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Challenge rules

Everything you need to know to succeed in your challenge and become a funded trader

Available account sizes

$1,000
$5,000
$10,000
$25,000
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$250,000

Maximum Allocation Limit

Per user

Maximum capital per person

$1,000,000

  • A user cannot purchase a new account if they have already reached $1,000,000 in total capitalization (sum of all active accounts).
  • This limit applies to the combined value of ALL your accounts (ongoing challenges + funded accounts).

💡 Example: If you have 3 active accounts of $250,000 + 1 account of $100,000 = $850,000. You can still purchase an account up to $150,000 maximum.

Challenge structure

Fast 1 phase or standard 2 phases

1 Phase

Fast challenge - Move directly to funded account

  • 1
    Reach your profit target
  • 2
    Respect risk rules
  • 3
    Funded account activated!

2 Phases

Standard challenge - Two-step validation

  • 1
    Phase 1: Reach your target
  • 2
    Phase 2: Confirm your skills
  • 3
    Funded account activated!

Instant Funded

Zero phases - Direct access to funded capital

  • 1
    Buy your funded account
  • 2
    Trade with risk rules (3% Daily / 8% Max)
  • 3
    First Payout after 14 days

Difficulty levels

Adapt the challenge to your trading style

Difficile 💀

Phase 1: +10% | Phase 2: +6%

Daily DD:1.5%
Max DD:6%
  • Phase 1: Target +10% | Phase 2: Target +6%
  • Minimum 5 active trading days per phase
  • Max Daily Drawdown: 1.5% (static on initial capital, floating not included)
  • Max Drawdown: 6% (static on initial capital)

Moyen ⚖️

Phase 1: +8% | Phase 2: +4%

Daily DD:2%
Max DD:8%
  • Phase 1: Target +8% | Phase 2: Target +4%
  • Minimum 5 active trading days per phase
  • Max Daily Drawdown: 2% (static on initial capital, floating not included)
  • Max Drawdown: 8% (static on initial capital)

Facile 💸

Phase 1: +6% | Phase 2: +4%

Daily DD:3%
Max DD:10%
  • Phase 1: Target +6% | Phase 2: Target +4%
  • Minimum 5 active trading days per phase
  • Max Daily Drawdown: 3% (static on initial capital, floating not included)
  • Max Drawdown: 10% (static on initial capital)

Instant Funded 🚀

Directly Funded

Daily DD:3%
Max DD:8%
  • No profit target (funded account)
  • Max Daily Drawdown: 3% (static on initial capital)
  • Max Drawdown: 8% (static on initial capital)
  • Weekend holding not allowed
  • First payout 14 days after 1st trade

Risk rules

Respect these limits to avoid disqualification

Daily Drawdown

Maximum daily loss calculated STATICALLY on initial capital. Floating (open positions) is NOT taken into account, only closed balance matters.

Hard:1.5%
Medium:2%
Easy:3%
Instant Funded:3%

For $10,000 in medium (2%), your max daily drawdown is ALWAYS $200 regardless of your current balance. If your balance is at $12,000, the limit stays -$200 of initial capital.

Max Drawdown

Maximum total loss calculated statically on initial capital. Your capital must never fall below this threshold.

Hard:6%
Medium:8%
Easy:10%
Instant Funded:8%

For $10,000, capital must never fall below its Max DD limit (6%, 8% or 10%) defined by the chosen level.

Risk management

Max SL per trade: 2% of capital. No excessive leverage (>1:100).

No martingale or grid trading strategy allowed

Daily Drawdown calculation

  • Daily Drawdown : Calculated STATICALLY on initial capital - The limit stays fixed regardless of current balance
  • Floating not included : Only closed balance (closed trades) is taken into account, not open positions
  • Max Drawdown : Also static on initial capital

💡 Example: On a $10,000 account in medium (2% daily DD), your limit is ALWAYS -$200/day. Even if your balance is at $15,000, the limit stays -$200 based on the initial $10,000.

Specific trading rules

Specific conditions to respect

Holding positions over the weekend

Holding open positions during the weekend is allowed (EXCEPT Instant Funded).

  • You can maintain active positions after market close (Friday evening) for classic challenges
  • ⚠️ For Instant Funded, holding positions over the weekend is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN
  • Positions can remain open until reopening (Sunday evening/Monday morning)
  • ⚠️ Opening new positions during the weekend is strictly forbidden
  • Exception: If a TP or SL is triggered during the weekend, this remains allowed
  • You remain responsible for risk related to price gaps at reopening

Trading during economic announcements

Trading during news is allowed without restriction.

  • Open, manage and close positions before, during or after economic releases
  • No time or volatility restrictions imposed
  • Concerns major releases: NFP, CPI, rate decisions, FOMC, etc.
  • Trader must manage risk appropriately during these volatile periods

Consistency rule: 5 days at +0.25% and 35% cap

Validate 5 days with profit ≥ +0.25% of initial capital, and don't exceed 35% of target in a single day.

  • ✅ 5 days at +0.25% minimum (non-consecutive): You must have at least 5 days where your daily profit exceeds +0.25% of initial capital
  • 📊 One day = one day: Even if you make +20% in one day, it's still only 1 validated day (not 10 days!)
  • ⚠️ 35% daily cap: If your daily profit exceeds 35% of total target, the excess is added to the objective
  • 🎯 Strict threshold: +0.24% does NOT count as validated. Threshold is ≥ +0.25%
  • 🔄 Losing days don't break the streak: It's a count, not a consecutive series
Practical example - $100,000 account

Initial target: $10,000 (10%) | Daily cap: $3,500 (35% of target)

Répartition des profits :

Day 1: +$4,200 → Exceeds cap! Excess = $700 → New target = $10,700 | Consistency: ❌ (cap exceeded)
Day 2: +$2,000 → Under cap ✅ | Total: $6,200 | Consistency: 1 day validated
Day 3: +$6,000 → Exceeds cap! Excess = $2,500 → New target = $13,200 | Consistency: ❌
Day 4: +$1,500 → Under cap ✅ | Total: $13,700 > $13,200 → Challenge passed!

📈 Trader keeps ALL gains (no profit penalty)

⚠️ But exceeding cap INCREASES total target to reach

✅ Days validated for consistency: only those under 35% cap

💡 For funded account payout: 5 days at +0.25% minimum of initial capital (non-consecutive). Example for $10,000: 5 days with at least +$25 profit each.

Trading conditions

Allowed instruments

  • Forex
  • Indices
  • Metals
  • Crypto (server dependent)

Automated trading

  • EA allowed if declared and validated
  • Hedging allowed on same pair

Strictly forbidden

  • Latency arbitrage
  • Copy trading
  • Bug exploitation

Strategy evaluation

Trading strategy compliance criteria

Strategy coherence evaluation

ArcheQuant reserves the right to evaluate the coherence of strategies with regard to their market exposure, position holding duration, and overall PnL structure, in order to ensure their transposability to a real trading environment.

  • Strategies generating a disproportionate share of their gains through movements below implicit market costs (spread, commissions, latency) may be considered non-compliant.
  • A strategy must present an average holding duration consistent with effective market exposure and an identifiable trading framework.
  • ArcheQuant may request explanations about trading logic in case of doubt.

Success conditions

The challenge is considered successful if:

  • The profit target is reached (adjusted if 35% cap exceeded)
  • No risk rule has been violated
  • Minimum 5 active trading days per phase is respected
  • 5 days validated at +0.25% minimum (consistency rule)

Disqualification

A participant is immediately disqualified if:

  • A risk rule is violated
  • Opening positions during the weekend
  • Suspicious activity (hidden EA, copy trading, bug abuse) is detected
  • Non-compliance with consistency rule (5 days at +0.25% required)
  • Fraudulent or disrespectful behavior is reported
  • Inactivity for more than 30 days (no position opened for 30 consecutive days)

Funded account

Conditions and profit sharing

💰 Profit sharing

You (Trader)

90%

ArcheQuant

10%

You keep 90% of all your profits earned on funded account. The remaining 10% covers infrastructure and support costs.

📅 Consistency rule for payout

To request a payout on a funded account (Phase 3), you must validate:

  • 5 days at +0.25% minimum of initial capital (non-consecutive)
  • Example for $10,000: 5 days with at least +$25
  • One day = one validated day, even if +20% in a single day

💡 This rule ensures regular and consistent trading activity. Losing days don't break the count!

⏱️ Frequency and deadlines

  • Bi-weekly payout - Every 15 days
  • Processing within 24h after validation
  • Minimum amount : $100 per request

📊 Progressive payout caps

To ensure healthy capital management, initial payouts are capped according to account size. These limits progressively disappear.

Cap schedule

$1,000

1er: $50 • 2e: $100 • 3e: $150 • 4e+: Unlimited

$5,000

1er: $100 • 2e: $300 • 3e: $500 • 4e+: Unlimited

$10,000

1er: $200 • 2e: $500 • 3e: $800 • 4e+: Unlimited

$25,000

1er: $350 • 2e: $1,000 • 3e: $1,500 • 4e+: Unlimited

$50,000

1er: $500 • 2e: $1,000 • 3e+: Unlimited

$100,000

1er: $1,000 • 2e: $2,000 • 3e+: Unlimited

$150,000

1er: $3,500 • 2e: $7,000 • 3e+: Unlimited

$250,000

1er: $4,500 • 2e: $8,500 • 3e+: Unlimited

💡 The split remains 90/10 (Trader/ArcheQuant) regardless of the cap.

No time limit

Take the time you need. Only the minimum number of active trading days counts (5 days per phase).

Adapted risk management

Choose the risk level that matches your trading style. The harder the level, the stricter the rules.

Road to the Summit

Progression program to the summit

🏔️ Climb from 10K to 250K

A unique journey with refund at each step

🎯 The concept

Road to the Summit is a unique progression program where you start with a $10,000 account and climb up to $250,000. Unlike classic challenges, you only have ONE objective per step: +5% profit. At each validated step, you get back the registration fees as a fixed payout, then you pay the next step's fees to continue climbing.

$10K→
$25K→
$50K→
$100K→
$250K 🏆

🔄 How it works

1

Buy level 1 (10K) for $50

You receive a $10,000 demo account

2

Reach +5% profit

Trade for at least 3 days while respecting rules (5% max DD, 2% daily DD)

3

Objective reached → $50 payout

You get back the fees of the validated level

4

Pay the next level fees ($100 for 25K)

You receive a new account with the next level capital

5

Repeat until summit (250K) 🏆

At the summit, you switch to normal payout mode with 90/10 split

📋 Same rules at each step

Profit target

+5%

Max drawdown

5%

Daily DD

2%

Consistency cap

35%

Min days

3

💡 Unlike classic challenges (8-10% target, 8% max DD), Summit rules are more accessible: only 5% target and 5% max DD!

💰 Price and payout schedule

Niv.1 - 10KPrice: $50Payout: +$50Net: $0
Niv.2 - 25KPrice: $100Payout: +$100Net: $0
Niv.3 - 50KPrice: $150Payout: +$150Net: $0
Niv.4 - 100KPrice: $250Payout: +$250Net: $0
Niv.5 - 250K 🏆Price: $500Payout: +$500+ 90/10 Mode
✅ Benefits
  • • Fees refunded at each validated step
  • • More accessible rules (5% target, 5% DD)
  • • Natural progression to larger accounts
  • • Normal payout mode at 250K (90/10 split)
🏆 At the summit (250K)
  • • $500 payout for validation
  • • Switch to classic payout mode
  • • 90/10 split on all profits
  • • Unlimited bi-weekly payouts

🔄 In case of failure

If you fail at a step (drawdown exceeded), you can restart at the SAME level by paying only 50% of the base price!

Retry fee examples:

10K

$25

25K

$50

50K

$75

100K

$125

250K

$250

💡 You never start from scratch! After a failure at level 3 (50K), you restart at level 3, not level 1.

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