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THE DOSSIER — ACCOUNT DEEP-DIVE

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E8 Markets $100,000 E8 Pro Account Rules

Exact dollar thresholds, breach math, and verified sources for this tier.

Registration Fee$488Non-refundable fee
Nominal Capital$100,000
Daily Drawdown2.5%$2,500 • balance based
Max Total Loss8%$8,000 • static
Profit Split80%Up to 100%
Profit TargetsP1: 8%Single phase
LeverageForex 1:30 · Indices 1:15 · Metals 1:15
PlatformsMatch Trader, cTrader+2 more
Payout CycleDaily

All-In Cost to First Payout

Sticker price vs real cost — All-In Quantitative Fee Model

Evidence-based analysis

If you pass first try

$488paid upfront
Challenge fee$488

Assumes pass on first attempt. Add 1–2 resets for realistic avg (FPFX: only 7% get payout).

Realistic (1 reset avg)

$976paid upfront

Non-refundable — every reset is sunk cost

Challenge fee$488
Resets × 1$488

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

Essential Pre-Purchase 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.

#1 Biggest Risk

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.

Limit: losing $2,500 in 24h = immediate breach.
#2 Second Risk

60-Day Inactivity Forfeiture

60 consecutive days without a trade = automatic lock and revoked credentials. Many pass the evaluation and pause before the next step, losing all progress.

Mitigation: set a reminder or place a 0.01 micro-lot trade.
Payout Trap

Withdrawal Gates Bite After Passing

Min 1% ($1,000). 50% requestable, 50% buffer. No consistency, no minimum days.

Open positions or pending orders at withdrawal time = automated rejection at most firms. Go flat first.
Strategy Trap

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

11 Rules · Read Before You Buy

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.

Critical · Daily

Daily Loss Limit: 2.5% ($2,500/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.

Floor today: $97,500 on $100,000. A single red day of $2,500 = immediate breach.
Critical · Max

Maximum Loss: 8% (floor starts at $92,000)

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.

Starting floor: $92,000 on $100,000 — forever.
Single phase

Profit Target: 8% ($8,000)

Bank $8,000 from the starting balance to pass. Measured on closed-trade profit — floating P&L does not count until you close.

Target balance: $108,000.
No day minimum

No Minimum Trading Days

Hit the target in a single session and you pass — no forced grinding. Discipline still applies: every other rule (drawdown, consistency where active, strategy bans) is fully enforced on that one day.

No time limit either — but no reason to wait.
Payout gate

Payouts: Daily · 80% split

Min 1% ($1,000). 50% requestable, 50% buffer. No consistency, no minimum days.. Your share of every approved withdrawal is 80%, up to 100% with the scale-up/add-on.

Fee $488 — non-refundable. Treat it as sunk cost.
News · Allowed

News Trading: Allowed

Unrestricted

Holding · Free

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.

Automation

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.

Boundaries

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.

Identical-trade monitoring flags synchronized entries across accounts.
Silent killer

Inactivity: 60 Days

Place at least one trade every 60 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.

Mitigation: set a calendar reminder or place a 0.01 micro-lot trade.
Arsenal

Markets, Leverage & Platforms

Trade Forex · Indices · Metals · Crypto. Leverage: Forex 1:30 · Indices 1:15 · Metals 1:15. Platforms: Match Trader, cTrader, MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker.

SIMULATOR

Interactive Drawdown Simulator

Pre-configured for 100,000 • 2.5% daily, 8% max — adjust equity to test breach.

RISK ENGINE — LIVE
SAFE

Account size

Current equity$100,000
$80,000 (-20%)$120,000 (+20%)

Live calculations

Daily floor

$97,500

Buffer $2,500

Max floor

$92,000

Buffer $8,000

Account is currently SAFE. You have $2,500 (2.5%) 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

Deterministic math — no AI guess

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

BREACH

E8 E8 One (1-Step)

Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)

3% daily • 4% max • trailing balance

$100,000 • final $101,300

  • • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $98,300 ≤ daily floor $98,746 (3%)
BREACH

E8 E8 Pro (1-Step, Daily Payout + Static)

Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)

2.5% daily • 8% max • static

$100,000 • final $101,300

  • • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $98,300 ≤ daily floor $99,255 (2.5%)
BREACH

E8 E8 Signature (1-Step, EOD Dynamic + Daily Pause)

Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)

2% daily • 3% max • end of day

$100,000 • final $101,300

  • • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $98,300 ≤ daily floor $99,764 (2%)
BREACH

E8 E8 Zero (Futures, EOD Dynamic)

Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)

0% daily • 6% max • end of day

$50,000 • final $50,650

  • • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $49,150 ≤ daily floor $50,900 (0%)

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 · 4 APPLY TO THIS E8 PRO (1-STEP, DAILY PAYOUT + STATIC)

Explain the Rules

Exact formulas, plain translations, and verified source citations — filtered to 4 of 10 firm rules that govern this program.

ACCOUNT FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions: E8 Markets $100,000 E8 Pro Rules

What are the E8 Markets $100,000 E8 Pro account rules?

The E8 Markets $100,000 E8 Pro ($100,000 nominal capital) enforces a 2.5% daily loss limit, a 8% static maximum drawdown, a 8% Phase 1 profit target, and 0 minimum trading days.

How is drawdown calculated on the E8 Markets $100,000 E8 Pro account?

Daily drawdown is 2.5% ($2,500) calculated via balance based. Maximum total loss is 8% ($8,000) enforced as static from the $100,000 starting balance.

What is the profit split and minimum trading days for E8 Markets $100,000 E8 Pro?

Traders receive a 80% base profit split (up to 100% with add-on) paid on a daily cycle, with 0 minimum trading days required per evaluation phase.