Flattened at market close
Positions flatten at 4:59pm ET. Holding through close does not fail. A flatten that hits the drawdown still fails.
Rules
Four rules.
These four rules decide pass and fail on the Test. Hitting the drawdown or trading more contracts than allowed fails Test and Funded.
01
6% profit target
Close the Test with at least 6% of starting balance in net profit.
02
End-of-day trailing drawdown
End-of-day trail, not intraday.
03
50% consistency
Best day under 50% of net P/L. Over does not fail — it raises the target (best day × 2). Never fails Funded.
04
Minimum 5 trading days
A trading day is any day with at least one closed trade. You cannot pass before five such days.
Other rules
These sit beside the four Test rules. Breaking them can still fail an account or block a payout.
Maximum contracts
Position size is capped at 3 / 6 / 12 / 15 minis on $25k / $50k / $100k / $150k (micros are 10×). Going over the cap fails Test or Funded.
Funded 40% / 50% consistency to request
Before the first approved payout, best Funded day must stay under 40% of Funded profit. After that, 50%. Over does not fail — it only blocks the request.
Minimum payout $250
A regular Funded payout request must be at least $250. Closing to take the drawdown cushion needs the same 5 winning Funded days, then pays 50% of that leftover; the account closes if the request passes audit and cannot reset. The leftover may be under $250. We audit Vol equity and the seat when they request.
Payout name matches legal name
The name on the Wise, US bank, or Canadian bank destination must match the legal name we verified. We will not send to a third party.
One person, 5 open accounts
At most 5 accounts that have not failed or closed. Failed and closed do not count. Do not hedge two Aether accounts against each other.
Funded news window
On Funded, be flat one minute before through one minute after the printed release for FOMC, Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP), and CPI. Holding into the print, or opening or closing in that window, fails. Test may trade news. Times come from the platform calendar for those prints.
Payouts are paid from the Funded account
A request audits flatten, our rules, and Vol equity. If it passes, profit comes off the seat and the request goes to the desk to send. If the account fails the audit, the request is refused.
Prohibited style
Tick-scalping a delayed feed, latency or gap exploits, hedging or reverse-copying across your own or related accounts, or any pattern we reasonably read as abuse, can fail the account and deny payouts. Approval is discretionary.
Inactivity
Once trading is open, an Active Test fails after 30 calendar days with no closed trade, and Funded after 14. A paid reset starts a new clock. Passed Tests waiting to activate are not failed. The clock starts when a login is issued.
Test vs Funded
Funded keeps the EOD trail and flatten at close. Max contracts still fails. Target and consistency do not. You keep 90% of Funded profit. Each payout and a close need five winning Funded days on that account. Flatten first. First 3 payouts are size-capped. Regular min $250, only past start plus the cushion. We only accept the request if that Funded account still has the balance. Close pays 50% of leftover and cannot reset. Caps and cushions are in the table. See FAQ and the risk warning.
| Size | Target | Drawdown | Max minis | First payout cap | Payout cushion | Test reset | Funded reset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25k | $1,500 | $1,500 | 3 / 30 micros | $500 | $750 | $90 | $449 |
| $50k | $3,000 | $2,000 | 6 / 60 micros | $1,500 | $1,500 | $102 | $649 |
| $100k | $6,000 | $3,000 | 12 / 120 micros | $2,500 | $2,500 | $198 | $999 |
| $150k | $9,000 | $4,500 | 15 / 150 micros | $3,000 | $3,500 | $216 | $1,499 |
Start the $50k Test.
One-time fee. $0 to activate Funded. 90% from the first payout — no step-up, no monthly.
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