AquaFunded 1 Step Standard

9 %

3 %

from the higher of balance and equity at day start

Reset: 00:00 UTC

a breach ends the account

3% of the higher of balance and equity at the 00:00 UTC reset (not of the starting balance); exceeding it is a hard breach.

6 % · other calculation

See the firm's rule text.

Stops: Trailing: floor 6% of the starting balance below the highest recorded balance/equity. AquaFunded does not say whether the high is taken in real time or at the 00:00 UTC reset; no lock level stated.

3 days

Day with at least 0.5% profit on the starting balance; days need not be consecutive.

At least 3 days, even if the target is reached earlier.

unlimited

none

Neither the model article nor the consistency-rule article names a consistency rule for this model.

Simulated account

Per AquaFunded all accounts run in a simulated environment with virtual funds and real quotes; “funded” accounts are not live accounts. Eligible payouts are real.

3 %

from the higher of balance and equity at day start

Reset: 00:00 UTC

a breach ends the account

3% of the higher of balance and equity at the 00:00 UTC reset (not of the starting balance); exceeding it is a hard breach.

6 % · other calculation

See the firm's rule text.

Stops: Trailing: floor 6% of the starting balance below the highest recorded balance/equity. AquaFunded does not say whether the high is taken in real time or at the 00:00 UTC reset; no lock level stated.

none

Neither the model article nor the consistency-rule article names a consistency rule for this model.

3 days

Day with at least 0.5% profit on the starting balance; days need not be consecutive.

90 %, up to 100 %

100% with the add-on 'Lifetime Profit Split 100%' at checkout (price shown only in the cart, not captured).

14 days

First request 14 days after the first trade on the “funded” account, provided minimum days and all rules are met, balance above the starting balance and no open positions. Checkout add-on: 'Rewards in 7 Days'.

The aquafunded.com price table shows 'First reward 7 days, then bi-weekly' without mentioning an add-on; per the help centre the earlier first date applies only with the add-on.

every 14 days

Every 14 days, counted from the first trade after the previous payout. Add-on 'Rewards in 7 Days': every 7 days.

USD 100

Via Rise from USD 500; crypto for amounts below USD 5,000.

On accounts of USD 100,000 and above the first two rewards are capped at USD 10,000 each; no limit afterwards.

3% processing fee on every payout, deducted from the requested amount.

with a later payout

The fee of the passed account is refunded with the fourth payout; no refund if the account is hard-breached before.

Scaling plan: 12% profit within 3 months → account raised by 25% of the starting size, repeatable up to USD 4M; subject to review. “Funded” accounts can be merged up to USD 400,000 (Instant accounts cannot).

At least one trade every 30 days (from the first trade), otherwise the account is breached.

restricted

News trading allowed, but profit from trades opened or closed from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact news (red folder, FOMC) is capped at 0.5% of the starting balance per payout cycle; the excess is removed, no violation. Applies to accounts opened after 27 Apr 2026; older accounts: no news trading on “funded” accounts.

allowed

allowed

allowed

EAs allowed as part of your own strategy. Prohibited include high-frequency trading, tick scalping, arbitrage bots and exploiting demo errors; trades held under 2 minutes may be classed as tick scalping (“funded”: profits may be removed).

allowed

Only from personal accounts legally bound to the account holder; also between AquaFunded and external accounts.

allowed

Hedging allowed within the same account, martingale allowed, stop loss not required. Prohibited by the terms: arbitraging a challenge account against another account.

Forex 1:100 · Indices 1:20 · Commodities 1:20 · Crypto 1:2

Evaluation. “Funded” stage: forex 1:50, indices 1:10, commodities 1:10, crypto 1:2; per AquaFunded it may be raised again depending on risk management.

2 %

WaveStop (“funded” only): when the floating loss of all open trades reaches 2% of the account balance, the system usually closes all positions (soft breach). 1st trigger → split 50%, 2nd trigger → account breached. In addition at most 80% of the available margin per trade/position; profits from violating trades are deducted.

Forex: US$5 per lot · Commodities: US$5 per lot · Indices: none · Crypto: none

The firm does not say whether the amount is per side or for the whole trade, so it is not directly comparable with a round-trip value.