At a glance
The short version
AquaFunded runs 4 evaluation programs for forex and CFD traders. The headline one, One Step, asks for a 9% profit target with a 6% max max loss and a 3% daily loss limit. This page puts every AquaFunded rule set in one table, runs each through thousands of simulated challenges to show what the rules alone do to your odds, and opens a chart that enforces them candle by candle — so you can rehearse the AquaFunded challenge on real historical data before you pay for one.
AquaFunded challenge rules, program by program
Rules as published on aquafunded.com, checked 21 October 2026. Prop firms revise rules often — confirm on their site before you buy; the source for each program is in the fine print below. Account sizes offered: $5k, $10k, $25k, $50k, $100k, $200k.
What the AquaFunded rules do to your odds
The same trader passes one firm's challenge far more often than another's, and the difference is the rules, not the trader. To isolate it, each program below was run through the CRTLAB challenge simulator for three traders: a break-even one (50% wins at 1:1 — zero edge, so any pass is the rules' slack plus luck), a small edge (45% at 1:1.5) and a solid edge (45% at 1:2).
Of AquaFunded's 4 programs, One Step leaves a break-even trader the most room (35.7% pass) and Two Step (PRO) the least (22.2%).
| Program | Break-even trader | Small edge | Solid edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Step | 35.7% | 67.7% | 87.4% |
| Two Step (PRO) | 22.2% | 67.3% | 93% |
| Two Step (Standard) | 25.9% | 64.2% | 88.2% |
| Two Step (Elite) | 28.5% | 71% | 93.4% |
Simulated: $100k account, 1% risk per trade, 2 trades a day, 60 trading days or the program's own limit; multi-phase programs multiply each phase's pass rate. Min-day and consistency rules are not simulated. Run your own numbers in the prop firm challenge calculator.
The rule most likely to end a AquaFunded attempt
On One Step the target (9%) is 1.5× the room you have to lose (6%). That gap is the whole difficulty: a trader has to make 1.5 units for every unit they can afford to give back, so a cold streak early in the phase ends more attempts than a lack of edge does.
There is a 3% daily loss limit. With only 6% in total, two bad days are the whole account.
You need at least 3 trading days before a phase can pass, so a single big day does not finish it.
In simulation, a trader with a small edge (45% wins at 1:1.5, 1% risk) fails 30.8% of phase-one attempts on the max loss; the ones who pass take a median of 16 trading days.
Rehearse the AquaFunded challenge on a real chart
The button opens CRTLAB with prop firm mode running on AquaFunded's One Step rules. The chart's HUD carries your progress to target, the distance to the max loss and the daily floor, and it calls the verdict — passed, phase two, or breached — the moment a rule is hit, exactly as the firm's dashboard would. Every AquaFunded program and account size is one click away in the rules panel, and so are the other 98 firms in the catalogue.
What makes it a rehearsal rather than a demo account: you replay real historical data, candle by candle, on any of 38 markets from 1-minute to weekly, and you can do in an evening what a live challenge takes a month to show you. Run the same week three times with three different risk sizes and watch which one the max floor catches.
There is no account to fund and no time limit on practice — the replay waits for you. When your rehearsals pass consistently, you know the edge survives AquaFunded's rules before the fee is spent.
AquaFunded fine print worth knowing
One Step: Split 90% (up to 100% on PRO). Min days: 3 profitable days (min. 0.5% gain/day). Max loss type not stated. AquaFunded's rules page.
Two Step (PRO): Split Up to 100%. Max loss type not stated. AquaFunded's rules page.
Two Step (Standard): Split 90%. Max loss type not stated. AquaFunded's rules page.
Two Step (Elite): Split Up to 100%. Max loss type not stated. AquaFunded's rules page.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the official AquaFunded challenge?
No. CRTLAB is an independent backtesting platform and is not affiliated with AquaFunded. It reproduces AquaFunded's published rules (checked 21 October 2026) so you can practise against them on historical data; passing here does not fund an account.
What is the AquaFunded max drawdown?
One Step: 6% (type n/s); Two Step (PRO): 10% (type n/s); Two Step (Standard): 8% (type n/s); Two Step (Elite): 10% (type n/s).
Does AquaFunded have a daily loss limit?
One Step: 3%; Two Step (PRO): 5%; Two Step (Standard): 5%; Two Step (Elite): 4%.
What is the AquaFunded profit target?
One Step: 9%; Two Step (PRO): 10% then 5%; Two Step (Standard): 8% then 5%; Two Step (Elite): 8% then 5%.
Is the AquaFunded simulator free?
CRTLAB is free to try. You get prop firm mode with AquaFunded's rules and every other firm's, with every tool the product has, for your first 10,000 candles of replay — roughly two hours of stepping through a chart, no card needed. After the sample, unlimited replay is $14.99 a month, cancel any time. Prop firm mode itself is never behind a paywall.