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AquaFunded Futures review: rules, prices and payouts
United Arab Emirates·Founded 2023·★ 2.1 (1,191)Updated October 24, 2026 at 1:51 AM UTC
90% profit split1-step evaluationTrailing EOD drawdown50% best-day rule
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Profit split90%You keep $90 of every $100
Max loss · 50K$2,000Trails end-of-day high
First payout5 daysWinning days of $100+
Trust score
Trustpilot2.1
5★61%
4★8%
3★3%
2★1%
1★26%
Our verdict
AquaFunded Futures has no displayed TrustScore because Trustpilot has placed a fake-review warning on the brand-wide AquaFunded profile (1,191 reviews), and recent 1-star reviews are dominated by first payouts denied, hard breaches on limits traders call hidden and copy-trading blacklists.
What traders likeSupport staff are praised as responsive and helpful, typically resolving questions or account issues quickly.Reviewers say payouts are approved and paid quickly, often within hours of the request.Traders report receiving their payouts as promised, without disputes over rules.Reviewers stress there are no hidden rules or fees; terms are described as transparent.Moving from a passed evaluation to a funded account is described as fast and smooth.
What traders complain aboutReviewers report accounts being breached, banned, blocked or closed, frequently in connection with funded status or payout requests.Reviewers say payout requests were denied or withheld, often over rule violations they dispute.Reviewers report funded or evaluation accounts terminated with little or vague explanation.Reviewers accuse the firm of hidden or unclear rules that surface only after passing or at payout time.Traders find the consistency rule confusing or say it held up or reduced their payouts.Accounts flagged or banned over shared IP addresses, devices or VPN use.Some say accounts were closed over alleged hedging, coordinated/copy trading or chargebacks, which they deny.Unhappy traders describe slow, scripted or unresponsive support, especially when disputing account actions.Traders dispute drawdown breaches, saying limits were miscalculated, trailed unrealised profit or triggered by glitches.Disputes over daily loss limit breaches, including limits that moved with unrealised profit.Refund requests are reported as refused or never processed.KYC verification is reported as rejected or stalled, sometimes after evaluations were passed, with accounts closed.
True cost to get funded
One-time
$121
Daily - 1-Step 50K · no activationDaily - 1-Step 50K is a one-time fee of $121, so the months slider does not change it.
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Summary
AquaFunded Futures is the futures desk of AquaFunded, operated from Dubai with a Saint Lucia entity providing the simulated accounts. It runs four one-time-fee models with no activation fee: Flex, with a 50% challenge consistency rule and an optional daily loss limit; Standard, which can be passed in one day and pays on demand; Daily, built for daily withdrawals; and Instant, which skips evaluation. Sizes run from $50K to $150K, plus a $25K Instant account. Drawdowns are end-of-day, the split is 90%, and the minimum payout is $500. News trading is allowed, while bots, hedging and microscalping are banned.
Firm overview
Which trading platforms can you use?Tradovate, NinjaTrader (via Tradovate), Deepcharts, TradingView (help guides)
How can a trader pay?Credit/Debit CardCryptoFutures help center has no payment-methods article.
How are payouts sent?Rise · Crypto
CEO—
Clearing broker for prop programCME Group
Where is the firm based?United Arab Emirates
LeadershipLewis Morton (COO)
Founded2023
Years operating3
Instruments and assets
What instrument type does the firm offer?Equity index futures, Currency futures, Energy futures, Metal futures, Agricultural futures, Interest-rate futures, Crypto futures (micro), Micro futures
Which asset groups are available?IndicesCurrenciesEnergyMetalsAgriculturalsRatesCrypto
Example symbolsESNQYMRTYMESMNQM2KMYM6E6BCLMCLNGGCMGCSI
Holding rulesCOMEX/other exchanges enabled on request via support.
Leverage
$25,000 · Instant only1 minis / 10 micros
$50,000 · All models4 minis / 40 micros
$100,000 · All models8 minis / 80 micros
$150,000 · All models12 minis / 120 micros
None; full size from day one on every model.
Commissions
Round-turn fees per contract (regulatory + exchange) from the official commission table.
Consistency
Evaluation (Combine)Flex: 50%. Daily: 40%. Standard: none. Instant: no evaluation.
Funded (XFA)Standard: 40%. Instant: 20% each payout cycle. Flex and Daily: none funded.
Firm rules
Minimum trading daysNone to pass (Flex effectively 2 days due to 50% rule). Flex payouts need 5 winning days.
News tradingAllowed on all models, evaluation and funded.
Copy tradingCopying or coordinated execution between different traders is prohibited; household traders must trade independently.
Automated strategiesFully automated systems, bots and AI execution prohibited; 100+ trades in a day not allowed.
InactivityAccount closes after 7 consecutive calendar days with no trade; cannot be reinstated.
ResetsAccount resets offered (shown on plan card).
Prohibited strategiesHedging within or across accounts, people or firms, Mini + micro on same asset to manipulate exposure, Layering, order stacking, rapid cancellations, Exploiting gaps, thin books or sim fills, Microscalping: 50%+ of closed trades must last over 10 s, and 50%+ of profit must come from such trades, Trading within 2% of a CME price limit
Other ruleTrading 10:00 PM-8:10 PM UTC (6:00 PM-4:10 PM ET); open trades auto-close at session end without breach
Other ruleStop loss not mandatory
Challenges
| Program | Account | Price | Activation | Target | Max loss | Drawdown | Daily loss | True cost (1 mo) ↓ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AquaFunded Futures · Daily - 1-Step 100K | $100K | $186 once | $0 (Free) | $6,000 | $2,500 | EOD trailing | $1,250 | $186 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Daily - 1-Step 150K | $150K | $287 once | $0 (Free) | $9,000 | $3,500 | EOD trailing | $1,750 | $287 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Daily - 1-Step 50K | $50K | $121 once | $0 (Free) | $3,000 | $2,000 | EOD trailing | $1,000 | $121 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Flex DLL - 1-Step 100K | $100K | $205 once | $0 (Free) | $6,000 | $3,000 | EOD trailing | $1,700 | $205 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Flex DLL - 1-Step 150K | $150K | $393 once | $0 (Free) | $9,000 | $4,500 | EOD trailing | $3,000 | $393 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Flex DLL - 1-Step 50K | $50K | $141 once | $0 (Free) | $3,000 | $2,000 | EOD trailing | $1,200 | $141 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Flex No DLL - 1-Step 100K | $100K | $265 once | $0 (Free) | $6,000 | $3,000 | EOD trailing | None | $265 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Flex No DLL - 1-Step 150K | $150K | $427 once | $0 (Free) | $9,000 | $4,500 | EOD trailing | None | $427 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Flex No DLL - 1-Step 50K | $50K | $156 once | $0 (Free) | $3,000 | $2,000 | EOD trailing | None | $156 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Instant - Instant 100K | $100K | $600 once | $0 (Free) | — | $3,500 | EOD trailing | $2,500 | $600 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Instant - Instant 150K | $150K | $727 once | $0 (Free) | — | $4,500 | EOD trailing | $3,000 | $727 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Instant - Instant 25K | $25K | $287 once | $0 (Free) | — | $1,500 | EOD trailing | $1,000 | $287 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Instant - Instant 50K | $50K | $453 once | $0 (Free) | — | $2,000 | EOD trailing | $1,250 | $453 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Standard Evaluation - 1-Step 100K | $100K | $323 once | $0 (Free) | $6,000 | $3,500 | EOD trailing | $2,000 | $323 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Standard Evaluation - 1-Step 150K | $150K | $429 once | $0 (Free) | $9,000 | $5,000 | EOD trailing | $3,000 | $429 | Get |
| AquaFunded Futures · Standard Evaluation - 1-Step 50K | $50K | $172 once | $0 (Free) | $3,000 | $2,000 | EOD trailing | $1,000 | $172 | Get |
Payouts
Profit split90% to the trader
FrequencyStandard and Instant: on demand. Daily: daily. Flex: after 5 winning days.
Minimum payout$500
PathsDrawdown floor locks at start + $100 after any payout · Flex No DLL funded accounts close after 3 rewards · Flex winning day: $200/$250/$300 by size; payouts 2-5 also need net profit $1,000/$1,250/$1,500 · Daily: from payout 2, net profit $550/$1,000/$1,500
Restricted countries
Fully restricted (72):
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaBahamasBarbadosBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundi+60 more
FAQ
Is there an activation or monthly fee?No. All AquaFunded Futures models are one-time purchases with no activation fee.
What is the minimum payout?$500 on every model.
Can I trade news?Yes, on evaluation and funded accounts across all models.
How long can an account sit idle?Seven calendar days; after that the account is closed and cannot be reset.
Are bots allowed?No. Fully automated or AI execution is banned, and 100+ trades in one day is not allowed.
How many funded accounts can I hold?Up to five active funded accounts; extra passes wait on hold.
Reddit corner
Public Reddit threads about this firm — titles and short paraphrased themes, not full posts.
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A multi-firm tester shares running impressions that include AquaFutures.
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A trader says they are filing a formal complaint against AquaFutures over a dispute.
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