Overview
CFD/Forex and Futures
Atlas runs two markets. CFD/Forex trades forex, indices and metals on MT5, TradeLocker or Match-Trader. Futures trades CME contracts on Volumetrica or WealthCharts.
Atlas Funded offers two markets. Each has its own programs, rules and payout terms. Your Atlas account, rewards and affiliate earnings are the same whichever you trade.
Use the CFD/Forex | Futures switch at the top of the sidebar to see one market's pages at a time.
How they differ
| CFD/Forex | Futures | |
|---|---|---|
| What you trade | Forex, indices, metals and more, in lots | CME futures, in contracts |
| Platforms | MetaTrader 5, TradeLocker, Match-Trader | Volumetrica, WealthCharts |
| Account sizes | $5K to $400K | $25K, $50K, $100K, $150K |
| Programs | Instant Zero, Instant Funded, 1-Step, 2-Step, Access | Atlas Standard, Atlas Apex, Atlas Direct, then Atlas Live |
| Trading day ends | 00:00 UTC | 4:45 PM New York time |
| Holding overnight | Allowed | Not allowed. Flat by 4:45 PM ET. |
| Drawdown | Static or trailing, by program | End-of-day trailing |
| Position size | Margin and leverage (up to 1:100) | Contract limits per account size |
| Payouts | Every 14 or 28 days, your share of all profit | Every 7 or 14 days, 50% of cycle profit up to a cap |
Full detail: CFD rules at a glance and futures rules at a glance.
What is the same on both
These pages apply whichever market you trade:
- Your dashboard. One Atlas account at app.atlasfunded.com, one identity verification.
- Getting paid. The same payout methods: Rise, USDT or Atlas Balance.
- Rewards. Atlas Balance, VIP ranks and Atlas Packs.
- Affiliates. The affiliate programme pays on referrals to either market.
- Conduct. Prohibited practices and the risk disclosure cover all accounts.
One dashboard
CFD/Forex and futures accounts live side by side in the same dashboard at app.atlasfunded.com. You buy them at the same checkout, see them on the same Accounts page and request payouts from the same Payouts page. What differs is the programs, the rules and the trading platforms.
Which should I pick?
- Pick CFD/Forex if you trade currency pairs or indices and metals as CFDs, want to hold positions overnight, or want the widest choice of programs and account sizes.
- Pick Futures if you trade index or commodity futures on a futures platform, like hard contract limits, and want payouts as often as every 7 days.
Still unsure? Compare CFD programs or compare futures programs.
Last reviewed 27 September 2026. Rules shown are read from the Atlas risk engine.