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1 STEP MODEL
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1 Step Standard

The 1-Step Challenge is your opportunity to reach a 9% profit target without violating any rules or trading parameters. Complete this challenge, and you’re on your way to being funded!

Step 1 Trading Objectives:

  • Achieve a 9% profit target on Step 1 without breaking any rules or trading parameters.

  • Adhere to the trading rules and loss limits

  • Complete a minimum of 3 trading days to pass the evaluation

Upon successfully passing, your entire evaluation period will be reviewed. Congratulations, once the review is a success, you will be a funded Aqua Trader.


Account Violations (Hard Breach)

All 1 Step Models have trailing drawdown.

Hard breach are serious violations to our established rules. A hard breach happens when a trader exceeds the maximum daily loss or total drawdown limit, resulting in the immediate closure of the account. This applies during evaluation and funded.

Daily Drawdown Limit – 3%

  • What does this mean?
    The maximum daily loss allowed is 3% of your initial account balance. This is calculated daily at 5 PM EST, based on the higher value of either your account balance or account equity.

  • How is it calculated?
    At the 5 PM EST day reset:

    • We check the higher of your account balance or equity.

    • We subtract 3% of the initial account balance from this value to calculate your daily drawdown limit for the next day.

Examples:

  1. $100K Account with $2,000 floating profit at 5 PM EST:

    • Account equity is $102,000.

    • Daily loss limit: $102,000 - $3,000 = $99,000.

  2. $100K Account with $2,000 floating loss at 5 PM EST:

    • Account equity is $98,000, but the balance is $100,000 (higher value used).

    • Daily loss limit: $100,000 - $3,000 = $97,000.

  3. No open trades at 5 PM EST:

    • Daily drawdown is calculated as 3% of the closed balance.

Max Drawdown Limit – 6%

  • What does this mean?
    Your maximum trailing drawdown is set at 6% of your highest recorded balance (watermark) during the evaluation.

    • If your account reaches a 6% profit from the starting balance, the trailing drawdown locks at your starting balance and no longer trails.

    • A 1% buffer is applied to ensure your account isn’t breached if you withdraw profits.

  • How does it work?
    Max trailing drawdown includes all closed trade profits/losses, swap fees, and commissions.

Examples:

  1. $100K Account with $8,000 profit (balance = $108,000):

    • Your trailing drawdown locks at the starting balance of $100,000 after achieving 6% profit.

    • It will no longer trail further.

  2. $100K Account with $5,000 profit (balance = $105,000):

    • Daily drawdown: $105,000 - $3,000 = $102,000.

    • Max trailing drawdown: $105,000 - $6,000 = $99,000.


1 Step Pro

The 1-Step Challenge is your opportunity to reach a 12% profit target without violating any rules or trading parameters. Complete this challenge, and you’re on your way to being funded!

Step 1 Pro Trading Objectives:

  • Achieve a 12% profit target on Step 1 without breaking any rules or trading parameters.

  • Adhere to the trading rules and loss limits

  • Complete a minimum of 5 trading days to pass the evaluation

Upon successfully passing, your entire evaluation period will be reviewed. Congratulations, once the review is a success, you will be a funded Aqua Trader.


Account Violations (Hard Breach)

All 1 Step Models have trailing drawdown.

Hard breach are serious violations to our established rules. A hard breach happens when a trader exceeds the maximum daily loss or total drawdown limit, resulting in the immediate closure of the account. This applies during evaluation and funded.

Daily Drawdown Limit – 3%

  • What does this mean?
    The maximum daily loss allowed is 3% of your initial account balance. This is calculated daily at 5 PM EST, based on the higher value of either your account balance or account equity.

  • How is it calculated?
    At the 5 PM EST day reset:

    • We check the higher of your account balance or equity.

    • We subtract 3% of the initial account balance from this value to calculate your daily drawdown limit for the next day.

Examples:

  1. $100K Account with $2,000 floating profit at 5 PM EST:

    • Account equity is $102,000.

    • Daily loss limit: $102,000 - $3,000 = $99,000.

  2. $100K Account with $2,000 floating loss at 5 PM EST:

    • Account equity is $98,000, but the balance is $100,000 (higher value used).

    • Daily loss limit: $100,000 - $3,000 = $97,000.

  3. No open trades at 5 PM EST:

    • Daily drawdown is calculated as 3% of the closed balance.

Max Drawdown Limit – 8%

Your maximum trailing drawdown is set at 8% of your highest recorded balance (watermark) during the evaluation.

If your account reaches an 8% profit from the starting balance, the trailing drawdown locks at your starting balance and no longer trails.

A 1% buffer is applied to ensure your account isn’t breached if you withdraw profits.

How does it work?

Max trailing drawdown includes all closed trade profits/losses, swap fees, and commissions.

Examples:

$100K Account with $8,000 profit (balance = $108,000):

  • Your trailing drawdown continues to trail until you reach an 8% profit ($108,000).

  • Once achieved, it locks at the starting balance of $100,000 and will no longer trail further.

$100K Account with $5,000 profit (balance = $105,000):

  • Daily drawdown: $105,000 - $3,000 = $102,000

  • Max trailing drawdown: $105,000 - $8,000 = $97,000


Consistency Rule ( 1 Step Pro Only)

What is it?

The consistency rule ensures steady profits over time. It states that one trading day cannot account for 25% or more of your total profits during a payout period.

Example:

If you make $1,500 in one trading day, your total profits must reach at least $6,000 to be eligible to request a payout. You cannot request a payout until the highest profit day falls below 25% of the total profits for the period.

What Happens if I Violate the 25% Rule?

Will my account be terminated?
No, violating the 25% rule will not result in account termination. However, you will be unable to request a payout until your highest profit trading day is below 25% of your total profits.

What should I do next?

Continue trading and generating profits until your highest profit day falls below the 25% threshold. Once this happens, you can request a payout again.


Key Notes:

  • Daily drawdown resets daily at 5 PM EST.

  • Max trailing drawdown trails from your highest balance unless locked at the starting balance.


Additional Details

  • All closed trade profits/losses, swap fees, and commissions are included.

  • Important Updates:
    Please monitor our website or Discord for announcements regarding trading parameters, updates, or system changes.

  • Wave Stop applies to Funded Accounts only


Rewards

Profit Split

Traders receive a 90% profit split as standard. Example: If a trader earns a profit of $5,000 and requests a payout, they will receive $4,500 as their total payout.

Upon checkout you have the option to upgrade with an add on to:

  • 100% PROFIT SPLIT

Reward Cycle

We offer bi-weekly payouts, allowing traders to withdraw their profits every 14 days. Simply request a rewards, and your earnings will be processed accordingly.

Upon checkout you have the option to upgrade with an add on to:

  • FIRST PAYOUT IN 7 DAYS


Leverage

The account leverage is the ratio of a trader’s capital to the size of positions they can control.

- Forex 1:100

- Indices : 1:20

- Commodities : 1:20

- Crypto : 1:2

Max Leverage is applied to all phases of the Evaluation.

Consequently, we use lower leverage to protect us from unforeseen losses as a distributor of large capital on a funded account.

- Forex: 1:50

- Indices : 1:10

- Commodities : 1:10

- Crypto : 1:2

Depending on the traders risk management we increase the leverage back to its Max.

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