What are the Challenge conditions?

The full details of the challenge rules and conditions can be found here:

Challenge Phases

Phase 1 

Phase 2 

Profit target

8%

5%

Daily loss limit

5%

(hard breach: results in account closure)

Daily Max Profit Limit (Consistency trading rule) 


5% Daily Max Profit 

Upon reaching this point, all open positions will be closed and trading will cease until the following day

2% Daily Max Profit 

Upon reaching this point, all open positions will be closed and trading will cease until the following day

Max drawdown

10%

(trailing based on Highest Watermark Balance - Closed P&L) Examples here

Leverage

Up to 100:1 (FX and Gold)

Up to 50:1 (CFD Indices and Commodities) 

Retry discount

20%

Refund Challenge fee

Available on first profit share payout

Minimum trade size

0.1 lot or 1 CFD Index

Inactivity time

20 calendar days 

StopLoss required

Not required

Flatten on Friday?

Not required

Holding Positions overnight, during weekends and news events

Allowed

News Trading

2 min before and 2 min after news events trading is not permitted. Trades open or closed during this window will be considered a soft breach during the Challenge phases.  Profit or Loss realized from closing the trades during the news window will not be reverted on the account. 

Copy Trading

Copying from the account to other non-OANDA companies and 3rd parties is allowed. 

However, copying into the OANDA account from external companies or 3rd party services is not allowed. (hard breach: results in account closure)

EAs, Martingale, 

Scalping trading strategies

Allowed subject to Terms and Conditions