Category · CFD / Forex
Two-step, one-step, and instant-funding challenges for traders running discretionary and rule-based strategies on FX majors, indices, and CFDs.
Updated May 2026
Every firm here has been independently tested. Scores reflect rule architecture, payout reliability, cost, platform, and support.
| # | Firm | Score | Since | Features | Platforms | Discount | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One Step
Two Step | 8.5/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 5.5k | 2023 |
On-demand payouts
Up to 100% split | MT5 DXTrade MT4 TradingView | ||
| 2 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 8.4/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 55.4k | 2022 |
Up to 100% split | cTrader | ||
| 3 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 8.3/10
Trustpilot 4.8 · 31.5k | 2016 |
Up to 100% split | TradingView MT5 cTrader | ||
| 4 |
Two Step | 8.3/10
Trustpilot 4.8 · 44.7k | 2015 |
Fee refunded
No consistency rule | MT5 cTrader DXTrade MT4 | No code | |
| 5 |
One Step
Two Step | 8.2/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 736 | 2021 |
No minimum days
No consistency rule | QuadCode | ||
| 6 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 8/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 74k | 2022 |
News trading allowed
No time limit | MT5 cTrader Match Trader MT4 | ||
| 7 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.9/10
Trustpilot 4.7 · 3.6k | 2021 |
On-demand payouts
No consistency rule | Match-Trader | ||
| 8 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.9/10
Trustpilot 4.7 · 19k | 2022 |
On-demand payouts | MT5 cTrader DXTrade TradeLocker | ||
| 9 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.9/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 3.3k | 2021 |
No minimum days
Up to 100% split | TradingView | ||
| 10 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 1k | 2024 |
News trading allowed
No time limit | MT5 cTrader DXTrade TradeLocker | ||
| 11 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 643 | 2024 |
On-demand payouts
No minimum days
No consistency rule | MT5 MT4 | ||
| 12 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 2.6k | 2021 |
On-demand payouts
No minimum days
Up to 100% split | MT5 cTrader DXTrade Match Trader | ||
| 13 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.8 · 5k | 2023 |
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | TradeLocker | ||
| 14 |
Instant | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.1 · 7k | 2024 |
Static drawdown
EAs allowed | MT4 MT5 | No code | |
| 15 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 1.7k | 2019 |
No daily loss limit
Up to 100% split | MT5 Match Trader | ||
| 16 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 1.1k | 2023 |
No consistency rule | MT5 cTrader MT4 | ||
| 17 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 254 | 2023 |
News trading allowed
No time limit | cTrader | ||
| 18 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 2.6k | 2022 |
Fee refunded
No minimum days
Up to 100% split | MT5 TradeLocker | ||
| 19 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.8/10
Trustpilot 4.6 · 1.1k | 2023 |
No time limit | MT4 MT5 | No code | |
| 20 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.7/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 740 | 2022 |
EOD drawdown
No minimum days | MT5 cTrader MT4 | ||
| 21 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.6/10
Trustpilot 4 · 395 | 2024 |
EAs allowed
News trading allowed | cTrader | ||
| 22 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.6/10
Trustpilot 4.6 · 180 | — |
EAs allowed
News trading allowed
Static drawdown | MT4 MT5 | No code | |
| 23 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.6/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 895 | 2021 |
EOD drawdown
No consistency rule | MT5 TradeLocker Match Trader | ||
| 24 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.6/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 525 | 2024 |
On-demand payouts
No consistency rule | Match-Trader MT5 | No code | |
| 25 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.6/10
Trustpilot 4.9 · 150 | 2024 |
On-demand payouts
No minimum days (Cleo and Bybit)
Static drawdown (all but Instant Pro) | Bybit Cleo | ||
| 26 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.6/10
Trustpilot 4.9 · 229 | 2021 |
No minimum days
No consistency rule | MT4 MT5 cTrader DXTrade | ||
| 27 |
Two Step | 7.5/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 662 | 2021 |
Fee refunded
On-demand payouts
No minimum days | MT4 MT5 Match-Trader | ||
| 28 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4 · 37 | — |
No daily loss limit
EOD drawdown (Standard Eval)
No minimum days | Rithmic | ||
| 29 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 500 | 2023 |
EOD drawdown
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | cTrader | ||
| 30 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4.8 · 350 | 2023 |
No minimum days | TradeLocker | ||
| 31 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 1k | 2024 |
Fee refunded
No daily loss limit
No minimum days | TradeLocker | No code | |
| 32 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4.6 · 250 | 2023 |
No consistency rule | TradeLocker | ||
| 33 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 150 | 2021 |
On-demand payouts
No consistency rule | MT5 Match Trader | No code | |
| 34 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 2.5k | 2023 |
No minimum days
No consistency rule | TradingView | No code | |
| 35 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.4/10
Trustpilot 4 · 648 | 2021 |
On-demand payouts | TradeLocker | ||
| 36 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.3/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 1.8k | 2023 |
No consistency rule | Match-Trader MT5 | No code | |
| 37 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.3/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 300 | 2025 |
On-demand payouts
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | cTrader | No code | |
| 38 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 742 | 2024 |
Up to 100% split (add-on)
EAs allowed
No time limit | MT5 | ||
| 39 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 463 | 2024 |
On-demand payouts | TradeLocker MT5 cTrader | ||
| 40 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 32 | 2024 |
On-demand payouts
No minimum days
No consistency rule | Match-Trader TradingView | ||
| 41 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 3.6 · 87 | 2024 |
No minimum days | MT5 TradeLocker | ||
| 42 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 173 | 2023 |
News trading allowed
Static drawdown
No time limit | Match-Trader MT5 | ||
| 43 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 118 | 2024 |
News trading allowed
Static drawdown
No time limit | Match-Trader MT4 TradingView | ||
| 44 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 2k | 2022 |
No minimum days
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | MT5 | ||
| 45 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 106 | 2015 |
EAs allowed
News trading allowed
Static drawdown | Match-Trader MT5 | No code | |
| 46 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 1.1k | 2024 |
No daily loss limit
On-demand payouts
No minimum days | TradeLocker | No code | |
| 47 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 603 | 2024 |
No consistency rule | MT5 TradingView | ||
| 48 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.8 · 76 | 2024 |
No daily loss limit
EOD drawdown
No minimum days | TradingView Volumetrica | No code | |
| 49 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.2/10
Trustpilot 4.7 · 83 | 2023 |
EAs allowed
Static drawdown
No time limit | Match-Trader DXTrade cTrader | ||
| 50 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.1/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 5.1k | 2022 |
No minimum days
No consistency rule | MT5 cTrader Match-Trader | ||
| 51 |
One Step
Two Step | 7.1/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 221 | 2024 |
EAs allowed
No time limit | cTrader | ||
| 52 |
One Step
Two Step | 7/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 215 | 2024 |
Fee refunded
No minimum days | cTrader DXTrade | No code | |
| 53 |
One Step
Two Step | 7/10
Trustpilot 3.6 · 885 | 2024 |
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | MT5 cTrader | ||
| 54 |
One Step
Two Step | 7/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 14 | 2026 |
Fee refunded | Match-Trader MT5 | ||
| 55 |
One Step
Two Step | 7/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 500 | 2024 |
No consistency rule | Match-Trader | ||
| 56 |
One Step
Two Step | 7/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 300 | 2024 |
No daily loss limit
On-demand payouts
No minimum days (E2L) | Tradovate NinjaTrader Rithmic | ||
| 57 |
One Step
Two Step | 7/10
Trustpilot 4 · 12.8k | 2023 |
On-demand payouts
No consistency rule | TradeLocker MT5 cTrader | ||
| 58 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 500 | 2023 |
On-demand payouts
No minimum days
Up to 100% split | Match-Trader MT5 | ||
| 59 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7/10
Trustpilot 4.7 · 66 | — |
Fee refunded
On-demand payouts
No minimum days | AgenaTrader | No code | |
| 60 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 7/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 430 | 2025 |
On-demand payouts
No consistency rule | DXTrade | ||
| 61 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.9/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 124 | 2024 |
EAs allowed
Static drawdown
No time limit | cTrader | ||
| 62 |
One Step | 6.9/10
Trustpilot 4.5 · 13 | 2025 |
No daily loss limit
News trading allowed (Mastery) | MT5 | ||
| 63 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.9/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 400 | 2025 |
On-demand payouts
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | MT5 | ||
| 64 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.9/10 | 2026 |
On-demand payouts
No consistency rule | MT5 cTrader | ||
| 65 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.9/10
Trustpilot 4 · 200 | 2023 |
No consistency rule | cTrader | ||
| 66 |
Two Step | 6.9/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 53 | 2025 |
No minimum days (Instant Funding)
No time limit | MT5 | ||
| 67 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.9/10
Trustpilot 4 · 55 | 2024 |
No consistency rule | Match-Trader TradingView MT5 | ||
| 68 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 1.4k | 2021 |
Up to 100% split | TradeLocker | ||
| 69 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.8/10 | 2025 |
News trading allowed
No time limit | MT5 | ||
| 70 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10 | — |
Fee refunded | Match-Trader DXTrade cTrader | No code | |
| 71 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 4.1 · 348 | 2024 |
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | TradeLocker MT5 | No code | |
| 72 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 3.6 · 1 | 2026 |
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | TradeLocker | No code | |
| 73 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 3.7 · 50 | 2024 |
Up to 100% split | cTrader | ||
| 74 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 923 | 2024 |
Up to 100% split | cTrader | No code | |
| 75 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 4 · 3 | 2025 |
Static drawdown
No time limit | Match-Trader TradingView | ||
| 76 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10 | 2024 |
No consistency rule | DXTrade cTrader Rithmic | No code | |
| 77 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.8/10
Trustpilot 5 · 45 | 2024 |
No daily loss limit
No consistency rule | |||
| 78 |
Instant | 6.7/10
Trustpilot 4.6 · 355 | 2022 |
Fee refunded
No daily loss limit
No minimum days | MT5 cTrader Match Trader | ||
| 79 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.7/10
Trustpilot 3 · 1.4k | 2024 |
Up to 100% split | MT5 cTrader TradeLocker Match Trader | ||
| 80 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.7/10
Trustpilot 4.6 · 446 | — |
No daily loss limit (all but Xtreme)
Static drawdown
News trading allowed | TradeLocker | ||
| 81 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.7/10
Trustpilot 3.5 · 4.3k | 2021 |
EAs allowed
News trading allowed
No time limit | Match-Trader MT5 | No code | |
| 82 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.6/10 | — | No code | |||
| 83 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.6/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 59 | 2024 |
No consistency rule | cTrader | ||
| 84 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.6/10
Trustpilot 4 · 31 | — |
No consistency rule | MT5 | ||
| 85 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.6/10
Trustpilot 3.9 · 1.6k | 2023 |
On-demand payouts | cTrader | ||
| 86 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.5/10
Trustpilot 4.7 · 100 | 2023 |
Fee refunded (GFF+) | TradeLocker | ||
| 87 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.5/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 80 | 2024 |
Fee refunded
No consistency rule | DXTrade TradeLocker | ||
| 88 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.4/10
Trustpilot 4.4 · 60 | 2024 |
News trading allowed
No time limit | MT5 cTrader | No code | |
| 89 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.4/10
Trustpilot 4.1 · 73 | 2024 |
Fee refunded
On-demand payouts
Up to 100% split | Match-Trader TradingView | ||
| 90 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.4/10
Trustpilot 4.3 · 225 | 2024 |
Up to 100% split | TradeLocker | ||
| 91 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.3/10
Trustpilot 3.1 · 1.5k | 2024 |
No consistency rule | MT5 TradeLocker | ||
| 92 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6.3/10
Trustpilot 4.2 · 36 | — |
No consistency rule | MT5 | No code | |
| 93 |
Two Step | 6.2/10
Trustpilot 4 · 330 | 2024 |
EAs allowed
No time limit | MetaTrader | ||
| 94 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.2/10
Trustpilot 4 · 525 | 2024 |
EOD drawdown | Tickblaze | No code | |
| 95 |
One Step
Two Step | 6.2/10
Trustpilot 4 · 297 | — |
No consistency rule | TradingView | No code | |
| 96 |
Two Step | 6.2/10 | 2025 |
News trading allowed
Static drawdown
No time limit | MT5 | No code | |
| 97 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 6/10 | — |
Up to 100% split
No consistency rule | cTrader | ||
| 98 |
One Step
Two Step | 6/10
Trustpilot 4 · 426 | 2025 |
Fee refunded
On-demand payouts
Up to 100% split | TradeLocker | ||
| 99 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 5.9/10 | 2012 |
Fee refunded
No consistency rule | MT5 DXTrade | ||
| 100 |
One Step
Two Step | 5.9/10
Trustpilot 4 · 101 | 2024 |
Static drawdown
No time limit | MT5 | ||
| 101 |
One Step
Two Step
Instant | 5.8/10
Trustpilot 4 · 1.9k | — |
Daily payouts | Match-Trader MT5 | ||
| 102 | Pinex CapitalCaution noted: A third-party website trust scanner flags the domain, which conflicts with the positive Trustpilot record.
Two Step | 5.7/10
Trustpilot 4 · 89 | 2025 | MT5 | No code | ||
| 103 |
One Step
Two Step | 5.7/10
Trustpilot 3.3 · 200 | 2023 |
No time limit | Match-Trader MT5 | ||
| 104 |
One Step
Two Step | 5.6/10
Trustpilot 3.1 · 26 | — |
EOD drawdown | BlackArrow | No code | |
| 105 |
One Step
Two Step | 5/10
Trustpilot 2.1 · 43 | 2026 |
No daily loss limit | A-Trader | No code | |
| 106 |
One Step
Two Step | 4.8/10 | — | ||||
| 107 |
One Step
Two Step | 3.8/10
Trustpilot 1.5 · 576 | 2024 |
News trading allowed
Static drawdown
No time limit | Match-Trader |
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