Bitcoin, Ether and Solana trade in the Terminal on the 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funded.
Coins = risk in dollars ÷ stop distance in dollars. Wide stops mean small positions.
Crypto never closes, but your daily limit still resets at 17:00 New York time.
What you can trade
On the 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funded, the Terminal lists the three largest crypto markets: Bitcoin (BTCUSDT), Ether (ETHUSDT) and Solana (SOLUSDT). They share the same order ticket, limits and tools as forex and metals. Open each instrument’s details to see contract size, commission, swap and trading hours.
Crypto prices move on liquidity, risk appetite, large flows and crypto-specific news. They often react to the same US data as stocks, and moves of several percent in a day are normal.
Liquidity is thinner at weekends and during the Asian night, which can make moves sharper. Many traders focus on the hours when European and US markets are open and volume is highest.
Leverage on crypto
On Instant Funded the leverage on crypto is 1:2, far lower than the 1:30 on forex. That is deliberate: a market that moves this much needs more margin per dollar of exposure. On the 1-Step and 2-Step, read the crypto leverage in the instrument details.
Low leverage does not make crypto safe. The loss limits are the same as on any market: 5% a day on the Challenges and 3% on Instant Funded. What protects you is the size of the position, not the margin it uses.
Sizing in coins
The formula is coins = risk in dollars ÷ stop distance in dollars.
Worked example: a $10,000 account risking 0.5% risks $50. If Bitcoin trades at $64,000 and your stop is $1,000 away, the size is $50 ÷ $1,000 = 0.05 BTC. If the stop hits, you lose $50 plus any costs. The same $50 on Solana with a $4 stop gives 12.5 SOL.
Because crypto ranges are wide, stops that respect the market are wide too. Keep the dollar risk fixed and let the position shrink. If the ticket cannot go as small as your calculation, the trade does not fit your risk, and you skip it. The order ticket shows the loss at your stop and what is left of each limit before you send the order.
Around the clock, but your rules are not
Crypto markets trade every day, but the account rules keep their own clock:
- Daily reset. The daily loss limit is measured from the previous end-of-day closed balance and resets at 17:00 New York time, the same as forex.
- Weekends. Holding open positions over the weekend requires the Weekend Holding add-on. Without it, close before the weekend.
- Inactivity. Place at least one trade every 30 days to keep the account active; inactivity can count as a hard breach, so plan breaks with that in mind.
A night of crypto volatility counts against the next day’s limit as soon as the reset passes, so do not leave a large position open while you sleep. Mark the reset in your own time zone: a loss just before it belongs to the old day, a loss just after it to the new one.
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Rules as of 17 Oct 2026. Tick each line before your next session.
| Rule | 1-Step Challenge | 2-Step Challenge | Instant Funded | MFC Stocks | Prediction Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | 10% | 8% + 5% | — | 7% | 10% |
| Daily loss limit | 5% | 5% | 3% | 2% daily pause | 3% |
| Maximum loss | 10% · trailing | 10% · static | 6% · trailing | 5% · trailing | 6% · trailing |
| Consistency | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 35% |
| First payout | after 7 days | after 14 days | after 14 days | after 14 days | after 7 days |
| Then every | 7 days | 14 days | 7 days | 14 days | 7 days |
| Profit split | 80% → 95% | 80% → 95% | 70% → 80% | 70% → 80% | 75% → 90% |
1. How do you trade forex on a funded account?
- Focus on two or three major pairs and learn their sessions instead of watching every chart.
- Lots = risk in dollars ÷ (stop in pips × pip value per lot). Leverage is a ceiling, not a target.
- New FX positions are blocked around high-impact news unless you bought the News Trading add-on.
2. How do you trade gold (XAUUSD) on a funded account?
- Gold reacts to the US dollar, real interest rates and risk-off moves.
- Read the contract size in the Terminal’s instrument details before you size a trade.
- Metals follow the same news window as forex on the 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funded.
3. How do stock indices like US30 and NAS100 move?
- US30 tracks 30 large US companies; NAS100 tracks the largest Nasdaq companies and leans to tech.
- Most index movement clusters around the US cash open and major US data.
- MyFundedCapital doesn’t offer index trading yet; MFC Stocks covers 1,500+ US stocks.
4. How do you trade crypto on a funded account?
- Bitcoin, Ether and Solana trade in the Terminal on the 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funded.
- Coins = risk in dollars ÷ stop distance in dollars. Wide stops mean small positions.
- Crypto never closes, but your daily limit still resets at 17:00 New York time.
5. How do you trade US stocks around earnings on a funded account?
- Earnings land outside the regular session, so the reaction shows up as a gap at the open.
- Shares = risk in dollars ÷ stop in dollars per share. Wide post-earnings stops mean fewer shares.
- One big earnings day can push your best-day share toward the evaluation cap.
6. How do you trade economic calendar events like NFP, CPI and FOMC?
- NFP, CPI and FOMC move forex, gold and indices more than almost any other scheduled event.
- Without the add-on, new FX and metals entries pause 2 minutes either side of big news.
- Spreads widen and stops can slip at the release; plan size for the worse fill.
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Questions
Is Bitcoin or Solana easier to trade?
Neither is easier, but Bitcoin usually moves less in percentage terms than Solana, so the same dollar risk allows a tighter stop relative to price.
Do open crypto losses count toward the daily limit?
Yes. The floor is checked against equity, so an open loss counts the same as a closed one.
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