once funded |
| Lucid Trading | 5 to 6% | End-of-day trailing, locking on payout | A 50% consistency rule during evaluation, dropped once funded |
| Goat Funded Futures | 6% | 3 to 4%, end-of-day trailing | Consistency rules of 30 to 50% depending on plan. Single-phase, though not marketed as 1-step |
| Blusky Prop Trading | Varies by plan | End-of-day trailing, or static on Growth plans | A mandatory buffer stage with its own target sits between passing and being sim-funded |
| Instant Funding | 10% | 8%, static | A 40% consistency rule and 3 minimum days. The one-phase challenge sits beside its headline instant product |
| Aqua Funded | 9% Standard, 6% Pro | 6%, trailing | 3 profitable days on Standard, 5 plus a 25% consistency rule on Pro |
| Think Capital | 10% | 6%, trailing then locking | 3 minimum days, leverage capped at 1:30, and news trading sold as a paid add-on |
| Crypto Fund Trader | Not documented | Not documented | The drawdown-widening add-ons are restricted to the 2-phase product |
| Sabio Trade | 10% | 6%, trailing | A tiered split: 80% until the $100k tier, 90% above it |
| The Trading Pit | 6% futures | Static on CFD Prime, end-of-day trailing on futures | A 50% consistency rule, and a 30-day cap on the futures challenge |
| Axi Select | Not an evaluation. A free broker-funded allocation programme entered by depositing to a live Axi account and passing an internal score. No entry fee, no challenge | ||
| Darwinex Zero | Not an evaluation. A paid membership from about €45 per month that builds a verified track record for investor allocation. No profit target, no pass or fail | ||
Compare the same size and the same stage
The inclusion criterion is a single documented performance evaluation before the reward-paying account stage. Verification of identity or a contract review is not another trading phase, but any additional profit test needs to be identified. A product that requires another distinct evaluation should not appear as one-step solely because its first phase is advertised most prominently.
For firms selling multiple models, line up the same nominal size and record the target, loss allowance, minimum days, base split and fee for each. Include refund conditions and optional upgrades. Mixing the one-step fee with a two-step drawdown creates an account that the trader cannot actually buy.
One target can still be a demanding target
Consider an illustrative challenge with a 10% target and a 6% maximum loss allowance. Its target is about 1.67 times the initial loss allowance. That ratio is a rough comparison tool, not a probability of passing, because daily limits, trailing rules and position restrictions can make usable room smaller.
Determine whether a consistency rule limits the contribution of your best day. If one day may account for at most half of total profit, a $3,000 best day would require at least $6,000 total profit to satisfy that particular rule. Reaching the advertised target alone may therefore be insufficient. The exact formula must come from the account’s current objectives.
The funded rules deserve equal attention
Passing ends the evaluation, not the need to follow a rulebook. Compare the funded-stage loss threshold, reward conditions and prohibited strategies before buying. FTMO’s published trading objectives illustrate why daily loss, maximum loss and reward-stage mechanics need separate reading.
Check whether the loss calculation resets when a new account is issued or a reward is withdrawn. Also establish whether news trading, weekend holds or automation permissions change. A method that qualifies under evaluation conditions may require different execution afterward. If those changes undermine the strategy, the speed of passing becomes irrelevant.
Who benefits from fewer phases?
One-step funding can suit a trader whose established results fit the target and loss structure and who wants to avoid repeating an evaluation. It does not suit someone assuming that one phase means lower risk, unrestricted trading or a guaranteed faster payout.
A strategy producing occasional large winning days may struggle with profit-distribution rules. A swing approach may struggle with a tight daily limit even when its final trade losses are controlled. Compare those behaviours against the one-step account first. If a two-step model provides materially better room for them, the extra phase may be a more useful trade-off than the shortcut.
One-step evaluation questions
Does passing one step mean I can withdraw immediately?
Completing the evaluation target is only one milestone. Account review, identity checks, activation and funded-stage payout conditions may follow. Map the complete journey from purchase to the first eligible withdrawal. A single evaluation phase does not establish how many trading days or reviews come after it.
How do I compare a one-step target with its loss allowance?
Put both figures on the same starting balance. In a hypothetical challenge with a 10% target and a 6% maximum loss, you must earn more than the total loss allowance. Then check whether that allowance stays fixed or follows account highs. Counting phases alone misses this difference in difficulty.
Could one unusually profitable trade stop me from passing a one-step challenge?
Check whether the evaluation includes a best-day, consistency or minimum-days condition. Reaching the headline profit target may leave another requirement unfinished. Also check whether a concentration rule applies only to funded payouts: passing the evaluation and qualifying for a reward can use different tests.
Will my trading history carry over after the single evaluation?
Establish whether the reward-paying account starts with a fresh balance and new statistics. Evaluation profit, qualifying days and drawdown references may not transfer. Ask for the opening conditions of the next account so your first funded trade is planned against its actual limits.
When is a second performance check effectively another evaluation step?
Look beyond the product name. If passing the advertised target leads to another mandatory profit test before reward eligibility, examine that requirement as part of the qualification journey. Identity checks and contract approval serve a different purpose from another trading target that you must achieve.