Here are the key differences between 1 step FLASH, 1 Step NOVA, 2 step PLUS, Instant Funded Accounts and Instant Prime Account

1 Step FLASH vs 2 Step PLUS vs 1 Step NOVA

Overview	1 Step FLASH	2 Step PLUS	1 Step NOVA
Profit Target	Phase 1: 10%	Phase 1: 10% Phase 2: 5%	Phase 1: 5%
Daily Drawdown	4% of initial balance	4% of initial balance	3% of initial balance
Daily Drawdown Type	Balance or equity at 5pm EST(whichever is higher)	Balance or equity at 5pm EST(whichever is higher)	Balance or equity at 5pm EST(whichever is higher)
Max Drawdown	7% of initial balance	10% of initial balance	Phase 1: 6% of initial balance Funded : 5% of initial balance
Max Drawdown Type	Trailing (Locks at initial balance after payout / Gain 7%)	Static max drawdown	Trailing (Locks at initial balance after payout / Gain 6%/5%)
Leverage	up to 1:10	up to 1:30	up to 1:100
Minimum Trading days	3 profitable trading days [0.5% profit of initial balance]	5 profitable trading days [0.5% profit of initial balance]	None
Consistency Rule	No Consistency rule	No Consistency rule	No Consistency rule
ESS Rule	No ESS rule	No ESS rule	20% ESS
Profit Split	80/20 standard, up to 90/10 (add-on)	80/20 standard, up to 90/10 (add-on)	90/20 standard, up to 100/10 (add-on)
Payout Frequency	14 days after receiving your funded account 7 days (with weekly add-on after first payout)	14 days after receiving your funded account On-demand (With Instant payout add-on)	14 days after receiving your funded account 7 days (with weekly add-on)
Minimum payout	2% of the initial balance	2% of the initial balance	2% of the initial balance
Max Daily Profit (Funded Account)	3% per trading day	5% per trading day	None
Max Payout	$25,000 / month	Per payout cycle [See Details]	$25,000 / month
LUP (Locked Upon Payout)	Applicable	Applicable	Applicable
Soft Breach Limit	None	4 (All Stages)	None
Weekend Holding	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
Overnight Holding	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
News Trading (Challenge)	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
News Trading (Funded)	Not allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed
EA's Allowed	Only During Challenge	Only During Challenge	Only During Challenge
Refund of challenge fee	Non-refundable	Non-refundable	Non-refundable

Instant Funding vs Instant Prime

Overview	Instant Funding	Instant Prime
Profit Target	No profit target	No profit target
Daily Drawdown	3% of initial balance	2.5% of initial balance
Daily Drawdown Type	Balance or Equity at 5pm EST (Based on the Highest value)	Balance or Equity at 5pm EST (Based on the Highest value)
Max Drawdown	6% of initial balance	5% of initial balance
Max Drawdown Type	Trailing (Locks at starting balance after payout / Gain more than 6%)	Trailing (Locks at starting balance after payout / Gain more than 5%)
Leverage	up to 1:50	up to 1:50
Minimum Trading days	None	None
Consistency Rule	15% or below [Details]	None
ESS Rule	None	20% or below [Details]
Profit Split	Initial at 60%, increasing by 10% per payout, up to 90%	Initial at 80%, increasing by 10% per payout, up to 100%
Payout Frequency	30 days after receiving your Instant FUNDING Account With Instant payout add-on (Eligibility requirements apply)	14 days after receiving your Instant PRIME Account
Minimum payout	2% of the initial balance	2% of the initial balance
Max Payout	$25,000 / month	$25,000 / month
LUP (Locked Upon Payout)	Applicable	Applicable
Soft Breach Limit	10 soft breaches	5 soft breaches
Weekend Holding	Allowed [with weekend holding add-on]	Allowed [with weekend holding add-on]
Overnight Holding	Allowed	Allowed
News Trading	Not allowed	Allowed [with news trading add-on]
EA's Allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed