| Rule Area | Challenge Rules | Funded Rules | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit Target | 9% | None | Challenge RulesReach 9% profit to successfully complete the Crypto One Step Assessment. Funded RulesThere is no profit target once you reach your Funded Account. |
| Max Drawdown | 6% | N/A | Challenge RulesYour maximum drawdown is fixed at 6% of the starting balance and does not trail upward as your account grows. |
| Daily Cap Limit | ±3% | ±3% | Challenge RulesYour account can move up or down by up to 3% of the starting balance per trading day, measured from the previous day’s equity. The daily reference resets at 5 PM EST. If the limit is reached, positions are closed and trading is paused until the next trading day. Funded RulesThe same ±3% Daily Cap applies to your Funded Account, measured from the previous day’s equity and resetting at 5 PM EST. |
| Leverage | 5:1 BTC/ETH · 2:1 Others | 5:1 BTC/ETH · 2:1 Others | Trade BTC and ETH with leverage up to 5:1. Other supported cryptocurrencies are available with leverage up to 2:1. |
| Consistency Rule | None | None | No consistency rule. Your profits do not need to be evenly distributed across trading days. |
| Time Limit | None | None | Challenge RulesThere is no maximum time limit to reach the profit target. Trade at your own pace while keeping the account active. Funded RulesThere is no maximum time limit on the Funded Account. Keep the account active and continue trading within the rules. |
| Weekend Holding | Yes | Yes | Yes. Crypto positions may be held over the weekend. |
| News Trading | Yes* | Yes* | News trading is allowed. However, new positions cannot be opened within 3 minutes before or after a News Event. Existing positions may remain open through news events. |
| Automated Strategies | No | No | DXtrade does not currently support automated trading strategies. |
| Crypto Trading | 24/7* | 24/7* | Challenge RulesCrypto markets are generally available around the clock. Exact trading hours are determined by the exchange or liquidity provider and may be affected by holidays. Funded RulesCrypto markets are generally available around the clock. Exact availability is determined by the exchange or liquidity provider and may be affected by holidays. |
| Max Drawdown (Static) | N/A | 6% | Funded RulesThe funded account keeps the same 6% static maximum drawdown. The drawdown does not trail upward as the account grows. |
| Profit Split | N/A | 90% | Funded RulesKeep 90% of your eligible funded-account profits, subject to the applicable Trader Agreement. |
| First Payout | N/A | Anytime | Funded RulesYour first withdrawal can be requested at any time, subject to the applicable profit split and payout requirements. |
| Max Payout At A Time | N/A | Unlimited | Funded RulesNo fixed maximum payout amount is displayed for this account. Eligible withdrawals remain subject to the applicable payout terms and account balance. |
| Withdrawable Buffer | N/A | None | Funded RulesNo separate withdrawable buffer requirement applies to this account. |
Trading Rules and Parameters
Crypto — Evaluation and Qualified Account Rules
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|---|---|---|---|
| Profit Target | 10% | N/A | Challenge RulesReach a 10% profit target during the Evaluation stage to successfully complete the challenge. |
| Daily Drawdown | 5% | 5% | Challenge RulesThe maximum Daily Drawdown is 5%. Traders must remain within this limit throughout the Evaluation. Funded RulesThe Funded Account has a maximum Daily Drawdown of 5%. |
| Maximum Drawdown | 6% STATIC | 6% STATIC | Challenge RulesThe maximum account drawdown is 6% and is STATIC. The drawdown threshold does not trail upward as the account reaches new highs. Funded RulesThe Funded Account has a 6% STATIC maximum drawdown. The drawdown threshold does not trail upward as the account reaches new highs. |
| Consistency Rule | 25% | 25% | Challenge RulesThe 25% Consistency Rule applies during the Evaluation stage. No single trading day may account for more than 25% of the total profit generated. Funded RulesThe 25% Consistency Rule remains in effect on the Funded Account. No single trading day may account for more than 25% of the total profit generated. |
| Leverage | Up to 1:50 | Up to 1:50 | Challenge RulesTrading leverage of up to 1:50 is available on the $10 MINI Challenge. Funded RulesTrading leverage of up to 1:50 remains available on the Funded Account. |
| Weekend Holding | No | No | Weekend Holding is not included with the standard $10 MINI plan. |
| Expert Advisors | Yes | Yes | Expert Advisors (EAs) are allowed, giving traders the flexibility to use automated trading tools and strategies. |
| Trade Copier | Yes | Yes | Trade copiers are allowed, making it possible to replicate trades across your own eligible trading accounts. |
| News Trading | Prohibited | Prohibited | Challenge RulesNews trading is not permitted on this plan, following the same news-trading rules that apply to ARCTIC's other non-Futures products. Funded RulesNews trading is not permitted on the Funded Account, following the same rules that apply to ARCTIC's other non-Futures products. |
| Profit Split | N/A | 60% | Funded RulesFunded traders receive a 60% share of eligible profits. |
| Profit Requirement | N/A | $300 | Funded RulesA 3% profit requirement applies to the Funded / payout stage. |
| Buffer | N/A | $300 | Funded RulesBuffer details for the $10 MINI Funded Account will be confirmed. |
Unfortunately, Crypto Only plans are hosted on DXTrade, which does not support Expert Advisors or other automated strategies.
Commissions or commission-equivalents may be charged in connection with your trading activity. Note that cryptocurrency trading is subject to a percentage-based commission rate of 0.05% of the total notional trade volume, charged per side (USD amount * 0.0005).
BTC and ETH offer 5:1 Leverage. All other products are 2:1 Leverage.
Crypto Only plans are hosted on DXTrade with TradingView charts.
We offer 26 different Cryptocurrency products. Commissions of 0.05% and daily financing of 0.083% apply across all symbols. Trading hours are Sunday 00:00 – Saturday 23:55 (UTC).
| Symbol | Name | Leverage | Margin | Min Size | Max Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAVE/USD | Aave vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 500 |
| ADA/USD | Cardano vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 10 | 500,000 |
| APT/USD | Aptos vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 50,000 |
| AR/USD | Arweave vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 5,000 |
| ATOM/USD | Cosmos vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 20,000 |
| AVAX/USD | Avalanche vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 20,000 |
| AXS/USD | Axie Infinity vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 10,000 |
| BCH/USD | Bitcoin Cash vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.01 | 1,000 |
| BNB/USD | Binance Coin vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.01 | 1,000 |
| BTC/USD | Bitcoin vs US Dollar | 5:1 | 20% | 0.00001 | 20 |
| COMP/USD | Compound vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 2,000 |
| CRV/USD | Curve Dao vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 10 | 50,000 |
| DOT/USD | Polkadot vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 50,000 |
| ETC/USD | Ethereum Classic vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 25,000 |
| ETH/USD | Ethereum vs US Dollar | 5:1 | 20% | 0.0001 | 200 |
| GMX/USD | GMX vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 3,000 |
| INJ/USD | Injective vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 25,000 |
| LINK/USD | Chainlink vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 50,000 |
| LTC/USD | Litecoin vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.01 | 10,000 |
| MKR/USD | Maker vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.001 | 500 |
| SOL/USD | Solana vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.01 | 5,000 |
| TIA/USD | Celestia vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 100,000 |
| TON/USD | Toncoin vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 0.1 | 2,000 |
| UNI/USD | Uniswap vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 1 | 25,000 |
| XRP/USD | Ripple vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 1 | 1,000,000 |
| ZRO/USD | LayerZero vs US Dollar | 2:1 | 50% | 1 | 50,000 |
Maximum drawdown is the maximum your account can drawdown before you would hard breach your account. When you open the account, your Maximum Drawdown is set at a defined % of your starting balance. This % is static and does not trail.
The Daily Cap Limit is the maximum percentage of your starting balance that your crypto account can move in any given day. The Daily Cap Limit is calculated using the previous day's equity, which resets at 5 PM EST. In the event that the assets in your account move in excess of 3% of your starting balance from your previous day's equity in either direction, your positions will be closed out and your account will be locked until the start of the new trading day at 5 PM EST. Example: For a 100k starting balance account, with a 3% Daily Cap. If the account finishes the day with Equity at 101k, the next day's limits will be 101k +/- 3k (i.e. 98k - 104k).
If your account exceeds the 3% gain or loss for the day, the system will automatically disable your account for trading, closing all open trades and canceling any pending orders. Trading will then be restricted for the remainder of the day.
Trading restrictions will be lifted at the start of the next trading day, which begins at 5:00 PM EST, or when the account falls back into the current day's Cap Limits.
At 5:00 PM EST, your account will receive new trading bands based on your equity levels at the end of the prior day. The new +/- 3% Cap Limit will be recalculated and applied to your account's updated balance for the new trading day.
Yes. If you have a hard breach in your funded account, any accumulated gains in the account will be forfeited unless you have purchased the Payout Protector add-on. Please review the FAQs for additional details.
Payout Protector is an optional add-on that enables you to still receive a payout on any gains in your account, despite the fact that you breached your account (provided all other conditions for a withdrawal are met and your account is not otherwise in violation of our Terms and Conditions).
Example: Assume you are trading a $100,000 Funded account and have generated $8,000 in gains at the time you breach your account. Without Payout Protector, the account would be closed and the $8,000 would be forfeited. With Payout Protector, the account would still be closed due to the breach, but you would still receive your portion of the $8,000 gain made in the account.
No. The account will still be considered breached if a rule violation occurs. Payout Protector does not remove or alter risk parameters. It only protects your gain from being forfeited in the event of an account breach.
No. It is entirely optional and must be selected at the time of purchase.
Upon passing your Assessment, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access and complete both your “Know Your Customer” verification and your “Trader Agreement”. Once both are completed your Funded Account will be created, funded and issued to you typically within 24–48 business hours. You will receive a confirmation email once this account is being enabled.
Once you pass the Assessment, we provide you with a funded account, backed by our capital. The capital in your funded Account is notional and may not match the amount of capital on deposit with the Liquidity Provider. A Funded Account is notionally funded when actual funds in the account (i.e., the equity in a Funded Account represented by the amount of capital) differs from the nominal account size (i.e., the size of the Funded Account that establishes the initial account value and level of trading). Notional funds are the difference between nominal account size and actual capital in a Funded Account. Use of notional funding does not impact your trading conditions in any way.
No. We do not have any control over pricing from the liquidity provider or on the executions on your trades.
For purposes of managing risk and minimizing transaction costs, we may offset or negate market risk and act as the direct counterparty to certain trades initiated in the Account. Such trades are executed at prices provided by the Liquidity Provider(s). This framework is intended to ensure you receive real market execution on your trades, while simultaneously allowing us to manage risk dynamically by routing existing positions or future orders to third parties for execution as we deem appropriate. We believe that such real market execution and dynamic risk management would not be possible or as cost-effective if trades were executed in simulated accounts. Regardless of whether we act as counterparty to your trades, the gain or loss on your funded account is not calculated differently. However, when we act as the counterparty to your trades, there is an inherent potential conflict of interest because your trades do not result in net gain or loss to us, as your trades would if we were not the direct counterparty.
The maximum position that you may open is determined by your available margin. We reserve the right to increase the margin requirement, amend the leverage ratio limits, or limit the number of open positions you may enter or maintain in a Funded Account at any time, without prior notice, and to revise, in response to market conditions, the drawdown levels at which trading in the funded account will be halted. We or the Liquidity Provider reserve the right to refuse to accept any order.
The rules for the funded account are exactly the same as your Assessment account. However, with a funded account, there is no profit target.
Yes. If you have a hard breach in your funded account, any accumulated gains in the account will be forfeited unless you have purchased the Payout Protector add-on. Please review the FAQs for additional details.
Traders can request a withdrawal of the gains in their funded account at any time in their trader dashboard, but no more frequently than once per thirty (30) days. So, if you make gain in your funded account, you can request a withdrawal. When you are ready to withdraw the gains from your funded account, click the Withdraw Profits button in your trader dashboard and enter the amount to withdraw. All such gains are distributed via the available outbound payment solutions offered from time to time. Once your withdrawal request is approved, we will pay the monies owed to you. We reserve the right to change the withdrawal methods and options at any time.
Your first withdrawal can be requested at any time, subject to the profit split stated in the Trader Agreement. Thereafter, you can request a withdrawal of the gains in your account every 30 days. When a withdrawal is approved, we will also withdraw our share of the gains. The drawdown does not reset when you request a withdrawal. Example: You have taken an account from $100,000 to $120,000. You then request a withdrawal of $16,000 where the profit split is 80/20. In this scenario, you will receive $12,800 and we would retain $3,200. This would also take the balance of the account down to $104,000, and your Maximum Drawdown will remain $94,000. So, you would have $10,000 maximum you could lose on the account before it would violate the Maximum Drawdown rule. If you take a full withdrawal of the gains in your Funded Account, the Maximum Drawdown will still remain at $94,000.
We have risk management software that is synced with the accounts we create. This allows us to analyze your performance in real time for achievements or rule violations. As such, you must use an account that we provide to you.
Subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, traders from all countries, excluding OFAC listed countries, can take part in our program, unless otherwise limited at the Company's discretion.
You must be at least 18 years of age, or the applicable minimum legal age in your country, to purchase an assessment.
Upon purchasing an Assessment, you will receive access to a trader dashboard where you can monitor your Assessment and Funded Accounts. The dashboard is updated every time we calculate metrics, which occurs roughly every 60 seconds. It is your responsibility to monitor your breach levels.
You are also prohibited from using any trading strategy that is expressly prohibited by the Company or the Liquidity Providers it uses. Such prohibited trading ("Prohibited Trading") shall include, but is not limited to:
- Exploiting errors or latency in the pricing and/or platform(s) provided by the Liquidity Provider.
- Utilizing non-public and/or insider information.
- Front-running of trades placed elsewhere.
- Trading in any way that jeopardizes the relationship that the Company has with a Liquidity Provider or may result in the canceling of trades.
- Trading in any way that creates regulatory issues for the Liquidity Provider.
- Utilizing any third-party strategy, off-the-shelf strategy or one marketed to pass challenge accounts.
- Utilizing one strategy to pass an assessment and then utilizing a different strategy in a funded account, as determined by the Company at their discretion.
- Attempting to arbitrage an assessment account with another account with the Company or any third-party company, as determined by the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.
- If the Company detects that your trading constitutes Prohibited Trading, your participation in the program will be terminated and may include forfeiture of any fees paid to the Company. Additionally, before any trader shall receive a funded account, the trading activity of the trader under these Terms and Conditions shall be reviewed by both the Company and the Liquidity Provider to determine whether such trading activity constitutes Prohibited Trading. In the case of Prohibited Trading, the trader shall not receive a funded account.
- Additionally, the Company reserves the right to disallow or block any trader from participating in the program for any reason, in the Company's sole and absolute discretion.
To view all Prohibited Uses, please review our Terms and Conditions here.
Opening a position within 3 minutes before or after a News Event is prohibited. Any traders identified as having opened a position during a News Event are subject to having that position closed and the associated P&L removed from their account, having the leverage on their account reduced, or having their account breached altogether. The Company has sole and absolute discretion in determining what constitutes a News Event. This rule is intended to protect the integrity of our program and is not meant to penalize traders who inadvertently trade through a news event.
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When trading a Funded Account for our firm, you are treated as an independent contractor. As a result, you are responsible for any and all taxes on your gains.