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Frequently Asked Questions

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Instruments & Rules

Is Grid Trading allowed?

No. Grid trading is a prohibited practice on every Instant Funding account because it lets exposure build automatically instead of through managed, deliberate risk-taking. 1 What is Grid Trading? Opening

Weekend Holding & Swing Trading

Everything you need to know about holding trades over the weekend. 1 How weekend holding works By default, all open positions are automatically closed (flattened) before the weekend. This applies

What’s The Leverage?

How much you can multiply your position size. Products with the same leverage are grouped below — find your programme in the column headers. Temporary update: Due to increased market

How Daily Loss is calculated?

Everything you need to know about how daily loss is calculated — answered simply, with nothing hidden in the small print. 1 The Basics Daily Loss Limit is the maximum

How Max Loss is calculated?

Everything you need to know about how max loss is calculated — answered simply, with nothing hidden in the small print. 1 The Basics Max Loss Limit is the maximum

What is Risk per Trade Idea?

Everything you need to know about what is risk per trade idea — answered simply, with nothing hidden in the small print. 1 The Basics Risk per trade idea sets

Maximum Lot Sizes

To maintain a fair and sustainable trading environment, we’ve introduced the Maximum Lot Rule, which sets clear limits on the total lot sizes allowed for different account types and asset

Is high-frequency trading (HFT) allowed?

High-frequency trading is not permitted on our platform. While HFT strategies might aim for quick profits, they can lead to unfair advantages—which goes against our commitment to fair trading. 1

Is News Trading allowed?

To learn more about the news events you can trade please read our News Events FAQ. 1 We take a balanced approach to news trading to protect both your account

Major News Events

Which events count as “major news,” and how the trading restriction around them works. See Is News Trading allowed? for the full policy. 1 What counts as a major news

Are there any prohibited trading practices?

The following strategies and behaviours are not permitted and may result in account termination or profit removal. They undermine fair evaluation and a level playing field for every trader. Prohibited

Do we allow Martingale?

Martingale trading is allowed for all challenges. For Instant Funding Pro accounts, traders can add to losing positions but must avoid continuously doubling lot sizes after losses. 1 What is

Am I able to take hedging positions?

Hedging within a single account is fine — hedging across accounts to eliminate risk is not. Here’s exactly where the line sits. 1 Hedging within your own account You have

Instrument commissions

Commission-free accounts have no commissions. The following commissions apply exclusively to RAW spreads accounts — the same rates apply across every programme, including IF Micro Lite. 1 Currencies All pairs:

Please note that all accounts we provide to our clients are demo accounts with fictitious funds, and any trading is in a simulated environment only. For more information, please feel free to visit our FAQ section. Ok, I understand

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Just sign in with a Google account, install our free loyalty card if you don’t already have one, and claim a guaranteed free $5,000 One-Phase Challenge. Become one of the first 5,000 traders to hit the profit target and keep your funded account (11% funded left as of today).

Project’s partner IF Crypto will also randomly give out 1,000 free $2,500 Moonshot accounts, and new subscribers to our social media pages will receive hundreds of extra prizes. During the giveaway, new customers will earn 50% more PlusPoints with their first purchase, and every trader will get up to 1,000 PlusPoints for referring friends

If you previously created an Instant Funding account using a Gmail address, please sign in with the Google Account whose primary email matches that same address.

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Please note that, due to unprecedented demand from traders worldwide, there may be a delay of 1–15 hours between this confirmation email and the email containing the link to claim your free account. We’re actively working to shorten this window by adding more capacity to our servers.

If you previously purchased with Instant Funding using a non-Gmail email address, please enter that address below so we can ensure a seamless experience once you pass the challenge. Afterward, follow the instructions sent to your Gmail address.