Every rule, printed before you pay.
The rules on this page are the only rules. No hidden clauses, no fine-print surprises at payout time. Read them in a few minutes, trade with confidence, and if anything is unclear, ask us on WhatsApp before you buy.
The numbers
The rules at a glance.
- 10% + 5%
- Profit target
- 5%
- Daily drawdown
- 10%
- Max drawdown
- 5
- Min trading days
- 60 + 30
- Days to complete
- 5m
- Min hold-time
- 10
- Min trades
Phase 1 + Phase 2
Max loss per day
Total risk budget
Per phase
Phase 1 + Phase 2
Per counted day
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Why these numbers
10% is a realistic monthly return for a disciplined trader. High enough to prove you have an edge, low enough that you don't need to take reckless trades to hit it.
Discipline rules · breach = violation
Two rules every challenge must respect.
Not hidden. Here, on the public rules page, before you buy. Hit the profit target without respecting both and the system records a violation. No surprises.
Rule 01
5 minutes
Min hold-time per day
Each counted trading day must include at least 5 minutes of total holding time across all positions. Stops 30-second scalp luck from passing.
Breach trigger
A day where total hold-time across all closed trades is under 5m doesn't count toward your min trading days.
Rule 02
10 closed trades
Min trades total
You must close at least 10 trades during the challenge. One-trade passes don't exist here.
Breach trigger
Below 10 closed trades at the moment you hit the profit target = no pass; the account stays open until you get there.
Where this is enforced: the trade-shape engine runs after every closed trade and at the moment of profit-target hit. Live status is visible on your account dashboard.
The route
Buy. Trade. Pass. Get funded.
01
Buy a challenge
Pick a size, pay once, account delivered in minutes.
02
Hit your target
Trade at your pace, respect the drawdown limits.
03
Pass review
Trade-shape rules and minimum days verified automatically.
04
Get funded
Up to 90% split, paid out in under 24 hours.
After you pass
Funded account payouts.
Real rules we actually enforce, spelled out so you know what to expect.
- 30
- Days to first payout
- 14
- Day cycle after
- 1%
- Min profit
- 4
- Min trading days
- <24h
- Payout time
- 90%
- Max split
From the moment you're funded
Bi-weekly, on request
Of starting balance per cycle
Since last payout
Once approved
You keep the majority
Breach handling
What happens if you break a rule.
No ambiguity. This is the exact flow the system runs if you breach a drawdown limit.
01
Account freezes instantly
The moment equity crosses the limit, the account is frozen. No more trades accepted, balance locked at breach-time.
02
Reason stamped on your dashboard
You see exactly which limit tripped (daily vs max), by how much, and when. No vague 'account closed' message.
03
10% retry discount arrives
We email a discount code for the same account size within minutes. Pay the discounted fee, fresh account, fresh start.
04
No hidden comeback blocks
Retry as many times as you want. Failing doesn't tag your email or restrict future purchases.
Our promise
What won’t trip you up.
We don't hide behind fine print. The rules shown on this page are the only rules.
No consistency rule, no hidden penalties
Discipline rules instead: 5 min hold-time per day and 10 total trades. All shown above.
No phantom spreads or swap traps
Real TradeLocker accounts, real market conditions.
Weekend holding: soft-breach warning
Positions must close before Friday 20:00 UTC. First offense = email warning, not account failure.
News events: stop loss required
Trades opened within ±2 min of a high-impact release must have a stop loss. Missing SL = warning; profiting without SL = hard breach (exploitation).
Max lot size: 1 lot per $10K
Position size capped to 1.0 lot per $10K of account size ($50K → 5 lots, $200K → 20). Prevents single-trade gambling.
10% retry if you fail
Lose a challenge? Retry the same size with an automatic 10% discount.
Fee refunded on first payout
Pass and get paid; we give your challenge fee back.
Prohibited
What gets you disqualified.
These aren't on a hidden list. Use any of the below and the account is closed without refund. Same rule at every serious prop firm.
01
Expert Advisors, bots, or automation
TFC challenges are manual-only. EAs, automated scripts, trade copiers, HFT bots: none of it. Accounts running automation get disqualified.
02
Copy trading from unrelated accounts
Copying signals or trades from accounts you don't own (Telegram groups, signal services, other TFC accounts) is not allowed.
03
Latency / feed exploitation
Exploiting broker latency, stale quotes, swap holidays, or other pricing edge-cases isn't trading; it's arbitrage, and it voids the account.
04
Hedging between accounts
Opening opposite positions across two TFC accounts (or TFC + another firm) to lock in risk-free profit. Both accounts get closed.
05
Account sharing or sale
One account per trader. Logging a friend in, reselling credentials, or letting a third party manage your trades disqualifies both parties.
06
Mass-market signal services
Following a paid signal group or Telegram room without disclosure is treated as copy trading. We check when patterns match known services.
07
Martingale & grid doubling
Doubling position size after losses, or stacking grid orders to average into drawdown, is prohibited. Funded passes must come from an edge, not from betting bigger into a losing trade.
If in doubt, ask. Message us on WhatsApp before you trade a strategy you’re unsure about. Cheaper than losing a funded account.
Ready?
Now you’ve seen the rules.
Pick an account size, get your TradeLocker credentials in minutes, and trade against the numbers printed above. No surprises.
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