# SFX Funded — rules, pricing and payouts

> SFX Funded — proprietary trading firm tracked by Prop Firm Pal.

**Source:** https://propfirmpal.com/firms/unverified/sfx-funded  
**Generated:** 2026-10-07  
**Publisher:** Prop Firm Pal — independent prop firm comparison

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## Key terms
| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Verification | Listed, not verified |
| Community rating | no reviews yet |
| Evaluation types | not published |
| Cost to a $100,000 funded account | not published |
| Cheapest entry price | not published |
| Instant funding | not offered |
| Account sizes | not published |
| Maximum profit split | not published |
| Phase 1 profit target | not published |
| Daily drawdown | not published |
| Maximum drawdown | not published |
| Platforms | not published |
| Instruments | not published |
| Payment methods | not published |
| Payout methods | not published |
## Is SFX Funded legit?

Prop Firm Pal has not verified SFX Funded, so this is not an endorsement: it is what the record shows. Its own pages name the operating company as SFX International - FZCO, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (IFZA Business Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis). It was founded in 2023. Its website has been active in Prop Firm Pal's monthly traffic record since November 2025, and traffic over the last three months is declining. It claims $3.5M+ paid to traders; that is its own figure, and we have not seen its payout records. Its payout policy is published, and summarised on the Payouts tab.

| Record | What we hold |
| --- | --- |
| Company | SFX International - FZCO |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (IFZA Business Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis) |
| In our traffic record | Since November 2025 (11 months) |
| Traffic, last three months | Declining (-39% to September 2026) |
| Paid to traders (its claim) | $3.5M+ |

- Company: "Full name of legal entity: SFX International - FZCO" — https://sfxfunded.com/docs/terms-of-service
- Founded: "A leading proprietary trading firm since 2023" — https://sfxfunded.com/about
- Headquarters: "IFZA Business Park, DDP, DSO, Dubai, UAE" — https://sfxfunded.com/docs/terms-of-service
- Paid to traders: "SFX Funded pays on demand once you are eligible: average reward time is under 8 hours, backed by our 48-Hr Reward Security, with $3.5M+ in rewards paid to 32,000+ traders across 130+ countries." — https://sfxfunded.com/

## What this firm publishes

SFX Funded is a forex prop firm whose most distinctive account is the 1-Step Pro challenge, which has no daily drawdown in the evaluation or once funded. Alongside it the firm sells the Rapid 1-step challenge with a 3% profit target, a 2-step challenge (named Ascend in its help centre) and Instant funding with no evaluation, in account sizes from $5,000 to $400,000. The profit split is 85% as standard, rising to 100% as an account scales. SFX Funded says it has operated since 2023 and reports more than $3.5M in rewards paid, with trading on Match-Trader and Platform 5.

The SFX Funded rules change with the program. Rapid needs 3% with a 3% daily loss limit, a 4% trailing drawdown and no minimum trading days. 1-Step Pro needs 9% within a 6% trailing drawdown and at least 4 trading days. The 2-step asks for 8% then 5%, with a 4% daily limit, an 8% static drawdown and 5 trading days per phase. Instant accounts carry a 3% daily and 6% trailing drawdown. No program has a time limit, and positions can be held overnight and over the weekend. News trading is allowed in the challenge phases, but funded accounts may not trade from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after red-folder news. Hedging, copy trading, martingale, grid and third-party EAs are prohibited, while trade managers and self-developed EAs are allowed. Funded accounts also face a consistency rule, the SFX Stability Index, which caps the biggest winning day at 15% to 25% of total profit. Open losses are capped too: on 1-Step Pro a floating loss of 1% brings a warning and a 40% split, and a second breach closes the account, while on Instant a 2% floating loss (1% on $300,000 and $400,000 accounts) closes it.

Rewards are requested on demand once eligible, after 10 trading days per payout on Instant, 7 on 1-Step Pro and 5 on the 2-step, though the terms say all payouts are at the company's full discretion. The help centre says payout requests are processed within 48 business hours, by bank transfer or USDT on TRC20. Funded capital is capped at $500,000 per trader, and the scaling plan adds 25% of the starting balance after a qualifying 3-month review, up to $3,200,000. The evaluation fee is refunded with the fifth profit split payment. Residents of Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Iran and Myanmar cannot join.

_Compiled from SFX Funded's own published pages, retrieved 2026-09-14. Not independently verified by Prop Firm Pal._

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| legalName | SFX International - FZCO | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/docs/terms-of-service) |
| foundedYear | 2023 | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/about) |
| headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (IFZA Business Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis) | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/docs/terms-of-service) |
| founders | Husam Samy | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/about) |
| ceo | Husam Samy | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/about) |
| platforms | Match-Trader, Platform 5 | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/compare-plans) |
| availableAssets | Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/docs/terms-of-service) |
| paymentMethods | Credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard; 3D Secure only), Crypto (BTC, ETH, LTC, TRON, MATIC, USDC), Bank wire on request, Local methods in South Africa, Rwand | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9356313-what-payment-methods-are-available) |
| payoutMethods | Bank transfer (payouts of $100 or more), USDT on the Tron network (TRC20) | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9356582-what-payout-methods-are-available) |
| payoutFrequency | On demand once a program's payout conditions are met | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/15940159-1-step-pro-challenge-how-it-works) |
| restrictedCountries | Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9134028-clients-from-which-countries-can-join-sfx-funded) |
| maxProfitSplitPercent | 100 | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/compare-plans) |
| positioning | A prop firm selling one-time-fee evaluations and instant accounts under rules published before purchase, with up to a 100% reward split on simulated profits | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/about) |
| targetTrader | Traders who can trade but lack the account size to show it | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/about) |
| totalPaidOut | $3.5M+ | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/) |
| maxAccountSize | 400000 | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9134005-instant-funding-how-it-works) |
| maxAllocation | 500000 | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9265036-what-is-the-maximum-funded-capital-i-can-trade-with-at-sfx-funded) |
| scalingPlan | Reviewed every 3 months: if profitable in 2 of 3 months, up at least 10% cumulatively and with at least 2 payouts, the balance grows by 25% of the starting bala | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9265098-do-you-have-a-scaling-plan) |
| resetPolicy | Resets offered in phase one, phase two and the funded stage | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/) |
| refundPolicy | Evaluation fee refunded alongside the fifth successful profit split payment; otherwise the sign-up fee is non-refundable once access is granted | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/docs/refund-policy) |
| inactivityPolicy | Accounts inactive for 30 days are suspended automatically, on all account types | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9265083-is-there-an-inactivity-period) |
| kycRequirements | Government ID, proof of address no more than three months old, and a selfie holding the ID | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9357024-what-kyc-documents-do-i-need-to-provide) |
| payoutProcessingTime | Within 48 business hours of the request | [published page](https://intercom.help/sfx-15a6836318fd/en/articles/9356582-what-payout-methods-are-available) |
| supportChannels | Email | [published page](https://sfxfunded.com/docs/refund-policy) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is SFX Funded's profit split?

SFX Funded pays an 85% profit split as standard, rising to 100% as an account scales. Its scaling plan says a 100% split needs at least 5% profit a month for 6 consecutive months, followed by a review by the risk team.

### Does SFX Funded offer instant funding?

Yes. The Instant Plan gives a funded account with no evaluation and no profit target, in sizes from $5,000 to $400,000. It carries a 3% daily and 6% trailing drawdown, a 2% floating loss limit (1% on $300,000 and $400,000 accounts), and each payout needs 10 trading days.

### What are the SFX Funded challenge rules?

Rapid needs a 3% profit target with no minimum trading days, 1-Step Pro needs 9% with at least 4 trading days, and the 2-step needs 8% then 5% with 5 trading days per phase. None of the challenges has a time limit.

### What are the SFX Funded drawdown rules?

It depends on the program. The 2-step has a 4% daily and 8% static drawdown, Rapid a 3% daily and 4% trailing drawdown, Instant a 3% daily and 6% trailing drawdown, and 1-Step Pro no daily drawdown with a 6% trailing drawdown.

### Does SFX Funded have a consistency rule?

Yes, on funded accounts. The SFX Stability Index divides your biggest winning day by total profit, and it must be at or below 15% on Rapid and Instant, 20% on 1-Step Pro and 25% on the 2-step before you can request a payout.

### Does SFX Funded allow news trading?

Yes in the challenge phases, with a restriction once funded. Funded accounts may not trade from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after red-folder news, and news straddling and bracketing are prohibited in every phase.

### Does SFX Funded allow EAs, hedging and copy trading?

Hedging and copy trading are prohibited on all accounts. EAs are allowed only as trade or risk managers or when self-developed with source code supplied; third-party EAs, martingale, grid and high-frequency trading are banned.

### How do SFX Funded payouts work?

Rewards are requested on demand once the program's trading days are met, and the help centre says requests are processed within 48 business hours. Payouts go by bank transfer or USDT on the Tron network (TRC20).

### How much does an SFX Funded account cost?

SFX Funded shows its prices in a plan builder, but each price appears as a list price beside a discounted price, so no single price is recorded here. The fee is a one-time payment for account sizes from $5,000 to $400,000.

### Does SFX Funded refund the challenge fee?

Yes, but only after you are funded. The evaluation fee is refunded alongside your fifth successful profit split payment; otherwise the sign-up fee is non-refundable once access is granted.

### Which countries are restricted at SFX Funded?

SFX Funded does not accept residents of Syria, North Korea, Cuba, Iran or Myanmar. Clients of any other nationality may join.

### Is SFX Funded legit?

SFX Funded is operated by SFX International - FZCO, based at IFZA Business Park in Dubai, and says it has operated since 2023. It reports more than $3.5M in rewards paid, but its terms state that no trader is entitled to a payout from a simulated funded account and that all payouts are at the company's full discretion.

## Related pages
- [SFX Funded rules](https://propfirmpal.com/firms/unverified/sfx-funded/rules) — markdown: https://propfirmpal.com/firms/unverified/sfx-funded/rules.md
- [SFX Funded payouts](https://propfirmpal.com/firms/unverified/sfx-funded/payouts) — markdown: https://propfirmpal.com/firms/unverified/sfx-funded/payouts.md
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