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One-Phase Micro

Below, you’ll find the key rules and answers to common questions. For full details, please refer to our Trading Rules and FAQ.

Daily loss4%
Static drawdown7%
Profit target7%
Payout cycleOn-demand
Best-day rule15%
Account cap$1,000,000
1

Daily Loss

You may not lose more than 4% of your account value per day.

At 17:00 EST (market rollover), your Daily Loss Limit is recalculated based on the higher of:

  • Your Balance (excluding open trades)
  • Your Equity (including open trades)

Example: If your Balance is $10,000 and your Equity is $10,500 at 17:00 EST, the Daily Loss Limit for the next day will be 4% of $10,500 = $420.

2

Static Drawdown

Your maximum loss is limited to 7% of your starting balance.

Example: with $10,000 starting balance, your account can’t drop below $9,300.

3

Max Lot Rule

Maximum Lot Rule sets clear limits on total lot sizes per asset class. Lot size limits apply to each asset class. Multiple positions within the same category are counted together when calculating the total volume.

Violating the Maximum Lot Rule will result in a full account reset.

The table below shows the maximum allowable lot sizes for One-Phase Micro accounts. Review it carefully to ensure your trades stay within limits.

One-Phase Micro challenge sizeFXCommodities/ MetalsIndicesCrypto
$5,00020.1510.5
$10,00040.321
$25,000100.7552.5
$50,000201.5105
$100,0004032010
$200,0008064020
4

Risk per Trade Idea

You may not risk or lose more than 50% of the account’s starting daily drawdown at any time in one trade idea. A trade idea includes all open positions on the same instrument in the same direction (Buy or Sell). Closing and reopening a position in the same direction on the same instrument within 10 minutes is treated as the same trade idea and does not reset the limit. Exceeding this limit will result in a hard breach.

5

Profit Target

To pass the One-Phase Micro Challenge, you must reach a 7% profit based on your starting balance.

Example: On a $100,000 account, your profit target is $7,000.

6

Payouts

One-Phase Micro offers on-demand payouts — you can withdraw your profit as soon as you meet these conditions:

  • Your best trading day must not exceed 15% of your total profit
    Example: If your total profit is $1,000, your best day must be $150 or less
  • Your total net profit for a payout must reach at least 1.5% of your starting balance or $25, whichever is larger.

Once these are met, you can request a payout at any time from your dashboard.

How to request a withdrawal:

  • Verify you meet the On-Demand Payout qualifications and close all active trades before requesting your withdrawal.
  • Go to your dashboard and choose your preferred withdrawal method.
  • Choose the amount.
7

News Trading

News trading is enabled by default on all One-Phase Micro accounts. You are free to open and close trades around major economic events. However, news straddling or any execution designed to gain an unfair advantage is not permitted.

8

Holding Rules

You may hold trades both overnight and through the weekend. No add-on is required for weekend holding.

9

Account Limits

There’s a combined cap of $1,000,000 across all account types and challenge types, based on starting balance only. It’s one total limit, not a separate $1,000,000 per programme.

This means scaling doesn’t count against your cap. If an account grows through a scaling plan, only the original starting balance is counted — the scaled-up portion is excluded.

For example: if you already have $200,000 allocated in Instant Funding Pro and $400,000 in One-Phase Pro, that’s $600,000 of your $1,000,000 cap used, leaving $400,000 of headroom for other challenge types. If that One-Phase Pro account later scales from $400,000 to $500,000, your allocation used still counts as $400,000, not $500,000 — so your remaining headroom stays at $400,000 rather than shrinking.

10

Scaling

You can increase your balance up to 100% of your original starting balance by growing your account by at least 10% over a 90-day period. Each time you achieve this, you’ll receive a 25% increase to your starting balance.

The process is simple:

  1. Increase your balance by 10% or more and ensure at least 90 days have passed since account opening
  2. Contact support at support@instantfunding.com with subject “Scaling Request”. Include your Account ID and confirm your 10%+ gain and 90+ day account age
  3. That’s it! Our team will verify your achievement and add 25% of your starting balance to your account

You can repeat this process every 90 days, gradually increasing your account size up to double the original amount.

Built-in safety, not surprises

These limits exist to protect your account and keep a level playing field for every trader. Stay within them, manage your risk, and you’ll trade your way to a payout.

Instrument Commissions

Commission-free accounts have no commissions. The following commissions apply exclusively to RAW spreads accounts.

FX
$5 per lot
Metals
$5 per lot
Commodities
$2 per lot
Crypto
$1 per lot
Indices
~$2 per lot (USD-based)

Inactivity

If no trades are placed within 60 days of your account purchase or after the last trade, your account will be automatically closed.

Certain strategies and behaviors are not allowed and may result in account termination or profit removal. For detailed definitions and examples, see our Trading Rules.

Prohibited

One-Sided Bets

All-or-nothing directional positions that rely on a single outcome instead of managed risk.

Prohibited

Grid Trading

Opening multiple layered positions at set price intervals to build exposure automatically. This includes both traditional grid trading, where orders are placed above and below the current set price, and one-directional grid trading, where multiple positions are continuously layered in the same direction (i.e. order book spamming). Grid-style behaviour is restricted because it can create uncontrolled risk across the account.

Prohibited

High-Frequency Trading

Trades held 60 seconds or less, or an unusually high number of trades per hour.

Prohibited

Copy Trading (unrelated)

Copying trades, signals or management from accounts that aren’t your own. Your own accounts are fine.

Restricted

Public Third-Party EAs

Public third-party expert advisors are restricted. First-party EAs you build yourself are allowed.

Prohibited

Reverse Trading & Group Hedging

Opposite positions across accounts, or coordinated positions across traders, to eliminate risk.

Prohibited

Group Copying / Account Management

Anyone other than the owner trading the account, or identical-setting group copying. Breaches KYC/AML.

Prohibited

Account Churning (Rolling)

Repeatedly opening and recycling accounts to game resets, refunds or payouts.

Prohibited

Exploiting System Glitches

Profiting from platform bugs, pricing errors or technical faults rather than genuine market moves.

Prohibited

Exploiting Platform Inefficiencies

Gaming latency, feed gaps or execution quirks for an unfair edge.

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