How to Pass the Orion Funded Challenge (2026)

The rules as they actually apply, the drawdown maths on a $100K account, the mistakes that end most attempts at Orion Funded, and a risk plan built around this firm's specific limits — not generic advice.

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Orion Funded challenge at a glance

Evaluation: Instant / 1-Step / 2-Step / 3-Step / Nova
Drawdown model: Varies by program
Time limit: No time limit
Consistency rule: None
Fee ($100K): from $149
Fee refunded: Yes, on first payout

What Orion Funded actually asks you to do

Orion Funded runs a Instant / 1-Step / 2-Step / 3-Step / Nova. We have not yet pinned the exact profit target and loss limits into our data for this firm — they are on the firm's own pricing page, and the shape of the challenge (drawdown model, minimum days, time limit) below is what actually decides whether your strategy fits, so read that first.

How the drawdown works here — and how people misread it

Check which drawdown model Orion Funded applies — static (floor fixed from your start balance) or trailing (floor follows your equity high). The difference decides how much room you really have on a losing day, and it is the first thing to confirm on the firm's own rules page.

Model it against your actual stop sizes with the Drawdown Calculator before you start; two minutes there saves a reset fee.

The rules that end Orion Funded evaluations

No consistency rule on record. One strong day counts fully. That does not mean you should swing for it — an oversized day that goes the other way is the daily loss cap.
News trading: restricted. Expect a no-trade window around high-impact releases. Note the exact minutes and which calendar the firm uses, and remember a stop that triggers inside the window can count as a trade inside the window.
Weekend holding: not allowed. Everything must be flat before the Friday close. If your strategy relies on multi-day holds, this firm is not the fit, and no amount of discipline changes that.
EAs / automation: not allowed. Manual only. Even a trade-management script can be flagged, so ask before you attach anything to the platform.
Copy trading between your own accounts is not permitted. Running the same trades on two Orion Funded accounts via a copier is a termination, not a warning.
No time limit. This removes the single biggest cause of blown evaluations — catch-up sizing. Use it: there is no reason to take a trade you would not take on a funded account.

A plan that fits Orion Funded's rules

Fix risk per trade at 1% and do not touch it. Two losers and the day is done, whatever the platform lets you do.
Set a daily stop below the firm's. Your own line should sit well inside the firm's. The gap is slippage and the "one more trade" moment.
Spread the target across as many sessions as the time limit allows. The target divided by twenty is a small daily number; the mistake is trying to make it a large one.
Screenshot the rules page with the date visible. Terms change. "It said something different when I bought" is worth a lot more with evidence.

Platform

Orion Funded runs on MT5, MatchTrader. Practise on the same platform before the evaluation starts — a mis-click on an unfamiliar ticket is the dumbest possible way to hit a daily cap, and it happens every week.

After you pass

Passing gets you a funded account, not a payout. The split is 80% base (50% on Instant), up to 90%. Withdrawals were processing in Every 14 days, 48-hour guarantee when we last checked. Your challenge fee is refunded with the first payout, which is the point where the evaluation effectively became free. Read the funded-account rules before your first funded trade: at many firms they are stricter than the evaluation rules, and that is where the second wave of terminations happens.

Quick answers

Does Orion Funded allow weekend holding?

No — all positions must be closed before the weekend at Orion Funded.

Can I trade news at Orion Funded?

No — Orion Funded restricts trading around high-impact news. Check the exact window in the terms.

Is there a time limit on the Orion Funded evaluation?

No — Orion Funded has no time limit on the evaluation.

Is the Orion Funded challenge fee refundable?

Yes — it is refunded with your first payout.

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