Question 1

What is Instant Funding?

Accepted Answer

Buy a simulated Instant Funded Account issued at checkout: no evaluation phase, profit target or minimum trading days. It uses live market data, not live company capital.

Question 2

How is it different from the Challenge?

Accepted Answer

The Challenge requires one evaluation, uses static drawdown and has no consistency rule. Instant Funding skips evaluation, uses end-of-day trailing drawdown that locks at the starting balance, and checks consistency only on payout requests.

Question 3

Which exchanges can I trade on?

Accepted Answer

All thirteen supported exchanges: Binance, Bybit, OKX, Hyperliquid, Phemex, Gate.io, CoinW, KuCoin, Bitget, Aster, Lighter, Pacifica and RISEx. More coming soon.

Question 4

How does the drawdown work?

Accepted Answer

The floor trails the end-of-day realised high-water mark, then locks at your starting balance. Daily-loss controls apply separately.

Question 5

When can I request a payout?

Accepted Answer

Meet the waiting period, minimum window profit, consistency check, buffer, per-request cap and minimum set out in the Instant Funded Account Terms in force at checkout. Best day must not exceed 30% of window profit; exceeding it only delays a request and never fails the account. All other request conditions apply.

Question 6

Do I need to verify my identity?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Complete KYC before the first payout request, subject to any earlier checks required under the Agreement.

Question 7

Is it real capital?

Accepted Answer

No. Like the Challenge, this is a simulated account using live market data. Orders are not routed to a live exchange. Simulated balances and profits are not trader-owned funds; any payout is governed by the funded-stage documents.

Question 8

Can I use a coupon?

Accepted Answer

Two-for-one coupons do not apply to Instant Funding.

Question 9

Why should I buy a Challenge from ZoneX instead of others?

Accepted Answer

ZoneX offers transparent Challenge rules, a static total drawdown floor, no minimum trading days, no time limits and a professional crypto-native environment. Passing creates eligibility for a separate funded-stage review; admission is not automatic.

Question 10

What is ZoneX?

Accepted Answer

ZoneX provides simulated crypto trading Challenges and a professional Terminal. Traders who complete a Challenge may be reviewed separately for admission to the Funded Trader Programme.

Question 11

How does the challenge work?

Accepted Answer

Purchase and trade a simulated Challenge using live market data under the selected rules. Passing makes you eligible for a separate funded-stage review. If ZoneX approves admission, you must accept the Funded Trader Services Agreement, Account Schedule and Funded Trader Rules before activation.

Question 12

How do I purchase a challenge?

Accepted Answer

Go to the Start Challenge section.

1. Choose your Challenge Type. Compare types
2. Choose your Account Type. Select Futures or Spot. 
3. Choose your Account Size. Select the simulated account size you want to trade. 
4. Select your Exchange. Choose the exchange you want to use for your challenge. 
5. Choose any optional add-ons. If desired, add the Pre-Violation Warning to receive alerts before placing trades that could breach challenge rules. 
6. Review your Challenge Summary. Confirm your selections and the one-time challenge fee.
7. Accept the terms. Read and accept the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Challenge Rules, and Challenge Terms and Conditions.
8. Complete your purchase. Click Continue, complete the checkout process (pay by crypto or card), and your challenge will be activated. Your challenge credentials are typically delivered within minutes.

Question 13

I purchased a challenge. Where do I find it?

Accepted Answer

Log in and click Launch Terminal.

Once the Trading Terminal opens, you'll see your challenge account in the top toolbar. Click it, select your challenge from the drop-down menu, and you're ready to start trading.

Question 14

Do I trade my challenge through the exchange or directly through ZoneX?

Accepted Answer

You trade your challenge directly through the ZoneX Trading Terminal at zonex.trading, not on the exchange's native website or app.

Market Data & Fees: The exchange you choose (such as Binance, Bybit, OKX, or Hyperliquid) provides the live market data, order book pricing, trading fees, and funding rates for your evaluation.

Execution & Control: All challenge trades are simulated — orders are matched against the exchange's live market data and order-book pricing, but are never sent to the live exchange. You log into the ZoneX platform to place trades, manage positions, set stop-losses, and track your daily and total drawdown limits in real time.

Once you purchase a challenge, your account setup and trading access are handled directly at zonex.trading.

Question 15

Why am I seeing a message that the charts do not match?

Accepted Answer

This usually means you are viewing a chart from a different exchange than the exchange you selected when purchasing your challenge.

To place a trade:
1. Select the challenge account connected to the exchange you chose when purchasing your challenge.
2. Open and trade a symbol from that same exchange.

For example, if you selected Bybit when purchasing your challenge, you must select your Bybit challenge account and use the Bybit version of the trading symbol.

ZoneX blocks the trade when the chart's exchange and the selected challenge account do not match.

We recommend completing the short platform tour, which explains how to select the correct challenge account and exchange symbols.

Question 16

Do I need to connect my own exchange account for a Challenge?

Accepted Answer

No. You do not need to connect your personal exchange account or install a webhook, plugin, browser extension, or API key.

Your ZoneX challenge account is already connected to the exchange you selected when purchasing the challenge.

If you cannot place a trade, check that:
1. You have selected the correct ZoneX challenge account.
2. The chart symbol is from the same exchange as your challenge account.

To trade your own crypto through the free Terminal instead, connect your supported personal exchange account via API.

If the issue persists after checking these settings, contact dev@zonex.pro.

Question 17

How do I use the trading terminal and place my first trade?

Accepted Answer

Log in to the ZoneX Terminal at zonex.trading/login. To trade your own crypto, connect your supported exchange account via API and select it in the account selector. To trade a purchased Challenge, select your simulated Challenge account instead.

To place a trade:
1. Choose a ticker in the watchlist or use the search box.
2. Open the order panel for that ticker.
3. Select your order type: Market, Limit, Stop, or Stop-Limit.
4. Enter your position size and leverage (if applicable).
5. Set a stop-loss and take-profit for every trade.
6. Click Buy or Sell to open the position.

Your active positions, open orders, account balance, and available drawdown are shown in the same dashboard. For detailed instructions, see the Trading Terminal documentation.

Question 18

What is the full timeline from Challenge start to a Funded Trader Arrangement?

Accepted Answer

Step 1 — Purchase and complete the simulated Challenge. Step 2 — ZoneX conducts a separate funded-stage eligibility and Challenge-integrity review. Step 3 — If ZoneX approves admission, accept the Funded Trader Services Agreement, applicable Account Schedule and Funded Trader Rules. Step 4 — ZoneX activates the funded-stage Account Configuration. Step 5 — Complete full KYC and identity-based sanctions screening no later than before the first Performance Remuneration payment, unless earlier checks are required.

Question 19

How do I log into the terminal and start trading?

Accepted Answer

Log in and click Launch Terminal.

Question 20

Where do I find instructions for the Trading Terminal?

Accepted Answer

Here you will find detailed instructions for the Trading Terminal.

Question 21

Which exchanges are supported?

Accepted Answer

We support thirteen exchanges: Binance (USD-M Futures), Bybit (Linear/Inverse Perpetuals), OKX (Futures and Perpetual Swaps), Hyperliquid (On-chain Perpetuals), Phemex (USDT Perpetuals), Gate.io (Perpetual Contracts), CoinW (USDT Perpetuals), KuCoin (USDT Perpetuals), Bitget (USDT Perpetuals), Aster (On-chain Perpetuals), Lighter (On-chain Perpetuals), Pacifica (On-chain Perpetuals), and RISEx (Perpetuals). More coming soon.

Question 22

What is the available leverage?

Accepted Answer

Leverage depends on two things: your account type and the pair you're trading.

- Futures accounts — leverage is available on every pair. The maximum is set per pair by the exchange your account runs on: big pairs like BTC and ETH typically allow up to 100×, smaller coins have lower limits. The order form always shows the exact maximum for the pair you have open, and it won't let you go above it.

- Spot accounts — no leverage at all (1×, long-only). That's what "Spot" means.

One important thing for challenge accounts: high leverage does not loosen the rules. Drawdown, daily/weekly loss, position-size and exposure limits all still apply — and if a position gets liquidated, the challenge fails immediately.

Leverage makes both directions faster, including the losing one.

Question 23

Can we trade all pairs?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can trade virtually every market your selected exchange offers. Your account is connected to one of our thirteen supported exchanges (Binance, Bybit, OKX, Gate.io, Phemex, CoinW, KuCoin, Hyperliquid, Bitget, Aster, Lighter, Pacifica, or RISEx), giving you access to that exchange's full range of USDT-quoted markets—USDT perpetual futures on futures accounts, or USDT spot pairs on spot accounts.

We do not restrict or whitelist trading pairs. If you cannot find a particular pair in the symbol search, it simply is not listed by that exchange. If the pair is available on another supported exchange, you can choose that exchange instead.

Question 24

How long do payouts take?

Accepted Answer

The first Performance Remuneration request may be submitted after the timing and Qualifying Performance conditions in the Funded Trader Rules and Account Schedule are met. Full KYC and identity-based sanctions screening must be completed before payment. Standard requests target processing within 24 hours and a maximum standard review period of 48 hours, subject to justified additional review.

Question 25

Is my payout guaranteed if I follow the rules?

Accepted Answer

Properly earned Performance Remuneration is processed under the funded-stage documents after the applicable Qualifying Performance, rule-compliance, verification and payment conditions are met. It may be withheld, rejected or adjusted only on justified grounds stated in those documents or required by law.

Question 26

Are the challenge accounts live or simulated?

Accepted Answer

Challenge accounts are simulated and use live market data. After separate review and approval, a funded-stage Trading Environment may remain simulated or, where ZoneX separately elects, may involve ZoneX-owned proprietary capital. The trader does not own or control the underlying capital.

Question 27

What's the performance incentive?

Accepted Answer

The applicable Performance Remuneration percentage is recorded in the Account Schedule for the approved Account Configuration. It does not change automatically through payout-count milestones.

Question 28

Can I get a free retry if I fail the challenge?

Accepted Answer

Free retry — if your realized profit reached 5% at any point before you failed, you get another attempt at no cost, even if the account subsequently breached the daily loss limit or maximum drawdown. Realized profit is measured on closed, filled trades; an unrealized equity peak that is later given back does not qualify. One retry per purchase. It is not available on purchases made with a discount, coupon or promotional offer. The retry creates a fresh account with the same size and rules. ZoneX reserves the right to deny a retry in cases of reckless, abusive, or non-systematic trading behavior.

Question 29

How many profitable trading days are required before a Performance Remuneration request?

Accepted Answer

You must meet the minimum profitable trading-day requirement in the funded-stage documents before requesting Performance Remuneration. This is not a withdrawal from a participant-owned balance.

Question 30

Is the ZoneX Terminal free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Connect your own account at a supported exchange via API and use the ZoneX Terminal for free. You do not need to purchase a Challenge. Optional paid premium features are available inside the Terminal.

Question 31

Is there a time limit to pass the challenge?

Accepted Answer

No. ZoneX challenges have no maximum duration and no minimum trading days — take as long as you need to reach the profit target without breaching the daily or total drawdown limits. There is no calendar deadline pressuring you to over-trade.

Question 32

Can I trade overnight or on weekends?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Crypto markets run 24/7 and ZoneX places no restrictions on session, news, or weekend trading. You can hold positions overnight and across weekends. The only time-based event you need to plan around is the daily drawdown reset at 02:00 Europe/Zurich.

Question 33

What counts as a 'trading day' for disbursement eligibility?

Accepted Answer

A trading day is any 24-hour period (00:00–23:59 Europe/Zurich) in which you open at least one position that is held for a minimum of 3 minutes and risks at least 0.1% of account equity. Challenges have no minimum trading days — this definition applies only to the profitable-trading-day condition for performance-based remuneration under a Funded Trader Arrangement.

Question 34

Can I hold positions through the 02:00 Europe/Zurich daily reset?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Positions remain open across the reset. At 02:00 Europe/Zurich, your closing balance for the day becomes the new reference point for the next day's daily drawdown limit. Your total drawdown floor is not affected — it is static, calculated from your initial account balance, and never moves. Open positions are not closed, modified, or affected by the reset itself; only the daily drawdown calculation is refreshed.

Question 35

How many evaluation phases does a ZoneX Challenge have?

Accepted Answer

One. Every ZoneX Challenge uses a single evaluation phase. There is no second evaluation phase and no minimum number of trading days: you may complete the Challenge as soon as you meet the profit objective while remaining within all published risk rules.

Question 36

How do Performance Remuneration requests work?

Accepted Answer

A Performance Remuneration request asks ZoneX to discharge a contractual remuneration obligation under the funded-stage documents. It is not a withdrawal of participant-owned profits or a customer balance. Timing, minimums, Qualifying Performance, verification and review conditions are set out in the Funded Trader Rules and Account Schedule.

Question 37

How do I set up my payout details, and when is identity verification required?

Accepted Answer

Payment instructions are recorded for Performance Remuneration. Full KYC and identity-based sanctions screening must be completed no later than before the first payment, unless earlier checks are required by law, sanctions restrictions, fraud or compliance concerns, or a relevant third party. Activation of ordinary simulated funded-stage activity does not automatically require full KYC.

Question 38

What identity verification documents are required, and when must screening be completed?

Accepted Answer

Full KYC and identity-based sanctions screening must be completed no later than before the first Performance Remuneration payment, unless earlier checks are required by law, sanctions restrictions, fraud or compliance concerns, or a relevant third party. ZoneX may request a government-issued photo ID, recent proof of address and liveness check. Full KYC is not automatically required before ordinary simulated funded-stage activity.

Question 39

After I pass, when can I request Performance Remuneration?

Accepted Answer

Passing creates eligibility for a separate funded-stage review; it does not create a payment right. If approved, you must accept the funded-stage documents before activation. A request becomes available only after the timing and Qualifying Performance conditions in the Funded Trader Rules and Account Schedule are met, with full KYC completed before payment unless required earlier.

Question 40

What are the trading rules, in plain language?

Accepted Answer

Every challenge has a clearly defined set of rules covering areas such as daily drawdown, maximum drawdown, profit targets, and risk management. The exact limits depend on the challenge type and account selected, but all requirements are published in advance and remain transparent throughout the evaluation.

In addition to the core trading limits, every position must have a stop-loss attached. There are no minimum trading days. Some challenge types may include additional risk management requirements, such as maximum risk per trade or minimum reward-to-risk ratios.

There are no arbitrary time limits, no weekend restrictions, and no news trading restrictions. What you see is what you get—know exactly what you're being evaluated on before you begin.

Question 41

How is my daily drawdown calculated?

Accepted Answer

Your daily starting balance is your account's equity at the daily reset (02:00 Europe/Zurich). That equity becomes your fixed reference point for the next 24 hours.

Your daily drawdown limit is calculated from that fixed starting balance and does not move during the day, even if you make profits. Any profits earned during the trading day increase your buffer for that day, but they do not raise the daily drawdown threshold until the next daily reset.

The platform continuously monitors live equity (cash plus unrealized profit or loss). If your live equity reaches or falls below the daily drawdown limit at any time, the challenge is breached immediately—even if the market later recovers.

Can I open a trade that risks more than my remaining daily drawdown?

You can, but doing so creates a significant risk of breaching the challenge.

Before entering a trade, compare your remaining daily drawdown with the maximum potential loss between your entry price and stop-loss. If the worst-case loss exceeds your remaining drawdown, your account may breach the challenge before or when your stop-loss is executed, particularly if there is slippage.

As a best practice, always size your positions so the maximum possible loss remains comfortably below your remaining daily drawdown, leaving additional room for trading fees and slippage.

Question 42

If I pass a challenge, will I get paid? How much for a $25,000 challenge?

Accepted Answer

No payment is earned merely by passing. Passing makes you eligible for a separate funded-stage review. If ZoneX approves admission and the funded-stage documents are accepted, Qualifying Performance after activation may create a right to Performance Remuneration under the Funded Trader Rules and Account Schedule. See the Funded Trader Rules.

Question 43

If I pass a challenge and I'm profitable, will I get paid?

Accepted Answer

Passing and later positive simulated results do not by themselves guarantee payment. After separate approval, acceptance and activation, Qualifying Performance may create a right to Performance Remuneration under the funded-stage documents. See the Funded Trader Rules.

Question 44

When can I request Performance Remuneration?

Accepted Answer

There is no participant-owned funded balance to withdraw. After approval, funded-document acceptance and activation, you may request Performance Remuneration when the timing and Qualifying Performance conditions in the Funded Trader Rules and Account Schedule are met. See the Funded Trader Rules.

Question 45

How long until I receive payouts?

Accepted Answer

There is no payment for passing the Challenge. After separate admission, funded-document acceptance and activation, the first Performance Remuneration request is available only when the applicable timing, Qualifying Performance and verification conditions are met. See the Funded Trader Rules.

Question 46

What counts as my first trade?

Accepted Answer

The first funded-stage trade is the first position opened after the Account Configuration is activated. Any timing effect is governed by the Funded Trader Rules and Account Schedule. See the Funded Trader Rules.

Feature	ZoneX · Challenge	Crypto Fund Trader	HyroTrader	BitFunded
Evaluation phases	1	1 or 2*	Program-dependent*	Program-dependent*
Minimum trading days	None	Program-dependent*	Program-dependent*	Program-dependent*
Exchanges supported	13	1	2	1
Consistency rule	None	None	40%*	Not published*
Maximum drawdown	Static from initial balance	Program-dependent*	Trailing on standard Challenge*	Program-dependent*
Challenge time limit	None	None	None	Program-dependent*
Spot trading	Yes	No	No	Program-dependent*
Maximum performance split	Up to 90%	80% → 90%	Up to 90%*	Up to 90%*
Starting price	From $10	Not verified*	From $10	From $50

ZoneX Crypto Prop FirmExchange-Agnostic Crypto ChallengesBuilt AroundReal Markets

Primary ZoneX Challenge benefits

Build Your Own Challenge

Two ways to get funded

Challenge

Instant Funding

Key rules

One-Step Evaluation

No Minimum Trading Days

No Time Limit

No Consistency Rules

Real Crypto Markets

Free Challenge Retry

Binance

Bybit

OKX

Hyperliquid

Phemex

Gate.io

CoinW

KuCoin

Bitget

Aster

Lighter

Pacifica

RISEx

Three steps. Clear rules.

Choose Your Challenge

Pass One Evaluation

Qualify for the Funded Trader Programme

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