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2-Step Challenge

Everything you need to know about the 2-Step Challenge.

2-Step Challenge

The 2-Step Challenge consists of 2 Phases, which you must pass to qualify for funding. It's the classic 2-step challenge, but without a time limit.


🔷 Phase 1 & 2

To pass the CTI 2-Step Challenge, all you need to do is:

Rules:

  • Stay within 5% Max Daily Drawdown for each phase.
    (5% of initial account balance - calculated from start-of-day balance, not equity)

  • Stay within 10% Max Static Drawdown for each phase.

  • Unlimited Time to complete Phases 1 and 2.

Objectives

  • Reach a Profit Target of 10% during Phase 1 and 5% during Phase 2.

  • Complete at least 3 Minimum Profitable Days for each Phase.

Additional Perks

  • News trading: Allowed with no restrictions.

  • Holding trades over the Weekend: Allowed.

  • Holding trades overnight: Allowed.


🔷 After You Pass | When Becoming a CTI Funded Trader

Once you pass Phase 2, you’ll be funded and offered the following benefits.

  • The Profit Share:

    • Standard: 80% Profit Share

    • CTI VIP Program Profit Ssare

      • Bronze Level: 90% Profit Share.

      • Silver Level: 100% Profit Share.

  • Stay within 5% Max Daily Drawdown for each phase.

  • Stay within 10% Max Static Drawdown.


🔷 Reset Policy - If You Don't Pass

You can reset your challenge with an unlimited 30% discount. This gives you the flexibility to try again without breaking the bank.


🔷 How To Qualify for Scaling? - Scaling Objectives

  • You must achieve at least a +10% profit overall in the last 4 months.
    (Withdrawals don't affect this target)

  • Be profitable in at least 2 out of those 4 months.

  • Your account must have a positive balance (in profit) at the time of scaling.


🔷 What Is The Max Funded Capital?

You can scale up to a maximum of $200,000 per account ($400,000 in Total).

Every time you qualify, your account balance increases by +50% of its original balance, up to $100,000.

Then, you continue on the $100,000 scaling plan.

From the $100,000 account balance, the scaling is as follows:

  • $100,000 -> $112,500 (Increase of 12.5% of the original balance).

  • $112,500 -> $125,000 (Increase of 12.5% of the original balance).

  • $125,000 -> $150,000 (Increase of 25% of the original balance).

  • $150,000 -> $175,000 (Increase of 25% of the original balance).

  • $175,000 -> $200,000 (Increase of 25% of the original balance).


🔷 How Many Accounts Can I Have At The Same Time?

You can have up to 2 x $100,000 accounts, or their equivalent: $50K, $25K, $10K, $5K, or $2.5K.

This means, you can have 2 x $100K, or 4x $50K, or 8 x $25K, or 20 x $10K, or 40 x $5K, or 80 x $2.5K.

To become eligible to get funded on a second $100K Account on the 2-Step Challenge, you must be funded with your first $100K account and have had at least one payout. Once you receive your first payout, you can get funded with the 2nd $100K account.


🔷 What Is The Payout Frequency?

1st Payout

You can request your 1st payout on Demand anytime once you have:

  • At least 7 Profitable Trading Days.

  • A Minimum of 2% net profit or $100 (whichever is higher).

Subsequent payouts

  • Standard Funded Trader:

    • Monthly, during the last 5 days of each calendar month.

    • Bronze Level: Weekly payouts.

    • Silver Level: Any time payouts.

*PS: Any time you reach a 10% eligible net profit (including past payouts), you will be eligible to request the payout without having to wait until the last 5 days of the calendar month.

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