Evaluations and accounts
Account size
The virtual balance an account is denominated in. It scales every percentage rule into dollars, sets the fee, and determines how much a single pip of movement is worth to your objectives.
GFN’s figure
GFN sells six sizes per programme, from $5,000 to $200,000, with the 1 Step also offering $150,000. Total allocation across accounts is capped at $400,000.
- 2 StepEntry price
- $22 for a $5,000 account
- 1 Step$100,000 account
- $473
- Instant$100,000 account
- $900
In detail
Account size,explained
The right size is the one whose daily loss limit matches the risk you actually take per trade, not the one whose profit target sounds best. A trader risking $50 a trade on a $100,000 account has a $5,000 daily allowance they will never approach and has overpaid for it.
Sizing down and holding more than one account is generally cheaper than sizing up, because the fee scales with the balance while the rules stay proportionally identical.
Related
Terms thatcome with it
Most rules only make sense next to the ones they interact with. These are the entries this one depends on.
Virtual capital
The simulated balance an evaluation or funded account is denominated in. It sets the size of every percentage-based rule on the account, and it is not money held on the trader's behalf.
Maximum allocation
The ceiling on how much simulated capital one trader may hold across every account with a firm. It is the real limit on how large a trader can get, and it is often lower than the largest account on sale suggests.
Evaluation fee
The one-time price of an assessment. It is what the trader is genuinely risking - no customer capital is exposed on a simulated account - and it is the number to compare between firms per dollar of allocation.
Position size
How many lots a trade is placed in. It is calculated from the dollar amount being risked and the stop distance, not chosen first - which is the reverse of how most traders approach it.
Scaling plan
A published schedule under which a firm increases an account's virtual capital as the trader meets profit and consistency milestones. Not every firm runs one, and the conditions vary widely.
Ready when you are
Your capital stays yours.The risk is ours.
One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes.
No subscriptions or hidden fees
Payouts every 14 days
$400,000 max total allocation