One bad session is not always a verdict on a strategy, and a second attempt at no extra cost is a reasonable thing to include in the cheapest programme. The tighter terms are the other half of that: the retake carries more risk for the firm, so it runs with less room and a lower share. Stating both halves is the point of this page.
Evaluation rules
The free retake,and its tighter terms.
The 2 Step includes one free retake if you fail it by breaching a hard rule. The retake is not the same account: the daily loss limit drops to 3%, the non-trailing drawdown to 4%, and the virtual profit share to 60%. Instant and 1 Step do not include a retake.
The rule
What happens if I fail?
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.
- Included on
- 2 Step only
- Retake daily loss limit3% of $100,000
- $3,000
Down from $5,000.
- Retake max drawdown4% of $100,000
- $4,000
Down from $8,000. Floor at $96,000, still non-trailing.
- Retake virtual profit share
- 60%
Down from 80%.
- Retakes included
- One
After that, a new account is a new purchase.
- Every other 2 Step rule
- Unchanged
3 minimum days, 35% consistency, same targets.
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.
- 2 StepApplies
One free retake
Granted after a hard breach, on tighter limits: 3% daily, 4% drawdown, 60% share.
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 retake on a $100,000 2 Step
Same target, less room.
- First attempt daily limit
- $5,000
- Retake daily limit
- $3,000
$2,000 less.
- First attempt floor
- $92,000
- Retake floor
- $96,000
Half the room.
- Phase 1 target
- $8,000
Unchanged.
The retake asks for the same $8,000 with $4,000 less drawdown to work with. It is worth having, and it is worth not relying on.
Commonly misread
What tradersget wrong here
Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness.
“The first attempt is free”
It is not. The retake is free after a failed paid attempt. That is the whole of the claim.
“The retake is the same account again”
It runs on tighter limits and leads to a 60% share rather than 80%.
“Every programme includes one”
Only the 2 Step does. Instant and 1 Step do not.
The full cluster
Every questionabout this rule
The answers our support team works from, each on its own page.
Do I get a free retake if I fail the 2 Step?
Yes - one free retake, on tighter limits: a 3% Daily Loss Limit, a 4% non-trailing Maximum Drawdown and a 60% profit split once funded.
What happens if I fail an Evaluation?
If you breach a hard trading rule, that Evaluation account will no longer be eligible to continue.
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.
Does failing an Evaluation affect my other accounts?
Normally, a breach relates to the individual account on which it occurred.
Related rules
The rulesthat sit next to this one
What happens when I breach?
A hard breach closes the account and cannot be reversed by a later recovery. A soft breach is corrected rather than fatal. Which is which, by programme.
What is static, non-trailing drawdown?
The 2 Step uses a 8% non-trailing drawdown: the stop-out level sits at $92,000 on a $100,000 account and never moves.
How much of the profit do I keep?
The virtual profit share is 70% on Instant and 80% on 1 Step and 2 Step, rising to 90% with the optional add-on at checkout.
2 Step: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the 2 Step 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.
Instant: the full rule sheet
Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes.
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