FundingPips 1-Step $10,000 Challenge Review – Rules, Drawdown & Scaling | PropTradingArea
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OVERALL PASS RATE
22.7 %
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Funding Pips

1-Step

1-Step Challenge Static Drawdown
Account Size $10,000
Price $99

Targets & Drawdowns

Profit Target Step 1 10.0%
Daily Drawdown 3.0%
Max Drawdown 6.0%
Drawdown Type Static

Rules

Time Limit Unlimited
Profit Split 80%
Payout Frequency Weekly
Min Trading Days 3 days

Additional Rules

Single-phase evaluation: On a $10,000 account, traders must generate $1,000 in closed profits while respecting all drawdown rules throughout the single evaluation phase.
Minimum trading days: At least 3 distinct calendar days per challenge and per funded payout cycle.
Daily loss limit of 4% static: On a $10,000 account, the maximum daily loss is $400.
Maximum drawdown of 6% static: The absolute floor is $9,400 on a $10,000 account.
Flexible profit split: Weekly 60%, Bi-Weekly 80%, On-Demand 90% (35% consistency), Monthly 100%.
Payouts every Tuesday. $10 fee per transaction. Minimum withdrawal 1% of initial balance including firm's share ($100 on a $10,000 account).
No consistency rule in evaluation. News trading unrestricted in evaluation. In funded, profits from ±5 minutes of high-impact news excluded (except On-Demand holders).
EAs for execution only. Weekend and overnight holding permitted. Inactivity rule: 30 days.
Leverage capped at 1:50: At $10,000, the leverage difference between 1-Step (1:50) and Standard (1:100) is most practically felt when sizing positions on volatile instruments like gold. A trader running 1 standard lot of XAUUSD at 1:50 uses twice the margin of the same position at 1:100, requiring larger free margin and more conservative sizing relative to the account balance.
1-Step vs 2-Step decision at $10,000: The 1-Step has a $400 daily limit vs Standard's $500 — tighter intraday room but a faster path (3 minimum days vs 6 minimum days total). Traders with consistent daily execution who want the fastest possible funded access will prefer the 1-Step, while traders who need intraday flexibility will benefit from the Standard's extra daily room.

Scaling Plan

Tiered capital growth through performance: FundingPips operates a four-tier scaling program — Launchpad, Ascender, Trailblazer, and Hot Seat — progressively increasing capital, drawdown allowances, and profit splits.
Launchpad scale-up: A 10% funded account profit triggers a 20% balance increase and drawdown expansion to 11%.
Ascending tiers unlock further capital: Consistent traders progress through Ascender and Trailblazer tiers toward Hot Seat.
Hot Seat — the elite tier: 100% profit split, on-demand payouts with no consistency rule, capital up to $2,000,000.
Scaling based on original account size. Rules unchanged throughout scaling.
Fee refund on 4th payout: Full refund of the original evaluation fee after the 4th funded payout.

Features

EA/Bot Allowed Free Dashboard News Trading Allowed No Time Limit Scaling Plan Weekend Holding