# NYS Markets Rules

> NYS Markets's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static, trailing and end-of-day), across 15 plans. A…

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NYS Markets's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static, trailing and end-of-day), across 15 plans. A consistency rule applies: 15% on Instant; 30% on funded One Trade and Flash; none on 2-Step; 30% on funded futures and stocks Thunder; 20% at payout on Crypto Instant Funded. Exceeding it blocks payouts, not the account. News trading is conditional: allowed in 2-Step and Flash evaluations; no trading from 10 minutes before to 10 minutes after high-impact news on funded CFD accounts and Instant (staged payout penalties on 2-Step and One Trade, account closure on Flash funded and Instant); allowed on futures and stocks Thunder.

_Compiled from 32 of NYS Markets's own published pages, read on 13 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what NYS Markets 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._

## NYS Markets drawdown rules

NYS Markets's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static, trailing and end-of-day), across 15 plans.

A daily loss limit of 3% to 5% is stated on 12 of 15 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2-Step (CFDs) $10K | $10K | 10% ($1,000) | Static | 5% ($500) | 8% |
| 2-Step (CFDs) $20K | $20K | 10% ($2,000) | Static | 5% ($1,000) | 8% |
| 2-Step (CFDs) $50K | $50K | 10% ($5,000) | Static | 5% ($2,500) | 8% |
| 2-Step (CFDs) $100K | $100K | 10% ($10,000) | Static | 5% ($5,000) | 8% |
| 2-Step (CFDs) $150K | $150K | 10% ($15,000) | Static | 5% ($7,500) | 8% |
| 2-Step (CFDs) $200K | $200K | 10% ($20,000) | Static | 5% ($10,000) | 8% |
| Instant (CFDs) | — | 5% | Trailing | 3% | — |
| One Trade (CFDs) | — | 6% | Static | 3% | 10% |
| Flash (CFDs) | — | 4% | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| The Thunder (Futures) | — | 5% | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| The Thunder (Stocks) | — | 5% | End-of-day | — | 6% |
| Turbo (Crypto) | — | 3% | Static | 3% | 9% |
| Pro (Crypto) | — | 6% | Static | 3% | 10% |
| Step 2 (Crypto) | — | 8% | Static | 3% | 8% |
| Instant Funded (Crypto) | — | 5% | Trailing | 3% | — |

- Plan figures: "100K Evaluation $498 $498 Profit Target PHASE 1 8% PHASE 2 5% Consistency Target None Max Daily Loss 5% Maximum Loss 10%" — https://nysmarkets.com/pricing

## NYS Markets consistency rule

A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what NYS Markets states.

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Consistency rule | Applies — 15% on Instant; 30% on funded One Trade and Flash; none on 2-Step; 30% on funded futures and stocks Thunder; 20% at payout on Crypto Instant Funded. Exceeding it blocks payouts, not the account |

- Consistency rule: "Objetivo de Consistencia: 15% (Instant), 30% (One Trade y Flash, en la fase de Cuenta Fondeada); 2-Step no tiene." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-essential-rules

## NYS Markets minimum trading days and time limit

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Minimum trading days | Applies — None in CFD evaluations; 5 profitable days before a funded payout (7 within 30 days on Instant); 1 trading day to pass futures and stocks Thunder |
| In the plan figures | 1 day |
| Time limit | Applies — No time limit on the 2-Step; not stated for the other challenges |

- Minimum trading days: "Días rentables para el pago: Instant 7 en 30 días; One Trade 5 (fondeada); 2-Step 5 (fondeada); Flash 5 (fondeada)." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-essential-rules
- Time limit: "Both phases have no minimum trading days and no time limit." — https://nysmarkets.com/trading-objectives

## NYS Markets news trading, EA and copy trading rules

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| News trading | Conditional — Allowed in 2-Step and Flash evaluations; no trading from 10 minutes before to 10 minutes after high-impact news on funded CFD accounts and Instant (staged payout penalties on 2-Step and One Trade, account closure on Flash funded and Instant); allowed on futures and stocks Thunder |
| Expert advisors and automated trading | Conditional — Only EAs the trader owns and developed for personal use; third-party, bought, rented, shared or externally managed EAs are prohibited |
| Copy trading | Conditional — Only between accounts the same trader owns and trades, including their own accounts at other firms; same account size on futures and stocks; never to or from third parties |
| Hedging | Not permitted |
| Martingale and grid strategies | Not permitted |
| High-frequency and latency arbitrage | Not permitted |

- News trading: "Applies in Live: a 10-minute window before and 10 minutes after a high-impact economic release (forexfactory.com)." — https://nysmarkets.com/trading-objectives
- Expert advisors and automated trading: "Puede utilizar un Expert Advisor únicamente cuando sea de su propiedad y haya sido desarrollado para su uso personal." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-ch-2step
- Copy trading: "El Copy Trading solo está permitido entre cuentas de NYS Markets que pertenezcan y sean controladas por el mismo trader." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-ch-2step
- Hedging: "Hedging o posiciones opuestas sobre el mismo instrumento, ya sea dentro de la misma cuenta o entre varias cuentas." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-ch-2step
- Martingale and grid strategies: "Estrategias Martingala o cualquier sistema basado en la recuperación que dependa de reingresos sucesivos, acumulación de posiciones o incrementos progresivos del tamaño de las posiciones" — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-ch-2step
- High-frequency and latency arbitrage: "HFT (High-Frequency Trading) Toxic order flow Latency arbitrage" — https://nysmarkets.com/trading-objectives

## NYS Markets weekend and overnight holding

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Weekend holding | Permitted |
| Overnight holding | Permitted |

- Weekend holding: "Scalping, intraday, swing trading, Expert Advisors, overnight and weekend holding are all permitted." — https://nysmarkets.com/how-it-works
- Overnight holding: "Scalping, intraday, swing trading, Expert Advisors, overnight and weekend holding are all permitted." — https://nysmarkets.com/how-it-works

## NYS Markets scaling plan

No automatic scaling; NYS Markets may propose a scaling plan at its discretion, and invitation-only NYS Live Scale opens after 3 completed payouts or USD 10,000 in payouts.

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Largest account size | $200,000 |
| Maximum allocation | $400,000 |

- Scaling plan: "No existe un escalado automático basado en el número de repartos de beneficios o los meses operados; no obstante, NYS Markets podrá, a su entera discreción, proponer al trader un plan de escalado (scaling)." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-terms-payouts
- Largest account size: "NYS ofrece cuatro challenges de CFD simulados, todos ellos en MetaTrader 5 , en tamaños de cuenta de entre 10.000 $ y 200.000 $ (Instant también está disponible desde 5.000 $)" — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-terms-programs
- Maximum allocation: "La asignación total máxima que puedes tener en cuentas Funded de todos los Programas de CFDs al mismo tiempo es de $400,000 ." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-ch-2step

## Other NYS Markets account rules

| Topic | What the firm states |
| --- | --- |
| Maximum number of accounts | Applies — Unlimited evaluation accounts; funded allocation capped at $400,000 on CFDs and on crypto, $300,000 on futures and on stocks |
| Prohibited instruments | Not stated on the pages we read |
| Account sharing | Conditional — Prohibited unless expressly approved in writing |
| Inactivity | At least one trade every 30 days; an account with no trades for 30 days may be closed |
| Resets | Reset prices are shown at checkout; on crypto, phase 1 and Instant Funded resets cost less than the account and phase 2 and funded resets cost more |

- Maximum number of accounts: "Puedes comprar y mantener tantas cuentas Challenge (Evaluación) como quieras." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-ch-2step
- Account sharing: "Queda prohibido vender, alquilar, prestar, transferir o compartir credenciales, permitir que otra persona opere, adquirir una Cuenta de otro participante o utilizar servicios de gestión de cuentas de terceros, salvo que se apruebe expresamente por escrito." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/cfds-terms-general
- Inactivity: "An account with no trades for 30 days may be closed." — https://nysmarkets.com/trading-objectives
- Resets: "Los resets de fase 1 e Instant Funded cuestan menos que el precio de la cuenta; los resets de fase 2 y de cuenta fondeada cuestan más." — https://terms.nysmarkets.com/terms/crypto-instant

## Not found on NYS Markets's pages

- time limits on the One Trade, Flash, Thunder and crypto challenges
- the trading platform for futures and stocks accounts
- which instruments, if any, are prohibited

## Frequently asked questions

### What are NYS Markets's drawdown rules?

NYS Markets's plans state a maximum drawdown of 3% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static, trailing and end-of-day), across 15 plans.

### Does NYS Markets have a consistency rule?

Yes. 15% on Instant; 30% on funded One Trade and Flash; none on 2-Step; 30% on funded futures and stocks Thunder; 20% at payout on Crypto Instant Funded. Exceeding it blocks payouts, not the account.

### Does NYS Markets have a scaling plan?

Yes. No automatic scaling; NYS Markets may propose a scaling plan at its discretion, and invitation-only NYS Live Scale opens after 3 completed payouts or USD 10,000 in payouts.

### Does NYS Markets allow news trading?

Only under conditions. Allowed in 2-Step and Flash evaluations; no trading from 10 minutes before to 10 minutes after high-impact news on funded CFD accounts and Instant (staged payout penalties on 2-Step and One Trade, account closure on Flash funded and Instant); allowed on futures and stocks Thunder.

### Does NYS Markets allow EAs and automated trading?

Only under conditions. Only EAs the trader owns and developed for personal use; third-party, bought, rented, shared or externally managed EAs are prohibited.

### Does NYS Markets allow copy trading?

Only under conditions. Only between accounts the same trader owns and trades, including their own accounts at other firms; same account size on futures and stocks; never to or from third parties.

### Can you hold trades over the weekend at NYS Markets?

Yes. NYS Markets's own pages permit holding positions over the weekend.

### Does NYS Markets have minimum trading days?

Yes. None in CFD evaluations; 5 profitable days before a funded payout (7 within 30 days on Instant); 1 trading day to pass futures and stocks Thunder.

### Is there a time limit at NYS Markets?

Yes. No time limit on the 2-Step; not stated for the other challenges.

## Related pages

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