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Headquarters

Office 219, Vakson Commercial Building, Sheikh Zayed Road, Umm Al Sheif

Meydan Grandstand, 6th Floor, Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia

CEO

Nick Cooke

Arlind I.

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Foundation

2024

2024

Banned Countries
United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, North Korea, Russia, Iran, Iraq, American Samoa, Belarus, Northern Mariana Islands, Palestine, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, Virgin Islands (US), Wallis & Futuna Islands, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Cuba, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen
Assets
Commodities, Forex, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Brokers
Taurex
No data
Refund
Yes

Refunds available only if you have NOT received or used the trading account, or in case of duplicate payments / technical issues that prevented account delivery. Once trading begins, fees are non-refundable. Refunds are processed within 5-10 business days (card) or 24-48h (crypto).

Limited

1-Step only: 100% fee refund with the third payout.

Payout Fee
No data

Crypto: no fee. Bank transfer through Rise: USD 50.

Platforms
Metatrader 5
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID3002613PasswordH*CgR3MjServerAtmosGlobal-Live
No data
Payout Methods
Crypto, Transfer
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, GooglePay, ApplePay
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency
  • 1 Step Plus: First payout on demand, next every 14 days
  • Instant, Nova: On Demand
  • 1 Step Standard, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Plus: Every 14 days

Every 21 exchange days; 14 days with the add-on. Requests are usually processed within 72 business hours.

Maximum Withdrawal
No data

The first two payouts are limited to 10% of the account size and an absolute maximum of USD 10,000. There is no maximum from the third payout onward.

Minimum Withdrawal

$100

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

Forex
50:1

1-Step and 2-Step evaluation: 100:1. PineX Account: 1-Step and Instant PineX 30:1; 2-Step and Instant Elite 50:1.

Metals
15:1

Evaluation: 20:1. PineX Account: 1-Step, Instant PineX and Instant Elite 10:1; 2-Step 20:1.

Energies
15:1

1-Step: 20:1 in evaluation and 10:1 in the PineX Account. 2-Step: 30:1. Instant PineX and Instant Elite: 10:1.

Indices
10:1

Evaluation: 20:1. PineX Account and Instant: 10:1.

Crypto
2:1

1-Step and Instant: 2:1. 2-Step: 2:1 in evaluation and 1:1 in the PineX Account.

Stocks
No data

1-Step: US 20:1 in evaluation and 10:1 funded; EU 30:1. 2-Step: US 5:1 and EU 30:1. Instant: US and EU 30:1.

Forex
5 / lot
0
Metals
5 / lot
0
Energies
5 / lot
0
Indices
5 / lot
0
Crypto
5 / lot
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Stocks
No data
0
Swap Free
No
Yes
Add-ons
Yes
Yes

Add-ons are available to reduce the payout cycle from 21 to 14 exchange days and, except on Instant Elite, increase the split up to 100%.

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
No
Yes

Free Growth Plan with scaling up to USD 2,000,000.

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • 1 Step Standard, Instant: Trailing, locks at initial balance and finally at payout
  • 1 Step Plus: Trailing, locks at initial balance but resets at payout
  • 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Plus: Static
  • Nova: 8% max overall loss (static)

1-Step and 2-Step use static drawdown from starting capital. Instant PineX and Instant Elite trail new highs; PineX resets after a payout and Elite does not.

Profit Split

80% by default, scaling up to 90% for consistent performers

80% by default. Up to 100% through an add-on on 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant PineX. Instant Elite remains at 80%.

Free Trial
No
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Daily Drawdown
  • General: Based on highest value between equity and balance
  • Nova: 4% daily drawdown

1-Step and 2-Step keep a static daily limit. On Instant PineX and Instant Elite, the limit trails the daily balance/equity high.

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation
400,000
600,000
Merge Accounts
No
Limited

Eligible accounts may be combined up to USD 600,000. Instant accounts cannot be combined with Direct Funding.

Maximum Trading Days

No limit

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days
  • Nova (challenge): 0 days
  • Nova (funded): 7 minimum profitable trading days

1-Step: 3 evaluation days and 4 profitable days of at least 0.5% for payout. 2-Step: none in evaluation and 4 on the PineX Account. Instant PineX: 5 days of at least 0.5%. Instant Elite: 6 days of at least 0.5%.

Points Reward Program
No data

PineX Points: 1 point per euro spent, redeemable for accounts, add-ons, discounts and rewards.

Monthly Competition
No
No data
Minimum Profitable Days
  • 1 Step, 2 Step: 3 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • Instant: 0 days
  • Nova (challenge): 0 days
  • Nova (funded): 7 days with at least 0.5% of initial balance each
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Maximum Accounts
No data

Multiple accounts are allowed. Eligible traders may combine them up to USD 600,000 in active allocation.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
No

EAs, bots, scripts and tools that automatically open, close or manage trades are not allowed.

VPN
No data
Limited

The firm expressly discourages VPN or VPS use and prohibits sharing devices or access credentials.

Hedging
Yes
No
Requires Stop Loss
No
No

A stop loss is not mandatory, but exposure above 10 times the starting capital with more than 50% of trades lacking an SL may be treated as abuse.

Scalping
Yes
Limited

Scalping is allowed, but Quick Strike/HFT, extremely short holding times and mass order activity are prohibited.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No
Limited

A maximum of two simultaneous open positions in the same market and direction within one trade idea.

Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
No data
Limited

Instant PineX: maximum 2% of starting capital per trade idea. Instant Elite: maximum 1% floating loss. No fixed per-trade percentage applies on 1-Step or 2-Step, but the general excessive-risk rules still apply.

Copy Trading
Limited

Only allow between Atmos Funded Accounts

No

Mirroring, third-party executed signals and copying between accounts are prohibited.

News Trading
No

Not allowed ±2 minutes from high-impact events

No

Positions on the affected instrument cannot be opened or closed during the 5 minutes before and after red-folder news. Automatic SL or TP closures also count.

Inactivity Rule

90 days

The account is considered breached after 30 calendar days without opening and closing at least one trade.

Consistency Rule
Yes
  • 1 Step Plus: No single day >45% of total profit (funded phase)
  • Instant: No single day >20% of total profit (funded phase)
  • 1 Step Standard, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Plus, Nova: No rule
Limited

Instant PineX applies a 20% rule: the best day must represent less than 20% of the period's profit. 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Elite have no consistency rule.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

Allowed on Instant PineX and Instant Elite. Not allowed on 1-Step or 2-Step.

Prohibited Strategies
  • Allocate too large of your equity or margin to a single open position
  • Latency arbitrage (price feed abuse)
  • High-frequency trading bots that overload execution
  • Tick scalping / toxic flow that manipulates fills
  • Hedging across accounts
  • Group Trading / Account Management Abuse
  • Platform / Price-Feed Manipulation
  • Account Sharing / Identity Misuse
  • All-In (Gambling)

Hedging and inverse trading; copy trading and account sharing; martingale, grids and recovery systems; excessive or all-in risk; more than two positions in the same trade idea; extreme margin usage; Quick Strike/HFT; arbitrage and latency abuse; account rolling; EAs and automated tools.

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