AquaFunded vs For Traders
AquaFunded and For Traders are not the same product at different prices. Below is every term each firm publishes, side by side, and the differences that decide which one suits a given trader.
The difference in two lines: AquaFunded is $26 cheaper at the entry tier ($15 against $41). AquaFunded publishes the wider maximum drawdown at $25k (10% on 2-Step Pro against 6% on Fast Crypto). Open AquaFunded
| Term | AquaFunded | For Traders |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest evaluation | $15 | $41 |
| Size at that price | $5,000 | $3,000 |
| 25k fee | $194.93 | $116 code TRADE15 |
| Profit split | 90% (100% with add-on) | 90% on Fast PRO |
| Drawdown (25k) | 6% max trailing, 3% daily (1-Step Standard) | 4% end-of-day trailing drawdown, no daily limit (Fast PRO Crypto) |
| Profit target (25k) | 9% (1-Step Standard) | 6% (Fast PRO Crypto) |
| KYC | Not stated by firm | Before activation |
| Payout rail | Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDC ERC20/TRC20) / Rise (bank transfer or crypto) | Bank transfer / Crypto |
| Payout speed | Bi-weekly, 24 business-hour guarantee | Within 48 hours, guaranteed |
| Leverage | 1:100 forex / 1:20 indices / 1:20 commodities / 1:2 crypto (evaluation); 1:50 forex / 1:2 crypto (funded) | Crypto up to 1:20 on Fast PRO, 1:5 BTC elsewhere |
| Allocation ceiling | $400,000 per funded account (up to $4,000,000 via scaling plan) | $300,000 total, $200,000 per account |
| Instruments | Forex pairs, indices, commodities and crypto CFDs on the CFD accounts (crypto 24/7 at 1:2 leverage); separate futures product via AquaFutures | 70+ crypto pairs, 24/7 including weekends, plus FX, metals, indices and futures |
Each drawdown above is the rule of the plan its own $25k fee buys. The rest of the ladder at that size: AquaFunded: 2-Step Pro at $71.20 (10% of room), 2-Step Standard at $142.15 (8% of room), 3-Step Standard at $157 (8% of room), Instant Funding Standard at $172 (3% of room), Instant Funding Pro at $185.34 (6% of room), 1-Step Pro at $199 (6% of room) and Aqua Man at $269 (6% of room); For Traders: Fast Crypto at $228 (6% of room).
Which is cheaper, size by size
For Traders is cheaper at 3 of the 3 sizes where both publish a price. Comparing the entry tier alone hides that: fee ladders do not scale at the same rate, so the cheaper start can become the dearer account.
| Account size | AquaFunded | For Traders | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25k | $194.93 | $116 code TRADE15 | For Traders |
| $50k | $281.08 | $169 code TRADE15 | For Traders |
| $100k | $453.39 | $245 code TRADE15 | For Traders |
What the fee buys, and what it takes back
Spent on the other firm, that gap buys 0.7 further attempts. The fee is also only the entry cost: at the headline split, AquaFunded has to make $217 of profit before the attempt has paid for itself, and $129 at For Traders.
| Measure | AquaFunded | For Traders |
|---|---|---|
| Fee for a $25k attempt | $194.93 | $116 code TRADE15 |
| Fee per $1,000 of account | $7.80 | $4.64 |
| Profit needed to win the fee back at the headline split | $217 | $129 |
| Account destroyed on a bad day (drawdown in dollars) | $1,500 (6%) | $1,000 (4%) |
| Drawdown type | Trailing | Trailing |
Cost per $1,000, the break-even profit and the cost of 1% of drawdown are our arithmetic from each firm's published fee, split and limit; each drawdown figure is the firm's own percentage for the plan that fee buys, applied to a $25,000 balance.
The rule that ends most attempts
At $25k there is $500 more room at AquaFunded ($1,500 against $1,000), which is 2.0 percentage points of the account.
Getting the money out
AquaFunded pays Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDC ERC20/TRC20) / Rise (bank transfer or crypto), For Traders pays Bank transfer / Crypto. Timing is not the same either: Bi-weekly, 24 business-hour guarantee against Within 48 hours, guaranteed.
Worth checking against your own cash-flow: a fast rail that pays into an account you then have to move is not the same as one that lands where you spend it.
Where they actually differ
- Verification differs: AquaFunded publishes no KYC policy, For Traders verifies identity before the account activates.
- Payout rails are not the same: AquaFunded pays Crypto (BTC, ETH, USDC ERC20/TRC20) / Rise (bank transfer or crypto), For Traders pays Bank transfer / Crypto.
- AquaFunded wants 9% (1-Step Standard) of profit at $25k before a payout, For Traders 6% (Fast PRO Crypto).
- allocation ceiling, AquaFunded: $400,000 per funded account (up to $4,000,000 via scaling plan); For Traders: $300,000 total, $200,000 per account.
The decision rule
At $25k, if you routinely risk more than 6% of the account in a session, For Traders is the one that ends the attempt, not AquaFunded. If the first attempt is a test rather than a plan, AquaFunded at $15 costs less to be wrong about. If identity documents are the sticking point, note that AquaFunded publishes no KYC policy and For Traders verifies identity before the account activates.
Which one, and for whom
Choose AquaFunded if Traders who want a big choice of challenge formats, large per-account size and fast documented payouts, and who will trade crypto alongside FX.
Choose For Traders if Crypto traders who need weekend access and leverage above 1:5.
Both reviews carry the specific terms and the source pages: AquaFunded review and For Traders review. If a figure here has changed since it was read, email research@cryptopropfirms.com and it will be re-checked against the firm's own page.