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1-Step challenges, ranked by real cost
One phase: reach a single profit target without breaking the loss rules and you move on to the funded account. 452 of the 747 challenge accounts, from 38 firms, data checked Oct 5, 2026.
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What is a 1-step challenge?
An evaluation with one phase: you trade until you reach one profit target without breaking the account’s loss rules, then you move on to the funded account. 452 of the 747 challenge accounts in this comparison have one phase.
Which 1-step challenge costs the least to get funded?
Instant Funding One-Phase Micro $50,000, at $32.57 per $1,000 of maximum drawdown ($114 for $3,500 of drawdown). The lowest price alone is Maven Trading Buy Now, Pay Later $2,000 at $5.
Which 1-step challenges have no time limit?
193 of the 452 accounts state that there is no time limit, from AquaFunded, Blue Guardian, BrightFunded, FTMO, FTMO Futures, Funded Futures Network, Funded Trader Markets, FundedSquad, FunderPro, FuturesElite, Goat Funded Trader, Leeloo Trading, Orion Funded, Phidias, Phoenix Trader Funding, The5ers, ThinkCapital, TopOne Trader and TradeDay. 227 do not publish a time limit either way.