QT INSTANT – Comprehensive Rules & FAQs

IMPORTANT: READ BEFORE TRADING

✅ KYC verification must be completed
✅ The contract must be signed
⚠️ Trading will only be enabled once both steps are completed

1. What is QT INSTANT?

QT INSTANT is an instant funding model designed for professional traders who want immediate access to capital without going through an evaluation phase. Unlike traditional evaluation models, QT INSTANT allows traders to start trading on a funded account immediately while adhering to a strict risk management framework to ensure responsible and sustainable trading practices.

By implementing structured drawdown limits, a fair profit-sharing system, and consistency requirements, QT INSTANT ensures that traders can profit while maintaining disciplined trading habits.

Traders must follow all the outlined rules to maintain their funded account and qualify for withdrawals. This FAQ explains all requirements in detail.

2. Key Account Rules & Risk Management

To ensure responsible trading, QT INSTANT enforces strict risk management policies that traders must follow. These rules promote longevity and discipline while maintaining fair trading conditions.

✅ Trading Rules

• Minimum Trading Days: Traders must trade for at least 5 separate trading days before requesting a withdrawal.
• Daily Drawdown: Fixed at 3% of the initial account balance, and it does not increase with profits or decrease with losses.
• Maximum Drawdown: Trailing 6% from the highest recorded balance or floating equity, ensuring risk-adjusted trading conditions.
• Consistency Rule: No single trading day’s profit can exceed 25% of total profits at withdrawal time (explained in detail below).
• Safety Buffer: A minimum 3% of the initial balance must always remain in the account before withdrawals are allowed.
• Layering Rule (Funded Only): Traders cannot have three or more open positions on the same asset at the same time.
• News Trading Rule (Funded Only): No trading around Red Folder news events (details below).
  
  

✅ Withdrawal Conditions

• Minimum Withdrawal: Traders can only withdraw profits once they exceed the Safety Buffer by an additional 5%.
• Total Profit Required Before First Withdrawal: 8% (3% Safety Buffer + 5% Minimum Withdrawal).
• Profit Split: 80% to the trader.
• Withdrawal Frequency: Biweekly.
  
  

These rules ensure a fair and structured trading environment while protecting account capital and encouraging consistent profitability.

3. Understanding Drawdown & Account Protection

Daily Drawdown (Fixed 3%)

• The daily drawdown is fixed at 3% of the initial account balance and resets every trading day.
• It does NOT increase if the account is in profit and does NOT decrease if the account is in drawdown.
• It is NOT based on the previous day's closing balance.
• The daily drawdown refreshes each day, giving the trader a new 3% buffer.
  
  

Example: Daily Drawdown on a $10,000 Account

• Daily Drawdown is always $300 (3% of $10,000).
• The account can never drop below $9,700 within a single trading day.
• Even if the balance increases to $12,000, the daily drawdown remains fixed at $300 per day.

Maximum Drawdown (Trailing 6%)

• The Maximum Drawdown follows the highest recorded balance or floating equity and moves up as profits increase.
• It always trails the highest recorded balance by 6% of the starting balance (e.g., $600 on a $10,000 account).
• Once the Max Drawdown moves up, it never moves back down—even if the trader loses profits.
  
  

Example: Trailing Max Drawdown on a $10,000 Account

✅ Trailing Max Drawdown always moves up in fixed steps of $600 (6% of $10,000 initial balance).
✅ It never moves down, even if the trader loses profits.

4. Funded Account Rules

The following rules apply to Instant Funded Accounts and must be followed at all times to maintain eligibility:

1️⃣ Layering Rule

• Traders cannot have three or more open positions on the same asset at the same time.
• Violating this rule will result in a hard breach.
  
  

2️⃣  News Trading Rule

• No opening, closing, or adjusting positions 5 minutes before or after Red Folder news events.
• If a predefined Stop Loss (SL) or Take Profit (TP) is hit during news, it will be honored.
• Violating this rule will result in a hard breach.
• For full details on the news rule, visit:
  https://support.quanttekel.com/a/solutions/articles/202000072561

5. What Are the Trading Costs and Leverage?

• Commission: $2 per lot per side ($4 per round trip) on all instruments for Raw Spreads Accounts.
• Leverage:
  • Forex: 1:30
  • Indices, Metals & Oil: 1:15
  • Crypto: 1:1

6. How to Reduce Your Consistency Score

The Consistency Rule requires that no single day’s profit exceeds 25% of the total profits at withdrawal time. Traders can reduce their consistency score by distributing profits evenly across multiple trading days instead of relying on a single high-profit session.

Consistency Score = (Best trading day profit ÷ Total profit) × 100

Example of Consistency Score Calculation 

✅ To qualify for a withdrawal, spread profits over multiple trading days and avoid making too much profit in a single day.

QT INSTANT is designed for traders who want instant access to funding with structured risk management rules. If you have any further questions, please contact our support team.