The required profit target depends on the selected DuFunded program.
Two-Step: 8% in Phase 1 and 5% in Phase 2.
One-Step: 10%.
Split: 9%.
Instant Funding: no separate profit target applies.
The target is measured on closed trades after commissions and swaps against the stage's starting balance; floating profit does not count. Passing also requires the plan's profitable days and no breach.
The Daily Loss Limit depends on the selected program.
Two-Step: 5%.
One-Step: 4%.
Split: 3%.
Instant Funding: 3%.
Exceeding the applicable Daily Loss Limit is considered a breach of the account conditions.
The Maximum Loss Limit depends on the selected program.
Two-Step: 10%.
One-Step: 8%.
Split: 6%.
Instant Funding: 6%.
Floating P&L from open positions is also included when calculating the applicable drawdown.
Floating losses on open positions count. If Equity (Balance + Open P&L) reaches the maximum drawdown floor or falls below it, the stage fails.
The overall risk limit applies only to Funded and Instant Accounts.
The total potential risk across all open trading positions must not exceed 3% of the initial account balance at any given time.
Risk across multiple open positions is calculated cumulatively. Splitting one trading position or idea into several orders does not increase the permitted overall risk.
For example, on a $100,000 account, the maximum total potential risk across open positions is $3,000.
This limitation does not apply during the Challenge.
Yes. Overnight trading is allowed.
Traders may keep positions open after the end of the trading day, provided that doing so does not conflict with any other applicable program conditions.
Holding positions over the weekend is allowed during the Challenge.
On Funded and Instant Accounts, all open positions must be closed before the Friday market close.
This is due to the additional risk of price gaps after the market reopens. Important economic and political events may occur over the weekend and can result in a gap when the market opens.
Trading during major news events is allowed during the Challenge.
Traders may trade during the release of events and indicators such as NFP, CPI, Federal Reserve decisions, and other significant economic news.
On Funded and Instant Accounts, trading during major news releases is not permitted in accordance with the applicable program conditions.
DuFunded follows a model of independent manual trading.
The use of Expert Advisors, trading robots, automated systems, or other tools that automatically open, modify, or close positions is not permitted on Challenge, Funded, or Instant Accounts.
Trading decisions and position management must be carried out by the trader.
Hedging is allowed during the Challenge.
On Funded and Instant Accounts, multiple accounts belonging to the same or different individuals must not be used to open coordinated opposite positions on the same instrument for the purpose of hedging risk, guaranteeing an outcome, or artificially distributing risk.
This applies to multiple DuFunded Accounts, accounts belonging to different traders, and external trading accounts.
Opening simultaneous BUY and SELL positions on the same instrument as part of such a setup is not permitted.
DuFunded may conduct an additional review if multiple accounts demonstrate signs of coordinated hedging or artificial distribution of trading risk.
Evaluation needs profitable days (Split 4, One-Step 3, Two-Step 3 per stage); a Funded payout needs 5 profitable days on every account.
A profitable day is a UTC day with closed profit of at least 1% of the stage's starting balance; it counts after the day ends. Funded profitable days are counted the same way. Days do not have to be consecutive.
Position size restrictions apply only to Funded and Instant Accounts.
Sudden and unjustified increases in position size may be considered a violation of the trading conditions.
For example, increasing a position from 0.1 to 2.0 lots without a justified change in trading approach may be considered a violation.
A gradual increase, such as 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 lots, is considered a normal change in trading volume.
The maximum position size must not exceed 3× the trader’s average position size during the applicable trading period.
No. The current plans have no Consistency rule.
A payout needs 5 profitable days, no limit breach and an amount above 1% of the account size.
Each plan's conditions are shown on its card before payment.
Yes. The trader must place at least one trade during every 30-day period.
If there is no trading activity for 30 consecutive days, the account may be closed.
DuFunded aims to maintain a fair and stable trading environment. Therefore, Funded and Instant Accounts may not be used for trading approaches designed to gain an advantage through execution characteristics, technical features of the platform, artificial risk reduction, coordination between accounts, or attempts to bypass program conditions.
These practices include:
Arbitrage - using price discrepancies between different quote sources or trading venues to obtain risk-free or technically driven profits.
High-Frequency Trading (HFT) - using high-frequency trading systems designed to generate profits through a large number of automated transactions or execution-related characteristics.
Tick Scalping - using extremely short-term trades primarily to profit from micro price movements or execution characteristics. Trades held for less than 2 minutes may be classified as Tick Scalping in accordance with the applicable rules.
Martingale - increasing position size after a losing trade with the aim of recovering a previous loss.
Grid Trading - placing a series of pre-structured orders at defined price intervals with the purpose of profiting from market fluctuations.
Demo Account Exploitation - using technical errors, characteristics of the demo environment, or other weaknesses in the trading infrastructure to obtain an unfair advantage.
Copy Trading - manually or automatically copying trades between different accounts or using external sources to replicate trading activity.
Hyperactivity Trading - excessive and unjustified trading activity that may indicate an attempt to take advantage of execution characteristics or trading infrastructure.
One-Sided Betting - systematically opening excessively large positions with the aim of profiting from one specific market scenario without appropriate risk management.
Gambling - trading behavior based on random bets, excessive risk, or an approach resembling gambling.
Account Rolling - creating or sequentially using multiple accounts for the purpose of bypassing restrictions, program rules, or increasing the probability of successfully completing an evaluation.
Low-Liquidity Profits - generating profits primarily from pricing or execution characteristics during periods of insufficient market liquidity.
Platform Exploitation - using errors, technical failures, or other vulnerabilities in the platform to obtain an unfair advantage.
Latency / Price Exploitation - using delays in quote transmission or updates, price errors, or differences in execution speed to obtain an unfair advantage.
A DuFunded account is intended for use only by the registered trader.
The transfer of an account, login credentials, or account access to another person is not permitted.
When a breach of the applicable trading conditions is identified, DuFunded may take action depending on the nature and circumstances of the violation.
This may include restricting or closing the account, cancelling trading results, or taking other measures provided for under the applicable program conditions and official DuFunded documents.
Detailed legal provisions are governed by the DuFunded Terms & Conditions.
Win Rate is an extra statistic shown on the trader’s account.
It is the percentage of profitable trades among closed trades.
Win Rate is not a trading limit, it has no minimum value, and it is not a rule breach by itself. It is there for the trader’s own analysis.