Overview
The Royal Pro Challenge is a dynamic, trader-centric two-phase challenge offering advanced features like balance-based drawdowns, quick rewards, and generous scaling opportunities. Designed for flexibility and adaptability, this challenge caters to traders aiming for long-term growth and success.
☑️ 2-Day Rewards: Faster access to your profits.
☑️ Up to 99% Reward Splits on All Withdrawals: Keep more of your profits
☑️ Equity & Balance-Based Daily Drawdowns: Enables fair risk assessment.
☑️ Daily Drawdown Soft Breaches: You’re allowed up to 3 soft breaches per phase. On the 3rd soft breach, the account will be permanently closed.
☑️ Static Max Drawdown: Maintains stability and control over losses.
☑️ News Trading Allowed: Execute high-impact strategies during news events.
☑️ Crypto Weekend Trading: Capitalize on global markets over the weekend.
☑️ Trade Copying, EAs, trading bots & cBots: Use automated strategies for optimized trading.
☑️ Low Targets & High Flexibility: Only 8% Phase 1 Target & 10% Max Drawdown
☑️ Weekend Holding Allowed: Support long-term trades by holding positions over weekends
Summary:
The Royal Pro Challenge redefines flexibility for traders, offering quick rewards, innovative risk management, and support for various strategies like news trading and crypto trading. With scaling opportunities up to $1.2M in challenge funds and $600K in funded accounts, plus a VIP program with a 95% reward split, it’s perfect for traders seeking to maximize profits and long-term success.
Objectives
Metric | Royal Pro Challenge Phase 1 | Royal Pro Challenge Phase 2 | Royal Pro Funded |
Profit Target | 8% | 5% | - |
Max. Daily Drawdown (Soft Breach***) | 5%*** | 5%*** | 5%*** |
Max. Initial Deposit Drawdown | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Minimum Trading Days | 5 | 5 | - |
The Daily March (Minimum Daily Profit) | 1% for 5 profitable days | 1% for 3 profitable days | 1% for 2 profitable days |
Maximum Trading Days | Unlimited** | Unlimited** | Unlimited** |
Lot Size Limits | No | No | No |
News Trading Allowed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
EAs are Enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Holding Over the Weekend is Allowed | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Reward percentage | - | - | Up to 99% |
Withdrawal Frequency | - | - | 2 Days |
Reward Cap | - | - | 0.50% First Rewards, 5% cap second reward, 10% cap all rewards after |
*Your most profitable day must be less than 50% of your total profits
**Must take a trade every 30 days
***Limited to 3 per phase (Account will breach permanently upon 3rd warning)
NOTE:
All Phase 1 & 2, as well as Funded Accounts, are routed through a simulated feed, therefore simulating, real market conditions.
After signing and submitting the contract, your Royal Pro Challenge Funded account will be enabled to trade within 24-48 hours (excluding weekends).
Royal Pro Challenge Pricing
Account Size | Price | Challenge Bonus (Paid on 3rd Reward) |
25K | $789 | $789 |
50K | $989 | $989 |
100K | $1989 | $1,989 |
200K | $3399 | $3,399 |
Note: Selecting the cTrader platform will incur an additional $15 fee.
Understanding Max Daily and Total Drawdown
Daily Drawdown
Daily Loss | 5%
The maximum daily drawdown on the account, which includes both the current result of open positions and the result of positions closed on that day, must not exceed 5% of the account’s initial balance. This threshold is calculated using the higher value between the end-of-day (EOD) equity or balance.
For example, if the EOD balance is $100,000 and the equity is $101,000, the daily profit cap (5% of the initial balance) would be subtracted from $101,000, resulting in a limit of $96,000 for that day.
This calculation includes simulated commissions and swap fees.
Note: This is considered a soft-breach, meaning that your account will be paused for the day, and trading will be disabled until 5pm EST. Shortly after that time your account will be re-enabled, allowing you tor resume trading.
Additionally, we utilize a reconciliation module that reviews breaches the following day to provide an extra layer of verification.
New Soft Breach Limit Policy (Effective April 25, 2025)
To ensure fairness and reduce misuse, daily drawdown soft breaches are now limited to 3 per phase and resets when you change phases. If a trader reaches the 3rd soft breach, the account will receive a hard breach (permanent disablement). This policy applies from April 25, 2025 onward. Any past soft breaches will not be counted towards your total.
Email notifications will continue after each breach, detailing the time, level breached, account re-enable time, total number of breaches, and remaining warnings.
Additionally, we utilize a reconciliation module that reviews for breaches on the following day to add an additional layer of verification for any breach activity.
Maximum Drawdown
Maximum Total Drawdown | 10%
The maximum total drawdown is 10%. Therefore, the equity of the account must not fall below 90% of the initial demo account balance both for open and closed positions, including simulated commissions and simulated swaps.
Drawdown Rules by Account Size
The following chart shows the maximum daily drawdown loss and overall maximum loss by account size for all Royal accounts.
Account Size | Maximum Daily Loss | Maximum Total Drawdown |
25,000
| 1,250 | Equity/Balance must not drop below 22.50K |
50,000 | 2,500 | Equity/Balance must not drop below 45K |
100,000 | 5,000 | Equity/Balance must not drop below 90K |
200,000 | 10,000 | Equity/Balance must not drop below 180K |
Note: We also utilize a reconciliation module that reviews breaches the following day to add an additional layer of verification for any breach activity.
Reset Time
The daily drawdown resets every day between 4:57 pm EST- 5:03pm EST. To ensure smooth functionality, we advise our TFT traders to not execute trades in between the window of 4:57 PM - 5:03 PM EST when the drawdown is being reset. Once your last balance/equity (whichever is higher) is pulled for the trading day your dashboard will update with your new daily breach level. This is the amount your account virtual equity must stay above in order to not be breached.
Violations
Any violation of the rules above will result in the termination of your trading account and you will not be eligible to move forward in the program with that account.
What is the Daily March Rule and how is it calculated?
The Daily March Rule is designed to reward consistent profitability over a series of trading days. Here’s how it works:
You are required to hit a specific daily profit target, usually 1% of your account balance, and do this for a certain number of days (e.g., 3).
Only end of day equity count toward satisfying a Daily March day.
The metric used is end-of-day equity vs. the previous day’s end-of-day equity.
Example: Let’s say you’re trading a $100,000 account, and your required daily target is 1%, or $1,000.
Your previous day’s end-of-day equity was $99,000.
To count the next day as a “Daily March” day, your new end-of-day equity (after all trades are closed) must be at least $100,000.
Even if you had a trade running in profit during the day, it will only count once the day has closed and your equity reflects the gain.
Note: Floating profits do not count. Also, taxes, commissions, or swaps may reduce your final closed profit. Be sure to account for these when planning your trades.
Understanding Daily Loss Cap Soft Breaches: Tick-Based Rebalancing
To maintain fairness and accuracy, particularly during volatile market conditions or when slippage impacts trade execution, The Funded Trader utilizes a precise method called Tick-Based Rebalancing when handling soft breaches of the Daily Loss Cap.
What Happens During a Daily Loss Cap Soft Breach?
If your account equity drops below the Daily Loss Cap limit allowed for your specific challenge (e.g., 5% of the starting balance), this constitutes a soft breach. When this occurs, our system will automatically disable trading on your account for the remainder of that trading day.
How Rebalancing Works (Updated Logic):
Previously, if a soft breach occurred due to factors like slippage causing your equity to close below the limit, the account balance might have been adjusted back up to the exact Daily Loss Cap level.
Our updated Tick-Based Rebalancing system works differently:
The system identifies the exact moment (down to the "tick") that your account equity first crossed below the Daily Loss Cap threshold.
It records your precise account equity value at that specific moment.
Your account balance will then be adjusted to this specific tick-level equity value, rather than being automatically restored to the fixed Daily Loss Cap threshold.
Example:
You are trading a $100,000 Royal Pro or Knight Pro account.
Your Daily Loss Cap level for the day is $95,000.
Due to a sudden market move and slippage, your position is closed, and your equity drops to $94,000.
Our system analyzes the trade data and determines that at the exact tick your equity first fell below $95,000, the value was $94,975.
Result: Your account balance will be rebalanced and set to $94,975, reflecting the equity at the moment of the breach, not automatically adjusted back up to $95,000.
Why This Approach?
This tick-based method provides a more precise adjustment that accurately reflects market conditions at the moment of the breach. It ensures fairness for all traders and prevents the Daily Loss Cap from being potentially exploited as a guaranteed stop-loss during extreme volatility or market gaps.
Holding Trades & Simulated Weekend Crypto Trading
Challenge Type | Hold Trades Overnight | Hold Trades Over Weekend | Weekend Crypto Trading |
Royal Pro Challenge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: Holding trades over the weekend refers to keeping positions open after 5 pm EST on Friday.
Weekend Crypto Trading & Maintenance Schedule
For Weekend Crypto Trading Hours and Maintenance Schedule, please follow this article for more details.
💵 Payouts and Bonus Processing
Upon successfully completing the Royal Pro Challenge, traders become eligible to request payouts based on their current tier, with initial withdrawals subject to specific conditions outlined in our Payout Policy Guide.
To maintain payout eligibility:
The account must be in profit by at least 0.25% of its original size to initiate a withdrawal.
The maximum withdrawal for your first payout is capped at 0.50% of the starting balance, with a 5% cap applied to second payout, and 10% applied to all future payouts.
Your profit split percentage is determined by your current tier, which updates based on your payout history.
For full details on how tiers and payout limits work, please review the Payout Policy & Scaling Guide.
NOTE: All Phase 1, 2, 3 and as well as TFT Funded Accounts are routed through a simulated feed, therefore simulating real market conditions.
A reward means you are paid based on data which is measured by simulated profit.
Royal Pro Challenge Scaling
Eligibility: Traders must show profitability of at least 6% over a 3-month period.
Scaling Increase: 25% increase of initial demo account balance per scaling event.
Royal Pro Challenge Scaling Examples
Initial Virtual Starting Balance | Scaling Event | New Virtual Starting Balance |
100K | 25% of original starting balance added to virtual starting balance | 125K |
125K | 25% of original starting balance added to virtual starting balance | 150K |
150K | 25% of original starting balance added to virtual starting balance | 175K |
A full overview of the Scaling Program can be read in this article.
Relaunch Account Usage
If you receive a relaunch coupon, please ensure you use it exclusively on the Relaunch Challenge Type available on your dashboard to begin your challenge.
While this account type is based on the Royal Pro challenge, it operates under a distinct set of rules and parameters:
Profit Share: Up to 99% according to payout policy
Challenge Phase Minimum Trading Days:
Phase 1: Minimum of 5 trading days with 1% profit.
Phase 2: Minimum of 3 trading days with 1% profit.
Drawdown: 4% Soft Daily Drawdown rule.
Consistency Rules:
Challenge Phase: A (50%) consistency rule applies.
Funded Phase: A (50%) consistency rule applies.
Funded Stage Rule: A specific Funded Daily March condition applies = 3 days x 1.5% profit.
Leverage:
Forex: (1:30)
Gold & Commodities: (1:5)
Indices: (1:5)
Crypto: (1:1)
Payouts & Withdrawals:
Withdrawal Frequency: Payouts can be requested every 30 days.
Payout Cap: All payouts are subject to a payout cap. Please refer to this section of the payouts article for more details.
Minimum Profit for Withdrawal: You must achieve a minimum profit of (0.25%) of the initial balance to be eligible for a withdrawal.
Payout Consistency Condition: To qualify for withdrawal, you must meet the consistency condition where your maximum single day's profit does not exceed (50%) of your current net profit at the time of the payout request.
Trading Systems: Automated trading systems (EAs) are disabled. However, manual copy trading is permitted.
Frequently Asked Questions
General Rules and Features
Q: Does the funded stage have a withdrawal cap percentage on Royal Pro with the new discount?
A: All payouts are subject to a payout cap. Please refer to this section of the payouts article for more details.
Q: What are the rules for the funded stage on Royal Pro?
A:
• Daily Loss %: 5% (You’re allowed up to 3 soft breaches per phase. On the 3rd soft breach, the account will be permanently closed.)
• Daily Drawdown Type: Equity and Balance
• Max Loss %: 10% (Fixed)
• Refund Eligible: Yes
• Withdrawal Frequency: Every 3 days (Must meet consistency conditions; minimum profit to initiate a withdrawal: 0.25% of account size).
• Withdrawal Cap: As per the payout policy.
• Profit Split: Up to 99% according to payout policy.
Q: Does the Royal Pro Challenge have the steadfast gains rule?
A: No, the steadfast gains rule (Consistency Rule) does not apply.
Q: Is the Royal Pro Challenge suitable for swing traders?
A: Yes, the Royal Pro Challenge has a static max drawdown, ideal for swing traders. However, note that the daily drawdown is calculated based on the higher of balance or equity, making it more sensitive for positions held overnight or during market swings. The daily drawdown is a soft breach, so swing traders can adjust without account violations.
Q: On the Royal Pro, is the daily drawdown balance-based or equity-based?
A: The daily drawdown is based on the higher of balance or equity. If breached, the account will be disabled for the day and re-enabled the next day. This is considered a soft breach.
Q: What happens if I hit multiple soft breaches under the daily drawdown rule?
A: Soft breaches are limited to 3 per phase. If you reach the 3rd soft breach, your account will receive a hard breach, resulting in permanent disablement. You'll still be notified after each soft breach via email, and the counter resets with each new phase. Past soft breaches won’t be counted under this new rule.
Q: Do you have a challenge where the max drawdown is fixed and daily drawdown resets daily to the equity amount? Is this the Royal Pro Challenge?
A: Yes, the Royal Pro Challenge, along with the Dragon and Royal Challenges have a fixed max drawdown.