- Trading Rules
Trade with Confidence.
Know the Rules.
Simple. Transparent. Traders First.
Pick the program that fits your trading style, select your account size, and get funded.
Pass Your Way
Trade and pass the evaluation using your own strategy. There are no consistency requirements during the evaluation — simply meet the profit target, stay within your drawdown limits, and avoid prohibited trading practices.
10% (One-Step)
10% / 6% (Two-Step)
10% / 6% (Two-Step)
Your profit target is based on closed trades. Reach the required target while staying within all account rules.
Profit Target
Reach the required profit target within the rules to pass.
4% (One-Step)
6% (Two-Step)
6% (Two-Step)
Daily drawdown resets at 3:00 PM PST each day and is calculated from your starting daily balance. Your equity must remain above the daily drawdown limit at all times.
Daily Drawdown
Your account cannot exceed the daily loss limit.
6% (One-Step)
10% (Two-Step)
10% (Two-Step)
Overall drawdown is static and based on your initial account balance. The drawdown limit does not increase or trail as your account grows.
Max Overall Drawdown
The maximum loss allowed from your initial balance.
3 (One-Step)
3 per phase (Two-Step)
3 per phase (Two-Step)
A trading day counts when at least one position is opened or closed.
Minimum Trading Days
Minimum number of trading days required.
None
Take the time you need — your account stays active while you follow the rules.
Time Limit
There is no maximum time limit to complete your challenge.
Allowed
Positions may be held overnight and through the weekend. There are no required Friday market-close exits.
Overnight & Weekend Holding
Hold positions overnight and over the weekend.
Allowed
News trading is allowed. You may open, close, or hold positions during news events while following all other account rules.
News Trading
Trade freely during news events.
Quick Rule Summary
Profit Target
10%
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
10% / 6%
Daily Drawdown
6%
Max Overall Drawdown
10% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3 per phase
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
None
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
7
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
No
Funded Rules
Trade with confidence once funded. Understand your profit split, payout requirements, risk limits, and the rules that keep your account in good standing.
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Your profit split starts at 80% and increases by 5% after each successful payout, up to a maximum of 95%.
1st Payout: 80%
2nd Payout: 85%
3rd Payout: 90%
4th Payout & Beyond: 95%
Traders may also purchase the 95% Profit Split add-on at checkout to receive a 95% split from their first payout.
Profit Split — 80%–95%
Keep the majority of the profits you earn.
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Standard payouts may be requested every 14 days, provided all applicable payout requirements have been met.
Payout requests are typically reviewed and processed within 24 hours. The time for funds to arrive may vary depending on the payment method.
Traders with the On-Demand Payout add-on do not need to wait for the standard 14-day payout period.
Payouts — Every 14 Days
Request your profits once all payout requirements are met.
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With the On-Demand Payout add-on, you may request a payout as soon as all applicable payout requirements have been met, without waiting for the standard 14-day payout period.
The 30% Consistency Rule and any applicable minimum trading-day requirements still apply.
On-Demand Payouts — Optional Add-On
Request payouts without waiting for the standard 14-day payout cycle.
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Daily drawdown is calculated from your account’s starting daily balance and resets at the start of each new trading day.
One-Step: 4%
Two-Step: 6%
Instant Funding: 4%
Your equity must remain above the daily drawdown limit at all times. Breaching the daily drawdown limit is a hard breach and will result in account closure.
Daily Drawdown — Varies by Program
Your account must stay within the daily loss limit.
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Maximum drawdown is static, meaning it is calculated from your starting account balance and does not trail as your account grows.
One-Step: 6%
Two-Step: 10%
Instant Funding: 6%
Breaching the maximum drawdown limit is a hard breach and will result in account closure.
Maximum Drawdown — Varies by Program
Your overall loss limit is static and depends on your funding program.
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Traders may manage up to $500,000 in total funded account allocation at one time. You may combine different eligible account sizes and funding programs, provided your total active funded allocation does not exceed $500,000.
Maximum Allocation — Up to $500,000
Manage multiple funded accounts up to your total allocation limit.
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Your most profitable trading day cannot account for more than 30% of your total profits when requesting a payout.
If your best day exceeds 30%, your account is not breached. Simply continue trading until your total profits bring your best day within the 30% requirement.
Example: If your best trading day is $900, you need at least $3,000 in total profits to qualify for a payout.
Consistency Rule — 30%
Maintain consistent trading to qualify for payouts.
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One-Step & Two-Step Evaluations: A minimum of 3 trading days per phase is required. With the Minimum Trading Days add-on, this requirement is removed, allowing you to pass as soon as all other evaluation requirements are met.
Instant Funding: A minimum of 7 trading days is required before becoming eligible for a payout. With the Minimum Trading Days add-on, this requirement is reduced to 4 trading days.
All other account and payout requirements, including the 30% Consistency Rule on funded accounts, still apply.
Minimum Trading Days — Varies by Program
Complete the required number of trading days before becoming eligible to pass or request a payout.
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Breaching a hard rule, such as Daily or Maximum Drawdown, will result in account closure. Payout requirements, such as the 30% Consistency Rule, do not breach the account—you simply need to meet the requirement before requesting a payout.
Account Breaches — Hard vs. Payout Rules
Understand what happens when an account rule is not met.
Quick Rule Summary
Profit Target
10%
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
10% / 6%
Daily Drawdown
6%
Max Overall Drawdown
10% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3 per phase
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
None
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
7
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
No
Permitted Trading
Traders are free to use their own trading strategies and styles, including scalping, day trading, swing trading, and the use of trading indicators, provided all activity complies with Clear Cut Funding’s account rules.
Allowed
News trading is permitted on Clear Cut Funding accounts. Traders may open, close, or hold positions before, during, and after scheduled economic news releases and major market events.
All standard account rules, including applicable drawdown and risk limits, remain in effect during periods of increased volatility. Traders are responsible for managing the risks associated with wider spreads, slippage, rapid price movements, and market gaps that may occur around news events.
News Trading
Trading during major economic news and market events is permitted.
Allowed
Traders are permitted to keep positions open overnight and through the weekend. There is no requirement to close positions at the end of the trading day or before the market closes for the weekend.
Traders remain responsible for all open positions and should be aware that market gaps, increased volatility, spreads, and other market conditions may affect account equity and applicable drawdown limits when markets reopen.
Overnight & Weekend
Positions may be held overnight and over the weekend.
Allowed
Traders may use indicators, charting and drawing tools, price alerts, economic calendars, market analysis tools, risk and position-size calculators, pending orders, and stop-loss or take-profit orders.
These tools may assist with analysis, risk management, and trade planning. However, they must not automatically execute or manage trades. All trading decisions and trade execution must remain under the trader’s control.
Trading Tools
Indicators, charting tools, alerts, risk calculators, and other analytical tools may be used to support your trading decisions.
Allowed
Traders are free to use scalping, day trading, swing trading, or other legitimate trading styles that fit their strategy. All trading must comply with Clear Cut Funding’s account rules, risk limits, and prohibited trading practices.
Trading Styles
Scalping, day trading, and swing trading are permitted.
Allowed
Traders may trade multiple instruments and hold positions across different markets at the same time. A maximum of 3 open positions may be held on the same instrument at any one time.
Positions across different instruments are permitted, provided all trading activity remains within the account’s applicable risk and drawdown limits.
Multiple Positions & Instruments
Trade multiple instruments with up to 3 open positions per instrument.
Quick Rule Summary
Profit Target
10%
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
10% / 6%
Daily Drawdown
6%
Max Overall Drawdown
10% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3 per phase
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
None
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
Minimum Trading Days
7
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
No
Prohibited Trading Practices
Clear Cut Funding supports genuine, consistent trading strategies. The following practices are prohibited to maintain fair trading conditions and prevent exploitation of our systems.
Prohibited
Arbitrage designed to exploit latency, price feeds, or platform discrepancies
Exploiting delayed pricing, off-market quotes, pricing errors, or data discrepancies
Layering, spoofing, quote stuffing, or other forms of market manipulation
Coordinated trading intended to manipulate or exploit accounts
Market Manipulation & Exploitation
Trading strategies designed to take advantage of pricing errors, delays, or market/platform inefficiencies are prohibited.
Prohibited
High-frequency trading (HFT)
Tick scalping or ultra-short-term execution designed to exploit pricing discrepancies
Millisecond news-spike scalping
Toxic order flow designed to exploit liquidity or execution
Martingale or grid strategies
Unrealistic or Toxic Trading
Trading should reflect strategies that could reasonably be executed under normal market conditions. Strategies primarily designed to exploit execution speed or temporary pricing anomalies are not permitted.
Prohibited
Server spamming or excessive order generation
Order or execution manipulation
Exploiting platform outages, technical malfunctions, or system vulnerabilities
Attempting to circumvent Clear Cut Funding’s trading rules or restrictions
Platform & System Abuse
Any deliberate attempt to exploit, overload, manipulate, or bypass the trading platform or Clear Cut Funding's systems is prohibited.
Prohibited
Copy trading or trade mirroring
Hedging between accounts or coordinated hedging across firms
Account sharing or third-party trading
Excessive or irresponsible margin usage
Reckless or “YOLO” trading behaviour
Significant strategy changes intended to exploit evaluation or funded-account conditions
More then 3 open positions per trading idea at any one time
Account & Trading Behaviour
Accounts must be traded independently and responsibly by the registered trader. Activity designed to duplicate trades, coordinate accounts, or take excessive risk may violate our rules.
Quick Rule Summary
Profit Target
10%
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
10% / 6%
Daily Drawdown
6%
Max Overall Drawdown
10% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
3 per phase
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
Yes
Profit Target
None
Daily Drawdown
4%
Max Overall Drawdown
6% (Static)
Minimum Trading Days
7
Time Limit
None
News Trading
Allowed
Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Refundable Fee
Yes
Free Retake
No
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Free Retake
Yes, included with your challenge.
Fast & Reliable Payouts
On time, every time.
Challenge Fee Returned
After your first payout.
Up to 95% Profit Split
Keep more of what you earn.
News, Overnight & Weekend
Allowed
Trade your strategy, your way.