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Base price: $322With code CRITIC: $289.80
10% off with CRITIC · saves $32.20
Base price: $309With code CRITIC: $293.55
5% off with CRITIC · saves $15.45
Cost
Base price
$322
$309
Price with code
$289.80
10% off with
CRITIC$293.55
5% off with
CRITICAccount size
$50K
$50K
Profit split
60% weekly / 80% bi-weekly / 100% monthly / 90% on-demand
Starts at 80%; scales to 100%
Evaluation rules
Profit target
Phase 1: 10%
New: Phase 1 10%, Phase 2 5%; Classic: Phase 1 8%, Phase 2 5%; funded target 10%
Max drawdown
6% static
10% static maximum loss from initial balance
Daily loss limit
3% static (daily reset)
5% in evaluation and funded stages
Min trading days
3 days
3 profitable days per evaluation phase; 3 profitable days before withdrawal/scaling
Funded rules
Funded drawdown
6% static
10% static maximum loss; 5% daily loss
Consistency rule (funded)
On-Demand: 35% maximum best-day share; minimum 2% profit
Not recorded
News trading (challenge)
Allowed in evaluation · Master Account: 5 minutes before or after red-folder high-impact news; speeches 5 minutes before until 5 minutes afterfirm-level
Holding open trades over high-impact news is allowed · No order execution 2 minutes prior, after or within to high-impact news in the related currency or indexfirm-level
News trading (funded)
Allowed in evaluation · Master Account: 5 minutes before or after red-folder high-impact news; speeches 5 minutes before until 5 minutes afterfirm-level
Holding open trades over high-impact news is allowed · No order execution 2 minutes prior, after or within to high-impact news in the related currency or indexfirm-level
Max live balance
$400K Max Allocation shared across all active accounts (Evaluation, Master and Prime), all models; up to $2M Prime Capital through scaling
$500,000
Scaling plan
Not recorded
Scales after each 10% funded target, up to $500,000
Options & add-ons
Choices at this size
Not recorded
Model type
- Classic$309(+$31)
- New Model$278
Customizable at checkout
Not recorded
Classic/New is a model-type variant axis. The materially different separate $100K 2-Step plan is not flattened into this standard model.
Payouts
Payout frequency
Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or on-demand
Every 2 weeks
First payout
7 days weekly; 14 days bi-weekly; 30 days monthly; on-demand when eligible
14 days after funded activation; $150 minimum profit
Min days to payout
7 days on weekly cycle
14
Processing time
1–3 working days
Typically up to 3 business days after approval
Refund policy
Registration fee refunded at the 4th reward
Program page advertises a funded-stage refund; general terms allow refunds within 14 days only before trading activity
Payout methods
CardCryptoRiseBank Transfer
RiseCryptoBank transferHub Credits
Trading rules
Weekend holding
Evaluation allowed; Master currently not allowed
Allowed; index positions incur high swaps
Overnight holding
Not recorded
Allowed
Hedging
Not allowed
Ordinary hedging is allowed; hedge arbitrage and cross-account or cross-operator offsets are prohibited
Copy trading
Allowed only between your own FundingPips accounts; inbound/external copying is prohibited
External, other-trader and coordinated copying are prohibited; current own-account guidance conflicts
Expert advisors (EAs)
Third-party EAs only as trade/risk managers; full automation allowed only for personally developed EAs with proof of ownership
Allowed with visible stop-loss and owned source code; no copying, tick scalping, HFT, latency/reverse/hedge arbitrage, or emulators
Other restrictions
No gap trading, HFT, latency/reverse arbitrage, toxic flow, hedging, tick scalping, server exploits, opposite-account trading, or third-party account management
No execution from 2 minutes before through 2 minutes after high-impact news; 30-day evaluation and 60-day funded inactivity limits
Commission / lot
Forex/metals: $5 standard; $10 swap-free
Approximately $4 per lot; no exact program-specific schedule published
Platforms
Platforms
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MetaTrader 5 Hedge
Copies code CRITIC
Copies code CRITIC
Where they differ
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High Stakes
Base price
$322
Winner: $309
Price with code
Winner: $289.80
$293.55
Profit split
60%
Winner: 80%
Max drawdown
6%
Winner: 10%
Daily loss limit
3%
Winner: 5%
Funded drawdown
6%
Winner: 10%
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