New Prop Firm Challenges: Two Step Pro and One Step Static (October 2026)
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ThaurusGuru now offers six prop firm challenges. Two of them are new as of October 2026: Two Step Pro and One Step Static. Both were built from trader feedback, and both come with a complete rules guide in our new Help Center.
Key facts
- Two Step Pro: 8% then 5% targets, 3% daily and 5% static max loss, from $32, split up to 95%.
- One Step Static: one phase, 10% target, 3% daily and a fixed 5% max loss, from $52, first reward after 7 days.
- News trading is now allowed during the evaluation on every ThaurusGuru challenge, no add-on needed.
- Every model requires 3 profitable days and, apart from Pay After You Pass, has no time limit.
- Accounts from $6,000 to $200,000, total allocation up to $400,000, all on MetaTrader 5.
Two Step Pro: the Two Step path for a lower price
Two Step Pro keeps everything traders like about our classic Two Step, the same targets, the same payouts and the fee refund, and swaps the wide loss limits for tighter ones. If you already keep your risk small, you get the same route to funding for less.
Rules
- Phase 1 target: 8% · Phase 2 target: 5%
- Daily loss limit: 3% · Maximum loss: 5% static
- At least 3 profitable days per phase, no time limit
- Leverage up to 1:100 on the evaluation, 1:40 funded
- Profit split from 80%, up to 95% with the Scaling Plan
- First reward after 21 days, then every 14 days (7 with the Weekly Payouts add-on)
- Challenge fee refunded with your 3rd reward
- Add-ons: Weekend Holding, Weekly Payouts, EA Bots
Prices compared with the standard Two Step
| Account | Two Step Pro | Two Step |
|---|---|---|
| $6,000 | $32 | $39 |
| $15,000 | $60 | $85 |
| $25,000 | $145 | $175 |
| $50,000 | $230 | $299 |
| $100,000 | $380 | $466 |
| $200,000 | $699 | $850 |
That is up to 29% less than the standard Two Step for the same targets. Every rule, with worked examples, is in the Two Step Pro guide.
One Step Static: one phase, a floor that never moves
One Step is our fastest route to a funded account. One Step Static keeps the single phase and the 10% target, and replaces the 6% trailing maximum loss with a fixed 5% floor.
Why that matters: with a trailing limit, every new high pulls your floor up with it. With a static limit, the floor stays at your starting balance minus 5%. Make 4% and you have 9% of room before the limit, not 6%.
Example on a $100,000 account: the floor sits at $95,000 from the first trade to the last. Your equity grows to $104,000? The floor is still $95,000.
Rules
- One phase, profit target 10%
- Daily loss limit: 3% · Maximum loss: 5% static
- At least 3 profitable days, no time limit
- Leverage up to 1:20 on the evaluation, 1:30 funded
- 80% profit split, first reward after 7 days, then every 14 days
- Add-on: Weekend Holding
Prices: $6,000 for $52 · $15,000 for $107 · $25,000 for $176 · $50,000 for $302 · $100,000 for $495.
Full rules: One Step Static guide.
Also new: news trading on every challenge
Until now, trading high-impact news during a challenge needed an add-on. That add-on is gone, because news trading is now included on every challenge. Funded accounts keep a short 10-minute window before and after high-impact releases when you cannot open or close trades.
Minimum days are also simpler: every model asks for 3 profitable days, meaning days that close with net profit above 0.5% of the initial balance.
The full ThaurusGuru lineup
| Model | Target | Daily / max loss | Split | First reward | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Step | 10% | 3% / 6% trailing | 80% | 7 days | $37 |
| One Step Static | 10% | 3% / 5% static | 80% | 7 days | $52 |
| Two Step | 8% + 5% | 5% / 10% static | up to 95% | 21 days | $39 |
| Two Step Pro | 8% + 5% | 3% / 5% static | up to 95% | 21 days | $32 |
| Three Step | 6% × 3 | 3% / 5% static | up to 90% | 21 days | $23 |
| Pay After You Pass | 1% in 7 days | 3% / 6% trailing | 80% | 7 days | $8 |
Which challenge should you pick?
- Fastest to funded: One Step, or One Step Static if you prefer a floor that never moves.
- Most room for drawdown: Two Step, with a 10% maximum loss.
- Two phases at the lowest price: Two Step Pro.
- Cheapest overall: Three Step, from $23.
- Pay only if you pass: Pay After You Pass, $8 to start.
Still unsure? The Help me choose quiz in the challenge table matches you to a model in under a minute.
Every rule in one place
Alongside the new models we rebuilt the ThaurusGuru Help Center. Each challenge now has one guide that explains it from A to Z: the evaluation, hard and soft breaches with worked examples, what is and isn't allowed, how rewards work, trading conditions and a dedicated FAQ.
FAQ
What is the ThaurusGuru Two Step Pro challenge?
A two-phase challenge with 8% and 5% targets, a 3% daily and 5% static loss limit, 3 profitable days per phase and no time limit. From $32, with a split of up to 95% once funded.
What is the ThaurusGuru One Step Static challenge?
A one-phase challenge with a 10% target, a 3% daily loss limit and a fixed 5% maximum loss. From $52, first reward 7 days after funding at an 80% split.
What is the difference between Two Step and Two Step Pro?
Same targets, payouts, add-ons and fee refund. Two Step Pro has tighter limits (3% / 5% instead of 5% / 10%) and costs less on every account size.
Static or trailing drawdown: what is the difference?
A static floor is fixed below your starting balance. A trailing floor follows your highest equity up. One Step is 6% trailing, One Step Static is 5% static.
Ready? Pick your challenge and start trading.
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