Everything you need to know about the AIFO Sprint Instant $10K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$149
90%
$10K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
$298
2 attempts × $149 fee
$298
No fee refund on this plan
3.31%
Profit needed on $10K after 90% split
Fees shown in USD. Break-even is the minimum profit % you need on your funded account to cover all challenge costs.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.
Weekend Holding
Permitted on 2-Step, 1-Step and Instant programs
Overnight Holding
Positions can be held overnight and over the weekend. Not on Sprint: close all trades before weekends and holidays (crypto exempt).
Expert Advisors & Bots
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.
Sprint
One open trade at a time, and only the instrument of your first trade.
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
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