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1-step challenge · Forex & CFDs · checked 2026-10-27

Top One Trader 1 Step NOVA rules

Daily loss 3%Max loss 6%Trailing drawdownProfit split 90%, up to 100% with add-on

Account sizes and limits

SizePriceActivationActions
$25,000$7
$7 entry fee; activation fee due within 30 days of passing
$165Track·Would I pass?
$50,000$7
$7 entry fee; activation fee due within 30 days of passing
$275Track·Would I pass?
$100,000$7
$7 entry fee; activation fee due within 30 days of passing
$550Track·Would I pass?
$200,000$7
$7 entry fee; activation fee due within 30 days of passing
$880Track·Would I pass?
$300,000$7
$7 entry fee; activation fee due within 30 days of passing
$1,247Track·Would I pass?

List prices, without temporary discounts. “—” means the firm doesn't publish that value for this size.

Daily loss limit

Limit
3%
Measured from
the higher of start-of-day balance or equity
Resets
5pm EST
If you hit it
The account fails

Max loss (drawdown)

Limit
6%
Type
Trailing

The floor follows your highest balance up by the same distance, so profits move it up. See it on a chart

6% in evaluation, 5% funded; locks at starting balance

Phases

Phase 1
Target
5%
Minimum days
0
Time limit
None stated

Funded account and payouts

Profit split
90%, up to 100% with add-on
First payout
14 days after funding
Payout cycle
bi-weekly; weekly with add-on
Consistency rule
20% Equity Stability Score (ESS)
Fee refund
non-refundable
Leverage
Eval: FX 1:100, metals/indices 1:20, crypto 1:4; Funded: FX 1:30, metals/indices 1:5, crypto 1:1
Platforms
MT5, MatchTrader, TradeLocker, TradingView

What you can trade and how

News tradingNot allowed
Holding over the weekendAllowed
EAs / botsAllowed
?Copy tradingNot stated by the firm
?HedgingNot stated by the firm
Top One Trader news rule

On funded and Instant accounts no opening, closing or modifying trades 5 min before or after high-impact news; challenges are unrestricted.

Applies to: Funded accounts (1 Step Flash, 2 Step Pro) and Instant Funding; challenge phases unrestricted

Source, checked 2026-11-02 News rules at every firm →

Good to know

No daily loss in evaluation; 3% daily in funded phase. Homepage advertises 40% off activation and unlimited free resets. EAs allowed in challenge only; news not allowed when funded.

Your odds of passing

Enter how you trade and we run 1,000 evaluations of the Top One Trader 1 Step NOVA against its own daily limit, drawdown, target and day rules.

71%
passed
30 days
typical time to pass (19–50)
$395
expected spend to get funded
  • Passed 71%
  • Max loss 28%
  • Still going after 130 days 0%

A model, not a forecast: each trade wins or loses your average amount at random, days are whole weekdays, and trailing floors never lock. Consistency, news and weekend rules aren't applied. Expected spend assumes every attempt costs the same as the first. Have real results? Replay your own days.

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FAQ

Top One Trader 1 Step NOVA — common questions

3% of the higher of start-of-day balance or equity. It resets: 5pm EST.

6%. Trailing. The floor follows your highest balance up by the same distance, so profits move it up. 6% in evaluation, 5% funded; locks at starting balance

Phase 1: 5%.

Phase 1: 0 days.

90%, up to 100% with add-on. First payout: 14 days after funding.

20% Equity Stability Score (ESS)

No, news trading is restricted on this program.

Trading the Top One Trader 1 Step NOVA?

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