Day One Funded Review 2026

Genesis 2 Step at $25 for $5,000 is the cheapest way in, which puts it among the cheapest prop firm challenges we track. Genesis fees are paid once and are the same on all four CFD platforms. The Express Account is a monthly subscription that keeps billing after you are funded, and cancelling it breaches the account. The Straight-to-Funded Account is a one-time fee. [S3, S2, S5]

Genesis prices (one-time)

Futures prices

List prices from the firm's plan data on November 7, 2026, before any code. Genesis Instant is expensive for its size, at 4% to 5% of the account. The $200,000 Genesis 1 Step at $959 costs little more than the $100,000 at $750, which is what the plan data shows; confirm it at checkout. There are no paid resets: a breached account has to be bought again, fees are not refundable, and there is no activation fee on a funded account. [S3, S9, S10]

Genesis 1 Step and 2 Step use a static max drawdown set from the starting balance, so it does not trail as the account grows. See trailing versus static drawdown for why that matters. The daily loss limit resets at 5pm New York time against the higher of the previous day's balance or equity. Both need five trading days and have no time limit. [S3, S8]

Three extra rules start once a Genesis 1 Step or 2 Step account is funded: no single day can be more than 45% of total gains, no open position can risk more than 3% of the account, and withdrawals are capped at 5% of the account per period. When you request a payout, the static drawdown locks at your starting balance. Breaking the daily loss, the max drawdown or the 30-day inactivity limit is a hard breach that closes the account. [S2, S8, S9]

Both futures accounts trade front-month CME contracts with no daily loss limit and no news restriction. All positions are closed at 1555 CST each weekday, so there is no overnight or weekend holding. [S4, S9]

The Express plan grid says only that the max loss trails the intraday equity high. It gives no dollar or percent figure, and the firm's own blog says the figure is shown on the account page, which it is not. The FAQ uses a $3,000 loss on a $100,000 account as an example. Ask support for the exact number for your size before you subscribe. [S3, S5, S9, S13]

Despite the name, you do not get a large funded account on day one. You trade four phases, each with a 9% target, and request a capped cash payout after each one. On a $25,000 account those payouts are capped at $500, $750, $750 and $1,500. After the fourth phase you move to a live account of $3,000 to $18,000 depending on the tier, with a max loss of 50% of that balance. [S3, S4, S6]

Product pages say the live account pays a 90% split, but section 6 of the Terms says the gains share is 80% on every account at every stage. Market data fees are included in phases 1 to 4, then deducted from the live account balance each month. Product pages list Rithmic for this account, while the FAQ says credentials are for DXFutures or Deepcharts only. [S6, S9, S10]

On Genesis accounts you cannot open a position within 3 minutes before or after a high-impact news event. It is a soft breach: the firm can close the trade and remove the P&L, reduce leverage, or breach the account, and it decides what counts as a news event. Futures accounts have no news restriction. [S2, S4, S8, S9]

Genesis accounts pay every 30 days at an 80% split, with a minimum of $100 or 1% of the account and a cap of 5% of the account per period. Express pays 80% of profit above a 3% buffer that stays in the account, with no set waiting period. The firm says approved payouts are sent within 24 hours. That is the firm's own claim; we have not seen a payout. [S2, S3, S5, S8]

Payouts are paid under the Trader Agreement with Prop Account, and the terms let the firm withhold or reverse a payment if trading broke the rules or does not reflect genuine risk management. A chargeback can put a payout on hold. [S8, S9, S10]

Genesis accounts run on DXtrade, MatchTrader, cTrader or PropX, and futures accounts on DX Futures, Deepcharts by Volumetrica or Rithmic. There is no MT4, MT5, NinjaTrader or Tradovate. [S2, S4, S9]

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Our Day One Funded code is FUNDED. It is a partner-supplied code: we have not tested it at checkout and the firm's site does not say what it takes off, so confirm the final price before you pay. PropFirmReviews earns a commission when you use it or buy through our link. The firm is also running its own November sale, code NOV26 for 40% off Genesis 1 Step, Genesis 2 Step and Express and 25% off Genesis Instant and Straight-to-Funded, until the end of November 2026; that is the firm's offer, not ours. [S12]

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