1-Step Pro has been discontinued
AquaFunded's order widget no longer offers a Pro variant of this model, confirmed directly by support. Only Standard, covered below, remains available. The homepage headline still advertises "1, 2, or 3 Steps" as of this writing, worth noting as another instance of marketing copy running ahead of what's actually for sale.
AquaFunded's order widget no longer offers a Pro variant of this model, confirmed directly by support. Only Standard, covered below, remains available. The homepage headline still advertises "1, 2, or 3 Steps" as of this writing, worth noting as another instance of marketing copy running ahead of what's actually for sale.
Sourced directly from AquaFunded's own 1 Step Standard help article.
Holding an overnight gain can consume your entire daily allowance
Confirmed both by support and directly on AquaFunded's own site: at the 00:00 UTC daily reset, the firm checks whichever is higher, account balance or equity, then subtracts 3% of the initial account balance from that value to set the day's floor. Hold a position overnight that's sitting on roughly a 3% floating gain, and your equity at the reset becomes the new reference point, pushing the day's floor up to roughly your original starting balance. The position simply drifting back toward breakeven during the new trading day is then enough to touch or breach the floor, without any new risk being taken.
Confirmed both by support and directly on AquaFunded's own site: at the 00:00 UTC daily reset, the firm checks whichever is higher, account balance or equity, then subtracts 3% of the initial account balance from that value to set the day's floor. Hold a position overnight that's sitting on roughly a 3% floating gain, and your equity at the reset becomes the new reference point, pushing the day's floor up to roughly your original starting balance. The position simply drifting back toward breakeven during the new trading day is then enough to touch or breach the floor, without any new risk being taken.
Max Drawdown wording: "balance/equity" is cited, but balance has no actual role in this calculation
AquaFunded's own help article describes the max drawdown as trailing from "your highest balance/equity," genuinely published, not invented. But for a trailing-without-reset mechanic, balance carries no functional weight at all: equity is always the more extreme number in whichever direction matters. During a floating loss, equity sits below balance, equity crosses the floor first, balance hasn't caught up yet. During a floating profit, equity sits above balance, equity is what sets a new high-water-mark, balance lags behind and never leads. There's no scenario where citing balance changes the outcome. Naming it alongside equity reads as more rigorous than it actually is.
AquaFunded's own help article describes the max drawdown as trailing from "your highest balance/equity," genuinely published, not invented. But for a trailing-without-reset mechanic, balance carries no functional weight at all: equity is always the more extreme number in whichever direction matters. During a floating loss, equity sits below balance, equity crosses the floor first, balance hasn't caught up yet. During a floating profit, equity sits above balance, equity is what sets a new high-water-mark, balance lags behind and never leads. There's no scenario where citing balance changes the outcome. Naming it alongside equity reads as more rigorous than it actually is.
The minimum-days rule is framed as an evaluation gate, a separate article shows it isn't
This page's own wording says "to pass the evaluation, you must complete a minimum of 3 trading days," which reads as an evaluation-only requirement. AquaFunded's dedicated minimum trading days article lists "1 Step Standard Accounts" as a single line item, not split into separate evaluation and funded rows the way some other models are on that same table, and states plainly the requirement applies "before you can pass the evaluation or become eligible for a payout." Read only the product page, and a funded trader could reasonably think this rule is behind them once they're funded. It isn't.
This page's own wording says "to pass the evaluation, you must complete a minimum of 3 trading days," which reads as an evaluation-only requirement. AquaFunded's dedicated minimum trading days article lists "1 Step Standard Accounts" as a single line item, not split into separate evaluation and funded rows the way some other models are on that same table, and states plainly the requirement applies "before you can pass the evaluation or become eligible for a payout." Read only the product page, and a funded trader could reasonably think this rule is behind them once they're funded. It isn't.
Wording gap, not a real contradiction: 6% Max Drawdown applies at both stages
The Max Drawdown rule's own text says "during the evaluation," while the general Hard Breach section says the rule "applies during evaluation and funded." Support confirmed via the challenge selection page itself, which lists 6% for both funded and evaluation, that the figure is the same at both stages. Just an imprecise sentence in one help article, not two different numbers in practice.
The Max Drawdown rule's own text says "during the evaluation," while the general Hard Breach section says the rule "applies during evaluation and funded." Support confirmed via the challenge selection page itself, which lists 6% for both funded and evaluation, that the figure is the same at both stages. Just an imprecise sentence in one help article, not two different numbers in practice.
Same firm-wide issues apply
The firm overview covers what applies regardless of which model you pick: the 80%-margin "gambling" threshold (real and published, but practically unreachable at 1:100 leverage), the copy-trading rules confirmed directly by support, and the Trustpilot-flagged review pattern. Read it once rather than per product.
The firm overview covers what applies regardless of which model you pick: the 80%-margin "gambling" threshold (real and published, but practically unreachable at 1:100 leverage), the copy-trading rules confirmed directly by support, and the Trustpilot-flagged review pattern. Read it once rather than per product.
