What is E8 zero?
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E8 Zero offers the clearest and most straightforward one-step path to becoming an E8 Performance Trader, completely free of hidden rules and unnecessary hard-to-understand rules and mechanics.
SimFi™ Challenge rules
6% Profit Target – Closed profit in your simulated trading account.
No minimum Trading days.
Unlimited Trading Days – There is no time limit, but you need to place and close at least one trade every 60 days.
3% Static Drawdown – A fixed loss limit based on your initial balance. It never moves, except when a first payout is processed.
SimFI™ Performance rules
You will get to the SimFI™ Performance stage once you complete SimFi™ Challenge account by following all rules and reaching the profit target. Users who follow the guardrails and comply with rules and guidelines are eligible to receive 100% of their trading performance and request a payout.
Trading Rules and Policies:
Unlimited Trading Days – There is no time limit, but you need to place and close at least one trade every 60 days.
3% Static Drawdown – A fixed loss limit based on your initial balance. It never moves, except when a first payout is processed.
Criteria for the payout:
No consistency rules
No minimum trading days
No minimum profitable days
No Daily profit cap
Payout frequency: You can request it every day!
Minimum Payout: $100
Free reset every time after achieving 5 payouts on a single account.
Payout Caps:
Payout caps determine the maximum amount you can request in a single payout. Caps are based on the account size, not on the number of payouts.
$50,000 - $3,000
$100,000 - $5,000
$250,000 - $6,000
$500,000 - $7,000
Maximum amount of payouts per account: 5
This determines how many payouts you can request in total from one account. After you request 5 payouts, no matter the remaining buffer or how much you requested in total payouts, the cycle is closed, the account is deactivated, and you move on with the free Challenge of the same size.
Please note that in certain scenarios, you should leave a buffer when you are requesting a payout.
More information can be found here
News trading
You can trade news on E8 Zero Forex without any restrictions (This includes SimFi™ challenge account (phase-1) and SimFI™ performance Account)
Copy trading rules
E8 Markets allows copy trading across all accounts, including SimFi™ challenge and SimFI™ Performance accounts or personal accounts, as long as these accounts belong to you.
What is the available leverage?
Forex 1:30
Indices: 1:15
metals 1:15
Crypto 1:1
Other trading rules
There are other rules regarding the Hedging policies, all-or-nothing Trading and Irresponsible Trading in Simulated Accounts. All these additional rules with detailed explanations can be accessed here.
Frequently asked questions for E8 Zero
Frequently asked questions for E8 Zero
Can I request daily payouts?
Yes, you can request daily payouts as long as you reach a minimum payout amount of $100. With E8 Zero, you can enjoy daily payouts without a consistency rule or minimum profitable days
What happens with the remaining buffer? Can I request it later?
No, the buffer you keep in the account can never be requested. The amount you request from the account is yours; the rest is kept there as a drawdown buffer, and cannot be requested.
What happens after I request 5 payouts?
After you request 5 payouts, no matter the remaining buffer or what amount you requested in total, the cycle is closed, the account is deactivated, and you move on with the free Challenge of the same size.
Why is there a maximum number of payouts per account?
Each E8 Zero account works in cycles. You pass the challenge, get a SimFi™ Performance account, and can request up to five payouts. After the fifth, the cycle completes, and you receive a new SimFi™ Challenge account of the same size - ready to start again.
It is not a limit on what you can earn. It is just how the cycle works.
This five-payout structure is also what makes everything else sustainable and possible. One challenge phase, no consistency rules, no daily drawdown limit, no minimum profitable days, a 100% payout, and daily payouts.
Pass, Get Funded, request daily, complete the cycle, start again.
Payout request from E8 Zero
Before you request a payout from E8 Zero accounts, make sure to understand how the payout mechanism with the combination of static drawdown works, because in certain situations, you need to leave a buffer.
Payout Request:
The moment your first payout is processed, the Static Drawdown loss level moves up to your initial balance and stays there permanently.
Every payout request reduces your balance
Your buffer is always the gap between your current balance and $100,000
Example with $100,000 account (profit below/same as payout cap of $5,000)
Scenario | Balance Before | Payout | New Balance | Loss Level | Buffer | Result |
Safe | $105,000 | $2,500 | $102,500 | $100,000 | $2,500 | ✅ |
Risky | $105,000 | $4,000 | $101,000 | $100,000 | $1,000 | ⚠️ |
Full | $104,000 | $4,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $0 | ❌ BREACHED |
Example with $100,000 account (profit above payout cap of $5,000)
Scenario | Balance Before | Payout | New Balance | Loss Level | Buffer | Result |
Safe | $106,000 | $3,500 | $102,500 | $100,000 | $2,500 | ✅ |
Full | $106,000 | $5,000 | $101,000 | $100,000 | $1,000 | ⚠️ |
Coach Play:
Always calculate your remaining buffer before requesting a payout. The loss level is permanently locked at your initial balance after the first payout — never request an amount that brings your balance to that level.
Current Balance − Payout Amount = New Remaining Balance
New Remaining Balance must stay above $100,000 (your initial balance)
A good rule of thumb: leave at least $2,000 above your loss level after every payout to give yourself room to trade.
What happens with the remaining buffer? Can I request it later?
No, the buffer you keep in the account can never be requested. The amount you request from the account is yours; the rest is kept there as a drawdown buffer and cannot be requested.
Let's say your payout cap is $7,000 and you make $10,000 profit. You can request only $7,000; $3,000 is left there as a buffer, and you can not request this amount, and it is not being counted towards your next payout. You would have to simply make at least another $100 to request the next payout.