Find answers to frequently asked questions about 2-Step Plus Evaluation
Yes, there is a 90% Profit Split Add-On available for 2-Step Plus accounts.
Cost: $0 extra fee
What the Add-On Changes
Selecting the add-on upgrades your starting reward split from 70/30 → 90/10, but it also activates an additional condition during the Evaluation phase:
- The Shield Risk Protocol will apply during Evaluation, not just on Funded.
- First violation of the protocol: is a soft breach i.e., evaluation continues
- Second violation of the protocol: becomes a hard breach (evaluation failed)
This keeps the add-on aligned with the same disciplined risk standards expected on funded 2-Step Plus accounts.
Why This Add-On Has This Rule
The Shield Risk Protocol already exists on 2-Step Plus funded accounts. Extending it to evaluation ensures that traders who want a 90% split are already capable of managing their trading exposure consistently right from their evaluation phases.
About the 2-Step Plus Shield Risk Protocol
If you want a detailed breakdown of how the Shield Risk Protocol works for 2-Step Plus, you can read the full explanation here
The 2-Step Plus Account offers a 70/30 profit split, which is maintained only if traders follow the Shield Risk Protocol.
This rule limits floating equity loss (i.e., unrealized losses from open positions) to 1% of the account balance at all times.
For instance:
$100,000 account → max floating loss: $1,000
$50,000 account → max floating loss: $500.
If floating loss exceeds this limit, all positions auto-close and the profit split is reduced.
Profit Split Reductions
Violation penalties stack progressively:
1st → 50/50
2nd → 40/60
3rd → 30/70
4th → permanently 20/80
Examples
Staying compliant: A position floating –$500 on a $100K account is fine (below $1,000).
First breach: If floating loss hits –$1,700 (above $1,000), the trade closes and the split drops to 50/50.
Multiple breaches: 1st = 50/50 → 2nd = 40/60 → 3rd = 30/70 → 4th = locked at 20/80.
Why It Matters
The Shield rule enforces disciplined risk management, prevents deep drawdowns, protects capital, and preserves access to the highest performance reward structure.
Note:
The Floating Loss Limit is monitored in real time by the Company’s systems.
In cases where a trade is closed above the floating loss limit, including but not limited to situations caused by:
- System detection or processing delays,
- Market slippage at the time of closure, or
- The trade being closed immediately before the system registers a breach of the floating loss limit,
The profit split reduction model will be applied in accordance with the Floating Limit rules.
The maximum allocation per member is $300,000 for 2-Step Plus Accounts.
The 2-Step Plus Account starts with a 70/30 profit split (70% to the trader, 30% to the firm).
To maintain this split, traders must follow the Shield Risk Protocol, which is designed to promote disciplined risk management.
These rules ensure long-term sustainability for both the trader and the firm, while rewarding disciplined trading with the maximum performance reward structure.
For 2-Step Plus accounts, there’s no consistency rule in the Evaluation Phase and Funded Phase.
The Profit Targets for the 2-Step Plus are structured as follows:
Phase 1 Profit Target: 8%
Phase 2 Profit Target: 5%
Example:
For an account size of $100,000:
Phase 1: The profit target is $8,000, which is 8% of $100,000.
Phase 2: The profit target is $5,000, which is 5% of $100,000.
The Overall Drawdown Limit for 2-Step Plus is 10% and remains fixed to the initial balance throughout the account.
Example:
Account Size: $100,000
Overall Drawdown Limit: 10%
Day 1:
Starting Balance/Equity: $100,000
Overall Drawdown: $10,000
Stop-Out Limit: $90,000 ($100,000 – $10,000)
Day 2:
Starting Balance/Equity: $104,000
Overall Drawdown: $10,000
Stop-Out Limit: $90,000 ($100,000 – $10,000)
The Maximum Daily Drawdown Limit is 4% of the Initial Balance.
Example 1:
For a $100,000 2-Step Plus Account, the Daily Drawdown is 4% of the Initial Balance.
Day 1:
Starting Balance/Equity: $100,000
Allowed Daily Drawdown: 4% of $100,000 = $4,000 (stop-out limit = $96,000)
Example 2:
Day 2:
End of Day Balance (Day 1): $104,000
End of Day Equity (Day 1): $103,000
At 5 PM EST, if unrealised positions are open, then 4% of Initial Balance will be deducted from the higher of the two.
In Example 2 above, since Balance is higher than Equity, the stop-out limit will become:
$104,000 – (4% of $100,000) = $104,000 – $4,000 = $100,000
If either Equity or Balance reaches this limit, it would result in a breach of the Daily Drawdown Limit.
Example 3:
Day 3:
End of Day Balance (Day 2): $101,000
End of Day Equity (Day 2): $106,000
In Example 3 above, since Equity is higher than Balance, the stop-out limit will become:
$106,000 – (4% of $100,000) = $106,000 – $4,000 = $102,000
Since the Balance of $101,000 is lower than the limit of $102,000, this will cause an immediate breach of the Daily Drawdown Limit.