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πŸ“˜ Instant Funding – FAQ & Rules

Please read this to understand the rules of the challenge.

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Written by Sure Leverage Funding
Updated over a week ago

Overview

What is the Instant Funding Program?
The Instant Funding program removes the need for a challenge phase. Simply purchase an account and begin trading right away β€” you’re funded instantly.

Account Parameters

  • Profit Cap: 5% per payout cycle

  • Maximum Drawdown: 8% (static, does not trail)

  • Daily Drawdown: 4%

  • Profit Consistency Rule: 25%

  • Max Funding: $200,000


Trading Rules

Stop Losses

  • A stop-loss is mandatory in funded accounts and must be set within 5 minutes of trade entry.

  • Fake stop-losses are prohibited (e.g., placing an SL that, if hit, would cause losses greater than daily/max drawdown).

News Trading

  • News trading is allowed at all times.

Expert Advisors (EAs)

  • ❌ EAs are not allowed on Instant Funding accounts.

Copy Trading

  • Allowed for copying your own trades.

  • Copying other traders’ trades in the same timeframe is not permitted.

Averaging Into Trades

  • Allowed, but trades in the same direction on the same pair (within a short timeframe) are treated as one Trade Idea.

  • Trade Ideas are used when checking Profit Consistency and Lot Consistency.

Tick Scalping

  • Please avoid any attempts at tick scalping, and keep trades open for over 2 minutes.


Consistency Rules

Profit Consistency Rule (from 1st June 2025)

  • No single trading day may equal or exceed 25% of your total profit for that payout period.

  • Example: If you make $1,000 in one day, you must reach $4,000 total profit before you are eligible to request a payout.

  • Payout requests cannot be made until this rule is satisfied.

Lot Size Consistency

  • Checked at the time of payout.

  • Based on your average trade size:

    • Max lot = average + 100%

    • Min lot = average – 75%

  • Example: Avg 1 lot β†’ max 2 lots, min 0.25 lots.

❗ Multiple trades in the same direction on the same pair, opened close together, are treated as one Trade Idea. Lots and profit are combined.


Drawdown & Targets

Maximum Drawdown (Static)

  • Max drawdown = 8% of initial balance.

  • Example: On a $100,000 account, equity may never fall below $92,000.

  • Unlike trailing drawdowns, this does not adjust upwards with profit.

Daily Drawdown

  • Max daily loss = 4% of initial balance, recalculated daily at 5pm EST.

  • Uses the higher of balance or equity at reset.

Example 1 – With Floating Profit

  • $100,000 account with +$2,000 open profit = equity $102,000.

  • Next day, equity cannot drop below $98,000.

Example 2 – With Floating Loss

  • $100,000 account with –$2,000 open loss = equity $98,000.

  • Since balance ($100,000) is higher, drawdown uses balance.

  • Next day, equity cannot fall below $96,000.


Payouts

Profit Splits

  • Payouts increase over time:

    • 1st withdrawal: 50%

    • 2nd withdrawal: 55%

    • 3rd withdrawal: 60%

    • 4th withdrawal: 65%

    • 5th withdrawal: 70%

    • 6th withdrawal onward: 80%

Payout Schedule

  • Regular withdrawal schedule: every 14 days.

  • Promotional periods: instant payout requests may be available, please check challenge table to see if applied.

Profit Cap & Max Withdrawal

  • Profit cap = 5% of initial balance per cycle.

  • Max withdrawal = 5% per payout period.

    • Example: On a $200,000 account, max withdrawal = $10,000 each cycle.

Instant Payouts

  • βœ… Available on Instant Funding (as well as 1 Step and 2 Step).

  • This means you can request a payout immediately after meeting requirements.

  • Processing is still covered by the 24-hour guarantee.

24-Hour Payout Guarantee

  • Once requested, payouts are processed within 24 business hours.

  • If delayed, you’ll receive an extra 10% on your profit split.

  • Exceptions include weekends, holidays, compliance checks, or delays in Rise onboarding.


Rule Breaches & Payout Denials

Soft Breaches (Profit Deductions)

  • If you break a rule (e.g., Lot Consistency, Stop Loss rule, or other restrictions), the profit from that trade is deducted from your total profit.

  • If deductions are less than your profit, the reduced payout is still processed.

  • If deductions are greater than your profit (e.g., $3,000 profit but $4,000 deducted), your payout is denied.

  • You have a maximum of 20 soft breaches before account closure, this is detected at payout stage. Not automatically

  • If you have 50% or more of trades being soft breached, your payout will be declined. For example, if you have 15 trades and 10 of them are in breach of our rules, the payout will be declined

Payout Denial Penalties

  • 1st denial: profit split halved.

  • 2nd denial: account closed.

Floating Loss Rule (from 2nd Febuary 2026)

  • If your account equity ever falls more than 1% below the starting balance (including floating losses, swaps, and commissions), penalties will apply:

    • 1st breach: Profit split is halved.

    • 2nd breach: account closed.

Example:
On a $100,000 account, if your starting balance is $100,000 and you have two trades open that together push your equity below $99,000 (a 1% floating loss), the system will register a breach. After the second breach, the account will be closed.

⚠️ This rule applies only to accounts purchased after 2nd Febuary 2026.


Resets

Free Reset

  • ❌ Not available on Instant Funding accounts.

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