Aqua Futures

Aqua Futures — Trading Conditions

Aqua Futures is the futures product from Aqua Funded — same team, same Dubai address, different market. The rules are structured around one principle: trade responsibly or don't trade at all. What "responsibly" means is defined at the firm's discretion, which is either reassuring or concerning depending on which side of the 38% one-star Trustpilot reviews you end up on.

Forbidden Trading Practices

▪ Exploiting errors or latency in pricing or platform

▪ Utilizing non-public or insider information

▪ Front-running trades placed elsewhere

▪ Trading in any way that jeopardizes the broker relationship or may result in trade cancellation

▪ Third-party, off-the-shelf or challenge-passing strategies

▪ Strategy switching between evaluation and funded — same approach required throughout

▪ Equity CFD gap trading near market close — prohibited at sole discretion

▪ Arbitrage between accounts or with any third-party firm

▪ Account sharing — accounts are personal and non-transferable

▪ Traders associated with competing prop firms — immediate termination

The competitor clause is unusual and worth noting. If you're a principal, owner, or otherwise directly associated with another prop firm while trading here — the account is terminated immediately. Not after a warning. Immediately.

News Trading

▪ No explicit news trading ban in the T&C

▪ Boom or Bust approach prohibited — account success or failure cannot rely on one trade or a series of trades connected to a major news event

▪ Excessive risk exacerbated by news events: classified as prohibited conduct

▪ Risk review may be triggered if news trading patterns are flagged

You can trade news. You cannot bet the account on it. The distinction is real — but so is the discretion the firm has in defining where one ends and the other begins.

Expert Advisors

▪ No explicit EA ban in the T&C

▪ Strategy consistency rule applies — switching from EA to manual between evaluation and funded stage: violation

▪ Strategies exploiting platform errors or pricing delays: prohibited

▪ Arbitrage-based automated systems: prohibited

Automation isn't explicitly banned. The consistency rule means whatever tool you use to pass has to be the tool you use when funded. If you switch, expect a review.

Copy Trading

▪ Third-party strategies and shared execution: prohibited

▪ Account management by third parties: not allowed

▪ Accounts limited to one active account per challenge level without prior written approval

▪ Account purchased on behalf of a third party: prohibited

Risk Management Policy

▪ Aqua Futures may perform a risk review at any stage — including during payout processing

▪ Excessive risk per trade: prohibited

▪ Excessive cumulative risk across overlapping trades: prohibited

▪ Boom or bust approach around news events: prohibited

▪ Trading in a way that would cause real financial harm to the broker in a live environment: prohibited

▪ Exploiting pricing feed errors or delays including arbitrage: prohibited

The risk review clause is the one worth reading twice. Aqua Futures can trigger a review — and withhold a payout — at any point in the process. Including after you've already requested the withdrawal. Whether that's prudent risk management or a convenient exit clause depends on your experience with the firm.

Challenge Programs & Pricing

One Step — Beginner (EOD Drawdown)

▪ Drawdown type: EOD | One time fee | Platforms: Tradovate, DeepCharts

View all Aqua Futures challenges & prices

One Step — Standard (EOD Drawdown)

▪ Drawdown type: EOD | No daily loss limit | One time fee

Instant — Standard (EOD Drawdown)

▪ Drawdown type: EOD | No profit target — immediate funded access

Instant — Pro (Trailing Drawdown)

▪ Drawdown type: Trailing — floor follows highest equity reached | No daily loss limit | No profit target

Check live pricing at Aqua Futures

Payouts & Funding

▪ Profit split: 100% across all models and account sizes

▪ No activation fee on any program

▪ Payout requests subject to risk review at any stage — including after request is submitted

▪ No refunds — all fees final once evaluation starts

▪ Chargebacks: account closure and suspension from all services

▪ Arbitration: Dubai International Arbitration Centre — Dubai, UAE jurisdiction

The 100% profit split is the headline. The risk review clause is the footnote. Both are real. Read both.

Inactivity & Account Rules

▪ 30-day inactivity: permanent account deactivation — cannot be restored

▪ One active account per challenge level — prior written approval required for exceptions

▪ Company reserves right to terminate access at any time, at sole discretion, without notice

▪ Trading data may be shared with third parties — consent granted on signup

Final Take

Aqua Futures offers competitive pricing, 100% profit split, four distinct account configurations, and immediate funded access through the Instant models. On those metrics, it competes with the better-known futures products.

The community feedback tells a different story. 38% one-star reviews across 154 Trustpilot ratings isn't a statistical anomaly — it's a pattern. The recurring themes are payout denials after challenges were passed, support tickets that went unanswered for weeks, and accounts flagged for reasons that weren't clearly explained. The 44% five-star reviews suggest these outcomes are not universal — but they're common enough to matter.

The risk review clause, the Dubai arbitration requirement, and the 30-day permanent deactivation rule are the three things worth understanding before you fund an account. None of them are unusual in isolation. Together, they create a framework where the firm has significant discretion over outcomes that the trader cannot easily challenge.

If your experience matches the positive reviews, the product delivers. If it doesn't, the dispute resolution path is Dubai arbitration. Research current community experiences before you commit — and not just the ones on Trustpilot, which the firm actively manages with a paid subscription.