Trading Rules for Instant Standard Accounts
Understand all trading rules for Instant Standard accounts, including drawdown limits, consistency, and risk requirements.
To maintain your Instant Funding (Standard) account, you must follow all trading rules outlined below. Breaching any rule will result in account termination.
All rules apply at all times during trading.
Account Rules Summary
Rule | Value |
Minimum Trading Days | 7 days |
Buffer Zone | 3% |
Daily Drawdown | 3% |
Daily Drawdown Type | Equity and Balance (whichever is higher) |
Maximum Drawdown (Trailing) | 5% |
Consistency | 15% |
Minimum Profitable Days (0.25%) | 7 days |
Maximum Risk per Trade | 1% |
Daily Drawdown (3%)
The daily drawdown is calculated at 3% of your account’s initial balance.
At 5 PM EST, the system checks your starting day balance and equity (including floating profit/loss). The higher of the two is used to apply the daily drawdown limit, but the percentage is always based on the initial balance only.
This ensures that your account remains protected while still allowing room for growth.
Example:
Initial Balance: $100,000 → Daily Drawdown = $3,000
If your balance at 5 PM EST is $100,000 and your equity is $101,000:
Drawdown limit applied = $101,000 – $3,000 = $98,000
Minimum equity allowed that day = $98,000
If your equity (including floating profit/loss) falls below this threshold, your account will trigger a hard breach.
Maximum Drawdown (5% Trailing)
The maximum total loss allowed is 5%
This drawdown is trailing, meaning it moves up as your account balance increases
Example (100K Account) | Value |
Max Drawdown Limit | 5,000 |
Initial Floor | 95,000 |
If account grows to | 105,000 |
New Drawdown Floor | 100,000 |
Once the drawdown moves up, it does not move back down.
Consistency Rule (15%)
Your trading must remain consistent.
No single trading day should account for more than 15% of your total profit
Example | Value |
Total Profit | 10,000 |
Max Allowed Single Day Profit | 1,500 |
If a single day exceeds this threshold, you will need to continue trading to balance your consistency before requesting a payout.
Minimum Profitable Days
You must have at least 7 profitable trading days
A profitable day is any day where you close trades in at least 0.25% profit
Requirement | Value |
Minimum Profitable Days | 7 |
Minimum Profit Percentage | 0.25% |
Maximum Risk per Trade (1%)
The 1% risk rule follows the same logic as the 3 Trade Loss Limit.
You must not risk more than 1% of your account balance at any given time
This rule applies to the combined risk across active trades, not just a single position
How It Works
Scenario | Explanation |
Single Trade | Risk on one trade must not exceed 1% |
Multiple Trades | Combined risk across all open trades must not exceed 1% |
Scaling Positions | Adding to a position increases total risk and must remain within 1% |
Example (100K Account)
Item | Value |
Max Allowed Risk | 1,000 |
Trade 1 Risk | 600 |
Trade 2 Risk | 400 |
Total Risk | 1,000 → Within limit |
Buffer Zone (3%)
A 3% portion of your profit must remain in the account at all times
This amount cannot be withdrawn
Example (100K Account) | Value |
Buffer Zone | 3,000 |
Total Profit | 4,000 |
Withdrawable Profit | 1,000 |
Trading Restrictions
Restriction | Rule |
News Trading | Not allowed |
Weekend Trading | Not allowed |
Important Notes
All rules apply at all times, including during payout periods
Breaching any rule will result in account termination
It is your responsibility to monitor your account and risk levels
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