Instant Funding: EAs, copy trading and challenge rules

What Instant Funding allows for the terminal, the copier and automated strategies, then the rules and prices of its challenges.

Checked on September 17, 2026

Automated trading allowed with conditions

  • Terminal (trade-manager EA)You decide, the EA places and manages the order.
    To confirm
  • Copier (between your accounts)Copying someone else’s account is forbidden everywhere.
    Allowed
  • Automated strategyA program decides and places orders on its own.
    With conditions
Founded
2022
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Platforms
MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-Trader
Max split
90%
Max allocation
$500,000
What the firm says

Instant Funding and automated trading

  • Public commercial EAs, algorithms and robots forbidden; a proprietary system of your own is allowed.
  • The rule says nothing about trade-manager EAs: have support confirm before connecting the terminal.
  • HFT forbidden: any trade held 60 seconds or less, or an abnormal number of trades per hour.
  • Copying allowed between accounts of the same holder, including from an account in your name at a broker or another prop firm.
Challenges

Instant Funding challenges

AccountTypePriceTargetMax daily lossMax lossSplit
1-Phase 5K1 step$4410%3%8%static80%
1-Phase 100K1 step$53910%3%8%static80%
1-Phase 200K1 step$1,07910%3%8%static80%
2-Phase 5K2 steps$48—5%10%static80%
2-Phase 200K2 steps$1,078—5%10%static80%

Prices recorded on July 24, 2026, excluding promotions. Check on instantfunding.io before buying.

Rules

The rules to know before trading

Minimum trading days
3 days
News trading
Not specified
Weekend holding
Not specified
Payouts
On demand (challenges)
Consistency rule
At most 1% risk per trade
Scaling plan
Yes
With Kara

Your Instant Funding accounts in Kara

Kara connects to your Instant Funding accounts through MetaTrader 5 and cTrader. The journal imports every position, and challenge tracking warns you at 70% and 90% of the daily loss and maximum drawdown.

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FAQ

Instant Funding in short

Does Instant Funding allow EAs?
Yes, with conditions: Instant Funding allows automated strategies within a defined framework. For a trade-manager EA, which places and manages the order you decided, have support confirm. Public commercial EAs, algorithms and robots forbidden; a proprietary system of your own is allowed.
Can I copy trades between my Instant Funding accounts?
Yes, copying between your own accounts is allowed. Copying allowed between accounts of the same holder, including from an account in your name at a broker or another prop firm.
How much does a Instant Funding challenge cost?
From $44 to $1,079 depending on the account, prices recorded on July 24, 2026 excluding promotions.
Does Kara work with Instant Funding?
Yes, through MetaTrader 5 and cTrader: the journal imports your positions and challenge tracking watches Instant Funding's limits.
Other forex and CFD prop firms

Kara is not affiliated with any prop firm. These rules come from the firm's pages and from public reports cited as sources; they change: read them again before buying a challenge.


                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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