What am I buying?
A simulated evaluation account at $25k, $50k, $100k, or $150k. You pay a one-time fee. The account is created when Stripe confirms payment.
FAQ
Straight answers.
If it is not on this page or in the rules, ask the desk.
The Test
How do I pass?
Reach the 6% profit target, trade at least five days, keep your best day under 50% of net profit (or keep trading until that is true), stay above the end-of-day trailing drawdown, and be flat at the close.
Does breaking consistency fail me?
No. It raises the profit you still need to best-day × 2. Only the trailing drawdown and an open position at the close fail a Test.
Can I reset?
Yes — buy a discounted reset at 60% of that size’s Test fee. It is available on a failed Test, a failed Funded account, or an Active Test you want to start over. The journal clears and the account restarts as an Active Test. A passed Test should be activated as Funded instead. The desk does not silently revive accounts.
Funded & payouts
What happens when I pass?
You activate Funded from the Control Center. The account keeps the same size and the rules that fail it: end-of-day trailing drawdown (which locks at the starting balance) and flat-at-close. Target and consistency no longer block you. Test profit does not become payable.
Is Funded live capital?
No. Funded is still a simulated evaluation account. You are not trading client money or live exchange buying power. Payouts are real transfers the desk reviews against the 90/10 split and rule compliance, paid from firm funds.
How do payouts work?
You keep 90% of Funded-period profit from the first payout. The first request needs five winning funded days (a day with at least one closed trade and profit). After that, requests are 14 days apart. One request can sit pending at a time. The desk approves or denies each one. Approved payouts do not rewrite your daily journal.
Why 90/10 from the first payout?
The split does not step up later. Ninety percent is available as soon as you qualify. The remaining 10% stays with the desk.
Do you verify identity before a payout?
Yes. Before the first payout, submit your legal name and country in Settings. The desk reviews it by hand and may email you for a photo ID. This is a manual desk check, not an automated KYC vendor.
How do you send payouts?
Save a destination in Settings — Wise, PayPal, a US bank account, or another rail we can send. Approved requests go to that destination. The desk does not hold brokerage cash.
Platforms & the firm
Where do I trade?
On the Aether simulated desk today, from the Control Center. Tradovate, NinjaTrader, and TradingView are planned once a broker partner is connected. We will not issue platform logins we cannot create.
Are you a broker?
No. Aether Funded is a Canada-based evaluation desk. We are not a dealer, adviser, futures commission merchant, or exchange. We do not hold client trading capital or place live orders for you.
Do you hold my money?
No. The Test or reset fee pays for the evaluation. It is not a trading deposit. We do not take funds to trade in live markets on your behalf. Approved payouts are desk performance payments, not withdrawals of money we held for you.
How do I reach you?
Email support@aetherfunded.com. Desk and partner mail: management@aetherfunded.com.