Upscale lets traders scale by completing several challenges and holding several funded accounts at once. The combined notional of one user's Basic and Accelerated funded accounts available for trading is capped at $400,000.
Turbo accounts have a separate cap of $100,000. The two caps are independent: notional used on Basic and Accelerated accounts does not reduce the Turbo allowance, and vice versa.
How the cap is counted
The cap is calculated from the starting balances of active funded accounts. Growth in balance from trading profit has no effect on it.
| Counted | Not counted |
|---|---|
| Active Basic funded accounts available for trading | Turbo accounts — subject to a separate cap, see below |
| Active Accelerated funded accounts available for trading | Demo accounts |
| Failed and cancelled accounts | |
| Paused accounts |
Valid combinations include: two accounts of $200,000; four of $100,000; one $200,000 plus two of $100,000; one $200,000, one $100,000 and two of $50,000.
What happens when an account reaches funded
When the next account moves to the funded stage, the platform adds its notional to the current combined total and checks the result.
| Check result | What happens |
|---|---|
| The total does not exceed $400,000 | Trading on the account is available immediately. Exactly $400,000 is allowed: with $300,000 in active accounts, a new $100,000 account goes through |
| The total exceeds $400,000 | The account still moves to funded, but trading is blocked and the account is marked "Paused". With $400,000 already active, a new $10,000 account reaches funded already paused |
If several accounts reach funded at almost the same moment, the one processed first becomes available for trading. A paused account is not lost — it waits for room to free up within the cap.
The Turbo cap
Turbo accounts are subject to a separate cap on capital under management — $100,000.
It is unrelated to the $400,000 cap for Basic and Accelerated: a trader can hold $400,000 of active notional across Basic/Accelerated funded accounts and another $100,000 across Turbo accounts at the same time. Neither cap reduces the other.
The cap is calculated from the starting balances of active Turbo accounts available for trading. Changes in the trading balance from profit or loss have no effect on it.
| Counted | Not counted |
|---|---|
| Active Turbo accounts available for trading | Paused and archived Turbo accounts |
| Closed and failed accounts | |
| Demo accounts | |
| Tournament accounts |
Any combination of Turbo accounts fits the cap as long as their combined starting balance stays within $100,000.
The check when a new Turbo account is issued
A Turbo account opens directly at the funded stage, so the cap is checked as soon as the account is bought or granted — rather than on the move to funded, as with Basic and Accelerated.
| Check result | What happens |
|---|---|
| The total does not exceed $100,000 | Trading on the account is available immediately |
| The total exceeds $100,000 | The account is still created, but it is marked "Paused". Trading stays unavailable until enough room frees up within the Turbo cap |
An account is paused in full: the remaining room in the cap cannot be used on its own.
Example: a new account does not fit the cap
A trader holds active Turbo accounts worth $75,000 and receives a new $50,000 account. Only $25,000 of room is left in the cap, so the new account is paused in full — $25,000 of its notional cannot be traded.
The paused account waits until one of the active Turbo accounts closes and frees up the room needed.
A paused account
The pause rules are the same under both caps. An account marked "Funded | Paused" stays fully visible and takes up no room in the cap — neither in the $400,000 nor in the $100,000 Turbo cap.
| Available | Blocked |
|---|---|
| Account progress and trading balance | Opening and increasing positions |
| Analytics | Creating limit orders |
| Certificates |
In the terminal the Long and Short buttons are inactive and a notice explains why. The trading day counter does not advance while an account is paused: after activation it resumes from the day of activation. On the dashboard the account carries a block explaining the rule.
Activating an account
The "Activate" button is available only if the current combined notional, together with this account's notional, fits within the cap — $400,000 for Basic and Accelerated accounts, $100,000 for Turbo. The cap is recalculated when the button is pressed.
- Closing any funded account recalculates the cap and frees up room within it. Each account frees room under its own cap: a closed Turbo account under the Turbo cap, a closed Basic or Accelerated account under the combined one.
- If several accounts are paused, the trader chooses which one to activate first.
- The platform sends notifications both when an account is paused and when it is successfully activated.
The general rules of the funded stage — drawdown limits, profit days and the conditions for account closure — are on the Challenge & Trading Rules page.