Splitting allocation across accounts is a legitimate way to diversify strategies and to keep one bad run from ending everything. The ceiling and the coordination rule are what stop the same freedom becoming a way to buy both sides of a coin flip.
Accounts
Multiple accounts,one allocation ceiling.
You can hold more than one account, on any mix of the three programmes, up to $400,000 of total simulated allocation. Each account carries its own drawdown and its own payout cycle. Trading them at the same time is allowed; deliberately taking opposite sides across them is prohibited.
The rule
How many accounts can I have?
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.
- More than one account
- Allowed
- Total allocation ceiling
- $400,000
- Instant and an evaluation together
- Allowed
Any mix of programmes counts toward the same ceiling.
- Drawdown
- Per account
A breach on one does not breach the others.
- Opposite sides across accounts
- Prohibited
Treated as coordinated trading.
- Several customer profiles
- Prohibited
One person, one profile.
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.
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.
Two accounts, run properly
A $100,000 1 Step and a $50,000 2 Step.
- Total allocation
- $150,000
Within the $400,000 ceiling.
- 1 Step daily limit
- $5,000
Its own limit, its own reset.
- 2 Step daily limit
- $2,500
5% of $50,000.
- Same instrument, same direction
- Allowed
Two expressions of one view.
- Same instrument, opposite directions
- Prohibited
A hedge across accounts.
Two accounts means two sets of limits to track at once, on different reset times and different payout cycles. That is the practical cost of running more than one.
Commonly misread
What tradersget wrong here
Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness.
“My accounts share one drawdown pool”
They do not. Drawdown is applied per account.
“Opposite positions on two accounts are just diversification”
Deliberate opposite sides across accounts is coordinated trading and is prohibited.
The full cluster
Every questionabout this rule
The answers our support team works from, each on its own page.
Can I have more than one GFN account?
Yes - up to a maximum total allocation of $400,000 in simulated capital across all your accounts.
Can I trade my accounts at the same time?
Yes, provided all accounts belong to you and your trading remains compliant with the applicable rules.
Does Maximum Drawdown apply across all my accounts together?
Each trading account normally has its own metrics.
Can I create several customer profiles to get around account limits?
No. Creating duplicate identities or profiles to circumvent account limits is prohibited.
Can I have an Instant Funding account and an Evaluation account at the same time?
Yes, provided the combined size of your accounts stays within the $400,000 maximum total allocation.
Related rules
The rulesthat sit next to this one
How much simulated capital can I run in total?
Total simulated allocation across every account you hold is capped at $400,000. How that works across Instant, 1 Step and 2 Step.
Can I hedge?
Hedging inside a single account may be permitted where it is genuine trading. Taking opposite sides across accounts, or with another trader, is prohibited.
Can someone else trade my account?
No. One named person owns and trades each account, and identity, account and payout details must match. Sharing login details is prohibited in itself.
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.
Ready when you are
Your capital stays yours.The risk is ours.
One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes.
No subscriptions or hidden fees
Payouts every 14 days
$400,000 max total allocation