Instant Funding
Start funded without an evaluation: account activation, trading rules and payouts.
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Start funded, with no evaluation
Instant Funding gives you a funded account as soon as your purchase is verified and the account is activated. There is no evaluation to pass or profit target to unlock the funded phase. Eligible profit can come from your very first trade, subject to the payout rules below.
You pay a non-refundable access fee for simulated trading capital, using live Hyperliquid prices and available order-book depth. The account size is your trading balance, not a USDC deposit you can withdraw. Eligible payouts are paid in real USDC from the payout pool, or issued as account credit.
Choose from $5,000, $10,000, $25,000 accounts. Compare account sizes and fees. Prefer a lower access fee with an evaluation first? See 1-Step Unlimited.
Know your trading limits
| Rule | Instant Funding |
|---|---|
| Starting phase | Funded, with no challenge or evaluation target |
| Daily loss limit | 3% of the opening balance at 00:00 UTC |
| Total loss limit | 6% of initial capital; the floor does not trail profits |
| Account lifetime | 90 days from first activation |
| Profit split | 80% trader / 20% Iceberg |
Loss limits use equity, including open P&L, trading fees and funding. Reaching either floor closes the account. For a $25,000 account with an unchanged opening balance, the daily floor is $24,250 and the fixed total floor is $23,500. Read how loss limits work.
When and how much you can receive
Your first payout request opens 5 days (120 hours) after your first executed trade. After that, the next request opens 5 days (120 hours) after the last payout was received. Buying or activating the account does not start the first-payout clock.
Each request claims all eligible realized profit, with a minimum of 1% and a maximum of 5% of the initial account size, before the 80/20 split. Close all positions and cancel pending orders first. Partial payouts are not available.
| Example: $25,000 account | Amount |
|---|---|
| Minimum eligible profit to request a payout | $250 gross, giving you $200 |
| If eligible profit is $1,000 | You receive $800; Iceberg receives $200 |
| Maximum per payout | $1,250 gross, giving you $1,000 |
Requesting a payout resets the trading balance to initial capital. Profit above the 5% cap is reserved with the claim and permanently forfeited when it settles successfully. The same account can earn new profit and receive further payouts while it remains active.
Choose USDC to your account wallet or account credit for another purchase. Requests must satisfy the account rules and are paid from available pool funds. The five-day window controls when you can request; it is separate from transfer processing time. Read the full payout guide or learn about account credit.
Activation, standby and the 90-day lifetime
Each person can own up to $50,000 in combined Instant account sizes and trade up to $50,000 at once. These limits are separate from 1-Step Unlimited. A purchased account can wait in standby if there is no available trading allocation. Open Accounts to manage activation. See the allocation rules.
The 90-day lifetime starts on first activation, even if you have not placed a trade. At expiry, new trades and payout requests stop, pending orders are cancelled and remaining positions are closed.
Request eligible profit before expiry. Unrequested profit loses payout eligibility when the account expires or breaches a loss limit; amounts reserved for previously submitted requests are not automatically forfeited.