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title: "Activation fee - Meaning & GFN's Figure - Get Funded Now"
description: "A charge some firms apply when a passed evaluation is converted into a funded account. It is separate from the evaluation fee, which is why it is so…"
url: "https://getfundednow.com/glossary/activation-fee"
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last_modified: "2026-09-22"
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disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds."
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Evaluations and accounts

# Activation fee

A charge some firms apply when a passed evaluation is converted into a funded account. It is separate from the evaluation fee, which is why it is so often missed when headline prices are compared.

GFN’s figure

GFN charges no activation fee. The one-time evaluation fee is the only outlay - there is no charge to convert a passed evaluation into a simulated funded account, and no monthly subscription.

- **Activation fee**: None
- **Monthly subscription**: None
- **Charge to receive a funded account**: None

In detail

## Activation fee, explained

Activation fees are most common on futures-style programmes, where they may be monthly rather than one-off. Where one applies, the true cost of reaching a funded account is the evaluation fee plus the activation charge plus any resets bought along the way.

Check whether it is charged once, per account, or per month, and whether it is deducted from the first payout rather than billed separately.

[Rules handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) · [More evaluations and accounts](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/category/evaluations)

Related

## Terms that come with it

Most rules only make sense next to the ones they interact with. These are the entries this one depends on.

- [Evaluation fee](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/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.
- [Refundable fee](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/refundable-fee) - An evaluation fee a firm returns under stated conditions - usually with the first payout after a trader reaches the funded stage. Where it exists it is a term of the programme, not a consumer refund right.
- [Account reset](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/account-reset) - Paying to return a failed or drawn-down evaluation to its starting balance rather than buying a new account. It is a recurring revenue line at firms that sell it, and a real cost to track.
- [Funded account](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/funded-account) - The account a trader receives after passing an evaluation, or buys directly under an instant programme. At a simulated-funding firm it is a simulated account whose eligible gains can qualify for a real payout.

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Source: https://getfundednow.com/glossary/activation-fee
Facts about Get Funded Now in one file: https://getfundednow.com/llms.txt