AI Review

AIFO is a prop trading firm based in Hong Kong. You trade on MetaTrader 5 and choose from four account types: 2-Step, 1-Step, Instant (no test phase) and Sprint (a 24-hour challenge). Account sizes run from $10,000 to $200,000, plus a $5,000 Instant account and a $1,000 AIFO One account, and one trader can be funded with up to $2,000,000 in total. You keep 80% of profits on 1-Step and 2-Step accounts, rising to up to 95% through AIFO's scaling plan. Sprint pays 90%. Holding trades overnight and over the weekend is allowed, but trading in the 5 minutes before or after major news is not. Payouts are $100 to $10,000 per request, every 14 days on 1-Step and 2-Step accounts and on demand on Instant accounts.

Trading Rules

Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.

ALLOWED

Weekend Holding

Permitted on 2-Step, 1-Step and Instant programs

Overnight Holding

Positions can be held overnight and over the weekend.

RESTRICTED

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Allowed on 1 Step, 2 Steps and funded accounts. Bots built to pass challenges, shared EAs and toxic arbitrage are not allowed.

News Trading

Not allowed in the 5 minutes before and after major high-impact news.

Scalping

Prohibited if 50% or more of trades are held under one minute.

NOT ALLOWED

Copy Trading

Replicating trades across multiple accounts is prohibited.

HFT

Many trades within seconds with very short holding times is prohibited.

Arbitrage

Any arbitrage, including latency or market arbitrage, is prohibited.

Grid Trading

Grid trading is prohibited.

Cross-Account Hedging

Cross-account or group hedging is prohibited.

Gambling-Style Trading

One-sided betting, account cycling and using over 40% of margin on one instrument are prohibited.

Delay & Platform Exploits

Exploiting execution delays, delayed data, server errors or abnormal quotes is prohibited. Trading price gaps, for example at market open, is not allowed.

Not published by the firm: Hedging.

From our firm record — not independently re-verified

True Cost Calculator

See how much it truly costs to get funded at AIFO, including multiple failed attempts.

Fee

$129

Split to you

70%

Account

$10K

How many attempts?

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Total Spent

$258

2 attempts × $129 fee

Net Cost

$258

No fee refund on this plan

Break-Even

3.69%

Profit needed on $10K after 70% split

Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.

Leverage and Platforms

Tradeable Asset Classes

  • Forex
  • Indices
  • Commodities
  • Stocks
  • Crypto

Available Trading Platforms

  • MT5 logo
    MT5

Frequently Asked Questions

AIFO is operated by AIFO Co. Ltd., registered in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. It offers four evaluation programs on MetaTrader 5 with account sizes up to 200,000 USD, a minimum payout of 100 USD, and funded payouts every 14 days. As with any prop firm, read the payout and consistency rules before committing to a larger account.
The 2-Step program runs from 79 USD for a 10,000 USD account to 849 USD for 200,000 USD. The 1-Step program runs from 89 USD to 899 USD. Instant accounts start at 69 USD for a 5,000 USD account and run to 699 USD for 100,000 USD, and Sprint runs from 149 USD to 599 USD. A 1,000 USD AIFO One account is sold at 10 USD.
1-Step and 2-Step accounts pay 80%, rising to up to 95% through AIFO's scaling plan. Sprint accounts pay 90%, or 95% if you take an early payout at 6% profit or more. Instant accounts pay 70%.
Four: 2-Step Core with an 8 percent then 5 percent profit target, 1-Step Fast Track with a 10 percent target, Instant Direct Access with no evaluation phase, and Sprint, a rapid account that pays out 24 hours from the first trade.
Each payout request can be from $100 to $10,000. 1-Step and 2-Step funded accounts can request every 14 days. Instant accounts can request on demand, and Sprint pays 24 hours from the first trade. Instant accounts keep 2% of the starting balance in the account. You verify your ID after passing a 1-Step or 2-Step challenge, or at your first payout on Instant and Sprint.
No. BOOK40 gives 40 percent off the 2-Step, 1-Step, Instant and Sprint programs on accounts of 10,000 USD and above. It is rejected on the 5,000 USD Instant account and the 1,000 USD AIFO One account, and it cannot be used on the free trial.
MetaTrader 5 only, available on Windows, Android, iOS and through a browser based web terminal.

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