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Comparative Overview of Rules Across All Trading Challenges

Quick overview of rules for all our challenge types

Updated over a month ago

Overview

We offer no time limits on all our evaluation models. The challenges we offer are:

  • Royal Challenge: A two-phased evaluation with minimal restrictions. You can qualify for a payout just 30 days after receiving the TFT funded account, or within 14 days if purchased with the 14 day withdrawal add-on.

  • Royal Pro Challenge: A two-phased evaluation with no restrictions. You can qualify for a payout just 3 days after receiving the TFT funded account and meeting the requirements.

  • Knight Challenge: A single-phase evaluation offering one of the fastest payout opportunities in the industry. You can qualify for a payout immediately after receiving the TFT Funded Account.

  • Knight Pro Challenge: The Knight Pro Challenge offers a single-phase evaluation with a 3% daily drawdown* and 10% profit target. News trading is allowed, and payouts can be requested anytime.

  • Dragon Challenge: A three-phased evaluation featuring a balance-based daily drawdown. You can qualify for a payout just 7 days after receiving the TFT funded accounts.

  • Classic 1 Step Challenge: A simplified, single-phase evaluation with equity or balance-based daily drawdown. Traders can qualify for payouts every 7 days after receiving their TFT funded account.

  • Classic 2 Step Challenge: A two-phase evaluation with balance-based daily drawdown and static max drawdown. Payouts are available every 14 days once funded.

Please note: All Phase 1, 2, & 3, as well as TFT Funded Accounts are routed through a simulated feed, therefore simulating real market conditions.


Inactivity Periods

30-Day Inactivity Rule: To maintain the activity of your account, you must log-in and execute at least a single trade of a minimum of 0.01 lot within every 30-day period. This applies to all accounts.

Please be aware that if an account does not place a trade for over 30 days, it will be deemed inactive. As per our policy, inactive accounts will be considered breached, and all associated challenge fees, simulated profits, or pending payouts will be forfeited. This policy is in place to encourage active trading within our community and to mitigate the costs associated with maintaining inactive demo accounts.

Note:

  • The same rules apply to Funded accounts.

  • Days are consecutive, not trading days.


Profit Targets

Challenge Type

Phase 1 Profit Target

Phase 2 Profit Target

Phase 3 Profit Target

Standard Challenge*

10%

5%

N/A

Rapid Challenge*

8%

5%

N/A

Royal Challenge

8%

5%

N/A

Royal Pro Challenge

8%

5%

N/A

Knight Challenge

10%

N/A

N/A

Dragon Challenge

8%

5%

5%

Knight Pro Challenge

10%

N/A

N/A

Classic 1 Step Challenge

10%

N/A

N/A

Classic 2 Step Challenge

8%

5%

N/A

Note: There are no profit targets on TFT funded accounts.

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Drawdown Parameters

Challenge Type

Daily Loss

Max Overall Loss

Standard Challenge*

5% hard breach (based on equity/balance)

10% (based on initial account balance)

Rapid Challenge*

5% hard breach (based on balance)

8% (based on initial account balance)

Royal Challenge

5% hard breach (based on equity/balance)

10% (based on initial account balance)

Royal Pro Challenge

5% soft breach** (based on equity/balance)

10% (based on initial account balance)

Knight Challenge

3% soft breach** (based on balance)

8% (based on initial account balance)

Dragon Challenge

5% hard breach (based on balance)

10% (based on initial account balance)

Knight Pro Challenge

3% soft breach** (based on balance)

8% (based on relative drawdown)
(learn about relative drawdown)

Classic 1 Step Challenge

3% hard breach (based on balance)

6% (Challenge is based on initial account balance; funded is relative drawdown)
(learn about relative drawdown)

Classic 2 Step Challenge

4% hard breach (based on balance)

8% (based on initial account balance)

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​** You’re allowed up to 3 soft breaches per phase. On the 3rd soft breach, the account will be permanently closed.


Minimum Trading Days & Transition/Upgrade Times

Challenge Type

Minimum Trading Days

Phase 1 to Phase 2 Transition Time

Phase 2 to Phase 3 Transition Time

Phase 3 to Funded Account Time

Standard Challenge*

3

12 hours

N/A

N/A

Rapid Challenge*

0

6 hours

N/A

N/A

Royal Challenge

5

12 hours

N/A

N/A

Royal Pro Challenge

Phase 1: 5 (1% profit each day)

Phase 2: 3 (1% profit each day)

12 hours

N/A

N/A

Knight Challenge

5 (1% profit each day)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Dragon Challenge

0

6 hours

6 hours

N/A

Knight Pro Challenge

3 (1% profit each day)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Classic 1 Step Challenge

3

N/A

N/A

N/A

Classic 2 Step Challenge

3

12 hours

N/A

N/A

Please Note: There are no minimum trading days on TFT funded accounts.

* This Product is no longer Sold

Transitioning to TFT funded accounts for all challenge types

  • Upon successful completion of the challenge phases, your TFT funded account will be immediately issued in a disabled state. At this point, all participants must undergo the KYC procedure mentioned here and the contract formalities.

    • After signing and submitting the contract, your account will be enabled to trade within 24-48 hours (excluding weekends).


Drawdown Reset Time

The max daily drawdown resets every day between 4:57 PM - 5:03 PM EST. To ensure smooth functionality, we advise our simulated 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 equity must stay above in order to not be breached.


Holding Trades & Crypto Weekend Trading

Challenge Type
(Phase & Funded accounts)

Hold Trades Overnight
(Mon-Fri)

Hold Trades Over Weekend

Weekend Crypto Trading

Standard Challenge*

Yes

No

Yes

Rapid Challenge*

Yes

No

Yes

Royal Challenge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Royal Pro Challenge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dragon Challenge

Yes

No

Yes

Knight Challenge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Knight Pro Challenge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Classic 1 Step Challenge

Yes

Yes

Yes

Classic 2 Step Challenge

Yes

Yes

Yes

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New Soft Breach Limit Policy for Knight, Knight Pro & Royal Pro (Effective Immediately)

To ensure fairness and reduce misuse, you’re allowed up to 3 soft breaches per phase. On the 3rd soft breach, the account will be permanently closed. This policy applies from April 25, 2025 onward and starts with a clean slate. Any past soft breaches will not be counted.

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.


Accounts Not Allowed to Hold Trades Over the Weekend

The following Challenge types (Phase & Funded accounts) are not allowed to hold trades over the weekend:

  • Standard Challenges

  • Rapid Challenges

  • Dragon Challenges

⚠️ Weekend Trade Closure Warning ⚠️

Please note that our system will automatically close all trades at 4 PM EST before the weekend. At that time, your account will be temporarily disabled to prevent any new trades from being opened. The account will be re-enabled shortly after 5 PM EST to allow you to trade crypto over the weekend.

Important:

• While your account is disabled, you will not be able to manually maintain or close your trades. All trades will be closed by the system.

• The system will attempt to close trades multiple times between 4 PM and 5 PM EST to ensure all trades are properly closed.

• In the event that a trade is not closed and remains open through the weekend, you will be responsible for any market fluctuations (higher or lower) when the market reopens.


Price Comparison Across All Challenges

For your convenience, a challenge price comparison chart is provided below for quick reference before you make your next purchase here.


If you have any questions please contact our support team via chat on the website, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

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