For Traders Instant (Futures)

Simulated account

Per the footer and the help centre all accounts are demo accounts with virtual money; Master accounts are explicitly not live accounts but run in a simulation with quotes from liquidity providers. For Traders reserves the right to use selected traders' strategies and data for trades with its own accounts in real markets. Payouts (performance rewards) are discretionary per the footer and terms, not guaranteed, and require For Traders to accept and license your trading data. One help article on the Instant account misleadingly speaks of a "live trading environment".

3 %

from the higher of balance and equity at day start

a breach ends the account

Calculated from the higher of balance and equity at the start of the day; the rules page gives USD 750–3,000 (25K–100K). For Traders names no separate reset time for futures accounts.

5 % · trailing (end of day)

The floor follows the highest end-of-day balance up and never drops.

Stops: Floor = highest end-of-day balance minus a fixed amount; it never falls, never rises above the starting balance and is fixed at the starting balance with the first payout request. For Traders' example (100K, USD 2,500): close USD 101,000 → floor USD 98,500; close USD 99,500 → floor stays USD 98,500; close USD 104,000 → floor fixed at USD 100,000.

The rules page gives USD 1,250–5,000 (25K–100K).

≤ 15 % · best day ÷ total profit

payout waits until met

Your best day must stay below 15% of total accumulated profit; if it reaches or exceeds 15%, you keep trading until the share falls below it. For Traders' formula: best day ÷ 0.15 = required total profit. Example: best day USD 500 → at least USD 3,333.33 total profit without earning more than USD 500 on any day; if you make USD 600 in a day, the required total rises to USD 4,000. Only then is a payout possible. For Traders' reasoning: the rule is meant to ensure stable performance ("To ensure stable performance").

7 days

Day with at least 0.5% profit on the starting balance (USD 500 on USD 100,000); days need not be consecutive.

The article on the withdrawal system requires all conditions again for every further payout ("e.g., profitable days").

80 %

Fixed 80%.

No challenge step: you trade the Master account from purchase. KYC and contract before the first payout; for Instant accounts the 48-hour guarantee only starts when the contract is signed. Payout on demand once 7 profitable days, the consistency rule and USD 100 profit are reached.

on request

On demand. 48-hour guarantee: if the payout does not reach your wallet within 48 hours of the request (business days only), you get a 100% split for that payout. It requires approval by the risk team and compliance with all rules; the guarantee does not apply if a verification call or clarification is needed.

USD 100

The programme article, in contrast, says "no minimum amount".

At most USD 1,500 (25K), USD 3,000 (50K) or USD 4,500 (100K) per payout cycle. Withdrawing all profit at once can breach the trailing floor. Per the terms also at most USD 30,000 per "trade idea" and USD 300,000 total allocation.

Payouts go to your For Traders wallet first (review by the risk team up to 48 hours, possibly with a verification call). From the wallet from USD 100: USD 100–399 by crypto transfer, fee USD 25; from USD 400 via Rise (bank transfer, crypto, local methods), fee USD 50. Wallet funds can also be used to buy new challenges.

no refund

The fee bonus with the fourth payout explicitly does not apply to Instant and Pay After Pass accounts.

No per-account scaling plan published. The Loyalty Club lists for each rank (Starter 1,000 XP, Rising Star 2,000, Pro 10,000, VIP 50,000, Legend 100,000) a "Scaling Increment" of 0%, 0%, 2%, 5% and 10%, plus cashback 1–3%, profit share +1% to +10%, drawdown +1% to +2% and profit target −1% to −2% (from Pro), without explaining what the values apply to. The home page mentions up to USD 300,000 allocation for Gold Tier traders in the "Premium Program" and an initial maximum of USD 100,000; the terms and the help centre give USD 300,000 as the cap for everyone.

Inactive after 7 consecutive days without meaningful trading activity. Counted from the moment a position is closed; minimal trades only to reset the timer (e.g. 0.01 lots) do not count as meaningful activity. An inactive account is terminated.

allowed

Per For Traders news trading is unrestricted on crypto and futures accounts in all phases. The rules page shows "ALLOWED" for the Master accounts but repeats the forex 5-minute-window text below it.

restricted

Expert Advisors only as decision support (alerts, position sizing, partial closes under your supervision); EAs or bots that open, manage or close trades on their own are prohibited, as are emulators. Every trade must be held for at least 5 seconds. The FAQ says broadly "EAs are allowed".

restricted

Only copying from your For Traders account to your own external accounts is allowed. Copying from external accounts into a For Traders account is prohibited, as is trading by or for third parties (terms 11.2). The FAQ, in contrast, allows copying between your own For Traders accounts "within the stated limits".

restricted

Opposite positions in the same instrument across several For Traders accounts are prohibited. The terms (11.1) also prohibit simultaneous opposite positions used to manipulate demo trading, e.g. a full-margin position in both directions.

25K: 2 minis / 20 micros · 50K: 4 minis / 40 micros · 100K: 6 minis / 60 micros

Minis or micros (e.g. 2 minis or 20 micros).