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Headquarters

Algaroud Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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

Daniel Martin and Martin Najat

Arlind I.

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Foundation

2018

2024

Banned Countries
Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
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
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Brokers
City Traders Imperium
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Refund
Yes
  • 1-Step, 2 Step: 100% of your sign-up fee refunded when you hit 10% profit target on funded account
  • Instant Funding: 50% of your sign-up fee refunded when you hit 10% profit target on funded account at level 2
  • Instant Funding Pro: No refund
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, MatchTrader
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, Transfer
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

1-Step, 2-Step

  • 1st payout after at least 7 Profitable (0.5% or more) Trading Days and a Minimum of 2% net profit or $100 (whichever is higher).
  • After your 1st payout, you can request any subsequent payouts Monthly, during the last 5 days of each month.

Instant

  • You can request the 50% profit share from Level 1 when the 10% profit target is achieved on Level 2.
  • You can request the second payout on Demand anytime once you have at least 5 profitable trading days and a minimum of 2% net profit or $100 (whichever is higher).
  • After the 1st payout, you can request any subsequent payouts Bi-Weekly, on the 14th/15th & the last 2 days of each month.

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
No data

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

Forex
30:1

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
10:1

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

Energies
10:1

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
0.05 / lot
0
Indices
0.5 / lot
0
Crypto
0 / lot
No data
Stocks
No data
0
Swap Free
Yes
Yes
Account Reset

You can reset your challenge with an unlimited 15% discount (1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding) or 10% (Instant Funding Pro)

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Add-ons
No
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
Yes

1-Step, 2-Step

  • You must achieve at least a +10% profit overall in the last 4 months. (Withdrawals don't affect this target).
  • Be profitable in at least 2 out of those 4 months.
  • Your account must have a positive balance (in profit) at the time of scaling.
  • Balance increases by +50% of its original balance, up to $100,000, and then $25,000 up to $200,000

Instant

  • You must achieve a 10% net profit of the initial account balance. (Withdrawals don't affect this target).
  • 20% Consistency Score.
  • Your account balance doubles until you reach the $2 million per account.
Yes

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

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • 2-Step, Instant: Static
  • 1-Step: Trailing

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
  • 1-Step, 2-Step: 80% (base value), 90% (Bronze Level), 100% (Silver Level)
  • Instant Funding: starts at 50% (Level 1)
  • Instant Funding Pro: starts at 70% (Level 2)
  • Instant scaling: 80% (Level 3), 90% (Bronze Level), 100% (Silver Level)

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
Yes
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Daily Drawdown

Balance-based

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
  • 1-Step: $200,000
  • 2-Step: $200,000
  • Instant: $80,000
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

Unlimited

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days
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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

Loyalty Program. Complete daily and weekly quests to earn points, unlock discounts, and win cash prizes or even free funded accounts.

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

Minimum Profitable Days
  • 1-Step, 2-Step: 3 days on evaluation phase, 7 days on funded phase
  • Instant: 5 days for payout On Demand
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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
Yes
Limited

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

Hedging
No
No
Requires Stop Loss
Yes

Not using a stop loss is treated as a soft breach. Your account won’t be closed, but the system will automatically exit the trade after 1 minute if no stop loss has been set.

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
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
No
No

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

News Trading
Yes
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

30 days

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

Consistency Rule
No
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
  • Exploit Price Inefficiencies / Price Feed Errors
  • Group Hedging / Hedging / Group Trading / Copy Trading
  • Account Sharing / Reselling of Account / Account Management
  • One-Sided Bets
  • Gamble to Pass / Over-Leveraging
  • Using 3rd-Party EAs (Excluding the 1-Step Challenge)
  • Bracketing Strategies
  • Martingale Trading Style (Excluding the 1-Step Challenge)
  • Grid Trading

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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