
Funded Squad Rules
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Funded Squad rules at a glance
Funded Squad's plans state a maximum drawdown of 5% to 12% of the account size (drawdown type: static and trailing), across 44 plans. Its pages state no consistency rule applies (no consistency rule). News trading is conditional: allowed in Phase 1 and Phase 2; no new trades 4 minutes either side of news on challenge funded accounts and 5 minutes either side on instant accounts (Instant Rapid lists news trading as not allowed); holding trades through news is allowed.
Compiled from 42 of Funded Squad's own published pages, read on 13 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what Funded Squad states about itself, quoted with the page it came from. A firm can change its rules at any time, so check the linked page before you pay for an account.
Funded Squad drawdown rules
Funded Squad's plans state a maximum drawdown of 5% to 12% of the account size (drawdown type: static and trailing), across 44 plans.
A daily loss limit of 3% to 5% is stated on 44 of 44 plans; where a plan shows a dash, no daily figure is recorded for it.
Dollar amounts are the published percentage applied to the account size.
Plan
Account size
Max drawdown
Drawdown type
Daily loss limit
Profit target
1-Step Evaluation
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
7% ($350)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
8%
1-Step Evaluation
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
7% ($700)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
8%
1-Step Evaluation
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
7% ($1,750)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
8%
1-Step Evaluation
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
7% ($3,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
8%
1-Step Evaluation
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
7% ($7,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
8%
1-Step Evaluation
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
7% ($14,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
8%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
10%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
10%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
10%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
10%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
10%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
10% ($20,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
10%
2-Step Fast
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
8% ($400)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($200)
Profit target
6%
2-Step Fast
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
8% ($800)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($400)
Profit target
6%
2-Step Fast
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
8% ($2,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($1,000)
Profit target
6%
2-Step Fast
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
8% ($4,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($2,000)
Profit target
6%
2-Step Fast
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
8% ($8,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($4,000)
Profit target
6%
2-Step Fast
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
8% ($16,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($8,000)
Profit target
6%
2-Step Squad
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
12% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Squad
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
12% ($1,200)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Squad
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
12% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Squad
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
12% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Squad
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
12% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Squad
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
12% ($24,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($10,000)
Profit target
8%
Instant Lite
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
6% ($150)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($75)
Profit target
—
Instant Lite
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
—
Instant Lite
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
—
Instant Lite
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
—
Instant Lite
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
6% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
—
Instant Lite
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
6% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
—
Instant Lite
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
6% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
—
Instant Pro
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
6% ($150)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($75)
Profit target
—
Instant Pro
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
—
Instant Pro
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
—
Instant Pro
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
—
Instant Pro
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
6% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
—
Instant Pro
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
6% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
—
Instant Rapid
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
5% ($125)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($75)
Profit target
—
Instant Rapid
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
5% ($250)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
—
Instant Rapid
Account size
$7.5K
Max drawdown
5% ($375)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($225)
Profit target
—
In Funded Squad's words
Plan figures: “Pricing (One-time Payment) $79 $129 $279 $399 $649 $1,199” intercom.help/…/12304343-2-step-fast-evaluation-account-overview
Funded Squad consistency rule
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what Funded Squad states.
Rule
What Funded Squad states
Consistency rule
What Funded Squad states
None — No consistency rule
In Funded Squad's words
Consistency rule: “No Consistency Rules” fundedsquad.com
Funded Squad minimum trading days and time limit
Rule
What Funded Squad states
Minimum trading days
What Funded Squad states
Applies — 3 days on 1 Step; 5 days per phase on 2 Step Fast and 2 Step Squad; 3 days on 1-Step Pro evaluation and 1 when funded; 5 days on Instant Lite and Instant Pro; each day needs at least 0.5% profit
In the plan figures
What Funded Squad states
1, 3 and 5 days
Time limit
What Funded Squad states
Applies — 35-day trading period on Instant Rapid; trading period listed as unlimited on the other models
In Funded Squad's words
Minimum trading days: “Note : A trading day is considered valid only if you achieve at least 0.5% profit before the end of the day.” intercom.help/…/12303130-minimum-trading-days-requirement-for-evaluation-account
Time limit: “Trading Period 35 days” intercom.help/…/16232993-what-are-the-trading-parameters-for-the-instant-rapid-account
Funded Squad news trading, EA and copy trading rules
Rule
What Funded Squad states
News trading
What Funded Squad states
Conditional — Allowed in Phase 1 and Phase 2; no new trades 4 minutes either side of news on challenge funded accounts and 5 minutes either side on instant accounts (Instant Rapid lists news trading as not allowed); holding trades through news is allowed
Expert advisors and automated trading
What Funded Squad states
Conditional — Allowed except HFT and Gold Arbitrage EAs
Copy trading
What Funded Squad states
Conditional — Allowed from or to your own personal account, another prop firm account or other FundedSquad accounts; external copy trading services are prohibited
Hedging
What Funded Squad states
Not permitted
Martingale and grid strategies
What Funded Squad states
Not permitted
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
What Funded Squad states
Not permitted
In Funded Squad's words
News trading: “You may not open new trades 4 minutes before and 4 minutes after a news event (8 minutes total). Evaluation accounts have no such restriction.” intercom.help/…/12303187-what-are-the-news-trading-rules-for-evaluation-and-evaluation-funded-accounts
Expert advisors and automated trading: “EAs are allowed as long as they comply with our prohibited trading practices. High-frequency trading (HFT) and Gold Arbitrage EAs are not permitted.” intercom.help/…/12303165-expert-advisors-eas
Copy trading: “Using external copy trading services or allowing third-party account management on your FundedSquad account is strictly prohibited.” intercom.help/…/12303169-copy-trading
Hedging: “Not allowed within the same account or across multiple accounts owned by the same or different traders.” intercom.help/…/12303139-position-management-rules
Martingale and grid strategies: “Martingale strategies: increasing lot size after a loss to recover prior losses” intercom.help/…/12303156-prohibited-trading-strategies
High-frequency and latency arbitrage: “High-frequency trading (HFT) and tick scalping via bots or automated systems” intercom.help/…/12303156-prohibited-trading-strategies
Funded Squad weekend and overnight holding
Rule
What Funded Squad states
Weekend holding
What Funded Squad states
Conditional — Allowed on challenges; not allowed on instant accounts unless the weekend holding add-on is bought (Instant Rapid: not allowed); the 1-Step Pro overview lists its funded stage as not allowed without the add-on
Overnight holding
What Funded Squad states
Not stated on the pages we read
In Funded Squad's words
Weekend holding: “You may hold trades over the weekend on all evaluation models, including challenges and simulated funded accounts. However, this is not permitted on Instant Funding model accounts.” intercom.help/…/12303560-can-i-hold-trades-over-the-weekend
Funded Squad scaling plan
None on Instant Rapid; the about page says instant accounts grow by 100% with every 10% reward.
Rule
What Funded Squad states
Largest account size
What Funded Squad states
$200,000
Maximum allocation
What Funded Squad states
$800,000
In Funded Squad's words
Scaling plan: “The Instant Rapid fee is not refundable, and there is no scaling plan on this account type.” intercom.help/…/16232991-how-much-does-each-instant-rapid-account-cost (the page is ambiguous on this)
Largest account size: “$200,000” intercom.help/…/12304328-1-step-evaluation-account-overview
Maximum allocation: “Total Combined Funding $800k” intercom.help/…/12303018-what-is-the-maximum-funding-limit
Other Funded Squad account rules
Rule
What Funded Squad states
Maximum number of accounts
What Funded Squad states
Applies — No count limit stated; up to $400k in instant and $400k in challenge accounts active at once
Prohibited instruments
What Funded Squad states
Not stated on the pages we read
Account sharing
What Funded Squad states
Not permitted
Inactivity
What Funded Squad states
Account breached after 21 calendar days of inactivity
Resets
What Funded Squad states
One free retry at the same account size on eligible accounts
In Funded Squad's words
Maximum number of accounts: “With FundedSquad, traders can access up to $400k in Instant Funded Accounts and up to $400k in Challenge Funded Accounts , for a combined total of $800k in funding .” intercom.help/…/12303018-what-is-the-maximum-funding-limit
Account sharing: “Sharing your account or allowing another person to trade on your behalf is not permitted.” intercom.help/…/12303041-can-someone-else-trade-my-account
Inactivity: “If your account is inactive for 21 calendar days, it will be breached, both on Evaluation and simulated Funded Accounts.” intercom.help/…/12303133-how-is-account-inactivity-calculated
Resets: “Every eligible FundedSquad account includes one FREE Retry at the same account size, giving you another opportunity without purchasing a new account.” fundedsquad.com
Not found on Funded Squad's pages
These were not stated on the pages of Funded Squad's site we read. They may be published somewhere we did not look, which makes them the questions to put to its support desk before paying.
rules on overnight holding
which instruments, if any, are prohibited
FAQs
What are Funded Squad's drawdown rules?
Funded Squad's plans state a maximum drawdown of 5% to 12% of the account size (drawdown type: static and trailing), across 44 plans.
Does Funded Squad have a consistency rule?
No. No consistency rule.
Does Funded Squad have a scaling plan?
Yes. None on Instant Rapid; the about page says instant accounts grow by 100% with every 10% reward.
Does Funded Squad allow news trading?
Only under conditions. Allowed in Phase 1 and Phase 2; no new trades 4 minutes either side of news on challenge funded accounts and 5 minutes either side on instant accounts (Instant Rapid lists news trading as not allowed); holding trades through news is allowed.
Does Funded Squad allow EAs and automated trading?
Only under conditions. Allowed except HFT and Gold Arbitrage EAs.
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