THE DOSSIER — ACCOUNT DEEP-DIVE
Lark Funding $200,000 1-Step Career 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
Bi-weekly Master payouts; monthly base $1,000
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 200,000 account's exact dollar numbers.
Daily Loss Limit: 5% ($10,000/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: 7% (floor starts at $186,000)
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% ($20,000)
Bank $20,000 from the starting balance to pass. Measured on closed-trade profit — floating P&L does not count until you close.
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.
Payouts: Bi-weekly · 80% split
Bi-weekly Master payouts; monthly base $1,000. Your share of every approved withdrawal is 80%, up to 90% with the scale-up/add-on.
News Trading: Allowed
Allowed
Holding: Weekend Closed · Overnight Allowed
Allowed
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 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.
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.
Markets, Leverage & Platforms
Trade Forex · Metals · Indices · Commodities · Crypto · Stocks. Leverage: FX 30:1 · XAU 10:1 XAG 5:1 · Indices 10:1 · Crypto 2:1. Platforms: DXTrade, cTrader, Match Trader.
SIMULATOR
Interactive Drawdown Simulator
Pre-configured for 200,000 • 5% daily, 7% max — adjust equity to test breach.
Account size
Live calculations
Daily floor
$190,000
Buffer $10,000
Max floor
$186,000
Buffer $14,000
Account is currently SAFE. You have $10,000 (5%) of buffer remaining above your nearest loss floor.
SIGNATURE VISUAL
Same trade, different fate — see why
This +1.8% win (+$3,600) 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%)
+$3,600
Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
$-1,000
low $193,000
Day 3 Overnight (+0.3%)
+$600
low $198,000
Lark 1-Step Career Evaluation
Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
5% daily • 7% max • static
$200,000 • final $205,200
- • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $193,200 ≤ daily floor $196,840 (5%)
Lark 3-Step Evaluation
Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
0% daily • 5% max • static
$10,000 • final $10,260
- • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $9,660 ≤ daily floor $10,360 (0%)
Lark Instant Master Account
Daily drawdown breach on Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)
5% daily • 8% max • trailing balance
$10,000 • final $10,260
- • Trade 2 (Day 2 Loss (-0.5%)): equity low $9,660 ≤ daily floor $9,842 (5%)
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 · 10 APPLY TO THIS 1-STEP CAREER EVALUATION
Explain the Rules
Exact formulas, plain translations, and verified source citations — filtered to 10 of 12 firm rules that govern this program.
ACCOUNT FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions: Lark Funding $200,000 1-Step Career Rules
What are the Lark Funding $200,000 1-Step Career account rules?
The Lark Funding $200,000 1-Step Career ($200,000 nominal capital) enforces a 5% daily loss limit, a 7% static maximum drawdown, a 10% Phase 1 profit target, and 0 minimum trading days.
How is drawdown calculated on the Lark Funding $200,000 1-Step Career account?
Daily drawdown is 5% ($10,000) calculated via balance based. Maximum total loss is 7% ($14,000) enforced as static from the $200,000 starting balance.
What is the profit split and minimum trading days for Lark Funding $200,000 1-Step Career?
Traders receive a 80% base profit split (up to 90% with add-on) paid on a bi-weekly cycle, with 0 minimum trading days required per evaluation phase.