ACE UP ONE-STEP – Evaluation Model

The ACE UP ONE-STEP Plan is a simplified evaluation program introduced by ACE UP CAPITAL, designed for traders seeking a faster and more direct path to a Qualified Analyst Account. This model evaluates consistency, discipline, and risk control in a single phase.

Key Features

🔸 ONE-STEP Evaluation Structure

• Profit Target: 10%

• Overall Maximum Drawdown: 6%

• Max Daily Drawdown (EQUITY -BASED): 3%

• Minimum Trading Days: 3 days

This upgraded structure offers traders a faster route to qualification while maintaining strict risk standards.

Leverage & Lot Exposure

🔸 Leverage Offered

ACE UP ONE-STEP accounts provide the following leverage across asset classes:

• FX: 1:30

• Indices: 1:10

• Metals: 1:9

• Oil: 1:10

• Crypto: 1:3

• Stocks: 1:5

🔸 Maximum Lot Exposure Limits

⚠ Note:
Lot exposure is margin-dependent and must respect the leverage provided.
Violations are calculated per position, not per trading idea.

Lot Size Rule Violation Procedure

1st Violation

Profits generated using lot sizes above the approved limit will be removed and not eligible for payout.

2nd Violation

All performance fees for the cycle are forfeited, and the Qualified Account will be permanently deactivated.

Example

Max allowed limit = 10 lots:

• Opening 11 lots → 1st violation

• While the trade is still open, opening 1 more lot → 2nd violation
  → Account closed

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  🔸 Weekend Holding And Trading

  • Challenge Phase: Weekend holding $ Trading allowed

  • Qualified Accounts  One Step:
    Weekend holding & Trading NOT allowed, including crypto.

NEWS TRADING POLICY

1. Challenge Phase.

✔ Traders are allowed to trade news freely.
No restrictions apply during the evaluation phase.

2. Qualified (Funded) Accounts

The following rules apply only after the trader becomes qualified/funded:

General Restrictions

• No opening or closing trades on the affected instrument starting 5 minutes before until 5 minutes after any high-impact news release.

Speeches

Traders cannot open or close trades:

• From 5 minutes before the speech begins,

• Throughout the entire duration of the speech,

• Until 5 minutes after the speech ends.

This applies to all instruments linked to the currency involved in the speech.

Official Source

• Traders must use the ACE UP CAPITAL Integrated News Calendar inside the dashboard as the only official news source.

• News restrictions apply only to high-impact news events shown in the ACE UP CAPITAL dashboard calendar.

AFFECTED INSTRUMENTS & EVENTS (FOR QUALIFIED ACCOUNTS)

ALL INSTRUMENTS

• USD CPI / Inflation Rate

• Federal Funds Rates + Statements + Press Conference

• Non-Farm Employment Change

Affected Instruments & Asset Classes

Per-Trade Risk Rule
During the Challenge  phase, there is no fixed limit on the amount of risk a trader may allocate to any single trade or trading idea. Traders may manage their positions freely, provided they remain within the overall drawdown and risk parameters of the program.

Once an account becomes Qualified, traders are strongly advised to apply disciplined risk management to protect both their capital and the firm’s capital. As part of this guidance, traders are encouraged to keep their per-trade risk at or below 2% of the account balance. This 2% guideline applies not only to a single entry but to the entire trading idea—including situations where:

• Multiple positions are opened simultaneously as part of the same strategy,

• A trade is scaled in or out,

• Several trades are running concurrently in highly correlated instruments, or

• All active trades collectively represent one overarching market idea.

The intention of this guideline is to promote sustainable, controlled risk exposure and prevent excessive concentration on a single market outcome. While this is an advisory rule rather than a hard limit, consistent failure to follow reasonable risk-management practices may result in additional oversight or restrictions being placed on the account to ensure responsible trading activity.

Traders are eligible to request their performance fee payout every 14 days (bi-weekly), provided all payout conditions for that cycle are fully met.

To qualify for a payout, the following requirements must be satisfied:

1. Minimum Payout Amount
The trader must have at least $100 in withdrawable profit for that payout cycle.

2. Minimum Qualifying Trading Days
A trader must complete a minimum of three (3) qualifying trading days within the payout period.
A trading day is counted as qualifying only if the trader achieves a minimum profit of 0.35% of the account size on that single day.

3. Eligibility Review
If a trader does not meet the minimum number of qualifying trading days, the payout request will be deferred to the next payout cycle.

This structure ensures that payouts are based on consistent trading activity and meaningful performance during each 14-day period.