Challenges from
$50
$25,000 account
Split
90%
AquaFutures is a budget-friendly futures firm on Tradovate — evaluations from $50, up to a 100% split, and code IWCCBODK5L takes 60% off plus a free account of the same size when you reach payout. The catch is the drawdown: every plan trails, most on an end-of-day basis with Instant Pro trailing in real time, so there's no true static option. It's the lowest-rated name on our futures list (trust 76, 3.8★), so treat a first account as a cheap test rather than a bet, and confirm the payout terms on AquaFutures' site before buying.
Good to know before you buy
- Drawdown — Every plan trails — most use end-of-day trailing; Instant Pro uses real-time intraday trailing. No true static option.
- Consistency rule — Best-day caps vary by plan: 40% on Standard/Beginner, 20% on Instant and 15% on Instant Pro (funded).
- News trading only under conditions
- EAs / bots only under conditions
- Trailing drawdown (Trailing → locks at start balance +$100)
- Minimum 1 trading day
Founded
2024
Steps
1-step, Instant
Profit target
—
Profit split
up to 90%
Daily DD
2.5%
Max DD
5%
Trailing → locks at start balance +$100
Pros
- Cheap entry — from $50, and code IWCCBODK5L takes 60% off plus a free account of the same size when you reach payout
- Up to a 100% profit split on Tradovate
- A spread of plans from evaluation through Instant Pro
Cons
- Every plan trails — most end-of-day, Instant Pro in real time — so there's no true static option
- The lowest-rated firm on our futures list (trust 76, 3.8★) — go in small and confirm the payout record
- Runs on Tradovate only; check it fits your setup
Challenge programs & pricing
One Step — Beginner
1 Step- Drawdown
- Trailing → locks at start balance +$100
- Profit split
- up to 90%
- Payout
- 5 winning days, every 7 days
- News trading
- conditional
| Account | Price | With discount |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $125 | $50-60% |
| $50,000 | $163 | $65-60% |
| $100,000 | $312 | $125-60% |
| $150,000 | $462 | $185-60% |
Normal + current AQUA (60% off) prices from aquafutures.io.
One Step — Standard
1 Step- Drawdown
- Trailing → locks at start balance +$100
- Profit split
- up to 90%
- Payout
- 5 winning days, every 7 days
- News trading
- conditional
| Account | Price | With discount |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000 | $175 | $70-60% |
| $50,000 | $200 | $80-60% |
| $100,000 | $325 | $130-60% |
| $150,000 | $550 | $220-60% |
Normal + current AQUA (60% off) prices from aquafutures.io.
Instant — Standard
Instant- Drawdown
- Trailing → locks at start balance +$100
- Profit split
- up to 90%
- Payout
- 5 winning days, every 7 days
- News trading
- conditional
| Account | Price | With discount |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $615 | $246-60% |
| $100,000 | $765 | $306-60% |
Normal + current AQUA (60% off) prices from aquafutures.io.
Instant — Pro
Instant- Drawdown
- Trailing → locks at start balance +$100
- Profit split
- up to 90%
- Payout
- 5 winning days, every 7 days
- News trading
- conditional
| Account | Price | With discount |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $572 | $229-60% |
| $100,000 | $672 | $269-60% |
Normal + current AQUA (60% off) prices from aquafutures.io.
Key firm rules
- News trading
- Allowed during evaluation; strictly prohibited around red-folder news on funded accounts.
- Expert Advisors
- Fully automated trading (AI/bots/EAs) is banned; semi-automated trading is allowed.
- Copy trading
- Allowed across your own AquaFutures and personally owned external accounts.
- Biggest loss vs win
- On funded accounts your biggest single-trade loss can't exceed your biggest single-trade win.
- Price limit
- No trading within 2% of a CME price limit.
- Trading hours
- Daily session 10 PM UTC to 8:10 PM UTC, Sunday to Friday.
- Inactivity
- Funded accounts need a trade at least every 7 days.
Payout & scaling
- Profit split
- 90% (Beginner and Instant Pro pay 100% on the first $15,000 lifetime, then 90%).
- Payout frequency
- Every 7 days after 5–7 qualifying winning days.
- Minimum payout
- $250 on most plans ($500 on Standard); a $35 fee applies to the first reward each month.
- Processing
- Rewards are paid within 24 business hours, with a $500 guarantee if they miss it.
Company & payments
- CEO
- Kyle Tate (COO)
- Headquarters
- United Arab Emirates
- Founded
- November 2024
- Trustpilot
- 3.2 / 5
- Broker / liquidity
- CME Group
- Tradable assets
- Futures (mini & micro contracts)
- Payment methods
- Card, Crypto
- Payout methods
- Crypto, Riseworks
Restricted countries (72)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China, Côte d'Ivoire, Crimea, Croatia, Cuba, DR Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Mali, Mauritius, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.
AquaFutures FAQ
How much does a AquaFutures challenge cost?
The cheapest AquaFutures evaluation we track is $50 for a $25,000 account. Larger account sizes cost more — the full price table on this page lists every size we verified (last checked 2026-06-26).
What profit split does AquaFutures pay?
Up to 90% of profits go to the trader, with payouts 7 winning days of $100 or more.
What are AquaFutures's drawdown rules?
Maximum drawdown is 5% and the daily loss limit is 2.5%. The drawdown type is trailing → locks at start balance +$100 — check how it behaves before you trade, since drawdown type is where most accounts are lost.
Does AquaFutures use a trailing or static drawdown?
Every plan trails — most use end-of-day trailing; Instant Pro uses real-time intraday trailing. No true static option.
Does AquaFutures have a consistency rule?
Yes. Best-day caps vary by plan: 40% on Standard/Beginner, 20% on Instant and 15% on Instant Pro (funded).
Does AquaFutures allow news trading?
Only under conditions — AquaFutures restricts trading around news events. Check the exact restriction on their site before trading news (last checked 2026-06-26).
Can I use EAs or trading bots at AquaFutures?
Only under conditions — automated trading is restricted at AquaFutures. Confirm your setup is allowed before running it (last checked 2026-06-26).
Does AquaFutures have minimum trading days?
Yes — 1 trading day minimum before you can pass or withdraw, depending on the program. The program cards above list per-program values where they differ.
Is AquaFutures legit?
AquaFutures has operated since 2024, is based in United Arab Emirates, and scores 3.2/5 on Trustpilot. We track its pricing and rules against official sources (status: partially verified (last checked 2026-06-26)). As with any prop firm: only pay a fee you can afford to lose, and verify the current rules on the firm's own site.
Is there a AquaFutures discount code?
Yes — we keep the current AquaFutures offer and any working code on our AquaFutures discount page, updated with verified pricing. View the AquaFutures offer →
From
$50