TradingCult is a proprietary trading firm founded in 2024, tied to the offshore FX broker TradersTrust (TTCM) through a shared CEO, Nicola Berardi. It offers three separate routes to a funded trading account, with a profit split that scales up to 95% — one of the higher ceilings among the prop firms we track.
TradingCult at a Glance
TradingCult runs its challenges on a platform built around TradersTrust’s broader operating group, though the trading conditions and rules differ from TradersTrust’s own retail accounts. The firm is operated by two registered entities: CULTPEDIA LTD (registration 240995, Seychelles) and CULTEDGE TECH LTD (registration HE 455582, Cyprus). Traders who complete a challenge — or who take the No-Evaluation route — get access to a funded account and keep a growing share of the profits they make.
Profit Split and Payouts
The profit split starts at 80% for every model TradingCult offers and scales toward 95% on the 2-Step Evaluation program as a trader builds a track record. That top figure compares favourably with FTMO, which typically tops out around 90%, though FTMO’s longer operating history is worth weighing against TradingCult’s newer entry into the market. Payouts on the 2-Step program run every 14 days once an account is funded, with a $100 minimum payout.
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Choosing Between the Three Challenge Models
TradingCult’s 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funding programs each suit a different kind of trader. The 2-Step model has the widest account-size range and the highest profit-split ceiling, making it the default choice for most traders. The 1-Step model trades a faster route to funding for a smaller starting profit share, and the Instant Funding option skips evaluation entirely but comes with tighter, trailing drawdown limits of just 3%. Full pricing and account-size details are on the plan comparison tab above, sourced directly from TradingCult’s own published figures.
Rules Worth Knowing Before You Fund an Account
TradingCult prohibits automated trading outright — EAs, bots and algorithmic scripts all count — and treats a confirmed breach as an immediate, unappealable challenge failure rather than a warning. Copy trading and third-party account management are similarly banned, along with hedging across two separate accounts (hedging inside a single account is fine), high-frequency trading, and trading directly around major economic releases. These rules apply to all three challenge models, though the specific drawdown and consistency thresholds differ by program.
What You Can Trade
TradingCult supports MT4 and MT5, and its instrument list runs wider than most broker-linked prop firms: forex pairs, precious metals, energy, major indices, individual stocks, and crypto are all available. Leverage tops out at 1:30 on the 2-Step model and 1:20 on the No-Evaluation model for most instrument classes, with stocks and crypto capped lower at 1:2 across the board.
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