The short answer
Choose One Step if you want the fastest, simplest route: one phase and a 6% target. Choose Two Step if you prefer a two-phase split (6% then 4%) and the certainty of a fixed 8% static maximum drawdown. Both have no time limit and no minimum trading days, and both lead to the exact same funded account on a 90/10 split.
There is no objectively better option. The right choice depends on how you trade, how much risk room you want defined up front, and how quickly you would like to reach a funded account. Below is everything you need to decide with confidence.
Side-by-side comparison
Detail | One Step | Two Step |
Phases | 1 phase | 2 phases |
Profit target | 6% (single target) | 10% total (6% then 4%) |
Minimum trading days | None | None |
Maximum drawdown | 6% trailing | 8% static |
Daily drawdown | 3% | 4% |
Time limit | None | None |
Best Day Rule | 20% best-day (soft) | 20% best-day (soft) |
Starts from | $5K | $5K |
Funded split | 90% / 10% | 90% / 10% |
Every drawdown limit is measured on your account equity, which includes the profit or loss of any open positions, and the daily limit resets at 00:00 UTC. The exact figures for your chosen size are always shown on your dashboard before you place a trade, and the current price for each size is shown on the pricing page.
When One Step is the better fit
One Step is built for traders who value speed and simplicity. There is a single phase and a single 6% target, so once you reach it you move straight to a funded account. There is no second stage to clear. One Step is also our most popular route.
Choose One Step if you recognise yourself here:
You trade with conviction and want the shortest path from evaluation to funded.
You would rather aim at one clear number than split your work across two phases.
You want a lower entry point, with sizes starting from $5K.
The single 6% target is reached in one phase rather than spread across two, so it invites you to make your move in one confident stretch. If that suits your style, One Step gets you there with the least friction.
When Two Step is the better fit
Two Step is built for traders who prefer a gentler, more measured path with risk parameters known in advance. You clear a 6% target in phase one, then a 4% target in phase two, for 10% in total. The climb is split across two stages instead of one.
Choose Two Step if you recognise yourself here:
You prefer splitting the target across two more measured phases.
You want a fixed, static 8% maximum drawdown that never moves, so your hard floor is known from day one.
You like proving consistency across two stages before reaching a funded account.
You want full flexibility on pace, with no minimum-days requirement to satisfy.
Two Step asks for two stages rather than one. In exchange you get a staged climb and a drawdown limit that stays exactly where it starts.
What is identical in both
A great deal. The formats differ in structure, not in the deal you receive afterward. Both share:
No time limit and no minimum trading days. Take as long as you need to pass, and trade on the days you choose. Neither format expires and neither counts qualifying days.
The same soft Best Day Rule. For a withdrawal, no single trading day may account for more than 20% of your total net profit in the current reward segment, measured since your last reward. It never fails your account. At most it holds a withdrawal until your profit is a little more evenly spread.
The same funded account. Both lead to a 90% trader and 10% firm split, the same on every product and at every account size, with the same scaling path towards $2.5M.
The same trading conditions. Real, live prices across six markets (forex, metals, crypto, indices, shares and energies), more than 1,300 instruments, 1:100 leverage, and the same allowed strategies: expert advisors and custom indicators run with your own distinctive settings on accounts you personally own, news trading, and overnight and weekend holding.
The same identity verification. You complete a quick verification in your own name once you pass and before your funded account is activated, and rewards are paid only to a bank account or crypto wallet held in your own name.
The same reward terms. 95% of rewards are approved in 2 to 3 hours and paid in about 12 hours, and your evaluation fee is refunded in full with your third reward.
The payoff is the same either way
Whichever route you take, the funded account keeps you on a 90% share of your simulated rewards, one of the strongest shares available, and your evaluation fee comes back to you in full with your third reward.
How to decide
Run yourself through these questions:
Do you want the fastest, simplest route with one target? Lean One Step.
Do you prefer a staged climb and a fixed, known drawdown floor? Lean Two Step.
What is your budget? Both start from $5K, and the current price for each size is shown at checkout.
If you are still weighing it up, choose the structure that matches how you actually trade, not the one that looks easiest on paper. Should you want a second opinion, you are welcome to reach us at [email protected].
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