Applies to: CFD
Short answer
Instant Starter is a one-time $5,000 instant funded account for trying out instant funding. There's no evaluation. Profit is capped at $250, and you get one payout (90% split, crypto only), after which the account closes. You can only buy one per trader.
Key numbers
Account size | $5,000 |
Profit target | None |
Max daily loss | 3% of starting balance ($150) |
Max drawdown | 5% trailing (locks at $5,000 once you reach +5%) |
Minimum trading days | 5 days with at least 0.5% profit each |
Consistency | 15% |
Profit cap | $250 (5%) |
Payouts | One payout only; crypto only, minimum $100 |
Profit split | 90% |
Guardian Shield | Closes all trades at 1% floating loss |
News trading | Allowed |
Minimum hold time | 2 minutes |
One per trader
You can buy only one Instant Starter account. Any extra Instant Starter accounts bought by the same trader are breached automatically and can't be refunded. The Instant Starter fee is also not covered by the CFD refund-after-4th-payout policy.
Risk limits
Maximum daily loss: 3%
Your daily loss limit is $150 (3% of $5,000), measured from whichever is higher at the 5:00 PM New York reset: your balance or your equity.
$100 floating profit at reset: equity is $5,100, so it can't drop below $4,950 the next day.
$100 floating loss at reset: your $5,000 balance is higher, so equity can't drop below $4,850.
No open trades: the limit is your closed balance minus $150.
Maximum drawdown: 5% trailing
Your maximum drawdown trails 5% ($250) below your highest closed balance. Once you reach +5%, it locks at $5,000 and stops trailing. Drawdown includes closed profits and losses, swaps and commissions.
Guardian Shield
If your open trades reach a combined 1% floating loss ($50), Guardian Shield will usually close all open trades. You can keep trading straight away, but there are consequences:
1st time: your profit split drops to 50% permanently.
2nd time: the account is permanently breached.
Your payout
Requirements
At least 5 trading days with 0.5% profit or more. They don't need to be consecutive.
Your best day must be below 15% of your total profit. Example: with a $30 best day, you need more than $200 total profit. The $250 cap still applies.
Account above $5,000, no rule violations and all positions closed.
Amount and method
Maximum profit is $250. At a 90% split, that's a $225 payout.
Crypto only, minimum $100. Rise isn't available because its $500 minimum is higher than the $250 cap, so add a crypto wallet as your payout method.
After your payout, the account is permanently closed.
Trading rules
News trading: allowed.
Tick scalping: hold each trade for at least 2 minutes.
Overnight and weekends: allowed.
Expert Advisors: allowed, if they're your own setup. VPNs and VPS are allowed, but not to get around copy trading, group trading or signal rules.
Copy trading: only between accounts you legally own.
Stop losses: not mandatory, but you're responsible for staying within the rules.
Leverage: FX 1:30, indices and commodities 1:10, crypto 1:2.