AquaFunded Trading Rules Explained
UAE-based CFD firm with 1-step, 2-step and instant plans on four platforms.
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AquaFunded rules: what you can and can't do
News trading: Not allowed
Trading close to high-impact news is restricted. Check the firm's news window before CPI, NFP or FOMC.
Holding overnight: Allowed
You can keep positions open past the end of the trading day.
Holding over the weekend: Allowed
You can keep positions open from Friday close to the Monday open.
EAs, bots & algorithms: Allowed
Automated strategies are allowed, within the firm's fair-use rules.
Copy trading: Allowed
You may copy your own trades between accounts at this firm.
Hedging: Allowed
Opposite positions on the same instrument are allowed within one account.
Loss limits by plan
One Step Standard
- Daily
- 3%
- Max
- 6%
- Min days
- 3
Trailing (intraday). Your loss limit follows your highest equity in real time, including open trades. A big unrealised win can raise it.
One Step Flex
- Daily
- 3%
- Max
- 12%
- Min days
- 0
Static. Your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance. Profits never move it up, so gains give you extra room.
Two Step Standard
- Daily
- 5%
- Max
- 8%
- Min days
- 3
Static. Your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance. Profits never move it up, so gains give you extra room.
Two Step Elite
- Daily
- 4%
- Max
- 12%
- Min days
- 3
Static. Your loss limit is fixed from the starting balance. Profits never move it up, so gains give you extra room.
Instant Funding (Standard)
- Daily
- 3%
- Max
- 5%
- Min days
- 5
Trailing (intraday). Your loss limit follows your highest equity in real time, including open trades. A big unrealised win can raise it.
Fine print
- Consistency rule: Funded payout consistency by model: Instant Standard 15%, Instant Pro 20%, Two Step Pro 50% (25% before 2026-08-31), One Step Pro 25%; none stated for the Standard/Flex/Elite evaluation plans recorded here. Instant Flex has none. How consistency rules work →
- Maximum leverage: 1:100 (evaluation) / 1:50 (funded)
- Scaling plan: +25% of initial size after a 12% return within 3 months, up to $4M total; subject to review
- Fee refund: the evaluation fee is refunded with a payout.