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Which account should I choose: 2-Step, 1-Step, Flash or Instant?

Seven deciding factors to choose between 2-Step, 1-Step, Flash and Instant, then the four accounts side by side: phases, targets, loss limits, prices, payout conditions and add-ons.

Start with what matters most to you

Compare how the accounts work against the way you trade. We do not publish pass-rate comparisons and cannot rank the accounts by your chance of passing or receiving a reward. Start with these seven factors. They compare mechanics only and do not predict your chance of passing.

If this matters most

Then

No evaluation at all

Instant is the only account without one. At the same size it costs more, its overall limit trails, and each payout cycle needs 5 qualifying days. Like every account, each payout also needs at least 3% net profit in the cycle.

The least money paid up front

Flash costs $0.99 to start at every size. The rest of the price for your size is due only if you pass, within 14 days of the pass e-mail, and Flash is a single attempt with no reset.

No daily loss limit while you are evaluated

Only the Flash evaluation has none. Its 5% overall limit still applies from the first trade, and a funded Flash has a 3% daily limit.

The widest loss limits

2-Step allows 5% in a single day and 10% overall. In return it has two profit targets and two sets of minimum days.

One phase, with a limit that does not move

1-Step has one 10% target and a static 6% overall limit. Flash also has one phase, with a 2% target and no minimum trading days in the evaluation.

Room to grow

Only 2-Step and 1-Step have the scaling plan.

A starting size below $10K, or several accounts at once

Only 2-Step and 1-Step start at $5K. The multi-account discount applies to 2-Step and 1-Step only.

The reward share is not a deciding factor: every account pays 80%, or 100% with the profit split upgrade. The add-ons are not either: the profit split upgrade, Payout On Demand and swap-free are offered on every account, and on Flash they are bought only with the payment due on passing and apply once the account is funded. No deadline to pass is not one either: 2-Step, 1-Step and Flash all have no time limit to reach the target. See Is there a time limit to pass an EverFunded evaluation?. All four accounts are simulated.

The four accounts side by side

The evaluation and its limits first, then price, rewards and options.

2-Step

1-Step

Flash

Instant

Evaluation

Two phases

One phase

One phase

None: funded from day one

Profit target

8%, then 5%

10%

2%

None (payout gate instead)

Max daily loss

5%

3%

None in the evaluation; 3% once funded

3%

Max overall loss

10%

6%

5%

6%

Overall limit type

Static; set again after each completed payout

Static; set again after each completed payout

Static in evaluation; trailing once funded, locking at the starting balance

Trailing, locking at the starting balance

Minimum trading days in the evaluation

3 per phase

3

None

Not applicable

Time limit to pass

None

None

None

No evaluation

Forex leverage

1:100 in evaluation, 1:50 funded

1:30

1:30

1:30

Account sizes

$5K to $200K

$5K to $200K

$10K to $200K

$10K to $100K

Price for $100K

$450

$439

$468.21: $0.99 to start, the rest only if you pass

$1,009

2-Step

1-Step

Flash

Instant

Reward share

80%

80%

80%

80%

Reward share with the profit split upgrade

100%

100%

100%, bought only with the payment due on passing

100%

Scaling plan

Yes

Yes

No

No

Qualifying days in each payout cycle

3

3

7

5

Net profit each payout cycle needs

3%

3%

3%

3%

Wait before each payout request

14 days, or none with Payout On Demand

14 days, or none with Payout On Demand

14 days, or none with Payout On Demand bought with the payment due on passing

14 days, or none with Payout On Demand

Funded consistency check

None

None

Best day at most 20% of the cycle's eligible profit

None

Weekend and holiday holding once funded

Allowed

Positions closed at the Friday close, and 30 minutes before a holiday close; 24/7 crypto stays open

Positions closed at the Friday close, and 30 minutes before a holiday close; 24/7 crypto stays open

Positions closed at the Friday close, and 30 minutes before a holiday close; 24/7 crypto stays open

Payout On Demand and swap-free

Available

Available

Only with the payment due on passing, for the funded account

Available

Multi-account discount

Yes

Yes

No

No

Discount codes

Price already includes the 20%

Price already includes the 20%

None

None, except the personal reset code

Fee back after that account's fourth payout. Payouts on a new account that replaces it at a scaling step also count

Yes

Yes

No

No

The 2-Step and 1-Step prices already have the 20% taken off, so there is no code to enter. Only one code applies per order: a different code replaces the included 20% and is never added to it.

On every account the minimum payout is $100 to you after the split, the first payout cycle starts at your first funded trade, and each later cycle starts when the previous payout has been completed and paid. Before every request you close all positions and cancel pending orders, your identity must be verified, and the request is checked before it is paid. Gold, indices and oil use 1:10 leverage and crypto 1:2 on every product. Weekday overnight holding is allowed on every account. Flash is a single attempt with no reset; if any other account fails, the options are in My challenge failed: can I retry or reset it?.

Prices above are for $100K and before add-ons. Each product page lists every size, and add-ons cost extra. Some conditions change once an account is funded: the news window, the qualifying days and profit each payout cycle needs, weekend holding on 1-Step and Flash, 2-Step leverage, and the Flash daily limit, overall limit and consistency check. See How an EverFunded funded account works.

Example: Flash or 1-Step at $100K

A trader wants a $100K account and compares Flash with 1-Step.

  • Flash: $0.99 now, and $467.22 more only if they pass, due within 14 days of the pass e-mail, so $468.21 in total. One 2% target, no daily limit in the evaluation, a 5% overall limit, no minimum days and no second attempt.

  • 1-Step: $439 paid in full before trading, with the 20% already included. One 10% target, limits of 3% in a day and 6% overall (static), and 3 minimum trading days.

  • Once funded: a funded Flash needs 7 qualifying days in each payout cycle and has a consistency check; a funded 1-Step needs 3 and has none. Both need 3% net profit in each cycle.

Neither is the better choice in general. Flash puts less money at risk before the result is known and allows no reset. 1-Step costs less in total at this size but is paid before trading starts. The right one depends on the target and limits the trader can work within.

Before you decide

  • Which account is best for a beginner? We do not rank accounts by experience or by likelihood of passing. Look at the loss limits in the table and ask which ones you can trade within on a bad day. Is EverFunded right for me? can help.

  • Can I start with Flash and move to a 2-Step later? Yes, as a separate purchase at the 2-Step price. A Flash bought from 24 October 2026 does not earn a credit toward a 2-Step.

  • Do add-ons make the rules easier? No. Add-ons change only the reward share, the wait before payout requests or swap fees. Looser loss limits and higher leverage are not sold.

  • Can I hold different account types at the same time? Yes, within these limits: up to 4 active 2-Step, 1-Step and Instant accounts and one active Flash, whether in evaluation or funded, and every account must be traded by you. If the account sizes you have bought add up to more than $400,000, the start of a funded account is reviewed by our Risk team; this is a review, not a ban.

  • Passing is not guaranteed on any account, and the fee is the money at risk.

  • If a price or condition at checkout differs from this table, stop before paying. Take a screenshot and ask us through the Messenger or at [email protected]. The objectives published for a product when you buy it are the ones that apply to that account (Terms §5.2, §5.5).

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