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FundedSmart Launches Simulated Trading Evaluations for Indian Traders

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News18•01-10-2026, 15:15
FundedSmart Launches Simulated Trading Evaluations for Indian Traders
- •FundedSmart, operated by Upward Trading FZCO, introduces structured simulated trading evaluations for Indian investors with three participation routes: Instant, One Step, and Two Step.
- •The platform emphasizes trading discipline and risk management through structured exams and learning content, considering profit, losses, drawdown, and trading activity.
- •Participants purchase access to challenges as a service; challenge fees are not investments, and evaluation accounts do not send orders to real exchanges.
- •All FundedSmart accounts, including funded-stage accounts, are simulated and do not provide access to live company capital or brokerage accounts.
- •FundedSmart Academy offers educational material on risk management and trading discipline, clarifying that evaluations are not a route to assured trading success.
Key Questions Answered
FundedSmart provides three participation routes for investors in India: Instant, One Step, and Two Step options, each with published rules, risk limits, and structures for accessing a funded-stage simulated environment.
No, all FundedSmart evaluation accounts and funded-stage accounts are completely simulated and do not send live orders to NSE, BSE, or other real exchanges.
FundedSmart Academy provides educational material on risk management, trading discipline, and evaluation preparation to help participants understand these subjects without presenting evaluations as an assured route to trading success.



