How to Pass a 1-Step Challenge: The Dollar Math for Every Account Size

How to pass a 1-step challenge on OctoFunded comes down to four numbers: make 10% of the initial balance, never lose 4% of it in a single day, stay above a floor that trails your end-of-day balance by 8%, and keep your best day within the 50% consistency rule, all over at least 2 trading days. This guide turns each rule into dollars for every size and shows how they interact on the same chart.

Most 1-Step guides explain each rule on its own. The trouble is that you never face them one at a time. A day that is fine for the daily limit can still be too big for the best day rule, and a profitable week can raise your floor closer than you think. Here the Trading Desk lays the rules on top of each other, with the math per size. For the general concept of a single phase evaluation, see our one-step prop firm challenge explainer; for the program review, see the OctoFunded 1-Step challenge.

What are the 1-step challenge rules in dollars?

Percentages hide the size of the problem. Here is every rule converted for every account, together with the price.

Prices checked 7 November 2026.

Notice one ratio that holds for every size: the daily limit (4%) is less than half the target (10%). You cannot pass on one lucky day even before the consistency rule applies, and a single day at the full daily loss erases 40% of the target.

How does the 8% trailing floor move?

The floor starts 8% below the initial balance. At the end of each trading day, if your end-of-day balance has set a new high, the floor moves up so it stays 8% of the initial balance below that high. It never moves down. Once the floor reaches the initial balance, it stops rising and is locked there for good.

On a $10,000 account that means:

Two consequences matter for passing. First, until your end-of-day high reaches $10,800, your room from the high is always $800, so building profit does not buy extra cushion. Second, because the floor follows the end-of-day balance, an intraday spike that you give back before the close does not raise it. The full mechanics, including how it differs from intraday trailing, are in trailing drawdown explained. We will not repeat them here.

The lock point is always 8% above the initial balance in end-of-day terms: $10,800 on $10,000, $54,000 on $50,000, $108,000 on $100,000. Since the target is 10%, a trader who passes will have reached the lock point on the way, as long as they close at least one day at or above it.

How does the 50% best day rule limit your days?

The 1-Step carries a 50% consistency setting: your single best day should account for no more than half of your total profit. On a $10,000 account aiming at exactly $1,000, no day can contribute more than $500. That is why the minimum of 2 trading days and the 50% rule line up: two days of $500 each is the fastest mathematical path.

In practice the rule bites in the other direction. Suppose your best day is $700 on $10,000. To keep it at 50% or less, total profit must reach at least $1,400, so the effective target has grown by $400. A big day is not wasted, but it moves the finish line. How the best day is measured, and what happens when it is exceeded, is covered in the best day rule guide.

The cleanest way to avoid this is to set a daily profit cap at or below half the target. That is a plan decision, not a trading edge.

How much should you risk per trade on a 1-step challenge?

Work backwards from the daily limit, not the target. If you allow yourself a maximum of, say, four full losses in a day and want to stop well before the 4% limit, a risk of 0.5% per trade caps a four loss day at 2%, half the limit. Those figures are planning choices, not OctoFunded rules.

Remember that the trailing floor and the daily limit both apply. Early in the challenge, the floor is $800 below your high on $10,000, so two maximum loss days in a row would take you all the way down to it even though each one alone respects the daily limit. Our guides on risk per trade and how to calculate position size go deeper, and the daily loss limit article explains how the 4% is tracked.

Illustrative example: a $50,000 1-Step, day by day

Nothing in this example predicts how a real account will behave. It shows how all four rules can be checked at the end of every day with one small table.

What usually breaks a 1-step challenge?

We do not publish pass or fail statistics, so this is a rule based list, not a survey.

• A big first day. It raises the floor and the best day at once, which means less cushion and a higher effective target.
• Two heavy loss days in a row early on. Before the lock, the floor is only 8% from your high, so two days near the 4% limit can breach it.
• Treating the daily limit as a target for losses. The limit is a wall, not a budget.
• Forgetting the close. The floor uses end-of-day balance. A strong intraday run given back before the close leaves the floor where it was, but a strong close raises it.

If a rule is breached, the account ends; see what happens if you breach a rule. If speed matters to you, read how to pass a prop firm challenge fast and how to get funded faster, which cover what minimum days really allow.

Is the 1-step challenge right for you?

Choose the 1-Step if you prefer one phase and can live with a tighter, trailing loss structure. The 2-Step has a 5% daily limit and a 10% static maximum loss, but two phases with a minimum of 3 trading days each; if you are weighing that, see how to pass Phase 2 and the 1-Step vs 2-Step vs Instant comparison. Choosing a size is a separate question, covered in how to get more trading capital, and the basics are in how a prop firm challenge works.

Our public payout certificates so far all come from 2-Step accounts, for example Lucas W.'s $580 payout on a 2-Step $100,000 (verify the certificate, story: the 100k funded account payout). We cite it to show that funded profit is paid, not as evidence about 1-Step results. After you pass the 1-Step, the funded account keeps the same daily and trailing rules, the first payout opens after 14 days and the fee comes back with it, as explained in the fee refund guide.

1-Step checklist

• I wrote down my target, daily limit and starting floor in dollars for my size.
• I know my lock point (initial balance plus 8%) and that the floor stops there.
• I set a daily profit cap at or below half the target.
• My risk per trade lets me take several losses without nearing 4% in a day.
• I update a small end-of-day table: balance, high, floor, best day share.
• I plan for at least 2 trading days and accept there is no time limit.
• I know the first payout opens 14 days after funded activation and KYC is required.

Following the desk

The Trailing Drawdown and Best Day Rule videos on YouTube @OctoFunded show these two 1-Step rules on a chart. Rule updates are posted on X @octofunded. Questions about the 1-Step get answered in the Telegram community. Short rule explainers appear on Instagram, and market ideas from the desk are shared on TradingView.

FAQ

How do you pass a 1-step challenge?

On the OctoFunded 1-Step you reach a 10% profit target over at least 2 trading days, never lose 4% of the initial balance in a day, stay above a floor that trails your end-of-day balance by 8% of the initial balance, and keep your best day within the 50% consistency rule.

What is the profit target on a 1-step challenge?

The target is 10% of the initial balance: $1,000 on $10,000, $5,000 on $50,000, $10,000 on $100,000 and $40,000 on $400,000. There is no time limit.

How does the trailing drawdown work on a 1-step challenge?

The floor sits 8% of the initial balance below your highest end-of-day balance and moves up only at the end of the day. Once it reaches the initial balance it stops rising and stays locked there.

What is the 50% best day rule on a 1-step challenge?

The 1-Step has a 50% consistency setting, which means your single best day should not account for more than half of your total profit. On a $10,000 account with a $1,000 target, plan for no single day above $500.

What is the minimum number of days to pass a 1-step challenge?

The minimum is 2 trading days, and there is no maximum. With the 50% best day rule, 2 days is also the fewest days that can mathematically reach the target.

Is the 1-step challenge fee refunded?

Yes. The 1-Step fee is refunded with the first payout, which is available 14 days after funded activation. The $10,000 size lists at $69, or $62.10 with the OFF10 code.

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Risk Disclosure: Trading involves substantial risk of loss. This guide explains program rules and uses an illustrative example; it does not predict results and we do not guarantee that any trader will pass. Past payouts do not predict future results. You may lose your entire account fee. OctoFunded provides simulated capital; you trade a demo environment, not live markets. Nothing in this article is investment advice. Read the full Risk Disclosure before trading.

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