Stellar 2-Step, 1-Step, Lite, Instant, and Futures
Stellar 2-Step is 5% daily, static 10% max, 8% then 5% targets, five minimum trading days, weekend holding allowed. Stellar 1-Step is 3% daily and static 6% max, which is the selling point against trailing 1-Steps elsewhere. Lite uses a static 8% max. Instant and FundedNext Futures are separate books; selected Futures challenges add a 40% consistency rule that CFD Stellar 1-Step, 2-Step, and Lite do not use. First funded payout lands after 21 days on the main 2-Step path, or after 5 days on Stellar 1-Step, then bi-weekly, with a 24-hour payout guarantee and a $1,000 credit if they are late.
15% of challenge profit is real money with real tax on behavior
The 15% evaluation share encourages people to size up in Phase 1 because a $8,000 Phase 1 target on $100K could put $1,200 in their pocket before funding. That is also how they tag 5% daily. Take the 15% as a bonus on a plan that already risked 0.40% to 0.50% per trade, not as a reason to hunt the $8,000 in two gold lots. The $100K fee is $549. Split on funded accounts runs 80% to 95%. News is allowed during Challenge phases. Funded accounts apply a 5-minute window around high-impact news with profit-split deductions or restrictions unless you bought a plan add-on.
Daily loss on 2-Step is initial-balance anchored from day-start balance with an equity check at rollover, reset at 00:00 server time (GMT+2, GMT+3 DST). It is not the FundingPips higher-of marketing line, but equity at rollover still matters. Do not assume a closed-balance-only world. Confirm how your specific Stellar contract treats float at midnight, then size overnight holds as if equity can spend the 5% hole.
200 trades, 2,000 messages, $300K per EA fingerprint
Aggressive tick-trailing on MT5 is the documented primary trap. 201 fills in a day, or 2,001 modify messages, can fail a book that never printed 5%. Session scalps that target 8 to 12 trades a day are safe. Grid-style entries that pyramid every 5 pips are not. The $300K identical-strategy cap means running the same bot on six $100K accounts is a rules problem even if each account looks isolated in MT5.
Stellar 1-Step's static 6% max is genuine breathing room versus trailing 6% products that climb with your equity peak. It is still only $6,000 on $100K with a 3% daily ($3,000). Three 1% losers still end the 1-Step. Lite's 8% max is a middle rung for traders who want 2-Step structure with a slightly cheaper fee profile, not a license to double lots.
Design the day for 200 trades, then guard 5% or 3%
Set Venasri Equity Guard near $4,250 daily loss on Stellar 2-Step $100K and near $2,250 on Stellar 1-Step $100K. Use 24/7 MT5 Bot Control to cap fills and to batch trail updates so you stay under 200 trades and 2,000 messages. Route the lot through the ZeroMQ MT5 Bridge so both equity and order count are visible in one cockpit instead of a broker statement after the fact.
On funded accounts, enable the 5-minute news pause unless you paid for the add-on that changes that window. Keep the 15% challenge share as a residual, not a target. If the payout clock hits 24 hours late, the $1,000 credit is a service promise, not a trading edge. Your edge remains not tagging 5% daily while collecting five qualifying days.
