Hard limits have to be absolute or they are not limits. The firm cannot run a simulated book where the level is negotiable after the fact, and a trader cannot plan against a level that moves when someone complains. The compensation for that strictness is that everything is published in advance, in dollars, on pages like this one.
Breaches
A breach,and what follows it.
A hard breach ends the account at the moment the level is crossed, even briefly, and a later recovery does not reverse it. The daily loss limit and the maximum drawdown are hard. A soft breach is a correctable issue, such as a missing compulsory stop, and is handled rather than fatal.
The rule
What happens when I breach?
Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert.
- Daily loss limit
- Hard breach
$3,000 on Instant, $5,000 on the other two, at $100,000.
- Maximum drawdown
- Hard breach
$5,000 on Instant, $8,000 on 1 Step and 2 Step.
- Brief crossing
- Still a breach
Seconds count. A recovery afterwards does not undo it.
- Missing compulsory stop
- Soft breach
Where a stop is required on your account, it may trigger closure of the position.
- Support reversing a breach
- No
A legitimate breach is not discretionary.
- 2 Step free retake
- One, tighter
3% daily, 4% drawdown, 60% share.
Plan applicability
Which programmesthis rule applies to
Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy.
- InstantApplies
Account closes
A breach ends the account. There is no included retake, so a further attempt is a new purchase.
- 2 StepApplies
Account closes, one free retake
The 2 Step includes one free retake, on tighter limits: 3% daily and 4% drawdown.
Why it exists
The reasoning,stated plainly
Worked example
The same rule,as a number
A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about.
A breach on a $100,000 Instant account
The daily limit is $3,000; the trailing floor started at $95,000.
- Equity intraday
- $96,900
Through the $97,000 daily level.
- Duration below
- About 20 seconds
- Equity at the close
- $99,100
Recovered.
- Account status
- Breached
Recorded at the crossing, not at the close.
If a technical fault is involved, raise it with timestamps, screenshots and order numbers. That is reviewed on evidence, and it is a different question from whether the level was crossed.
Commonly misread
What tradersget wrong here
Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness.
“I recovered, so it does not count”
A hard breach is recorded when the level is crossed. Recovery afterwards does not reverse it.
“Support can make an exception”
A legitimate breach is not reversible, and asking for special treatment is addressed in the handbook directly.
“A breach on one account ends all of them”
Drawdown is applied per account.
The full cluster
Every questionabout this rule
The answers our support team works from, each on its own page.
What is a hard breach?
A serious rule violation that fails or terminates the account - exceeding the Daily Loss Limit or Maximum Drawdown, for example.
What is a soft breach?
A soft breach is a rule violation that may result in a trade being closed or other corrective action without automatically terminating the entire account.
What happens after a hard breach?
Trading access to the breached account can be terminated and the account will no longer be eligible to progress or receive future payouts.
Can Support reverse a genuine drawdown breach?
No. Risk rules must be applied consistently to all traders.
What if the breach was caused by a technical issue?
Contact Support immediately with as much evidence as possible.
Can I buy another account after breaching?
Generally, yes, unless your wider GFN access has been restricted because of fraud, prohibited trading or another Terms & Conditions violation.
Related rules
The rulesthat sit next to this one
What is the daily loss limit?
The daily loss limit is 3% on Instant and 5% on 1 Step and 2 Step - $3,000 or $5,000 on a $100,000 simulated account.
What is maximum drawdown?
Maximum drawdown is 5% on Instant and 8% on 1 Step and 2 Step - $5,000 or $8,000 on a $100,000 simulated account, measured on equity.
What happens if I fail?
The 2 Step includes one free retake after a hard breach. The retake runs tighter: 3% daily loss limit, 4% drawdown and a 60% share.
Instant: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
1 Step: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the 1 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
2 Step: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the 2 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
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