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Sway Funded Rules
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Sway Funded rules at a glance
Sway Funded's plans state a maximum drawdown of 8% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing), across 24 plans. A consistency rule applies: instant Account Challenge only: no single profitable day may be 20% or more of total profit, or the reward target adjusts; none on Rapid and Regular. News trading is conditional: allowed; if an event is listed as restricted in the client dashboard, positions cannot be opened or carried 5 minutes before or after it.
Compiled from 33 of Sway Funded's own published pages, read on 14 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what Sway 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.
Sway Funded drawdown rules
Sway Funded's plans state a maximum drawdown of 8% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing), across 24 plans.
A daily loss limit of 3% to 5% is stated on 24 of 24 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
Instant Account Challenge
Account size
$1K
Max drawdown
8% ($80)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($30)
Profit target
8%
Instant Account Challenge
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
8% ($200)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($75)
Profit target
8%
Instant Account Challenge
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
8% ($400)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
8%
Instant Account Challenge
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
8% ($800)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
8%
Instant Account Challenge
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
8% ($2,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
8%
Instant Account Challenge
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
8% ($4,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
8%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$1K
Max drawdown
10% ($100)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($50)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
10% ($250)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($125)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$150K
Max drawdown
10% ($15,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($7,500)
Profit target
15%
Rapid Challenge
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
10% ($20,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($10,000)
Profit target
15%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$1K
Max drawdown
10% ($100)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($50)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$2.5K
Max drawdown
10% ($250)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($125)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$150K
Max drawdown
10% ($15,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($7,500)
Profit target
10%
Regular Challenge
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
10% ($20,000)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
5% ($10,000)
Profit target
10%
In Sway Funded's words
Plan figures: “This article offers a comprehensive overview of the pricing structure for each challenge, designed to give you full clarity before you get started.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/pricing
Sway Funded consistency rule
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what Sway Funded states.
Rule
What Sway Funded states
Consistency limit
What Sway Funded states
20%
Consistency rule
What Sway Funded states
Applies — Instant Account Challenge only: no single profitable day may be 20% or more of total profit, or the reward target adjusts; none on Rapid and Regular
In Sway Funded's words
Consistency limit: “To meet the consistency requirement, no single profitable trading day may account for 20% or more of your total profit” swayfunded.kb.help/…/how-does-the-consistency-rule-work
Consistency rule: “This rule applies only to the Instant Account Challenge” swayfunded.kb.help/…/how-does-the-consistency-rule-work
Sway Funded minimum trading days and time limit
Rule
What Sway Funded states
Minimum trading days
What Sway Funded states
Applies — 4 days per phase plus 4 in the SF Trader stage (8 in total on Rapid, 12 on Regular); 8 on the Instant Account
In the plan figures
What Sway Funded states
4 and 8 days
Time limit
What Sway Funded states
None — No time limit; a challenge inactive for 6 consecutive months expires
In Sway Funded's words
Minimum trading days: “Altogether, this adds up to a total of 12 minimum trading days” swayfunded.kb.help/…/trading-days-time-limits-inactivity-rules
Time limit: “Achieving the profit target means that an SF trader must attain a profit from the cumulative sum of closed positions in the designated SF trading account at any point during the unlimited simulated trading period.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/what-profit-targets-do-i-have-to-achieve-during-the-assessment
Sway Funded news trading, EA and copy trading rules
Rule
What Sway Funded states
News trading
What Sway Funded states
Conditional — Allowed; if an event is listed as restricted in the client dashboard, positions cannot be opened or carried 5 minutes before or after it
Expert advisors and automated trading
What Sway Funded states
Conditional — Permitted unless they engage in toxic trading volume, HFT, arbitrage or latency exploitation
Copy trading
What Sway Funded states
Permitted
Hedging
What Sway Funded states
Conditional — Within one account only; hedging across multiple accounts, challenges or profiles is not allowed
Martingale and grid strategies
What Sway Funded states
Not stated on the pages we read
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
What Sway Funded states
Not permitted
In Sway Funded's words
News trading: “Sway Funded clients can place and open trades during all news/economic events.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/can-i-trade-during-newseconomic-events
Expert advisors and automated trading: “Trading scripts and automated bots are permitted , provided they do not engage in prohibited trading practices.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/are-trading-bots-or-eas-allowed
Copy trading: “There are no restrictions on copying trades, even between Sway Funded accounts, as long as all activity complies with our trading rules.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/can-i-copy-trade
Hedging: “Hedging is permitted only within a single simulated trading account.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/hedging
High-frequency and latency arbitrage: “This includes practices such as toxic flow, high-frequency trading, latency arbitrage, arbitrage strategies designed to exploit pricing delays” swayfunded.kb.help/…/what-trading-strategies-are-allowed
Sway Funded weekend and overnight holding
Rule
What Sway Funded states
Weekend holding
What Sway Funded states
Permitted
Overnight holding
What Sway Funded states
Permitted
In Sway Funded's words
Weekend holding: “There are no restrictions on holding positions during the market close or over the weekend.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/can-i-hold-positions-over-the-weekend-and-during-market-closures
Overnight holding: “There are no restrictions on holding positions during the market close or over the weekend.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/can-i-hold-positions-over-the-weekend-and-during-market-closures
Other Sway Funded account rules
Rule
What Sway Funded states
Maximum number of accounts
What Sway Funded states
Applies — Up to 10 active challenge accounts at once; no limit on their combined account size
Prohibited instruments
What Sway Funded states
Not stated on the pages we read
Account sharing
What Sway Funded states
Not stated on the pages we read
Inactivity
What Sway Funded states
A challenge account inactive for 6 consecutive months expires and is deemed failed
Resets
What Sway Funded states
Refresh Challenge add-on on the Regular Challenge restarts a failed Phase 2 without buying a new challenge: 75% of the original price if bought before failing, 150% if bought after
In Sway Funded's words
Maximum number of accounts: “You may hold up to 10 active challenge accounts simultaneously” swayfunded.kb.help/…/how-many-challenges-can-i-have
Inactivity: “If your Challenge Account remains inactive for six (6) consecutive months , the Challenge will be considered expired and be deemed failed due to inactivity.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/trading-days-time-limits-inactivity-rules
Resets: “Provides a second chance by allowing you to restart the challenge from the failed phase without buying a new challenge.” swayfunded.kb.help/…/challenge-add-ons
Not found on Sway Funded's pages
These were not stated on the pages of Sway 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.
a scaling plan
whether martingale or grid strategies are allowed
which instruments, if any, are prohibited
whether accounts may be shared or traded by someone else
FAQs
What are Sway Funded's drawdown rules?
Sway Funded's plans state a maximum drawdown of 8% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: trailing), across 24 plans.
Does Sway Funded have a consistency rule?
Yes. Instant Account Challenge only: no single profitable day may be 20% or more of total profit, or the reward target adjusts; none on Rapid and Regular.
Does Sway Funded allow news trading?
Only under conditions. Allowed; if an event is listed as restricted in the client dashboard, positions cannot be opened or carried 5 minutes before or after it.
Does Sway Funded allow EAs and automated trading?
Only under conditions. Permitted unless they engage in toxic trading volume, HFT, arbitrage or latency exploitation.
Does Sway Funded allow copy trading?
Yes. Sway Funded's own pages permit copy trading.
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