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Halcyon Trader Funding Halcyon Trader Funding
Shark Futures Shark Futures
Halcyon Trader Funding 4.6 Get Started
Shark Futures 5.6 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type Futures Futures
Country United States Lithuania
Established - Feb 2026
Technology White-Label Proprietary
Platforms Trading View, Quantower, Volumetrica, Rithmic, Tradesea, WealthCharts Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica
Trading Rules
Profit Split 90% Best 90%
Daily Drawdown No daily loss limit; trailing drawdown (Lite) or end-of-day drawdown (Prime) Basic: None (Trailing Max DD only). Instant PRO $25K: None. Instant PRO $50K-$150K & PRO: Daily Loss Limit (soft breach) equal to Trailing Max DD on PRO; $1,500/$3,000/$4,500 on Instant PRO 50K/100K/150K.
Payout Frequency On demand
Reward requests allowed after 8 full trading days (6 of 8 meeting min daily profit); qualifying days reset after each approved reward. 		On-demand (no daily limit; processed within 24h)
Via Rise. Crypto 1-2h, bank 1-3 business days, e-wallet within 24h. $250 min payout.
Direct Path to Funded ✗ No ✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count 0 reviews 0 reviews
Avg. Rating No ratings yet No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits
  • 90% profit split; no consistency rule or daily loss limit on Halcyon Lite; one-time evaluation fee with no monthly subscription; 1 minimum trading day to pass a Lite evaluation; news trading, copy trading and automated/algo trading permitted; rewards paid via Rise (Riseworks) with 3-business-day processing.
  • One-phase evaluation, $0 activation fee on Basic, 90/10 profit split, on-demand payouts via Rise, EOD trailing drawdown, no consistency on the Basic challenge funded side as low as 35% ($25K), scaling path to $750K live capital, Volumetrica/Quantower/ATAS supported.
Main Drawbacks
  • Day-trading only, all positions must be flat by 4:45 PM EST (no overnight or weekend holding); trailing drawdown counts unrealized profit and never moves back down; maximum of 5 approved rewards per Lite account before a required transition; HFT bots prohibited; the legacy Flagship Evaluation/Funded program is being wound down through 2026-07-31.
  • Brand-new firm (registered Feb 2026, launched April 2026); only 24 TrustPilot reviews; trailing max drawdown locks at starting balance (never above); 50% consistency on Basic eval (evaluation only); 6-day minimum to payout on PRO, 8-day minimum on Instant PRO; Mac users limited (Volumetrica/ATAS Windows-based, Deepchart web-based only).
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers No offers No offers

Challenge Details

Halcyon Trader Funding Challenges

3 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$129 $25K 1 Step P1: $1,350
 P1: -
P1: $1,000 Trailing Drawdown
 90% None
$192 $50K 1 Step P1: $2,750
 P1: -
P1: $2,000 Trailing Drawdown
 90% None
$359 $150K 1 Step P1: $8,500
 P1: -
P1: $4,000 Trailing Drawdown
 90% None

Shark Futures Challenges

8 challenges
Price Account Size Step Profit Target Max Daily Loss Max Drawdown Profit Split Activation Fee
$99 $40
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$25K 1 Step P1: $1,500
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$132 $53
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$50K 1 Step P1: $3,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$265 $106
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$100K 1 Step P1: $6,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$382 $153
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$150K 1 Step P1: $9,000
 P1: -
None
P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$399 $160
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$25K Instant P1: -
 P1: -
None
P1: $1,250 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$599 $240
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$50K Instant P1: -
 P1: $1,500
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$799 $320
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$100K Instant P1: -
 P1: $3,000
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $4,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
$899 $360
60% OFF ALL ACCOUNTS - USE CODE: SHARK60 		$150K Instant P1: -
 P1: $4,500
Daily Loss Limit
P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing
 90% None
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