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FundedNext rules explained

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50K price
$299.99main plan
Profit target
$4,000on 50K
Max loss
$5,000static
Consistency
Nonerule applies to
Profit split
80%to the trader
Payouts
After 21 days, then every 14
Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5

Static max loss

Your loss limit sits at a fixed level below the starting balance and never moves. Profits widen your cushion instead of tightening it.

Account balance Loss limit
Illustration with a $2,000 limit, not this firm's exact numbers.

FundedNext plans compared (50K)

50K accountStellar 2-Step (CFD)Stellar 1-Step (CFD)FundedNext Futures Rapid Pro
Steps2-step1-step1-step
Price (50K, list)$299.99 one-time$329.99 one-time$299.98 one-time
Activation fee$0$0—
Reset fee——$174.99
Profit target$4,000$5,000$3,000
Max loss$5,000$3,000$2,000
Drawdown typestatic (balance or equity must stay above 90% of initial balance)static (balance or equity must stay above 94% of initial balance)EOD trailing (locks at starting balance + $100, i.e. $50,100)
Daily loss limit$2,500$1,500None
Consistency rulenone (N/A) on the default 21-day cycle; the On-Demand payout option requires best day at most 40% of profitnone listednone in the challenge; 40% on the funded account (highest day at most 40% of total profit to withdraw)
Minimum trading days52—
Max contracts / size——4 minis / 40 micros
Profit split80% default (21-day cycle); 60% (3 Profitable Days option); 90% (On-Demand option); 90% after Scale-Up; 95% with paid Lifetime add-on80% default for accounts bought or reset from 2026-01-12 (90% for earlier accounts); 90% after Scale-Up; 95% with Lifetime add-on90%
Payoutsfirst reward after 21 days, then every 14 days (default)every 5 business days (if in profit for the cycle)every 3 days once eligible
Payout rulesFee refunded with the first reward. A 15% challenge reward (of the Phase 1 + 2 targets) is paid once Scale-Up criteria are met (accounts bought from 2026-01-12); not available to US traders. On funded: max 3% open risk at any time; profits from trades within ±5 min of high-impact news count at 40% only; Quick Strike (trades closed within 30s) must stay below 30% of profit.Refundable fee paid with the 3rd reward for accounts bought from 2026-01-12 (1st reward before that). Max 3% open risk on funded; news profits at 40%; Quick Strike below 30%.50K: minimum withdrawal $250, max $1,200 per cycle, at least $500 profit in the cycle, no buffer. Account concludes after 5 Performance Rewards. Live review after 15 rewards across the trader profile (not guaranteed). Optional $1,000 daily-loss-limit add-on lowers the price. A Rapid Daily variant has daily payouts and a $1,000 DLL.

Account sizes offered: 6K, 15K, 25K, 50K, 100K, 150K, 200K.

Stellar 2-Step (50K)

Targets of 8% ($4,000) and 5% ($2,500), a 5% daily loss and a static 10% max loss, at least five trading days. First reward after 21 days, then every 14 days by default.

Stellar 1-Step (50K)

A 10% target, 3% daily loss and 6% static max loss. For accounts bought from January 12, 2026 the split is 80% and the fee comes back with the third reward.

Funded CFD rules

No more than 3% open risk at any time. Profit from trades within five minutes of high-impact news counts at only 40%. Trades closed within 30 seconds must stay below 30% of profit.

Futures Rapid Pro (50K)

$3,000 target and $2,000 end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at $50,100. No consistency rule in the challenge, 40% once funded; payouts every three days, $250 to $1,200 per cycle.

Other rules

News tradingCFD: allowed in challenge phases; on funded accounts, profits from trades within ±5 minutes of high-impact news on correlated pairs count at only 40% (losses count in full). Futures: Flex page says news trading is allowed
Bots and EAsCFD: restricted. Allowed on MT4/MT5 for accounts below $50K (with conditions and a usage fee); not allowed at $50K and above, not on cTrader/Match-Trader, and not for US clients; prop-passing EAs are banned. Futures: automated bots/AI allowed per the Futures Challenge Terms (subject to review)
Copy tradingCFD: allowed only between Challenge accounts of the same trader; prohibited between different people and on any FundedNext (funded) account. Futures: copying/mirroring trades across multiple accounts is prohibited per the terms
Overnight and weekendCFD: overnight allowed on all account types; weekend holding allowed on Challenge and FundedNext accounts (reinstated 2026-05-08 after a pause from 2026-01-17). Futures: holding beyond market close is not allowed
PlatformsMT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader, NinjaTrader (futures), Tradovate (futures), TradingView (futures)
InstrumentsCFDs: forex, indices, commodities, crypto (simulated). Futures: CME-group futures (simulated)
US tradersAccepted
Restricted countriesCFD terms: North Korea, Myanmar, Belarus, Iran, Russia (Terms of Service also add Vietnam). Futures has a longer list (about 50 countries, incl. Bangladesh, Malaysia, Ukraine, Vietnam, Albania, Sri Lanka): https://helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17228971-are-any-countries-restricted-on-fundednext-futures
Payout methodsUSDT (ERC20/TRC20), USDC (ERC20), Confirmo, RiseWorks, Bank transfer, Card, Direct deposit to FNmarkets
Path to a live accountFutures: review after 15 Performance Rewards across the trader profile (then every 5 for returning traders), not guaranteed; up to 5 live accounts; Challenge accounts closed on transfer. CFD: no live route published (Scale-Up program raises split to 90%).
CompanyGrowthNext - F.Z.E. (reg. no. 28831), Office No. 7, AI Robotics HUB, C1 Building, Ajman Free Zone, Ajman, UAE (contracting party). Related: FundedNext Ltd. (Comoros, HY01023052), FundedNext Limited (Hong Kong, payments), Incenteco Trading LTD (Cyprus, HE 307114). Governed by Ajman/UAE law, DIAC arbitration in Dubai
Founded2022

Rule and price changes in 2026

WhenWhat changed
2026-05-08Weekend holding reinstated for Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step and Lite accounts (reported by a third-party tracker) source
2026-03-31US traders can no longer buy new cTrader accounts; US CFD clients use Match-Trader only source
2026-01-17Weekend holding paused on Stellar funded accounts (reported by a third-party tracker) source
2026-01-12Stellar product update: 1-Step default split cut from 90% to 80% (90% after Scale-Up); 1-Step fee refund moved from the 1st to the 3rd reward; 15% challenge reward tied to Scale-Up source
2026 (terms updated 2026-09-25)Futures lineup now Rapid Pro, Rapid Daily, Legacy and Flex (plus Direct); Flex sold with 'launch price' source

Sources

Checked October 16, 2026. We link the firm's own pages wherever we can. If something changed, tell us.

  1. fundednext.com/cfds — CFD models and prices
  2. fundednext.com/cfds/stellar-2-step — 2-Step prices by size, rules
  3. fundednext.com/cfds/stellar-1-step — 1-Step prices by size, rules
  4. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/17255124-stellar-2-step-challenge — 2-Step full rules, splits, payout cycle, EA/copy/news
  5. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/17252927-stellar-1-step-account — 1-Step full rules, Jan 12 2026 changes
  6. fundednext.com/cfd-challenge-terms — DLL/MLL percentages, min days, refund policy (terms updated 2026-05-05)
  7. fundednext.com/futures — futures models, Flex pricing
  8. fundednext.com/futures/rapid — Rapid 50K price $159.99/$299.98, rules, code RAPID
  9. fundednext.com/futures/flex — Flex rules
  10. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17229677-fundednext-futures-rapid-pro-challenge-all-rules — Rapid Pro challenge rules, $149.99 price
  11. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17229713-fundednext-futures-rapid-pro-fundednext-account-all-rules — Rapid Pro funded payout rules
  12. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17228899-what-are-the-available-account-sizes-and-their-prices-in-fundednext-futures — futures sizes and prices ($169.99 offer)
  13. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17228852-what-are-the-reset-conditions-and-fees-at-fundednext-futures — reset fees
  14. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/16522296-road-to-live-trading-rapid-flex-direct — futures path to live
  15. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17242085-what-methods-are-available-for-performance-reward-withdrawal-in-fundednext-futures — futures payout methods
  16. helpfutures.fundednext.com/en/articles/17228971-are-any-countries-restricted-on-fundednext-futures — futures restricted countries
  17. fundednext.com/futures-challenge-terms — futures entity, drawdowns, automation allowed, no overnight, copy prohibition
  18. fundednext.com/terms-of-service — entities, governing law
  19. fundednext.com/about-us — launch date March 2022, founders
  20. fundednext.com/trading-platforms — CFD platforms
  21. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/8016279-where-are-you-located — HQ Ajman
  22. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/11982074-does-fundednext-accept-u-s-clients — US accepted
  23. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/12673271-usa-client-guide-at-fundednext-cfd-accounts-platforms-rewards — US restrictions, cTrader cutoff
  24. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/8020763-is-ea-allowed-in-fundednext — EA policy
  25. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/11982358-does-fundednext-allow-holding-trades-over-the-night-weekend — overnight/weekend holding
  26. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/8020084-how-can-i-withdraw-my-profits — CFD payout methods
  27. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/17560173-what-is-the-fundednext-stellar-october-returns-offer — STRTN promo
  28. help.fundednext.com/en/articles/8020082-does-fundednext-have-an-affiliate-program — affiliate tiers
  29. trustpilot.com/review/fundednext.com — Trustpilot
  30. thegodfunded.com/en/news/fundednext-reinstates-weekend-holding-for-trading-accounts — SECONDARY: weekend-holding pause/reinstatement dates

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