Flex is a one-phase evaluation. Pay $9 now, and pay an activation fee only when you pass.
How Flex works
- $9: start your Flex evaluation on any size from $5,000 to $200,000.
- Hit the 4% profit target: no minimum days and no time limit.
- Pass: your trading goes through a final review, your account is marked passed and your certificate is issued.
- Pay the activation fee within 48 hours: it is shown on your dashboard with a countdown when you pass.
- Funded account issued: a new MT5 login, under the same order.
What the $9 covers and does not cover
- The $9 pays for the evaluation only. It is not credited toward the activation fee.
- Profit made in the evaluation cannot be used to pay the activation fee and cannot be withdrawn. It only proves you passed. Your funded account starts fresh.
- If you fail the evaluation, no activation fee is charged. You only lose the $9.
- If 48 hours pass after passing without payment, the activation option expires and you need a new Flex evaluation.
- You pay the activation fee that applies on the day you pay it. If prices change between passing and paying, the price on the payment day applies.
- Flex is not discounted. Coupons, promo codes and BOGO offers do not apply to the $9 setup fee or the activation fee.
Passing closes the evaluation account
The moment you pass, the evaluation account is closed and any open positions are closed with it. Flex closes at the pass because the funded stage has not been paid for yet.
Flex with the BOGO add-on
If you buy Flex with BOGO and you pass one account but fail the other (main or BOGO, either one), Flex4ex will offer you the option to pay the failed account's activation fee separately and get its funded account too. A pass on any Flex challenge in your order counts as a pass for the other account. Each account still has its own activation fee, and each funded account is issued only after its own fee is paid.
Profit Target
- Evaluation: 4% of your starting balance ($4,000 on a $100k account).
- Funded: none.
Minimum Days
- Evaluation: no minimum days and no time limit.
- Funded: 5 profitable days, each with at least 0.5% profit, before your first payout. Days do not need to be in a row.
Maximum Daily Drawdown
- 4% of the starting balance, measured against your opening equity for the day.
- Same on the evaluation and the funded account.
- Resets at 00:00 UTC. A breach ends the account. There is no reset or retry.
Maximum Loss (8% trailing)
- 8% of your starting balance, measured from your highest closed-trade balance.
- The floor rises as your closed balance rises, always 8% below your highest closed balance.
- Once you are 8% in profit, the floor locks at your starting balance and stops moving.
- Only closed trades move the floor. Floating profit never raises it.
- Example ($100,000 account): the floor starts at $92,000. At a closed balance of $105,000 the floor is $97,000. At $108,000 the floor locks at $100,000.
Minimum Holding Time
- 3 minutes for every trade, in both stages. Trades closed in less than 3 minutes are flagged and reviewed at withdrawal, and can cause a payout to be rejected.
News Trading
- Evaluation: unrestricted.
- Funded: restricted window of 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after high-impact releases, including FOMC (soft breach).
Overnight and Weekend Holding
- Allowed on both stages, with no add-on.
Additional Flex funded rules
- Trade layering: a new trade may open only 10 minutes after the previous trade's opening time. Layering does not apply during the evaluation.
- Floating loss cap (1%): positions are closed automatically if your floating loss reaches 1% of the account. The first time, the account continues with the profit split reduced to 50%. A second time can close the account.
- Consistency (20%): no single day may account for more than 20% of your total profit when you request a payout. This is not a breach. It only delays the payout.
- EAs are allowed. Copying between accounts you legally own is allowed.
Payouts
- Profit split: 85% by default, or 90% with the 90% Profit Split Add-on.
- Minimum request: $100.
- All trades must be closed and the account must be above your starting balance when you request.
- Once your drawdown floor has locked at your starting balance, you cannot withdraw down to it. A withdrawal that takes the balance to the floor closes the account.
- Payouts are processed within 24 business hours. If we are late, that payout is paid with an extra 10% share. Weekends, public holidays and compliance checks are not counted.
- The $9 setup fee and the activation fee are not returned.
Leverage and Platform
- Leverage: 1:100 for all asset classes.
- Platform: MetaTrader 5 only.
Comparison Summary Table
All four account types side by side.
| Parameter | 1-Step | 2-Step | Instant | Flex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | 9% | Phase 1: 6%, Phase 2: 5% | None | 4% |
| Daily drawdown (Challenge) | 4% | 4% | Not applicable | 4% |
| Daily drawdown (Funded / Instant) | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Max loss (Challenge) | 6% | 6% | Not applicable | 8% trailing |
| Max loss (Funded / Instant) | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% trailing |
| Minimum days (Challenge) | 3 Winning Days | 3 Winning Days per phase | Not applicable | None |
| Minimum days (Funded / Instant) | 5 Winning Days | 5 Winning Days | 5 Winning Days | 5 profitable days of 0.5% |
| Minimum holding time | 3 minutes | 3 minutes | 3 minutes | 3 minutes |
| Leverage | 1:100 | 1:100 | 1:100 | 1:100 |
| News trading | Free in Challenge; 10-minute window on Funded | Free in Challenge; 10-minute window on Funded | 10-minute window | Free in evaluation; 10-minute window on Funded |
| Trade layering | Funded: 10 minutes between opens | Funded: 10 minutes between opens | 10 minutes between opens, max 2 layers | Funded: 10 minutes between opens |
| 1% Per-Trade Risk Rule | Funded only | Funded only | Applies | Funded: 1% floating loss cap |
| EAs and bots | Allowed (no HFT) | Allowed (no HFT) | Allowed (no HFT) | Allowed |
| Hedging inside one account | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
| Overnight holding | Add-on (+10%) | Add-on (+10%) | Add-on (+10%) | Allowed |
| Weekend holding | Add-on (+15%) | Add-on (+15%) | Add-on (+15%) | Allowed |
| Consistency rule | None | None | None | 20% on Funded |
| Profit split | 70% up to 100% | 70% up to 100% | 70% up to 100% | 85% (90% with add-on) |
| Withdrawal cap per payout | 6% | 6% | 6% | None |
| Scaling Plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Inactivity | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days | 30 days |
| Account fee return | With first payout | With first payout | Not returned | Not returned |
| Daily reset | 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC | 00:00 UTC |
Notes
- News trading: unrestricted during the 1-Step / 2-Step challenge and the Flex evaluation. On Funded and Instant accounts, a 10-minute restricted window applies (5 minutes before and after high-impact releases). If a Stop-Loss or Take-Profit fires within that window, it is treated as a soft breach.
- Overnight and weekend holding: both are prohibited by default on 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant. Overnight holding is unlocked by the Overnight Holding Add-on (+10% of the account fee) and weekend holding by the Weekend Holding Add-on (+15%). Flex allows both. Swap and rollover charges apply as normal.