Equity Edge Review 2026: Rules, Fees & Payouts
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Equity Edge is a forex & CFD prop firm based in Saint Lucia, using trailing intraday drawdown on its main program. Evaluations start at $15 one-time; the Instant 100K costs $305 with $5,000 max drawdown. Profit split: 80%, up to 90% via the scaling plan. Payouts: Every 14 days after the first trade. Evaluation consistency rule: 15%. Funded payout consistency rule: 15%. There is no activation fee on the Instant 100K. Rules auto-checked 2026-10-18.
- From
- $15
- Profit split
- 80%, up to 90% via the
- Payouts
- Every 14 days after the
- Products
- 7 · 46 sizes
Saint LuciaPlatforms- MT5
- MTR
Equity Edge verdict: pros, cons and who it suits
Our take in one line: Equity Edge offers a static drawdown (on some plans) and no activation fee; the catch is an intraday trailing drawdown (on some plans).
Pros
- Static drawdown (on some plans): the loss floor never moves up
- No activation fee after you pass
- No evaluation time limit
Cons
- Intraday trailing drawdown (on some plans): the floor follows unrealised peaks
- Hard daily loss limit: one bad day fails the account
- 15% consistency rule in the evaluation
- 15% consistency rule on funded payouts
- No trading 2 min around high-impact news on funded accounts
Best for
- Patient traders who do not want a deadline
Avoid if
- You sometimes have one big red day
- You make most of your profit on one or two big days
- You trade high-impact news releases
Every point is worked out from one rule field in our data (see the rules below); empty fields are left out, not guessed. Where a plan differs, the point says “on some plans”. Check “What we could not fully verify” further down before you buy. Not financial advice.
Regulation: No financial-regulator licence found. Evaluation fees are not covered by investor compensation. Funded accounts are simulated per the firm’s terms.
Products & account sizes
Swift 1-Step
from $15 · 6 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift 1-Step 2.5K | $15 | $200 | $125 | $75 | — |
| Swift 1-Step 5K | $19 | $400 | $250 | $150 | — |
| Swift 1-Step 10K | $42 | $800 | $500 | $300 | — |
| Swift 1-Step 25K | $117 | $2,000 | $1,250 | $750 | — |
| Swift 1-Step 50K | $257 | $4,000 | $2,500 | $1,500 | — |
| Swift 1-Step 100K | $407 | $8,000 | $5,000 | $3,000 | — |
Swift 2-Step
from $18 · 6 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift 2-Step 2.5K | $18 | $200 | $200 | $100 | — |
| Swift 2-Step 5K | $22 | $400 | $400 | $200 | — |
| Swift 2-Step 10K | $46 | $800 | $800 | $400 | — |
| Swift 2-Step 25K | $142 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $1,000 | — |
| Swift 2-Step 50K | $274 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $2,000 | — |
| Swift 2-Step 100K | $472 | $8,000 | $8,000 | $4,000 | — |
Legacy 1-Step
from $24 · 6 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy 1-Step 2.5K | $24 | $250 | $150 | $100 | — |
| Legacy 1-Step 5K | $29 | $500 | $300 | $200 | — |
| Legacy 1-Step 10K | $54 | $1,000 | $600 | $400 | — |
| Legacy 1-Step 25K | $128 | $2,500 | $1,500 | $1,000 | — |
| Legacy 1-Step 50K | $278 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | — |
| Legacy 1-Step 100K | $526 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | — |
Instant
from $24 · 8 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instant 2.5K | $24 | — | $125 | $75 | — |
| Instant 5K | $50 | — | $250 | $150 | — |
| Instant 10K | $75 | — | $500 | $300 | — |
| Instant 25K | $151 | — | $1,250 | $750 | — |
| Instant 50K | $175 | — | $2,500 | $1,500 | — |
| Instant 100K | $305 | — | $5,000 | $3,000 | — |
| Instant 200K | $605 | — | $10,000 | $6,000 | — |
| Instant 300K | $899 | — | $15,000 | $9,000 | — |
Legacy 2-Step
from $25 · 6 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy 2-Step 2.5K | $25 | $250 | $250 | $125 | — |
| Legacy 2-Step 5K | $32 | $500 | $500 | $250 | — |
| Legacy 2-Step 10K | $59 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $500 | — |
| Legacy 2-Step 25K | $153 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $1,250 | — |
| Legacy 2-Step 50K | $296 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $2,500 | — |
| Legacy 2-Step 100K | $549 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | — |
Flagship 1-Step
from $35 · 7 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagship 1-Step 2.5K | $35 | $250 | $150 | $100 | — |
| Flagship 1-Step 5K | $55 | $500 | $300 | $200 | — |
| Flagship 1-Step 10K | $98 | $1,000 | $600 | $400 | — |
| Flagship 1-Step 25K | $198 | $2,500 | $1,500 | $1,000 | — |
| Flagship 1-Step 50K | $315 | $5,000 | $3,000 | $2,000 | — |
| Flagship 1-Step 100K | $550 | $10,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | — |
| Flagship 1-Step 200K | $1,099 | $20,000 | $12,000 | $8,000 | — |
Flagship 2-Step
from $40 · 7 sizes
| Plan | Price | Profit target | Max drawdown | Daily loss | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagship 2-Step 2.5K | $40 | $200 | $250 | $100 | — |
| Flagship 2-Step 5K | $60 | $400 | $500 | $200 | — |
| Flagship 2-Step 10K | $105 | $800 | $1,000 | $400 | — |
| Flagship 2-Step 25K | $205 | $2,000 | $2,500 | $1,000 | — |
| Flagship 2-Step 50K | $325 | $4,000 | $5,000 | $2,000 | — |
| Flagship 2-Step 100K | $565 | $8,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | — |
| Flagship 2-Step 200K | $1,125 | $16,000 | $20,000 | $8,000 | — |
Minimum cost if you pass first time · Instant 100K
What you pay up to your first payout when you pass on the first try with no resets. Monthly fees are counted for the number of months you choose.
- Evaluation fee · one-time, list price
- $305
- Activation fee · none
- $0
- Data feed · not a futures account
- n/a
- Minimum total
- $305
If you pass on the first try: $305
Each extra try counted as a new evaluation at $305 (reset fee unverified).
Most traders need more than one try. Firm-reported figures: The Funded Trader said 5–10% of its challenges are passed (Finance Magnates), and FPFX Tech data showed that about 7% of traders reached a payout (Finance Magnates, September 2024). At a 10% pass rate you need 10 tries per pass on average (1 ÷ 10%). These are not figures for Equity Edge.
Payout buffer: Instant: profit of at least $125 on top of the first 3% of profit
Numbers worked out from the rules (Instant 100K)
- Evaluation price per $1,000 of account size
- $3.1
- Total profit target : max drawdown
- No profit target
- Rule strictness (estimate)
- Moderate — no profit target, trailing intraday drawdown, hard daily loss limit, 15% evaluation consistency rule
Calculated from the published numbers above, never typed in by hand. How.
Rules in the cards above are product-specific where shown; the rules below are the firm’s defaults.
Rules that decide pass or fail
The rules that end most Equity Edge evaluations and funded accounts. Main program unless noted.
- Max drawdown
- Trailing intraday
- Drawdown lock
- Unverified — Instant: after a payout request the max total loss resets to the initial balance and trails again once balance/equity is 5% above initial.
- Daily loss limit
- Hard: breaching it fails the account; measured from the higher of start-of-day balance or equity; resets 22:00 UK time (2.5K: $75 / $100 / $125 · 5K: $150 / $200 / $250 · 10K: $300 / $400 / $500 · 25K: $750 / $1,000 / $1,250 · 50K: $1,500 / $2,000 / $2,500 · 100K: $3,000 / $4,000 / $5,000 · 200K: $6,000 / $8,000 · 300K: $9,000) — Daily loss limit = % of the higher of starting balance or equity at 22:00 UK time (Legacy 1-Step 4%, 2-Step 5%; Swift 3%/4%; Flagship 4%/4%; Instant 3%). Floating loss counts; breach is hard.
- Consistency (evaluation)
- 15%
- News trading
- Evaluation: no trading 2 min before/after high-impact news · Funded: no trading 2 min before/after high-impact news — Legacy/Swift 2 min before/after; Flagship 5 min (not applied in Flagship evaluation); Instant 8 min. Applies to open/close incl. SL/TP and pending orders.
- Minimum trade duration
- Unverified
- Min. trading days
- 2 / 3 / 7
- Time limit
- No time limit
- Commissions
- $3 per round lot (Legacy/Swift/Flagship), $6 per round lot (Instant); no commission on indices
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader
Rules after you pass
What changes on the funded account: payouts, caps and scaling.
- Funded account
- Simulated (demo funds), per the firm’s terms
- Funded drawdown
- No separate funded rule on file
- Consistency (payouts)
- 15%
- Starting contracts
- Unverified
- Scaling plan
- Scaling plan on 1-/2-Step funded accounts: Level 1 after 4 payouts and 10% total profit share = +20% capital; Level 2 after 8 payouts / 20% = +30%; Level 3 after 12 payouts / 30% = +40%; VIP Spot after 16 payouts. Max drawdown limits also rise per level. No scaling on Instant accounts.
- First payout
- after 14 days — First payout request possible on the 14th calendar day after the first trade on the funded/Instant account; KYC mandatory.
- Profit split
- 80%, up to 90% via the scaling plan (Legacy/Swift/Flagship funded, biweekly payouts; VIP Spot: on-demand payouts at 90%). Instant: 90%.
- Payout frequency
- Every 14 days after the first trade (a request on every 14th calendar day on the funded/Instant account; processed within 48 hours (2 business days) if KYC and rules are met; requests before 17:00 UK time). On-demand payouts only at a VIP Spot (after 16 payouts).
- Payout cap
- Unverified
- Max payouts
- Unverified
- Payout buffer
- Instant: profit of at least $125 on top of the first 3% of profit (safety buffer) plus 15% consistency required; max total loss resets to the initial balance after a payout request. Funded 1-/2-Step: minimum payout $125, no profit target.
- Move to live
- Unverified
- Funded monthly fee
- Unverified
Trust signals
Strong trust signals- Track record
- Start year not verified
- Reported events (18 months)
- None found in our checks
- Payout proof
- no payout proof published
These are public signals about Equity Edge, not a verdict and not financial advice. Third-party reports are not verified by us; only a primary-sourced payout, closure or regulator event in the last 12 months affects the label. Signals are never combined into one score and an affiliate link does not change them. See how we assess them.
More rules and fees
Challenge rules
- Challenge steps
- Swift 1-Step: 1-step · Swift 2-Step: 2-step · Legacy 1-Step: 1-step · Instant: Instant funding · Legacy 2-Step: 2-step · Flagship 1-Step: 1-step · Flagship 2-Step: 2-step
- Stop-loss required
- Unverified
- Inactivity rule
- Unverified
- Max risk per trade
- Unverified
- Rule notes
- Instant: 1% max risk rule (floating loss and each closed trade <= 1% of initial balance, breach closes the account), 30 days inactivity termination, 2-minute average trade duration (profit within 2 min deducted; rejected if deductions >= 25%), prohibited: hedging, martingale, arbitrage, latency/HFT, tick scalping, gap trading, reverse trading, one-sided betting, spamming. Funded accounts also have the 2-minute rule. Gambling-style trading prohibited. Commission $3 per round lot (Legacy/Swift/Flagship) and $6 per round lot (Instant), indices free. Leverage: Legacy 1:40 forex (1-Step) ; Swift 1:30; Flagship 1:50 (1-Step) / 1:100 (2-Step); Instant 1:30 forex, 1:10 metals/indices/energies, 1:2 crypto.
What you may trade and how
- News trading
- Unverified
- Weekend holding
- Unverified
- Overnight holding
- Allowed — Funded 1-/2-Step accounts: overnight and weekend holding allowed. Instant accounts: no weekend holding (positions auto-closed). Crypto not tradable over the weekend (broker).
- Automation / EAs
- Restricted — EAs and trade copiers not permitted on Instant accounts. VPN/VPS allowed provided credentials are not shared (evaluation FAQ); Terms prohibit using automated tools or VPNs to exploit the system.
- Accounts you may hold
- Unverified — Multiple accounts allowed under one email (no multiple emails). Funded capital cap $200,000 (Instant $300,000).
- Hedging
- Restricted
- Copy trading
- Restricted
- Scalping
- Restricted
- Martingale
- Not allowed
Fees
- Activation fee
- None
- Reset fee
- Varies / unverified
- Fee refund
- No — All sales are final; no refund policy page and Terms: no refunds once trading has begun. Instant accounts: no refunds.
Payouts
- Payout size
- min $125
- Payout methods
- Bank wire, Crypto
Company & access
- Markets
- forex, cfd, crypto
- Headquarters
- Saint Lucia — Equity Edge Ltd, registered in Saint Lucia (Company No. 2025-00306), Rodney Bay; Equity Edge Analytics Ltd, United Kingdom (No. 15263705), handles evaluation administration and payments. Trustpilot profile claimed Jul 2025.
- Founded
- Unverified
- Leverage
- Forex 1:30-1:100 depending on plan (Legacy 1:40, Swift 1:30, Flagship 1:50 / 1:100, Instant 1:30); crypto 1:2
- Not open to residents of
- Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (DRC), Crimea, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen
What we could not fully verify (15)
- Prices come from the pricing widget on equityedge.io/funded (page source of the embedded widget: 'Buy Now' price per plan/step/size). Only a '$' sign is shown, no currency code; stored as USD. No list vs. discounted price is shown.
- Profit target, max drawdown and daily loss dollar values are the site's stated percentages multiplied by the account size; the site shows percentages only.
- Drawdown type: 1-Step and Instant: 'trailing from your highest balance or equity' (stored as trailing_intraday, equity-based). 2-Step: total loss is a fixed % of the initial balance (Legacy FAQ: 'fixed at 10% of initial account size'; Swift/Flagship FAQ: '8%/10% loss on the initial starting balance') stored as static. The funded column on the widget labels 2-Step max loss without '(Trailing)'.
- Flagship 2-Step Phase 1 target: widget and FAQ say 8% (Phase 2: 5%). Flagship 1-Step: 10% target, 4% daily, 6% trailing. One FAQ heading under 1-Step Flagship says 'Legacy' (copy-paste); widget values used.
- Firm-level drawdownType stored as trailing_intraday (1-Step and Instant); 2-Step products are static (see tiers).
- News rule differs per product: Legacy/Swift: no opening/closing 2 min before/after high-impact news; Flagship: 5 min (not applied during Flagship evaluation); Instant: 8 min (profits deducted, payout rejected above 25%). newsTradingAllowed left null at firm level; Instant tiers stored false.
- Weekend holding: Funded 1-/2-Step accounts may hold over the weekend; Instant accounts prohibit it (auto-closed). Firm-level null.
- Min trading days from the widget: Legacy/Swift 2 days (funded 1 day), Flagship 1-Step 2 days / 2-Step 3 days, Instant 7 days.
- Funded drawdown on scaling levels increases (e.g. 1-Step Legacy 6% -> 7/8/9%); base values stored.
- Max capital: funded accounts max $200,000 in total (Instant up to $300,000, Legacy+Swift combined $100,000); multiple accounts allowed under one email; copy trading allowed between at most 2 Equity Edge challenge accounts, not on Instant.
- EAs: prohibited on Instant accounts; the evaluation/funded EA policy was not read separately. Hedging prohibited on Instant (prohibited-strategies page lists hedging, martingale, tick scalping, gap trading).
- Profit split: 80% biweekly, up to 90% via scaling plan; on-demand payouts at 90% only after attaining a 'VIP Spot'. Instant: 90% biweekly.
- Terms page says 'Last Updated: 06 October 2026'. Operator: Equity Edge Ltd (Saint Lucia, 2025-00306) plus Equity Edge Analytics Ltd (UK, 15263705) as payment/admin entity. Founding year not stated.
- Reset/retake: no free retakes; no reset fee listed. Refund: all sales final (Terms: no refund once trading has begun).
- Instant payout cap, instant profit split per tier not size-specific; payoutCapUsd left null.
Is Equity Edge legit?
Its terms name Equity Edge Ltd (Saint Lucia, No. 2025-00306); Equity Edge Analytics Ltd (UK, No. 15263705) for administration and payments (Saint Lucia / United Kingdom) as the operating company. On Trustpilot it has 4.2 / 5 from 2,488 reviews (checked 2026-10-18). No financial-regulator licence found. Evaluation fees are not covered by investor compensation. Funded accounts are simulated per the firm’s terms. Our label from these public signals: strong trust signals. It is a summary of checkable facts, not a guarantee.
Equity Edge consistency rule
Evaluation: 15%. Funded payouts: 15%. Details: Instant accounts: 15% consistency score (largest winning day <= 15% of net profit, since last payout), largest loss must not exceed largest win, 3% safety buffer, 2-minute average trade duration. No consistency rule stated for Legacy/Swift/Flagship (they have a 2-minute average trade duration rule on funded accounts).
Equity Edge scaling plan
Scaling plan on 1-/2-Step funded accounts: Level 1 after 4 payouts and 10% total profit share = +20% capital; Level 2 after 8 payouts / 20% = +30%; Level 3 after 12 payouts / 30% = +40%; VIP Spot after 16 payouts. Max drawdown limits also rise per level. No scaling on Instant accounts.
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