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SFX Funded Rules
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SFX Funded rules at a glance
SFX Funded's plans state a maximum drawdown of 4% to 8% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and static), across 27 plans. A consistency rule applies: funded accounts only: the biggest winning day divided by total profit must be at or below 15% (Rapid, Instant), 20% (1-Step Pro) or 25% (2-Step Ascend) to request a payout. News trading is conditional: allowed in the challenge phases; funded accounts may not open, close or have orders fill from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after red-folder news; news straddling and bracketing are prohibited in every phase.
Compiled from 36 of SFX Funded's own published pages, read on 14 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what SFX Funded 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.
SFX Funded drawdown rules
SFX Funded's plans state a maximum drawdown of 4% to 8% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and static), across 27 plans.
A daily loss limit of 3% to 4% is stated on 22 of 27 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
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$15K
Max drawdown
4% ($600)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($450)
Profit target
3%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$30K
Max drawdown
4% ($1,200)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($900)
Profit target
3%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$60K
Max drawdown
4% ($2,400)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,800)
Profit target
3%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$120K
Max drawdown
4% ($4,800)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,600)
Profit target
3%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$180K
Max drawdown
4% ($7,200)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($5,400)
Profit target
3%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$250K
Max drawdown
4% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($7,500)
Profit target
3%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
9%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
9%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
6% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
9%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
6% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
9%
1-Step Pro
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
6% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
9%
2-Step Challenge (Ascend)
Account size
$7.5K
Max drawdown
8% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($300)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Challenge (Ascend)
Account size
$15K
Max drawdown
8% ($1,200)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($600)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Challenge (Ascend)
Account size
$30K
Max drawdown
8% ($2,400)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($1,200)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Challenge (Ascend)
Account size
$60K
Max drawdown
8% ($4,800)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($2,400)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Challenge (Ascend)
Account size
$120K
Max drawdown
8% ($9,600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($4,800)
Profit target
8%
2-Step Challenge (Ascend)
Account size
$180K
Max drawdown
8% ($14,400)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
4% ($7,200)
Profit target
8%
Instant Plan
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$20K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,200)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($600)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$40K
Max drawdown
6% ($2,400)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,200)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$80K
Max drawdown
6% ($4,800)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($2,400)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$150K
Max drawdown
6% ($9,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($4,500)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
6% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$250K
Max drawdown
6% ($15,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($7,500)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$300K
Max drawdown
6% ($18,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($9,000)
Profit target
—
Instant Plan
Account size
$400K
Max drawdown
6% ($24,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($12,000)
Profit target
—
In SFX Funded's words
Plan figures: “$5K $10K $20K $40K $80K $150K $200K $250K $300K $400K” sfxfunded.com/…/instant-funding
SFX Funded consistency rule
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what SFX Funded states.
Rule
What SFX Funded states
Consistency rule
What SFX Funded states
Applies — Funded accounts only: the biggest winning day divided by total profit must be at or below 15% (Rapid, Instant), 20% (1-Step Pro) or 25% (2-Step Ascend) to request a payout
In SFX Funded's words
Consistency rule: “To qualify for a payout, your SFX Stability Index (SSI) must be at or below the thresholds listed below for your account type:” intercom.help/…/12816856-sfx-stability-index
SFX Funded minimum trading days and time limit
Rule
What SFX Funded states
Minimum trading days
What SFX Funded states
Applies — Rapid: none in the evaluation; 1-Step Pro: 4 in the evaluation and 7 per funded payout, each day needing 0.5% profit; 2-Step: 5 per phase and 5 per funded payout; Instant: 10 per payout
In the plan figures
What SFX Funded states
0, 4, 5 and 10 days
Time limit
What SFX Funded states
None — No time limit
In SFX Funded's words
Minimum trading days: “Complete at least 4 trading days.” intercom.help/…/15940159-1-step-pro-challenge-how-it-works
Time limit: “Take the time your strategy needs to complete an evaluation.” sfxfunded.com/…/compare-plans
SFX Funded news trading, EA and copy trading rules
Rule
What SFX Funded states
News trading
What SFX Funded states
Conditional — Allowed in the challenge phases; funded accounts may not open, close or have orders fill from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after red-folder news; news straddling and bracketing are prohibited in every phase
Expert advisors and automated trading
What SFX Funded states
Conditional — Trade and risk managers and self-developed EAs whose source code is provided are allowed; third-party EAs, news-scalping and rollover-scalping EAs are prohibited
Copy trading
What SFX Funded states
Not permitted
Hedging
What SFX Funded states
Not permitted
Martingale and grid strategies
What SFX Funded states
Not permitted
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
What SFX Funded states
Not permitted
In SFX Funded's words
News trading: “In the funded stage, news trading is restricted during a short window around high-impact releases.” intercom.help/…/15941188-can-i-trade-news-events-in-the-1-step-pro
Expert advisors and automated trading: “An Expert Advisor is allowed as long as it is a trade or risk manager.” intercom.help/…/9265076-can-i-use-ea-s
Copy trading: “Automatically or manually copying trades or trading strategies from other traders or signal providers is prohibited.” intercom.help/…/9265073-is-copy-trading-allowed
Hedging: “No, hedging trades are not allowed in any type of account with SFX Funded.” intercom.help/…/9265068-do-you-allow-hedging-trades
Martingale and grid strategies: “This trading method is prohibited because it is only effective in a ranging market.” intercom.help/…/9287375-prohibited-trading-styles-strategy
High-frequency and latency arbitrage: “Exploiting price differences or anomalies between various markets for identical or similar assets is strictly forbidden.” intercom.help/…/9287375-prohibited-trading-styles-strategy
SFX Funded weekend and overnight holding
Rule
What SFX Funded states
Weekend holding
What SFX Funded states
Conditional — Allowed on every program; the terms prohibit opening trades 2 hours or less before a market closes for 2 hours or longer when major news or earnings are scheduled
Overnight holding
What SFX Funded states
Conditional — Allowed on every program; the terms prohibit opening trades 2 hours or less before a market closes for 2 hours or longer when major news or earnings are scheduled
In SFX Funded's words
Weekend holding: “Positions can stay open through the session close and across the weekend.” sfxfunded.com/…/rapid-challenge
Overnight holding: “Positions can stay open through the session close and across the weekend.” sfxfunded.com/…/one-step-pro
SFX Funded scaling plan
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 balance, up to $3,200,000; a 100% split needs 5% profit a month for 6 consecutive months and a risk-team review.
Rule
What SFX Funded states
Largest account size
What SFX Funded states
$400,000
Maximum allocation
What SFX Funded states
$500,000
In SFX Funded's words
Scaling plan: “Once all conditions are met, your account balance will be increased by 25% of your initial starting balance.” intercom.help/…/9265098-do-you-have-a-scaling-plan
Largest account size: “For $300,000 and $400,000 accounts, a stricter floating risk limit applies.” intercom.help/…/9134005-instant-funding-how-it-works
Maximum allocation: “At SFX Funded, you can trade with a maximum capital of $500,000 across any number of funded accounts.” intercom.help/…/9265036-what-is-the-maximum-funded-capital-i-can-trade-with-at-sfx-funded
Other SFX Funded account rules
Rule
What SFX Funded states
Maximum number of accounts
What SFX Funded states
Applies — No limit on evaluation accounts; total funded capital capped at $500,000
Prohibited instruments
What SFX Funded states
Not stated on the pages we read
Account sharing
What SFX Funded states
Not permitted
Inactivity
What SFX Funded states
Accounts inactive for 30 days are suspended automatically, on all account types
Resets
What SFX Funded states
Resets offered in phase one, phase two and the funded stage
In SFX Funded's words
Maximum number of accounts: “At SFX Funded, there is no maximum limit on the number of evaluation accounts you can purchase; however, the total funded capital cannot exceed $500,000.” intercom.help/…/9265035-how-many-evaluation-accounts-can-i-purchase
Account sharing: “Account sharing or selling accounts to other individuals or entities is strictly forbidden.” intercom.help/…/9426969-prohibited-account-behaviour
Inactivity: “Trading accounts that remain inactive for 30 days will be subject to automatic suspension.” intercom.help/…/9265083-is-there-an-inactivity-period
Resets: “Reset in phase one, phase two, or even once funded, without starting your journey over.” sfxfunded.com
Not found on SFX Funded's pages
These were not stated on the pages of SFX Funded'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.
which instruments, if any, are prohibited
the funded-stage minimum trading days for the Rapid challenge, which its help article states two ways
FAQs
What are SFX Funded's drawdown rules?
SFX Funded's plans state a maximum drawdown of 4% to 8% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing and static), across 27 plans.
Does SFX Funded have a consistency rule?
Yes. Funded accounts only: the biggest winning day divided by total profit must be at or below 15% (Rapid, Instant), 20% (1-Step Pro) or 25% (2-Step Ascend) to request a payout.
Does SFX Funded have a scaling plan?
Yes. 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 balance, up to $3,200,000; a 100% split needs 5% profit a month for 6 consecutive months and a risk-team review.
Does SFX Funded allow news trading?
Only under conditions. Allowed in the challenge phases; funded accounts may not open, close or have orders fill from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after red-folder news; news straddling and bracketing are prohibited in every phase.
Does SFX Funded allow EAs and automated trading?
Only under conditions. Trade and risk managers and self-developed EAs whose source code is provided are allowed; third-party EAs, news-scalping and rollover-scalping EAs are prohibited.
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