NYS Markets Two Step
Verified September 13, 2026 · sourceNYS Markets Two Step: 8% then 5% profit targets, a 5% daily loss limit that resets at 21:00 UTC, and a 10% static maximum loss.
| Phase | Profit target | Daily loss limit | Maximum loss | Maximum loss type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 8% | 5% | 10% | Static |
| Phase 2 | 5% | 5% | 10% | Static |
- Daily reset
- The daily loss limit resets at 21:00 UTC.
- Daily loss calculation
- The limit is 5% of the starting account size.
- Maximum loss
- The maximum loss is 10%, static: a fixed floor below the starting balance that never moves.
- Minimum trading days
- Not recorded in the verified rules.
- Consistency rule
- No consistency rule.
- News trading
- Restricted on funded accounts only: no opening or closing trades within 10 minutes of high-impact releases. The profit share on those trades is reduced. Live account only: no opening, closing, modifying or pending-order fills 10 minutes either side of a high-impact release (Forex Factory). Counted per affected trade: first a notice, second halves that payout, third forfeits it, fourth closes the account. News trading is allowed in both evaluation steps. source
Program notes. Simulated accounts on MT5, 1:100 leverage, 80/20 split; the trading day rolls at 21:00 UTC. News trading is allowed in the evaluation; on the live account there is no opening, closing or modifying within 10 minutes of a high-impact release, the first slip is a notice, the second halves that payout, the third forfeits it, the fourth closes the account. Payouts on demand after 5 profitable days of at least 0.25%, up to 2% of the initial balance per request. Copy trading only between your own NYS accounts. The firm also sells Instant, Flash and One Trade programs, not in this catalog yet.