At a glance
The short version
SFX Funded runs 2 evaluation programs for forex and CFD traders. The headline one, Ascend (2-Step), asks for 8% then 5% across 2 phases with a 8% max max loss and a 4% daily loss limit. This page puts every SFX Funded 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 SFX Funded challenge on real historical data before you pay for one.
SFX Funded challenge rules, program by program
Rules as published on sfxfunded.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, $8k, $15k, $30k, $60k, $120k, $180k, $250k.
What the SFX Funded 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 SFX Funded's 2 programs, Ascend (2-Step) leaves a break-even trader the most room (25.9% pass) and Rapid (1-Step) the least (17.6%).
| Program | Break-even trader | Small edge | Solid edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend (2-Step) | 25.9% | 64.2% | 88.2% |
| Rapid (1-Step) | 17.6% | 35.9% | 62.9% |
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 SFX Funded attempt
On Ascend (2-Step) the target (8%) is no larger than the loss allowance (8%). That is a generous shape — the account can absorb as much as it needs to make — and it is why this program's odds sit close to what your edge alone would predict.
There is a 4% daily loss limit. With only 8% in total, two bad days are the whole account.
In simulation, a trader with a small edge (45% wins at 1:1.5, 1% risk) fails 20.1% of phase-one attempts on the max loss; the ones who pass take a median of 15 trading days.
Rehearse the SFX Funded challenge on a real chart
The button opens CRTLAB with prop firm mode running on SFX Funded's Ascend (2-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 SFX Funded 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 SFX Funded's rules before the fee is spent.
SFX Funded fine print worth knowing
Ascend (2-Step): Split Up to 100%. Max loss type not stated. SFX Funded's rules page.
Rapid (1-Step): Split Up to 100%. Max loss type not stated. SFX Funded's rules page.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the official SFX Funded challenge?
No. CRTLAB is an independent backtesting platform and is not affiliated with SFX Funded. It reproduces SFX Funded'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 SFX Funded max drawdown?
Ascend (2-Step): 8% (type n/s); Rapid (1-Step): 4% (type n/s).
Does SFX Funded have a daily loss limit?
Ascend (2-Step): 4%; Rapid (1-Step): 3%.
What is the SFX Funded profit target?
Ascend (2-Step): 8% then 5%; Rapid (1-Step): 5%.
Is the SFX Funded simulator free?
CRTLAB is free to try. You get prop firm mode with SFX Funded'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.