Rules and risk
No consistency rule,no payout cap: the trade-off.
At GFN, the 1 Step is the program with no consistency rule and no withdrawal cap. One day can supply the whole 10% target, and once funded, each 14-day payout is your full share of simulated profit. In exchange it costs more than the 2 Step and has no free retake.
What are a consistency rule and a payout cap?
They are two different limits that often get searched together because both restrict how a strong period turns into money.
- A consistency rule limits how much of your total profit one day can supply. On the GFN 2 Step, no single day may exceed 35% of total profit. See the consistency rule, explained.
- A payout or withdrawal cap limits how much you can take out in one payout cycle, however much the account made. On GFN Instant, withdrawals are capped at 2% of the account per cycle, above a 3% buffer. See withdrawal cap rules.
A program with neither lets a trader pass on a single strong session and withdraw a single strong cycle in full. The rest of the rule set - the daily loss limit and the max drawdown - still applies to every trade.
Which GFN program has no consistency rule and no payout cap?
| Program | Consistency rule | Withdrawal cap | Profit share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instant | None | 2% per cycle above a 3% buffer | 70% |
| 1 Step | None | None | 80%, or 90% with the add-on |
| 2 Step | 35% max in one day | None | 80%, or 90% with the add-on |
Only the 1 Step is free of both. Instant has no consistency rule but caps withdrawals; the 2 Step has no cap but a consistency rule during the evaluation.
What does the 1 Step trade for having neither rule?
- Fee, one-time
- $473
The $100,000 2 Step is $405.
- Profit target
- $10,000
One phase. It can be reached in one day.
- Daily loss limit
- $5,000
- Max drawdown
- $8,000
Trails your highest balance until the balance reaches $108,000, then stays fixed at the starting $100,000.
- Profit share
- 80%, or 90% with the add-on
- Payouts
- Every 14 days
No withdrawal cap per cycle.
The costs are a higher fee than the 2 Step, no free retake if you breach, and a trailing drawdown rather than a fixed one until the lock point. See trailing drawdown.
Who should choose a program without these rules?
- Traders whose profit comes in a few large days. A consistency rule works against that pattern; the 1 Step does not have one.
- Traders who want each payout in full. With no cap, a strong 14-day cycle is paid as your share of that cycle's simulated profit.
- Not traders who want the cheapest entry. The 2 Step is cheaper at every size both sell and includes a free retake.
- Not traders who want to skip the evaluation. That is Instant, which carries the withdrawal cap.
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Sources
This guide relies on no external sources. Every GFN figure in it is generated from the same published pricing and rules data the checkout uses.