The Ascended Challenge is a balanced 2-phase evaluation designed for traders who seek moderate profit targets with strong risk freedom (static 10% max loss and full overnight/weekend holding). It offers a fast path to the funded phase while keeping risk parameters generous.
Ascended – Table View
Challenge & Funded Rules Overview
Parameter | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Funded Phase |
Profit Target | 8% | 5% | No target – funded trading |
Minimum Trading Days | 5 days | 5 days | Not required |
Daily Drawdown | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Maximum Loss (Static) | 10% | 10% | 10% |
Max Single Trade Loss | Not applied | Not applied | 3% of initial funded balance |
News Trading | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Weekend Holding | Allowed | Allowed | Allowed |
Leverage | Up to 1:50 | Up to 1:50 | Up to 1:50 |
Time Limit | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Profit Split | Not applied | Not applied | 95% |
Ascended funding sizes:
$5 000
$10 000
$25 000
$50 000
$100 000
$200 000
$300 000
$400 000
$500 000
Ascended detailed breakdown
Phase 1
Goals
Profit Target: 8%
Reach an 8% profit on your account balance. All positions must be closed.
Minimum Trading Days: 5
A minimum of 5 trading days with profit are required to complete this phase.
Requirements
Daily Drawdown: 5%
Maximum daily loss within a 24-hour period.
Maximum Loss: 10%
Maximum running equity loss allowed.
Phase 2
Goals
Profit Target: 5%
Reach a 5% profit on your account balance. All positions must be closed.
Minimum Trading Days: 5
A minimum of 5 trading days with profit are required to complete this phase.
Requirements
Daily Drawdown: 5%
Maximum daily loss within a 24-hour period.
Maximum Loss: 10%
Maximum running equity loss allowed.
Rules in the Funded Phase – Ascended Accounts
Once traders pass the Ascended 2-Phase Challenge and reach the funded phase, the same daily drawdown (5%) and maximum loss (10%) rules from the Challenge continue to apply without any change.
In addition, the following rules are enforced to ensure disciplined and sustainable trading:
30% Best Day Rule
To be eligible for a payout, no single trading day can represent more than 30% of your total profits.
This rule does not breach your account if exceeded, but it will delay your payout until your profit distribution becomes more balanced.
Trying to bypass the Best Day Rule by intentionally splitting a large winning position, either by hedging or closing parts of it separately, is not allowed. In such cases, the entire profit from that trade may be counted as if it was closed on a single day.
3% Rule
To manage risk effectively in the funded phase, traders must not lose more than 3% of their account balance in a single trade.
Single Trade Limit: 3% of your initial funded account balance.
Splitting trades into multiple positions does not bypass this rule - they are counted as one trade.
Violating this rule is a hard breach and will lead to account termination.
Example:
On a $100,000 account, the maximum loss allowed on any single trade is $3,000.
Additional Bonus – 15% Profit Split from the Challenge Phase
To qualify for the 15% Profit Share bonus, you must achieve at least 20% cumulative growth in your Upcomers funded account. Once you hit that milestone, you will receive 15% of the profit you earned during the Challenge Phase, in addition to your standard payout.
Drawdown Rules
Daily drawdown (5%) and maximum loss (10%) limits are enforced in the funded phase exactly as they were during the Ascended Challenge.
Both limits must be respected at all times.
Breaching these limits results in an immediate loss of the funded account.
How a Trading Day Counts
A trading day is counted only if all of the following conditions are met:
Requirement | Condition |
Minimum Closed Profit | More than 1% of the initial account balance |
Calculation Basis | Only closed trades are counted (PnL) |
Open trades left running | Do not count |
Time Zone | UTC (00:00 to 23:59) |
Trades opened before midnight and closed after | Count for the next trading day |
Example:
On a $100,000 account, a trading day only counts if the profit from closed trades is greater than $1,000.
Important note about profit target vs. minimum trading days
Even if you reach the profit target before completing the required minimum trading days, you must continue trading until all minimum trading days have been fulfilled.
For example, if you reach the profit target in 4 days, but the minimum trading requirement is 5 days, you will still need to complete at least one more eligible trading day (≥1% closed profit) to successfully finish the phase.
Your phase is not considered completed until both conditions are met:
Profit Target is reached
Minimum Trading Days have been fulfilled
Time Zone
All days are calculated using the UTC timezone.
Each trading day starts and ends at 00:00 UTC.
If trades are opened before midnight and closed after midnight (UTC), they count for the next day.
Activation of the Funded Account – How it works
After passing both phases, your account does not become funded instantly.
The following steps must be completed in this exact order:
Step | Typical Duration |
Challenge completion (all phases) | Depends on trader |
KYC identity verification | 2–4 minutes |
Signing the Trader Agreement | Instant – one click online |
Risk compliance review (strategy check) | 24–48 hours |
Once all four steps are completed, your funded account is activated.
KYC and Trader Agreement are each completed only once. If you signed or verified them in the past, they will not be required again for future funded accounts.