Everything you need to know about the Top One Trader Nova Challenge 1 Step $100K challenge — fees, rules, drawdown limits, and the true cost to get funded.
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$107
80%
$10K
Drag to model your worst-case scenario
$214
2 attempts × $107 fee
$214
No fee refund on this plan
2.67%
Profit needed on $10K after 80% 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.
Expert Advisors & Bots
Own customised EAs in challenges only. Not on funded or Instant accounts. Commercial EAs banned.
Copy Trading
Only between your own accounts, in the challenge phase. Not on funded or Instant accounts.
News Trading
Free in challenges. Funded and Instant: no trades opened or closed 5 min before or after high-impact news (Instant Prime: add-on).
Scalping
Min 5-min hold time for profitable trades
Weekend Holding
Allowed on FLASH, NOVA and PRO. Instant Funding and Instant Prime need the weekend add-on.
Hedging
Single account only. Cross-account hedging prohibited
HFT
Banned on all accounts.
Arbitrage
Latency arbitrage and arbitrage trading.
Tick Scalping
Holding positions for seconds up to 5 minutes is banned.
Group Trading
No copying between accounts of different people, signal groups or trade sharing.
Gambling
Over-leveraging, all-in trades, breaking the max-lots rule.
Prohibited Conduct
Third-party or pass-your-challenge services, EA masking, IP sharing, account rolling.
From our firm record — not independently re-verified
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