Era Trade

General Trading Rules

These rules apply to Era Trade challenges and funded accounts, unless otherwise specified in a particular rule. They are designed to ensure fair conditions and controlled risk.

Risk and Loss per Trading Idea

A trading idea is one or more trades on a single instrument in the same direction, opened as part of a single trading decision.

You cannot split one position into multiple orders to bypass the risk limit.

Example: on a $100,000 account, the maximum loss per trading idea is $2,000. If a trader opens multiple BUY trades on EURUSD as part of one idea, the total loss on these trades must not exceed $2,000.

Trading Robots, EA, Copy Traders, VPS/VPN

The trader must make trading decisions independently and trade each account individually.

Also prohibited:

copying trades between your own Era Trade challenges;

VPS and VPN are allowed only for stable and secure access to the account. They cannot be used to bypass rules, mask connections between accounts, or copy trades.

Example: manually opening a trade from a VPS is allowed. Connecting a robot or copier that automatically opens trades instead of the trader is not allowed.

Holding Positions Over the Weekend / Weekend Holding

For Forex, Metals, Indices, and Commodities, this rule applies both during the challenge phase and on the funded account. Positions must be closed before the market closes on Friday.

For Crypto / Bybit, this rule applies only during the funded phase. During the challenge phase, crypto positions can be held over the weekend.

Example: if a trader is passing a Forex challenge, they must close positions before the market closes on Friday. If a trader is passing a Bybit challenge, holding over the weekend is allowed during the challenge phase, but on the funded phase, positions must also be closed before the weekend.

News Trading and Red News

On the funded account, it is prohibited to open or close trades 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after red news on the affected instrument.

Red news is news marked in red in the calendar on the Forex Factory website.

For Forex, Metals, Indices, and Commodities, red news on the relevant currencies and instruments is considered.

For Crypto / Bybit, only US red news is considered, as it has the strongest impact on overall crypto market risk.

First violation: profit earned during the prohibited news window is voided without closing the account.

Repeated or systematic violations: the account may be closed without the right to a payout.

Example: if a red news event on USD is released in the Forex Factory calendar, on the funded account, you cannot open or close trades on instruments related to USD within 15 minutes before and 15 minutes after the news.

Additional Rules for Bybit

On Bybit, only Era Trade supported USDT-margined futures pairs are allowed. Spot trading, options, USDC pairs, inverse contracts, and unsupported instruments are not counted and may lead to rule violations.

Trades on low-liquidity assets, low-capitalization assets, instruments from the Bybit Innovation Zone, or trades with unrealistic execution in the demo environment may be subject to manual review and adjustment of the financial result.

Detailed rules are described in the "Bybit Platform" section.

Hedging

Within a single account, it is prohibited to simultaneously open opposite positions on the same instrument.

It is also prohibited to open opposite or mutually offsetting positions on different accounts if they are linked to the same trader.

Example: opening BUY EURUSD and SELL EURUSD simultaneously on the same account is not allowed. Opening BUY EURUSD on one account and SELL EURUSD on another account to hide risk or bypass drawdown is also not allowed.

Martingale

A trader can hold a maximum of 3 losing positions on one trading instrument, provided the position size is not increased and the overall risk remains within the 2% per trading idea rule.

Example 1 — allowed:

Example 2 — prohibited:

Consequences: on the first violation, profit earned using martingale is voided. On the second and subsequent violations, the account is closed without the right to a payout.

High-Frequency Trading

Violations include:

opening 3 or more trades within one minute;

systematically closing trades faster than 3 minutes without proper risk management.

Scalping is allowed if the trader uses a Stop Loss, adheres to the 2% risk limit per trading idea, and does not violate the trade frequency limit.

If a trade closes at Stop Loss faster than 3 minutes, this in itself is not considered a violation.

Example: a trader manually opens a trade with a Stop Loss and closes it after 4 minutes — this is allowed. If a trader opens 3–5 trades per minute or systematically closes trades within seconds, this is considered high-frequency trading and a violation.

Account Inactivity

If there is no trading activity on an account for more than 30 days, the account is considered inactive and may be closed.

Example: if a trader has not opened a single trade within 30 days, the account may be blocked as inactive.

Gambling Prohibition

It is prohibited to use margin of 50% or more of the challenge's starting balance in a single trade or a single trading idea.

Such trades are considered excessive risk and a violation of risk management rules.

Example: on a $100,000 challenge, you cannot open a single trade or a single trading idea where the used margin is $50,000 or more.

You can fully review the trading rules at the link: https://help.eratrade.club/ru/general-trading-limitations/

How to Request a Payout

In the personal account on the website, there is a "Payments" menu.

After you have earned profit on your Era Trade funded account and the selected payout date has arrived, you can fill out the form in the "Payments" section and request a payout. You need to specify the cryptocurrency wallet address to which you want to receive the payout and submit the request.

To request a payout, there must be at least 3 profitable days in the current payout period.

Important: at the time of the payout request, all trades must be closed. There must be no open positions, active or pending orders on the account. The payout request will not be accepted or processed while positions or orders remain open.

After submitting the form, the connected trading account will be switched to view-only mode until the payout is processed.

The minimum payout amount is 1% of the starting balance (including our share). The maximum payout amount per payout period is 10% of the starting balance.

If profit exceeds the limit, the remainder is not voided and can be withdrawn in subsequent payout periods if the rules are followed.

You can request a payout in USDT (TRC20, ERC20, BEP20), BTC, ETH, or LTC.

Payout System on Funded Accounts: How It Works

The trader can request a payout every 15 or 30 days (at their choice) after the first completed trade on the funded account. A profit split of 80% in favor of the trader applies.

To request a payout, there must be at least 3 profitable days in the current payout period.

Important: at the time of the payout request, all trades must be closed. There must be no open positions, active or pending orders on the account. The payout request will not be accepted or processed while positions or orders remain open.

The minimum payout amount is 1% of the starting balance (including our share). The maximum payout amount per payout period is 10% of the account's starting balance.

If profit exceeds the payout limit, the remainder is not voided. It remains on the account and can be withdrawn in subsequent payout periods if the rules are followed.

Payout processing takes up to 5 business days. Saturday and Sunday are non-working days. Processing time is counted from the day following the day the request was submitted.

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Profit Split and Payout Methods

The trader has the right to request a payout every 15 or 30 days (at their choice) after the first completed trade on the funded account.

To request a payout, there must be at least 3 profitable days in the current payout period on the funded account.

Important: at the time of the payout request, all trades must be closed. There must be no open positions, active or pending orders on the account. The payout request will not be accepted or processed while positions or orders remain open.

A profit split of 80% applies to the trader.

The minimum payout amount is 1% of the starting balance (including our share). The maximum payout amount per payout period is 10% of the account's starting balance.

If profit exceeds the payout limit, the remaining part is not voided. It remains on the account and can be withdrawn in subsequent payout periods if the rules are followed.

Example:

A trader on a $100,000 account earned 13% profit. The trader's share under the 80% profit split is $10,400. The maximum withdrawal per payout period is $10,000. The trader receives $10,000 now, and the remaining part does not burn and is carried over to subsequent payout periods.

Note:

Payouts After Account Rule Violations

If your Era Trade funded account violates the rules, it is no longer eligible for payouts — regardless of profitability. Whether it is a violation of the daily or overall drawdown, the funded account will be closed, and all simulated profit will be voided. This policy also applies in cases of contract termination or violation of our Terms of Service.

Challenge Fee Refund Policy

Traders who successfully pass the challenge can request a refund of the registration fee along with the third successful payout.

The refund is tied to the cost of the specific challenge that was paid for.

The refund is available only if the trader passed the challenge, completed KYC, received a funded account, and did not violate Era Trade rules.

Current account sizes for new purchases: $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, and $200,000.