QT Funded 50% (MARCH MADNESS)

QT Funded Technical Infrastructure

QT Funded, based in South Africa and established in October 2023, is a CFD proprietary trading firm (operating under the Quant Tekel brand) offering QT Instant (no evaluation), Prime Evaluation (2-step), Power Evaluation (2-step), and Ultra Evaluation (2-step) programs. Account sizes range from $1,250 to $100,000. Three platforms are supported: MT5, cTrader, and TradeLocker. A coupon code (QT50) delivers 50% off plus one free account (March Madness promotion). The firm holds an Excellent review score of 4.4 out of 5 based on over 12,000 reviews. Trading quote service was resumed in May 2025.

The QT Instant program covers four sizes: $1,250 at $14.30 (original $26.00), $10,000 at $72.60 (original $132.00), $25,000 at $137.50 (original $250.00), and $100,000 at $594.00 (original $1,080.00). The Prime Evaluation 2-step is listed at $5,000 for $33.00 (original $60.00) and $25,000 for $126.50 (original $230.00). The Ultra Evaluation 2-step spans three sizes: $10,000 at $72.25 (original $85.00), $50,000 at $242.25 (original $285.00), and $100,000 at $446.25 (original $525.00). The Power Evaluation 2-step is available at $25,000 for $48.00 (original $120.00). Payments are accepted via Apple Pay, Credit/Debit Card, Crypto, Google Pay, PayPal, and UPI Payment.

Three platforms are supported: MT5, cTrader, and TradeLocker. Tradable instruments include FX, Metals, Indices, Crypto, and Other Commodities. On Instant accounts, leverage is 1:50 for FX, 1:15 for Metals, 1:20 for Indices, and 1:1 for Crypto. On 2-step accounts, leverage is 1:100 for FX, 1:35 for Metals and Indices. News trading during evaluations is permitted with no restriction. On funded Prime, Instant, and Ultra accounts, a 5-minute news restriction applies before and after high-impact events; QT Prime On-Demand accounts are exempt from the news rule. Weekend holding is generally permitted.

The profit split is 80% across all programs, with a 90% upgrade available via add-on on Prime. QT Instant and Prime payout cycles are every 14 days. QT Ultra has a 21-day first payout cycle, then 14 days thereafter. QT Power is on demand. Minimum payout for Instant, Prime, and Power accounts is 1% of account size or $100, whichever is higher. Ultra accounts require a minimum of 2% of account size. QT Instant requires 5% minimum profit and 25% consistency for payouts. QT Power requires 35% consistency. Payout method is Crypto only.

QT Funded prohibits latency trading, arbitrage, HFT (including tick scalping, reverse trading, group hedging, and order book spamming), excessive one-sided positions, all-or-nothing approaches, account management services, and group trading. Exposing more than 75% of the daily or maximum drawdown limit in open positions is banned. Maximum risk per trade is 2% on Instant accounts, 2.5% on funded Prime accounts, and 1.5% on funded Ultra accounts. Copy trading between the trader's personally owned accounts is allowed; accounts sharing the same strategy may not collectively hold $400,000 or more in total allocation. Risk management EAs must go through a pre-approval process; fully automated or self-trading EAs and bots are prohibited unless pre-approved. Accounts are terminated after 30 consecutive days of inactivity.