FundedNext rules: the Stellar 2-Step, explained

FundedNext's Stellar 2-Step asks for 8% in Phase 1 and 5% in Phase 2, with a 5% daily loss limit, a 10% maximum loss that never moves, 5 trading days per phase and no time limit. The daily limit has a twist worth understanding: it is 5% of your initial balance, and profit you make earlier the same day adds to that day's allowance.

If you remember the old 10% first phase, that was the retired Evaluation model, closed to new buyers in March 2025.

Prices by size

FundedNext's help centre and product page show different prices for the $200K, and promo codes were running, so check the checkout price. The fee is refunded with your first reward.

How the daily limit really behaves

News, weekends, EAs and copying

• News: allowed in the Challenge. On funded accounts, trades within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news on a correlated pair count at only 40% of their profit, while losses count in full.
• Weekends and overnight: allowed on both Challenge and funded accounts. Swaps count toward the daily loss.
• EAs: FundedNext's 2-Step help article allows EAs on accounts below $50,000 and not on $50,000 and above. Another FundedNext page mentions an EA add-on, so check before you run one.
• Copy trading: only between Challenge accounts you own. Not between people, and not on any funded account.
• Quick Strike: trades closed within 30 seconds must stay under 30% of your trades.

Rewards and scaling

Your first reward comes 21 days after the funded account is activated, then every 14 days, at 80%. Other options trade speed for split: 60% on the 3 Profitable Day reward, 90% on demand (with no single day above 40% of total profit). FundedNext also pays 15% of your Challenge profits at the first scale-up, except to US traders. Scale-Up adds 25% to the balance and moves the split to 90%.

How FundedNext traders fail

A FundedNext plan for five days

The 5-day minimum per phase means even a fast trader needs a week per phase. Use it. On $100,000, risk 0.5% ($500) per trade and aim for roughly $1,600 a day across five days for the 8% Phase 1, or $1,000 a day for Phase 2.

Keep each day inside $2,000 of loss, under half the $5,000 allowance. If you hold overnight, include the swap in that number, because swaps count toward the daily loss.

Check your hold-time stats once a week: if more than a quarter of your trades close inside 30 seconds, you are close to the Quick Strike limit.

Track FundedNext in the RB journal

The journal has a FundedNext Stellar 2-Step preset.

1. Add a prop account in Risk Manager and choose FundedNext, Stellar 2-Step and your size.
2. Sync MT4 or MT5 live through the RBSync EA (cTrader is supported too), or import a CSV statement.
3. Read Daily room left before each trade and include swaps on positions you hold overnight.
4. Use the hold-time stats to check how many trades you close inside 30 seconds.
5. Log rewards as they land; your firm summary shows fee, refund and payouts together.