AquaFutures review

1. Automated Trading Protocols

AquaFutures (AF), enforces rigorous guidelines to uphold a fair and transparent trading environment in automated trading:

• Automated Scalping: AF limits the use of automated systems designed for ultra-high-frequency scalping, particularly systems that exceed 200 trades per day.

• Automated Tools: AI, bots, and other fully automated trading mechanisms are strictly prohibited across all account types.

• Semi-Automated Trading: Allowed only if traders actively monitor and manually manage trades, fully understanding the system’s purpose and limitations.

• Automated Behavior: Fully hands-off, continuous, day-and-night trading or any type of complete automation is strictly forbidden.

2. Order Management and Market Conduct

AF prioritizes ethical trading practices and responsible order management to support a stable trading environment:

• Order Placement: Placing multiple limit orders at the same price to manipulate order fills is strictly prohibited. This includes other placement practices such as layering, which is also prohibited.

• Gapped or Illiquid Market Trading: Trading strategies aimed at exploiting isolated fills in low-liquidity or gapped markets are not permitted.

• Slippage and Bracket Exploitation: Using tight brackets or taking advantage of the simulated market’s absence of slippage to gain favorable fills is forbidden.

• Economic Data Trading: Trading during tier 1 economic data releases is restricted to maintain stability.

• Compliance with CME Group: All trading activity must comply with CME Group rules and regulations.

• Collaborative Trading: Coordinated trading with others to execute identical or opposing strategies across unconnected accounts is not allowed.

Activity resembling any restricted strategy, such as tick scalping, may result in select profits being reviewed and deemed ineligible for withdrawal.

3. Policy Violations and Consequences

AF enforces strict consequences for policy violations to protect the integrity of our trading environment:

• Termination: AF reserves the right to terminate agreements immediately if a trader violates policies.

• Profit Confiscation: Profits obtained through prohibited trading practices will be confiscated.

• Evaluation Review: All passed evaluations are subject to review. Traders found to be in breach of policies will not be funded and may be ineligible for refunds.

The following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Exploiting Immediate News Movements: Strategies like straddles or strangles that aim to capitalize on rapid news-driven market shifts are not allowed.

• Disguising News Trades: Presenting news-driven trades as routine strategies is prohibited.

Note: News trading is permitted during the Evaluation phase; however, it cannot serve as the sole method to pass evaluation accounts. Additional trades must be present for a thorough account review before advancing to the funded phase.

AquaFutures prohibits trading within 2% of a CME price limit. This rule protects traders from market halts and extreme price swings that can lead to major slippage or forced holds.

Beginner Plan

A consistency rule of 40% applies

• One trading day cannot equal or exceed 40% of total profits

• If exceeded, you must continue trading until it drops below 40%

Standard Plan

There is no consistency rule in the evaluation phase.

• You can pass the evaluation without any daily profit restrictions

• Only profit targets and drawdown rules apply

A consistency rule of 40% applies.

• One trading day cannot equal or exceed 40% of total profits during a reward period

• If exceeded, withdrawals will be temporarily restricted

To become eligible:

• Continue trading until your highest profit day is below 40%

Note: This is not a breach.

A consistency rule of 20% applies.

• One trading day cannot equal or exceed 20% of total profits

All traders are eligible for a 100% profit split on withdrawals up to a lifetime total of $15,000 per user. Once a user has received $15,000 in approved withdrawals, all future withdrawals are processed at a 90% profit split.

If a single withdrawal request causes the user to exceed the $15,000 lifetime threshold, the portion up to $15,000 will be processed at 100%, and the remaining amount will be processed at a 90% profit split.

- ​Note: Standard models have a 90% fixed profit split.

Beginner Accounts

• Reward Frequency: Every 7 days

• Criteria:

  • 5 winning days with a minimum of $200 / $360 / $580 depending on account size

  • Meet the 40% consistency rule

  • Biggest single trade loss must not exceed biggest single trade win (each entry/exit is treated as its own trade)

• Reward Minimum: $250

Standard Accounts

• Reward Frequency: On Demand

• Criteria:

  • Meet the 40% consistency rule

  • 5 winning days with a minimum of $120/$200 / $360 / $580 depending on account size

  • Biggest single trade loss must not exceed biggest single trade win (each entry/exit is treated as its own trade)

• Reward Minimum: $500

Instant Funded + Instant Funded Pro Accounts

• Reward Frequency: Withdrawals on demand (when criteria met)

• Criteria:

  • 7 winning days with a minimum of $75 / $100 / $200 depending on account size

  • Instant Funded: Meet the 20% consistency rule

  • Instant Funded Pro: Meet the 15% consistency rule

  • Biggest single trade loss must not exceed biggest single trade win (each entry/exit is treated as its own trade)

• Reward Minimum: $250

Max Reward per Account Size:

• $25,000 Account: $850 per request

• $50,000 Account: $1,500 per request

• $100,000 Account: $2,000 per request

• $150,000 Account: $3,000 per request