Orion Funded currently offers 28 challenge programs, with fees ranging from $49–$1149. Select a challenge type and account size below to compare profit targets, drawdown limits, payout frequency, and the full consistency rule — all sourced directly from Orion Funded's official documentation and kept up to date.

Challenge Details

Orion Funded Challenge: Instant

Program: Orion Zero

Challenge Fee

$199

Profit Target

None (instant funding)

Max Daily Loss

3%

Max Total Loss

6% (trailing lock)

Profit Split

80%

Payout Frequency

Bi-weekly

Consistency Rule

20% (Best Day Rule)

Trading Rules

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

ALLOWED

Weekend Holding

Allowed on every program.

Overnight Holding

Allowed on every program.

RESTRICTED

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Only for risk and trade management. No third-party or autonomous EAs.

Copy Trading

Only between accounts you own. External copy services banned.

News Trading

Evaluation: no timing limits. Funded: no trades 2 min either side of high-impact news. News as a strategy is banned.

Hedging

Allowed within one account; banned across accounts.

NOT ALLOWED

HFTMartingaleTick Scalping

Arbitrage

Latency arbitrage and exploiting slow feeds.

Grid Trading

4+ open positions in one asset counts as grid.

Group Trading

No third-party trading, account sharing, shared devices or coordinated trading.

Gambling

One-sided or all-in bets.

Prohibited Conduct

Gap trading, exploiting platform errors, excessive leverage, buying many accounts to pass by luck.

Not published by the firm: Scalping.

From our firm record — not independently re-verified

How Orion Funded challenges work

A Orion Funded challenge is a paid evaluation phase where you trade simulated capital under Orion Funded's rules — profit targets, daily drawdown, max drawdown, and time limits. Pass the evaluation and you're moved to a funded account where you trade Orion Funded's actual capital and keep a percentage of profits as your payout. Most challenge fees are refunded with your first successful payout.

Orion Funded's evaluation structure (1-step, 2-step, or instant-funding) depends on which program you pick. Each challenge card above shows the exact steps, the profit target per phase, the time limit (if any), the daily and overall drawdown limits, and the profit split you'll earn once funded. We pull these values directly from Orion Funded's official rulebook and keep them up to date.

Industry-wide pass rates on prop firm challenges sit around 10%. The traders who pass most consistently treat the challenge as a paid stress test of an already-profitable strategy — not as a way to learn one. If you're newer to trading, the Orion Funded matcher tool can help you find a challenge with rules that fit your style before paying for the evaluation.

Frequently Asked Questions about Orion Funded Challenges

A Orion Funded challenge is the paid evaluation phase where you prove you can hit a profit target without breaching drawdown rules. Once you pass, you're funded — you trade Orion Funded's actual capital and keep a percentage of profits as your payout. Most challenge fees are refunded with your first successful payout.
Orion Funded typically offers multiple formats — both one-step and two-step evaluations are common across the industry, and some firms also offer instant-funding options. The exact structure depends on which account size and program you pick. The challenge cards above show the current steps, profit targets, and time limits for each tier.
Profit splits in this industry typically range from 70% to 90% to the trader. Higher splits are usually unlocked through Orion Funded's scaling plan after consistent payouts. The exact current split for each program is shown on the main Orion Funded review page along with payout frequency and minimum payout amounts.
Most prop firms enforce both a daily drawdown limit (around 4–5%) and a maximum overall drawdown (around 8–10%). The make-or-break detail is whether the overall drawdown is static (calculated from starting balance) or trailing (follows equity highs). Each challenge card above shows Orion Funded's exact rule for that account size — read it carefully before paying.
You lose the challenge fee. Most firms — including Orion Funded — offer discounted reset options if you want to retry without paying the full price again. If you breach by a small margin in the final phase, some firms grant a free reset on a case-by-case basis. Contact Orion Funded's support directly if you think you qualify.
News trading rules vary across firms and across Orion Funded's individual programs. Most prop firms restrict trading during high-impact news (NFP, FOMC, CPI) and some require positions to be closed before weekend gaps. Orion Funded's specific trading rules are listed on the main Orion Funded review page in the Trading Rules section.

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