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THE DOSSIER — ACCOUNT DEEP-DIVE

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$50K For Traders Classic (2-Step) Account Rules

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

Registration Fee$260✓ Refundable — see payout terms
Nominal Capital$50,000
Daily Drawdown5%$2,500 • balance based
Max Total Loss10%$5,000 • static
Profit Split80%Up to 90%
Profit TargetsP1: 8%P2: 5%
Leverage1:100
PlatformsMetaTrader 5, cTrader+1 more
Payout CycleEvery 14 days

All-In Cost to First Payout

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

Evidence-based analysis

If you pass first try

$260paid upfront

→ $0 net after refund on 1st payout

Challenge fee$260
Refund on 1st payout-$260

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

Realistic (1 reset avg)

$520paid upfront

→ $260 net after refund

Challenge fee$260
Resets × 1$260
Refund on 1st payout-$260

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

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.

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

Withdrawal Gates Bite After Passing

14 calendar days after first simulated trade on funded account

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

12 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 50,000 account's exact dollar numbers.

Critical · Daily

Daily Loss Limit: 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: $47,500 on $50,000. A single red day of $2,500 = immediate breach.
Critical · Max

Maximum Loss: 10% (floor starts at $45,000)

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: $45,000 on $50,000 — forever.
Phase 1 + Phase 2

Profit Target: 8% ($4,000) → 5% ($2,500)

Bank $4,000 to clear phase 1, then $2,500 more in phase 2. Targets are measured on closed-trade profit from the starting balance — open floating P&L does not pass you.

Target balance: $54,000, then $56,500 overall.
Evaluation gate

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.

No time limit — take as many days as you need.
Payout gate

Payouts: Every 14 days · 80% split

14 calendar days after first simulated trade on funded account. Your share of every approved withdrawal is 80%, up to 90% with the scale-up/add-on.

Fee $260 — refundable under the payout terms above.
News · Allowed

News Trading: Allowed

Allowed. News trading permitted on all stages.

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 involving a funded account (either direction), third-party signals, and for-hire account management are prohibited. 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: 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.

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

Consistency Rule Active

No consistency rule

One monster day can move the goalpost instead of failing you — size winners deliberately.
Arsenal

Markets, Leverage & Platforms

Trade Forex · Indices · Metals · Crypto. Leverage: 1:100. Platforms: MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-Trader.

SIMULATOR

Interactive Drawdown Simulator

Pre-configured for 50,000 • 5% daily, 10% max — adjust equity to test breach.

RISK ENGINE — LIVE
SAFE

Account size

Current equity$50,000
$40,000 (-20%)$60,000 (+20%)

Live calculations

Daily floor

$47,500

Buffer $2,500

Max floor

$45,000

Buffer $5,000

Account is currently SAFE. You have $2,500 (5%) of buffer remaining above your nearest loss floor.

SIGNATURE VISUAL

Same trade, different fate — see why

This +1.8% win (+$900) 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%)

+$900

Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)

$-250

low $48,250

Day 3 Overnight (+0.3%)

+$150

low $49,500

PASS

For Traders For Traders Classic (2-Step)

Survives all trades

5% daily • 10% max • static

$50,000 • final $50,400

  • • Final: +$400 profit, peak $50,450
PASS

For Traders For Traders Fast (1-Step)

Survives all trades

4% daily • 6% max • trailing locked

$50,000 • final $50,400

  • • Final: +$400 profit, peak $50,450

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 · 11 APPLY TO THIS FOR TRADERS CLASSIC (2-STEP)

Explain the Rules

Exact formulas, plain translations, and verified source citations — filtered to 11 of 11 firm rules that govern this program.

ACCOUNT FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions: For Traders $50K For Traders Classic (2-Step) Rules

What are the For Traders $50K For Traders Classic (2-Step) account rules?

The For Traders $50K For Traders Classic (2-Step) ($50,000 nominal capital) enforces a 5% daily loss limit, a 10% static maximum drawdown, a 8% Phase 1 profit target and 5% Phase 2 target, and 3 minimum trading days.

How is drawdown calculated on the For Traders $50K For Traders Classic (2-Step) account?

Daily drawdown is 5% ($2,500) calculated via balance based. Maximum total loss is 10% ($5,000) enforced as static from the $50,000 starting balance.

What is the profit split and minimum trading days for For Traders $50K For Traders Classic (2-Step)?

Traders receive a 80% base profit split (up to 90% with add-on) paid on a every 14 days cycle, with 3 minimum trading days required per evaluation phase.