Accelerated Futures

Single-phase evaluation with a fixed dollar profit target: The Accelerated challenge requires reaching a $3,000 profit target within a 30-day window. The target is fixed in dollar terms and represents 6% of the $50,000 account size. All positions must be closed before the profit target is confirmed as reached.
Time limit of 30 days: The Accelerated challenge has a hard 30-day deadline. If the $3,000 profit target is not reached within 30 days while respecting all drawdown rules, the evaluation expires and a reset fee of $79.00 applies to restart.
Minimum trading days of 1: Only 1 valid trading day is required to pass the Accelerated challenge. A day counts as valid only if the trader generates a net profit of at least $200 on that day. This single-day minimum means a well-executed session can theoretically complete the entire challenge, provided the $3,000 target is hit and the trailing drawdown is respected throughout.
Real-time trailing drawdown of $2,000: The Accelerated uses a live trailing drawdown model. The $2,000 maximum loss limit trails the highest live equity peak in real time throughout the trading day, including unrealized profits from open positions. Every new equity high — even from an open, unrealized position — permanently raises the drawdown floor. If live equity drops below the most recently adjusted floor at any point during the session, the challenge is immediately breached.
How the trailing floor moves at $50,000: Starting at $50,000 with a $2,000 trailing buffer, the initial floor is $48,000. If an open trade generates $1,500 in unrealized profit (equity reaches $51,500), the floor immediately rises to $49,500 — locking in permanently. If the trade then reverses and closes breakeven, equity returns to $50,000 but the floor remains at $49,500, leaving only $500 of buffer remaining. At $50,000 with 2 Mini contracts, intraday swings can move the trailing floor by meaningful dollar amounts very quickly.
Maximum contracts: Traders may hold a maximum of 2 Mini contracts and 20 Micro contracts simultaneously on a $50,000 account. Mixing Minis and Micros is allowed provided total equivalent exposure does not exceed the maximum limit.
No activation fee: There is no activation fee to access the funded account after passing the Accelerated challenge.
Profit split: 90% to the trader across all funded account activity.
Payout structure: To be eligible for a payout, traders must complete at least 5 profitable trading days per payout cycle in the funded account, each generating a net profit of at least $200. After each payout, the 5-day counter resets.
Consistency rule (funded only): No single trading day may account for more than 20% of total profits accumulated in the current payout cycle. This is significantly stricter than the Ascent's 35% rule. Exceeding the threshold does not breach the account but blocks payout requests until further trading dilutes the ratio below 20%.
Payout buffer and cap: A required buffer of $2,100 must remain in the account after any withdrawal. The maximum payout per cycle is $2,500. The minimum payout per request is $500. To request the full $2,500 maximum payout, total profits must reach at least $4,600.
Platform: BlackArrow. All trading is conducted exclusively through the BlackArrow platform on CME futures markets.
Trailing floor moves with every unrealized gain at $50,000: With 2 Mini contracts on a $50,000 account, a single contract move of 10 ES points generates $500 in unrealized profit — immediately raising the trailing floor by $500. A trader running 2 Mini contracts through a 20-point intraday rally has locked in $2,000 of floor movement equal to the entire drawdown buffer. Any subsequent reversal of that same magnitude would breach the account even if the trader is still in profit overall.
1-day minimum concentrates all risk into a single session: Unlike the Ascent where the 2-day minimum naturally distributes effort across sessions, the Accelerated allows completion in one session — but this also means all trailing drawdown risk from position peaks occurs within a single continuous session. A losing sequence after an early intraday high can breach the account before any recovery is possible.
Trailing vs EOD at $50,000 — key practical difference: On an identical $50,000 account with the same $2,000 drawdown, the Accelerated and Ascent diverge significantly intraday. A trader who peaks at $53,000 intraday on the Accelerated locks in a floor of $51,000 immediately. The same trader on the Ascent can experience that same $53,000 peak intraday without consequence — the floor only updates if the session closes at $53,000 or above. At $50,000 with 2 Minis, this intraday flexibility difference between models is most acutely felt.
20% consistency rule in funded at $50,000: A single $500 profit day requires $2,500 in total funded profits before a payout request is eligible. Given the $2,500 maximum payout cap, a single moderately strong day early in a cycle can block withdrawals until total profits grow significantly, requiring sustained consistent performance to normalize the ratio.