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title: "Evaluation fee - Meaning & GFN's Figure - Get Funded Now"
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Evaluations and accounts

# 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.

Also called: Challenge fee · Account fee

GFN’s figure

GFN's evaluation fee is a one-time payment - no subscription, no resets to buy and no activation fee. The 2 Step starts at $22, the 1 Step at $123, and Instant at $36.

- **2 Step From**: $22 ($5,000)
- **1 Step From**: $123 ($10,000)
- **Instant From**: $36 ($5,000)

Commission of $3.50 per side is charged on the simulated account and is separate from the fee.

In detail

## Evaluation fee, explained

The useful comparison is cost per $1,000 of simulated allocation, not headline price. A cheaper account at a smaller size can cost more per unit of capital than a larger one.

The second number to check is what the fee does not cover: resets, add-ons, subscription tiers and data charges all sit outside the headline price at some firms.

[The rule in full →](https://getfundednow.com/rules/commission) · [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.

- [Activation fee](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/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.
- [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.
- [Account size](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/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.
- [Commission](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/commission) - An explicit per-lot charge for executing a trade, usually quoted per side. Two sides make a round turn, so the quoted figure has to be doubled to get the cost of a completed trade.

Also governed by [/rules/commission](https://getfundednow.com/rules/commission)

[Spread](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/spread) · [Raw spread](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/raw-spread) · [Round turn](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/round-turn)

Ready when you are

## Your capital stays yours. The risk is ours.

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[Start your challenge →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the rules](https://getfundednow.com/faq)

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Source: https://getfundednow.com/glossary/evaluation-fee
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