Evaluation path
Cheapest upfront fee. You prove your edge across one or two phases (5–8% profit targets), then get funded. Timeline: 2 weeks to 2 months depending on your style.
- Best for: developing traders, first-timers, cost-sensitive scaling.
- Tradeoff: fee is at risk if you breach the rules.
Instant funding path
Higher upfront fee (2–4×). No phases — you start on a funded account with tighter drawdown initially, then conditions relax after a milestone.
- Best for: proven traders, scaling operators, income-timing needs.
- Tradeoff: sunk cost is higher; early rules are stricter.
The decision rule
If your monthly journal shows a consistent edge over 60+ trades, instant funding pays for itself in one payout cycle. If not, take the evaluation — the phases are cheap reps that catch problems before they cost you real capital.
Try Zero Funded
One-Step and Two-Step evaluations from $3K to $20K, 80% profit split, and USDT payouts on funded accounts.