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Firm details	FundedNext
Market	Forex
Country	United Arab Emirates
Operating status	Not confirmed
CEO	Syed Abdullah Jayed
Founded	2022-03
Maximum allocation	$300K
Allocation conditions	General aggregate funded capital limit: $300,000 across Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step and Lite. Cambodia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Pakistan have a $50,000 limit. Scaling and Instant terms should be checked separately.
Platforms	MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader
Broker / data provider	Not publicly confirmed
Assets	Forex, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy
Leverage / contract limits	Stellar 2-Step FX examples use 1:100. Instrument and funded-stage temporary limits differ; check the current leverage table.
Commissions	Symbol-specific commissions apply. The linked article includes a schedule effective 1 December 2026, after this research date; those future rates are not presented here as current. Check the symbol specifications and current model schedule in the account platform.
Rating	4.5 / 5 (Trustpilot)
Lowest challenge fee	$21.00 USD
Available account sizes	$6,000.00 USD; $25,000.00 USD; $100,000.00 USD; $200,000.00 USD
Challenge types	2-Step, 1-Step, Instant, Futures
Listed profit splits	Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 80%; Listed account 1: 80% - 95%; Listed account 2: 80% - 95%; Listed account 3: 80% - 95%
Profit targets	Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 8% / 5%; Listed account 1: Phase 1: 10% ($2,500) / Phase 2: 5% ($1,250); Listed account 2: Phase 1: 10% ($10,000) / Phase 2: 5% ($5,000); Listed account 3: Phase 1: 10% ($20,000) / Phase 2: 5% ($10,000)
Maximum drawdown	Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 10%; Listed account 1: 10% ($2,500); Listed account 2: 10% ($10,000); Listed account 3: 10% ($20,000)
Daily loss limits	Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 5%; Listed account 1: 5% ($1,250); Listed account 2: 5% ($5,000); Listed account 3: 5% ($10,000)
Payment methods	Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay
Payout methods	USDT (ERC20 / TRC20), USDC (ERC20), Confirmo, RiseWorks, Bank transfer (regional availability), Card (where available), FNmarkets transfer
Consistency rules	Stellar 2-Step payout requirements depend on the cycle chosen at checkout; do not apply on-demand conditions to the standard cycle.
Copy trading	Copying is permitted between personally owned Challenge Accounts. Copying involving FundedNext Accounts is prohibited.
Expert advisors / EAs	Match-Trader requires manual trading and built-in indicators. Other platforms and account sizes have separate EA eligibility and add-on requirements.
News trading	Stellar 2-Step: evaluation news trading is allowed. Funded-stage trades within five minutes either side of high-impact news on correlated pairs count only 40% of eligible news profits; losses count fully.
Weekend holding	Stellar Challenge and FundedNext Accounts permit overnight/weekend holding; swaps count toward daily loss.
Inactivity rules	Stellar CFD accounts expire after 30 consecutive calendar days without a trade. KYC also has a separate completion deadline.
Prohibited strategies	Platform manipulation and latency exploitation are prohibited. Funded-stage maximum risk is 3% of the initial balance at any time, subject to the official calculation.
Payout policy	Stellar 2-Step starts at an 80% reward share. The standard cycle begins with the first funded trade: first request after 21 days, then every 14 days. Alternative three-profitable-day and on-demand options have distinct requirements. Complete KYC before account issuance.
Country eligibility	Bangladesh, Myanmar, Belarus, North Korea, Syria, Grenada, Chad, Malaysia, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Cape Verde, Tuvalu, Vietnam, Bouvet Island, Burundi, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Comoros, Sri Lanka, Fiji. CFD restriction list checked 16 October 2026; the policy covers residency and citizenship. US availability differs by platform: MetaTrader access from US IP addresses is restricted. FundedNext Futures has its own country list. Check the official policy before purchase.
Research notes	Field additions are linked to dated sources. Earlier account examples remain dated reference snapshots, not current checkout quotes. Research pass: 2026-10-16. Still unconfirmed: broker / data provider. Unconfirmed fields are not evidence of permission or zero fees.

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Firm details

FundedNext

Market

Forex

Country

United Arab Emirates

Operating status

Not confirmed

CEO

Syed Abdullah Jayed

Founded

2022-03

Maximum allocation

$300K

Allocation conditions

General aggregate funded capital limit: $300,000 across Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step and Lite. Cambodia, Mongolia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Pakistan have a $50,000 limit. Scaling and Instant terms should be checked separately.

Platforms

MT4, MT5, cTrader, Match-Trader

Broker / data provider

Not publicly confirmed

Assets

Forex, Indices, Metals, Crypto, Energy

Leverage / contract limits

Stellar 2-Step FX examples use 1:100. Instrument and funded-stage temporary limits differ; check the current leverage table.

Commissions

Symbol-specific commissions apply. The linked article includes a schedule effective 1 December 2026, after this research date; those future rates are not presented here as current. Check the symbol specifications and current model schedule in the account platform.

Rating

4.5 / 5 (Trustpilot)

Lowest challenge fee

$21.00 USD

Available account sizes

$6,000.00 USD; $25,000.00 USD; $100,000.00 USD; $200,000.00 USD

Challenge types

2-Step, 1-Step, Instant, Futures

Listed profit splits

Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 80%; Listed account 1: 80% - 95%; Listed account 2: 80% - 95%; Listed account 3: 80% - 95%

Profit targets

Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 8% / 5%; Listed account 1: Phase 1: 10% ($2,500) / Phase 2: 5% ($1,250); Listed account 2: Phase 1: 10% ($10,000) / Phase 2: 5% ($5,000); Listed account 3: Phase 1: 10% ($20,000) / Phase 2: 5% ($10,000)

Maximum drawdown

Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 10%; Listed account 1: 10% ($2,500); Listed account 2: 10% ($10,000); Listed account 3: 10% ($20,000)

Daily loss limits

Stellar 2-Step · $6K: 5%; Listed account 1: 5% ($1,250); Listed account 2: 5% ($5,000); Listed account 3: 5% ($10,000)

Payment methods

Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay

Payout methods

USDT (ERC20 / TRC20), USDC (ERC20), Confirmo, RiseWorks, Bank transfer (regional availability), Card (where available), FNmarkets transfer

Consistency rules

Stellar 2-Step payout requirements depend on the cycle chosen at checkout; do not apply on-demand conditions to the standard cycle.

Copy trading

Copying is permitted between personally owned Challenge Accounts. Copying involving FundedNext Accounts is prohibited.

Expert advisors / EAs

Match-Trader requires manual trading and built-in indicators. Other platforms and account sizes have separate EA eligibility and add-on requirements.

News trading

Stellar 2-Step: evaluation news trading is allowed. Funded-stage trades within five minutes either side of high-impact news on correlated pairs count only 40% of eligible news profits; losses count fully.

Weekend holding

Stellar Challenge and FundedNext Accounts permit overnight/weekend holding; swaps count toward daily loss.

Inactivity rules

Stellar CFD accounts expire after 30 consecutive calendar days without a trade. KYC also has a separate completion deadline.

Prohibited strategies

Platform manipulation and latency exploitation are prohibited. Funded-stage maximum risk is 3% of the initial balance at any time, subject to the official calculation.

Payout policy

Stellar 2-Step starts at an 80% reward share. The standard cycle begins with the first funded trade: first request after 21 days, then every 14 days. Alternative three-profitable-day and on-demand options have distinct requirements. Complete KYC before account issuance.

Country eligibility

Bangladesh, Myanmar, Belarus, North Korea, Syria, Grenada, Chad, Malaysia, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Cape Verde, Tuvalu, Vietnam, Bouvet Island, Burundi, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Comoros, Sri Lanka, Fiji. CFD restriction list checked 16 October 2026; the policy covers residency and citizenship. US availability differs by platform: MetaTrader access from US IP addresses is restricted. FundedNext Futures has its own country list. Check the official policy before purchase.

Research notes

Field additions are linked to dated sources. Earlier account examples remain dated reference snapshots, not current checkout quotes. Research pass: 2026-10-16. Still unconfirmed: broker / data provider. Unconfirmed fields are not evidence of permission or zero fees.