Aqua Funded
1-Step PRO
1-Step Challenge
Trailing Drawdown
Account Size
$200,000
Price
$899
$539
Save $360
Targets & Drawdowns
Profit Target Step 1
6.0%
Daily Drawdown
3.0%
Max Drawdown
6.0%
Drawdown Type
Trailing
Rules
Time Limit
Unlimited
Profit Split
100%
Payout Frequency
Bi-weekly
Additional Rules
Single-phase evaluation: Traders must reach a 6% profit target in one phase to advance to the funded account stage. On a $200,000 account, this means generating $12,000 in closed profits while respecting all drawdown rules throughout the challenge.
Minimum profitable days: At least 3 separate profitable trading days are required to pass the challenge. Each qualifying day must end with a gain of at least 0.5% compared to the previous end-of-day balance, meaning $1,000 minimum profit per qualifying day on a $200,000 account. If the profit target is reached before completing all 3 profitable days, trading must continue until the requirement is met.
Daily loss limit: A fixed 3% daily loss limit applies in both the challenge and funded phases. On a $200,000 account, this means a maximum daily loss of $6,000. The limit is calculated from the previous day's highest balance or equity and resets at 00:00 UTC each day.
Maximum drawdown: The total loss limit is set at 6% of the initial account balance. On a $200,000 account, the maximum allowable equity loss at any point is $12,000, including floating losses on open trades. Once equity hits this level the account is immediately breached.
Static drawdown model: Both the daily and maximum loss limits are calculated from the initial account balance, not from peak equity, meaning profits made during the challenge do not tighten the risk parameters at any stage.
Leverage: Up to 1:100 for Forex during the challenge phase, reduced to 1:50 for Forex in the funded stage. Indices and Commodities are capped at 1:20 in challenge and 1:10 in funded. Crypto is capped at 1:2 across all stages.
Profit split: 100% of profits are paid to the trader from the funded stage, with no progression conditions or payout tiers required.
Payout frequency: Payouts are available on a bi-weekly basis in the funded stage, with no minimum profit amount required beyond what is generated through normal trading activity.
News trading: Permitted during the evaluation phase with no restrictions. In the funded stage, opening or closing trades within 5 minutes before or after high-impact red folder news events is not permitted. Any profits made during restricted windows will be removed, though no account breach will occur.
EAs and trade copiers allowed: Expert Advisors and trade copiers are permitted as long as all trading complies with AquaFunded's risk and account rules. Hidden EAs, arbitrage-based strategies, tick scalping, and high-frequency trading are strictly prohibited.
Weekend and overnight holding: Permitted with no restrictions or add-ons required, offering full flexibility for swing traders across both the challenge and funded stages.
Hedging within the same account: Permitted. Cross-account hedging is not allowed.
Inactivity rule: At least one trade must be placed within any 30-day period from the moment the first trade is placed. Failure to do so results in account breach.
1:1 PT:DD ratio: With a 6% profit target and a 6% maximum drawdown, the PRO model offers no asymmetric advantage — a full account loss is possible before the target is reached. A single bad day at the 3% daily limit consumes half the total allowable drawdown, leaving virtually no room for a second losing session before the maximum drawdown ceiling is hit.
Highest dollar stakes in the PRO 1-Step lineup: At $200,000, the $6,000 daily loss limit and $12,000 total drawdown represent the largest absolute dollar exposure across all PRO 1-Step sizes. Traders must maintain the same percentage-based discipline while managing significantly larger position values, where a single poorly sized trade can consume a meaningful portion of the daily allowance in just a few pips of adverse movement.
Minimum day requirement at scale: With $1,000 required profit per qualifying day, conservative traders operating at low lot sizes may struggle to meet the 0.5% daily threshold consistently, extending the time needed to complete the challenge even after the 6% profit target has been reached.
News trading restriction in funded stage: Profits made within the 5-minute news window are removed rather than causing a breach, but this creates an invisible drag on funded account performance for traders who rely on volatility around economic releases.
Leverage reduction in funded stage: The drop from 1:100 to 1:50 on Forex in the funded stage means position sizing must be adjusted after passing the challenge to avoid unintentional overexposure based on challenge-phase habits.
Aqua Elite qualification is immediately within reach: Reaching Bronze tier requires a minimum of $20,000 in total withdrawals from a single funded account. On a $200,000 funded account, this represents just a 10% return requirement, making Bronze tier achievable within a single strong payout cycle for a trader performing consistently at this capital level.
Minimum profitable days: At least 3 separate profitable trading days are required to pass the challenge. Each qualifying day must end with a gain of at least 0.5% compared to the previous end-of-day balance, meaning $1,000 minimum profit per qualifying day on a $200,000 account. If the profit target is reached before completing all 3 profitable days, trading must continue until the requirement is met.
Daily loss limit: A fixed 3% daily loss limit applies in both the challenge and funded phases. On a $200,000 account, this means a maximum daily loss of $6,000. The limit is calculated from the previous day's highest balance or equity and resets at 00:00 UTC each day.
Maximum drawdown: The total loss limit is set at 6% of the initial account balance. On a $200,000 account, the maximum allowable equity loss at any point is $12,000, including floating losses on open trades. Once equity hits this level the account is immediately breached.
Static drawdown model: Both the daily and maximum loss limits are calculated from the initial account balance, not from peak equity, meaning profits made during the challenge do not tighten the risk parameters at any stage.
Leverage: Up to 1:100 for Forex during the challenge phase, reduced to 1:50 for Forex in the funded stage. Indices and Commodities are capped at 1:20 in challenge and 1:10 in funded. Crypto is capped at 1:2 across all stages.
Profit split: 100% of profits are paid to the trader from the funded stage, with no progression conditions or payout tiers required.
Payout frequency: Payouts are available on a bi-weekly basis in the funded stage, with no minimum profit amount required beyond what is generated through normal trading activity.
News trading: Permitted during the evaluation phase with no restrictions. In the funded stage, opening or closing trades within 5 minutes before or after high-impact red folder news events is not permitted. Any profits made during restricted windows will be removed, though no account breach will occur.
EAs and trade copiers allowed: Expert Advisors and trade copiers are permitted as long as all trading complies with AquaFunded's risk and account rules. Hidden EAs, arbitrage-based strategies, tick scalping, and high-frequency trading are strictly prohibited.
Weekend and overnight holding: Permitted with no restrictions or add-ons required, offering full flexibility for swing traders across both the challenge and funded stages.
Hedging within the same account: Permitted. Cross-account hedging is not allowed.
Inactivity rule: At least one trade must be placed within any 30-day period from the moment the first trade is placed. Failure to do so results in account breach.
1:1 PT:DD ratio: With a 6% profit target and a 6% maximum drawdown, the PRO model offers no asymmetric advantage — a full account loss is possible before the target is reached. A single bad day at the 3% daily limit consumes half the total allowable drawdown, leaving virtually no room for a second losing session before the maximum drawdown ceiling is hit.
Highest dollar stakes in the PRO 1-Step lineup: At $200,000, the $6,000 daily loss limit and $12,000 total drawdown represent the largest absolute dollar exposure across all PRO 1-Step sizes. Traders must maintain the same percentage-based discipline while managing significantly larger position values, where a single poorly sized trade can consume a meaningful portion of the daily allowance in just a few pips of adverse movement.
Minimum day requirement at scale: With $1,000 required profit per qualifying day, conservative traders operating at low lot sizes may struggle to meet the 0.5% daily threshold consistently, extending the time needed to complete the challenge even after the 6% profit target has been reached.
News trading restriction in funded stage: Profits made within the 5-minute news window are removed rather than causing a breach, but this creates an invisible drag on funded account performance for traders who rely on volatility around economic releases.
Leverage reduction in funded stage: The drop from 1:100 to 1:50 on Forex in the funded stage means position sizing must be adjusted after passing the challenge to avoid unintentional overexposure based on challenge-phase habits.
Aqua Elite qualification is immediately within reach: Reaching Bronze tier requires a minimum of $20,000 in total withdrawals from a single funded account. On a $200,000 funded account, this represents just a 10% return requirement, making Bronze tier achievable within a single strong payout cycle for a trader performing consistently at this capital level.
Scaling Plan
Performance-based balance increase: Every time a trader generates 12% profit within a 3-month period on the funded account, the account balance increases by 25% of the starting balance, allowing traders to manage progressively larger capital.
Maximum capital ceiling: Through the Aqua Scaling Plan, traders can grow their funded account all the way up to $4,000,000, making it one of the highest capital ceilings in the prop firm industry.
Repeatable growth cycles: The 12% in 3 months requirement resets after each scale-up, meaning the process can be repeated indefinitely until the $4,000,000 ceiling is reached.
Aqua Elite progression: Alongside account scaling, traders can advance through the Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers of the Aqua Elite program, unlocking additional perks such as monthly salaries, mentoring sessions, priority support, and higher maximum allocations as their performance proves consistent over time.
Consistent rules throughout scaling: The daily loss limit, maximum drawdown limit, and all trading rules remain unchanged as the account scales. Only the dollar amounts increase proportionally with the new balance.
Elite tier benefits stack on top of scaling: The Aqua Elite program does not replace the scaling plan but adds career-level benefits on top of it, including a $1,000 monthly salary at Silver tier and $3,000 monthly salary at Gold tier, creating a dual-growth pathway unique to AquaFunded.
Maximum capital ceiling: Through the Aqua Scaling Plan, traders can grow their funded account all the way up to $4,000,000, making it one of the highest capital ceilings in the prop firm industry.
Repeatable growth cycles: The 12% in 3 months requirement resets after each scale-up, meaning the process can be repeated indefinitely until the $4,000,000 ceiling is reached.
Aqua Elite progression: Alongside account scaling, traders can advance through the Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers of the Aqua Elite program, unlocking additional perks such as monthly salaries, mentoring sessions, priority support, and higher maximum allocations as their performance proves consistent over time.
Consistent rules throughout scaling: The daily loss limit, maximum drawdown limit, and all trading rules remain unchanged as the account scales. Only the dollar amounts increase proportionally with the new balance.
Elite tier benefits stack on top of scaling: The Aqua Elite program does not replace the scaling plan but adds career-level benefits on top of it, including a $1,000 monthly salary at Silver tier and $3,000 monthly salary at Gold tier, creating a dual-growth pathway unique to AquaFunded.
