The full details of the challenge rules and conditions can be found here:
Challenge Phases |
Phase 1 |
Phase 2 |
Profit target |
8% |
5% |
5% (hard breach: results in account closure) |
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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 |
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10% (trailing based on Highest Watermark Balance - Closed P&L) Examples here |
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Leverage |
Up to 100:1 (FX and Gold) Up to 50:1 (CFD Indices and Commodities) |
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Retry discount |
20% |
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Refund Challenge fee |
Available on first profit share payout | |
Minimum trade size |
0.1 lot or 1 CFD Index |
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Inactivity time |
20 calendar days |
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StopLoss required |
Not required |
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Flatten on Friday? |
Not required |
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Holding Positions overnight, during weekends and news events |
Allowed |
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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. |
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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) |
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EAs, Martingale, Scalping trading strategies |
Allowed subject to Terms and Conditions |