THE DOSSIER — ACCOUNT DEEP-DIVE
AquaFunded $100,000 CFD 1-Step Flex Account Rules
Exact dollar thresholds, breach math, and verified sources for this tier.
All-In Cost to First Payout
Sticker price vs real cost — All-In Quantitative Fee Model
If you pass first try
Assumes pass on first attempt. Add 1–2 resets for realistic avg (FPFX: only 7% get payout).
Realistic (1 reset avg)
Non-refundable — every reset is sunk cost
Assumes 1 reset(s). Data fees vary by platform. FPFX base rate: ~7% ever get payout — budget for resets.
Methodology: challenge + resets + activation + data + add-ons − documented refund. Futures add $38/mo data + $149 activation where applicable. We never hide reset cost behind “bonus” language.
RISK ANALYSIS
How Can I Fail This Account?
Before spending capital on this evaluation, these are the exact mathematical and operational tripwires that disqualify traders on this specific model.
Daily Loss at 00:00 Rollover
Daily loss is calculated against your day-starting balance/equity. Holding floating drawdown into the 00:00 server reset can breach on spread widening alone.
30-Day Inactivity Forfeiture
30 consecutive days without a trade = automatic lock and revoked credentials. Many pass the evaluation and pause before the next step, losing all progress.
Withdrawal Gates Bite After Passing
Funded min 3 days 0.5%/day; 90% split (100% add-on); floating -2%/-1% still enforced
Banned Patterns Pass Silently, Fail at Payout
Grid, martingale, all-in sizing, copied signals, and cross-account hedging often trigger no dashboard warning during evaluation — the review lands when you request real money.
COMPLETE RULEBOOK
Every Rule on This Account
Daily drawdown, max drawdown, targets, trading days, payouts, news, holding, automation, inactivity — each rule translated to this 100,000 account's exact dollar numbers.
Daily Loss Limit: 3% ($3,000/day)
Your daily allowance is fixed off the starting balance and counts open + closed P&L. It resets at 0:00 server time. Intraday profits temporarily widen the buffer, but the base never changes — lose the full allowance in 24 hours and the account is terminated on the spot.
Maximum Loss: 12% (floor starts at $88,000)
Static: the floor is set once from your starting balance and never moves — profits never drag it up behind you. Across the whole lifetime of the account, equity can never print below the current floor.
Profit Target: 10% ($10,000)
Bank $10,000 from the starting balance to pass. Measured on closed-trade profit — floating P&L does not count until you close.
Minimum Trading Days: 3
You must trade on at least 3 separate days before the phase counts as passed — even if you hit the profit target on day one. A trading day counts when you place at least one trade that closes with non-zero P&L.
Payouts: Bi-weekly (first payout 14 days, 7-day add-on) · 90% split
Funded min 3 days 0.5%/day; 90% split (100% add-on); floating -2%/-1% still enforced. Your share of every approved withdrawal is 90%, up to 100% with the scale-up/add-on.
News Trading: Restricted
News allowed — profit on trades opened/closed 5 min before/after high-impact capped at 0.5% per cycle; evaluation unrestricted.
Weekend + Overnight Holding: Allowed
Positions may stay open overnight and over the weekend at every stage. Swap charges still apply — and swap counts against your daily and maximum loss limits, with triple-swap days on some instruments.
Expert Advisors / Bots: Allowed
Automation is permitted — but verify whether your firm requires a paid add-on, platform restriction (MT4/MT5 only at some firms), or bot registration before the first automated trade. Unauthorized automation is a standalone violation.
Copy Trading & Hedging Boundaries
Copy trading between your own accounts is permitted — third-party signals and for-hire management stay banned. Hedging inside this single account is fine; mirrored positions across accounts or external brokers are banned.
Inactivity: 30 Days
Place at least one trade every 30 consecutive days or the account is automatically deactivated — no warning email, no extension. This kills more passed evaluations than any market move: traders pass, take a break, and return to revoked credentials.
Consistency Rule Active
None on Flex — WaveStop progression instead
Markets, Leverage & Platforms
Trade Forex · Indices · Commodities · Crypto. Leverage: CFD Forex 1:100 eval → 1:50 funded; Indices/Commodities 1:20→1:10; Crypto 1:2. Platforms: TradeLocker, Match Trader, cTrader, MetaTrader 5.
SIMULATOR
Interactive Drawdown Simulator
Pre-configured for 100,000 • 3% daily, 12% max — adjust equity to test breach.
Account size
Live calculations
Daily floor
$97,000
Buffer $3,000
Max floor
$88,000
Buffer $12,000
Account is currently SAFE. You have $3,000 (3%) of buffer remaining above your nearest loss floor.
SIGNATURE VISUAL
Same trade, different fate — see why
This +1.8% win (+$1,800) followed by a -0.5% loss with an intraday dip is replayed against each program's real drawdown math.
Same Trade → Different Program → Different Outcome
One trade history, replayed against each program's real rules
Day 1 Win (+1.8%)
+$1,800
Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
$-500
low $96,500
Day 3 Overnight (+0.3%)
+$300
low $99,000
AquaFunded CFD 1-Step Flex
Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
3% daily • 12% max • static
$100,000 • final $101,300
- • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $98,300 ≤ daily floor $98,746 (3%)
AquaFunded CFD 1-Step Standard
Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
3% daily • 6% max • trailing balance
$100,000 • final $101,300
- • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $98,300 ≤ daily floor $98,746 (3%)
AquaFunded CFD 2-Step Standard
Survives all trades
5% daily • 8% max • static
$100,000 • final $101,600
- • Final: +$1,600 profit, peak $101,800
AquaFunded CFD 2-Step Elite
Survives all trades
4% daily • 10% max • static
$100,000 • final $101,600
- • Final: +$1,600 profit, peak $101,800
This is the moat: traders finally understand “the problem is not your trade, it is how the program's rules interpret the trade.” Math is exact — equity vs balance, EOD vs intraday included.
THE RULES · 17 APPLY TO THIS CFD 1-STEP FLEX
Explain the Rules
Exact formulas, plain translations, and verified source citations — filtered to 17 of 22 firm rules that govern this program.
ACCOUNT FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions: AquaFunded $100,000 CFD 1-Step Flex Rules
What are the AquaFunded $100,000 CFD 1-Step Flex account rules?
The AquaFunded $100,000 CFD 1-Step Flex ($100,000 nominal capital) enforces a 3% daily loss limit, a 12% static maximum drawdown, a 10% Phase 1 profit target, and 3 minimum trading days.
How is drawdown calculated on the AquaFunded $100,000 CFD 1-Step Flex account?
Daily drawdown is 3% ($3,000) calculated via higher of equity balance. Maximum total loss is 12% ($12,000) enforced as static from the $100,000 starting balance.
What is the profit split and minimum trading days for AquaFunded $100,000 CFD 1-Step Flex?
Traders receive a 90% base profit split (up to 100% with add-on) paid on a bi-weekly (first payout 14 days, 7-day add-on) cycle, with 3 minimum trading days required per evaluation phase.