The Funded Room review
Delaware-registered, India-focused prop firm with its own web platform, launched in 2026
- CEO
- Not disclosed
- Headquarters
- United States
- Founded
- 2026
- In business
- Under 1 year
- Trustpilot
- 2.6(3.7K)
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Our grade
Poor
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The Funded Room rules & hidden risks
The fine print that costs traders accounts
Hidden Risk score
5.3/10
High risk
Average: 4.6
Most of The Funded Room's rules are written down, but the risk is in how and when they surface: traders report the 2-minute profit exclusion and per-asset risk rule being enforced at payout after being announced on Telegram, daily-loss breaches calculated against a different balance than the rules describe, and toxic-trading or HFT failures landing right before payout day. In our sample of 250 recent negative reviews, 33% describe rule disputes and 20% denied payouts, and the terms let the firm decide what counts as a forbidden practice.
Hidden rules to know before you buy
- highstrategy
2-minute profit exclusion on funded accounts
Profits from trades closed less than 2 minutes after opening are removed from payout calculations. Several reviewers say this rule was communicated via Telegram and applied to payouts days later; it now sits in the T&C section 13j, separate from the 1-minute rule on the rules page.
Source - highstrategy
Sub-1-minute 'toxic trading' cap
If more than 10% of trades or 10% of profit come from trades closed under one minute, payouts are blocked; a 'continuous pattern' can get the account banned. The ban threshold is not defined.
Source - highlot-size
3% per-trade risk summed per asset per day
On funded One-Step and Two-Step accounts, all trades on the same asset on the same day are added together and may not risk 3% or more of capital. Traders have been failed under this 'per-pair daily risk' rule with realized losses below 3%.
Source - highdrawdown
Daily-loss calculation disputes
Instant accounts measure daily loss from the 2 AM UTC start balance including floating P&L. Multiple traders on Forex Peace Army, Trustpilot and a dedicated complaint site document breaches that only add up against the initial balance; in one case the firm called it a display or sync issue but did not restore the account.
Source - highdiscretion
Broad discretion and strategy-switch clause
The firm decides at its own discretion what counts as a forbidden practice, may cut profits or leverage, can block any trader 'for any reason', and bans switching strategy between evaluation and funded accounts 'as determined by' the firm.
Source - mediumstrategy
HFT tag after 4 same-direction fills in 3 minutes
Four or more filled orders in the same direction on the same asset within 3 minutes count as HFT: first a warning, then a failed account. Reviewers report tags for closing several positions at once and warnings that carried over from evaluation to funded.
Source - mediumconsistency
15% consistency rule checked at payout (Instant)
Your best day or best single trade, whichever is larger, may not exceed 15% of total profit when you request a payout, and reviewers say the consistency figure on the dashboard has moved without new trades.
Source - mediumconsistency
Single trade may not exceed net profit
T&C 13f caps any one trade's profit at the account's overall net P&L, a second consistency-style filter that is not on the rules page.
Source - mediumpayout
Mandatory risk interviews
Traders must join risk-assessment interviews on request; not taking part can mean withheld rewards and termination.
Source - mediumpayout
Trading paused during payout review, accounts reissued after
Requesting a payout freezes trading on the account until review ends, and paid accounts are reissued with a fresh balance; traders report pauses lasting days when payouts stall.
Source - mediumkyc
Third-party KYC can void everything
KYC and payouts run through Rise and Sumsub; if a provider flags you as a PEP, sanctioned or disqualified, all accounts and payouts can be voided without refund. US residents are blocked at checkout.
Source - mediumaccount
Simulated accounts, unproven platform
All accounts are simulated on the firm's own web terminal; chart, spread and execution complaints show up in about a third of recent negative reviews, and the terms exclude any liability for platform outages, data loss or connection failures.
Source - lowother
0.25% qualifying-day threshold
A trading day only counts toward the 7-day payout minimum if the balance moves at least 0.25% from the 2 AM UTC start balance, which some traders only discover when days do not count.
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The rulebook
Drawdown4 rules
- Two-Step: daily loss fixed at 5% of the initial balance, max loss 10% of initial, all stages.
- One-Step: daily loss fixed at 3% of the initial balance, max loss 6% of initial, evaluation and funded.
- Instant: daily loss 3% of the 2 AM UTC daily start balance including floating P&L; max loss 6% of initial.
- Funded One-Step and Two-Step: no trade may risk 3% or more of capital; trades on the same asset on the same day are summed.
Prohibited strategies4 rules
- Hedging inside one account or across accounts and other firms.
- HFT (4+ same-direction fills on one asset within 3 minutes), latency arbitrage, tick scalping, gap trading, reverse arbitrage, server spamming.
- Copy trading, account management by others and third-party EAs built to pass evaluations; trade-management EAs are allowed.
- Switching strategy between evaluation and funded accounts, as judged by the firm.
News & timing4 rules
- News trading is allowed in evaluation.
- Funded: profits from trades opened or closed within 3 minutes of red-folder news (ForexFactory) don't count unless the trade was opened 5+ hours before.
- Funded: profits from trades closed under 2 minutes are excluded.
- Trading day runs 2 AM to 2 AM UTC and counts only with a 0.25%+ balance move; 30 days of inactivity ends the account.
Consistency3 rules
- Instant: best day or best trade may not exceed 15% of total profit at payout.
- All programs: no single trade's profit may exceed net account P&L.
- Over 10% of trades or profit from sub-1-minute trades blocks payouts until diluted.
Payouts3 rules
- Weekly window on Mondays (IST); the rules page and the withdrawal page give different hours.
- 7 qualifying trading days before a payout; $100 minimum; 80% split.
- Paid via Rise or USDT; trading pauses during review and paid accounts are reissued with a fresh balance.
Account & KYC3 rules
- One account per challenge level unless the firm agrees otherwise; one trader portal per person.
- KYC through Rise and Sumsub; PEPs, disqualifying criminal records and sanctioned countries are excluded, US residents blocked at checkout.
- Fees are never refundable; the firm can terminate access at its sole discretion without notice.
What The Funded Room allows
RestrictedEAs / botsRestricted
EAs for trade and risk management only; third-party EAs built to pass evaluations are banned
RestrictedNews tradingRestricted
Free in evaluation; on funded accounts, profits from trades opened or closed within 3 minutes of red-folder news don't count unless opened 5+ hours before
AllowedWeekend holdingAllowed
Allowed on all programs; gap-trading strategies are banned
AllowedOvernight holdingAllowed
Not allowedCopy tradingNot allowed
Third-party copy services and account management by others are banned
Not allowedHedgingNot allowed
Banned within one account and across accounts or other firms
RestrictedScalpingRestricted
Funded profits from trades under 2 minutes are excluded; over 10% of trades or profit under 1 minute blocks payouts; 4+ same-direction fills in 3 minutes counts as HFT