upscale Rules
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upscale rules at a glance
upscale's plans state a maximum drawdown of 6% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static and trailing), across 45 plans. A consistency rule applies: 30% rule: on Turbo and API Trading accounts the most profitable day must stay under 30% of total profit to withdraw (and, with the API option, to pass each stage); none on standard Basic and Accelerated. News trading is permitted.
Compiled from 20 of upscale's own published pages, read on 14 September 2026. Not verified by Prop Firm Pal: every value is what upscale 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.
upscale drawdown rules
upscale's plans state a maximum drawdown of 6% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static and trailing), across 45 plans.
A daily loss limit of 3% to 5% is stated on 36 of 45 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
Basic (Crypto)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
5%
Basic (RWA)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
5%
Basic (ALL)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
10% ($500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($250)
Profit target
5%
Basic (Crypto)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
5%
Basic (RWA)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
5%
Basic (ALL)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
10% ($1,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($500)
Profit target
5%
Basic (Crypto)
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
5%
Basic (RWA)
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
5%
Basic (ALL)
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
10% ($2,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($1,250)
Profit target
5%
Basic (Crypto)
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
5%
Basic (RWA)
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
5%
Basic (ALL)
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
10% ($5,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($2,500)
Profit target
5%
Basic (Crypto)
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
5%
Basic (RWA)
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
5%
Basic (ALL)
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
10% ($10,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($5,000)
Profit target
5%
Basic (Crypto)
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
10% ($20,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($10,000)
Profit target
5%
Basic (RWA)
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
10% ($20,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($10,000)
Profit target
5%
Basic (ALL)
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
10% ($20,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
5% ($10,000)
Profit target
5%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (RWA)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (ALL)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($150)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (RWA)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (ALL)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($300)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (RWA)
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (ALL)
Account size
$25K
Max drawdown
6% ($1,500)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($750)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
6% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (RWA)
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
6% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (ALL)
Account size
$50K
Max drawdown
6% ($3,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($1,500)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
6% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (RWA)
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
6% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (ALL)
Account size
$100K
Max drawdown
6% ($6,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($3,000)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (Crypto)
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
6% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (RWA)
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
6% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
10%
Accelerated (ALL)
Account size
$200K
Max drawdown
6% ($12,000)
Drawdown type
Static
Daily loss limit
3% ($6,000)
Profit target
10%
Turbo (Crypto)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Turbo (RWA)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Turbo (ALL)
Account size
$5K
Max drawdown
6% ($300)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
Turbo (Crypto)
Account size
$10K
Max drawdown
6% ($600)
Drawdown type
Trailing
Daily loss limit
—
Profit target
—
In upscale's words
Plan figures: “On accounts with a $200,000 notional the maximum drawdown in Stage 2 and on the funded stage is 8% rather than 10%.” docs.upscale.trade/…/getting_started
upscale consistency rule
A consistency rule caps how much of your total profit a single trading day may account for. Here is what upscale states.
Rule
What upscale states
Consistency limit
What upscale states
30%
Consistency rule
What upscale states
Applies — 30% rule: on Turbo and API Trading accounts the most profitable day must stay under 30% of total profit to withdraw (and, with the API option, to pass each stage); none on standard Basic and Accelerated
In upscale's words
Consistency limit: “If the single most profitable day accounts for 30% or more of total profit, the result is treated as insufficiently even.” docs.upscale.trade/…/participation_requirements
Consistency rule: “This restriction applies to Turbo accounts and to accounts with the API option.” docs.upscale.trade/…/participation_requirements
upscale minimum trading days and time limit
Rule
What upscale states
Minimum trading days
What upscale states
Applies — Profit days of at least 0.5% gain: 3 in Basic Stage 1 and Accelerated, 5 in Basic Stage 2, and 5 in every payout period on funded and Turbo accounts
Time limit
What upscale states
None — No time limit
In upscale's words
Minimum trading days: “A day counts as a profit day if the change in balance between the start and the end of the day is at least 0.5% of the account's starting balance.” docs.upscale.trade/…/participation_requirements
Time limit: “Profitable days accumulate with no time limit — the trading period does not expire if you take a break.” docs.upscale.trade/…/getting_started
upscale news trading, EA and copy trading rules
Rule
What upscale states
News trading
What upscale states
Permitted
Expert advisors and automated trading
What upscale states
Conditional — Bots and algorithmic tools are prohibited unless the paid API Trading option (15% of the base challenge price, $10,000+ accounts) is bought, which adds the 60-second profit adjustment and the 30% rule to the account
Copy trading
What upscale states
Conditional — Coordinated or mirrored trading across multiple accounts is prohibited; copying outside signals is not addressed
Hedging
What upscale states
Conditional — Allowed within one trading account; opposite positions in the same instrument across two or more of a trader's accounts are prohibited
Martingale and grid strategies
What upscale states
Not stated on the pages we read
High-frequency and latency arbitrage
What upscale states
Conditional — Trading on external data feeds and exploiting price-update delays or glitches is prohibited; hold time and trade count are otherwise unrestricted, except the 60-second profit adjustment on API Trading accounts
In upscale's words
News trading: “All other strategies — including scalping, swing trading, news-based trading, and position holding — are permitted.” upscale.trade/…/faq
Expert advisors and automated trading: “API Trading is a paid option that opens up programmatic trading on a specific challenge: connecting a trading bot, your own scripts or analytics tooling.” docs.upscale.trade/…/api_trading
Copy trading: “Upscale prohibits two specific practices: using the same trading strategy simultaneously across multiple accounts (coordinated or mirrored trading across accounts), and the use of automated trading software, bots, or algorithmic execution tools.” upscale.trade/…/faq
Hedging: “Within one trading account — allowed.” docs.upscale.trade/…/participation_requirements
High-frequency and latency arbitrage: “Trading based on external or third-party data feeds.” app.upscale.trade/…/terms-of-use-upscale.pdf
upscale weekend and overnight holding
Rule
What upscale states
Weekend holding
What upscale states
Conditional — Positions may be held over the RWA weekend pause, but no new RWA positions can be opened and no withdrawal can be requested while holding them; crypto and 24/7 stocks trade through the weekend
Overnight holding
What upscale states
Permitted
Trading hours
What upscale states
Crypto 24/7; forex, metals and indices pause at weekends
In upscale's words
Weekend holding: “While RWA markets are paused, new positions cannot be opened, existing positions stay open, funding is not charged, and withdrawal requests are unavailable if you hold open positions on a paused market.” docs.upscale.trade/…/trading_assets
Overnight holding: “There are no restrictions on hold time, number of trades per day, or lot sizing within the allowed leverage limits.” upscale.trade/…/faq
Trading hours: “Crypto markets are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with no interruptions.” upscale.trade/…/faq
Other upscale account rules
Rule
What upscale states
Maximum number of accounts
What upscale states
Applies — No count limit; combined funded Basic and Accelerated notional capped at $400,000 (Turbo not counted), and accounts over the cap are paused
Prohibited instruments
What upscale states
Not stated on the pages we read
Account sharing
What upscale states
Not permitted
Inactivity
What upscale states
Account frozen after 90 consecutive days without a trade; reactivated through support, not terminated
Resets
What upscale states
No challenge reset published; Basic and Accelerated funded accounts that breach a limit may be offered a paid restoration within 48 hours (92–100% of the original balance on Basic, 96–100% on Accelerated); not available on Turbo
In upscale's words
Maximum number of accounts: “The combined notional of one trader's funded accounts is capped at $400,000 and counted from the accounts' starting balances rather than their current ones” docs.upscale.trade/…/participation_requirements
Account sharing: “This means only you may access your own Challenge and Verified Accounts and execute transactions.” app.upscale.trade/…/terms-of-use-upscale.pdf
Inactivity: “If no trades are placed for 90 consecutive days, the account is frozen.” upscale.trade/…/faq
Resets: “For some Basic and Accelerated accounts the platform may offer restoration — a restart of the funded stage on the same account, keeping the trade history, past payouts, certificates and overall account statistics.” docs.upscale.trade/…/funded_account_restoration
Not found on upscale's pages
These were not stated on the pages of upscale'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.
the cost of funded account restoration, which is quoted per account
whether martingale or grid strategies are allowed
which instruments, if any, are prohibited
FAQs
What are upscale's drawdown rules?
upscale's plans state a maximum drawdown of 6% to 10% of the account size (drawdown type: static and trailing), across 45 plans.
Does upscale have a consistency rule?
Yes. 30% rule: on Turbo and API Trading accounts the most profitable day must stay under 30% of total profit to withdraw (and, with the API option, to pass each stage); none on standard Basic and Accelerated.
Does upscale allow news trading?
Yes. upscale's own pages permit news trading.
Does upscale allow EAs and automated trading?
Only under conditions. Bots and algorithmic tools are prohibited unless the paid API Trading option (15% of the base challenge price, $10,000+ accounts) is bought, which adds the 60-second profit adjustment and the 30% rule to the account.
Does upscale allow copy trading?
Only under conditions. Coordinated or mirrored trading across multiple accounts is prohibited; copying outside signals is not addressed.
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