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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

Algaroud Center, 2nd Floor, Office 101-05, Dubai, UAE

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

Sean Bainton

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Banned Countries
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Afghanistan, Cuba, Mongolia, Senegal, Albania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Montenegro, South Africa, Algeria, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Hong Kong, Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, Haiti, Bahamas, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Barbados, Iceland, North Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, Belarus, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tunisia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Iran, Philippines, Turkey, Botswana, Iraq, Panama, Uganda, Bulgaria, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Burma (Myanmar), Kosovo, Qatar, Vietnam, Burundi, Kenya, Russia, Venezuela, Burkina Faso, Laos, Romania, Yemen, Cambodia, Lebanon, Serbia, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Liberia, Slovenia, Cameroon, Libya, Somalia, China, Macedonia, South Sudan, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Sudan, Crimea, Mozambique, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Mauritius, Syria
Foundation
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2021

Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Refund
Limited

Passing a challenge earns a 200% fee reward in Hive Coins, not a cash refund; coins cover up to 50% of future purchases. Failed evaluations are not refunded. Cash refunds are considered only under the terms.

No
Payout Fee

Ethereum gas is paid by the trader; ETH is required in the wallet.

No data
Platforms
cTrader
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto, ApplePay, GooglePay
Payout Frequency

On demand through a smart contract, with verified A Book profits, no open positions and after covering A Book losses and outstanding fees. PFP debt may also be deducted from other funded accounts. Trading resumes at 00:00 UTC after a withdrawal.

  • 1 Step Nano: up to weekly
  • 2 Step Nano: bi-weekly
  • Other products: 14 days
Maximum Withdrawal

Daily limit per ERC20 address: USD 1,000 on Classic and PFP; USD 2,000 on InstantGrowth. Resets at 00:00 UTC. Accounts sharing an address share the cap; excess profit remains available on following days.

2 Step Nano: 2% of the initial balance per payout ($500 on $25K, $1,000 on $50K, $2,000 on $100K and $4,000 on $200K).

Minimum Withdrawal

USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.

$100 in crypto, $500 via Rise (bank transfer). On 1 Step Standard and Instant accounts, once you reach 6% profit and the trailing drawdown locks at breakeven, a 1% buffer must remain in the account.

Brokers
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Liquidity Provider

Demo Account
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MatchTrader
ID-PasswordWuG"FFzv4+2z
TradeLocker
ID-Passwordj%Purqe58eDzServerBLUEG
Payout Guarantee
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Payouts processed within 24 business hours (Mon 9 AM – Fri 5 PM Dubai time). If they miss this window you automatically receive a 100% profit split on that payout (no Blue Guardian cut). Delays caused by compliance checks, risk reviews or pending KYC do not qualify.

Forex

Dynamic by exposure. Classic: NewBee up to 1:50, WorkerBee 1:100 and QueenBee 1:200. PFP: evaluation up to 1:50; funded Low/Moderate/Medium/High up to 1:200/1:100/1:50/1:30. InstantGrowth up to 1:50. Decreases in tiers as exposure increases.

50:1
Metals

Gold: dynamic by exposure, up to 1:30 on NewBee, PFP evaluation and InstantGrowth; up to 1:50 on WorkerBee and QueenBee. Higher exposure tiers reduce leverage.

  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Energies
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  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Indices
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  • Evaluation: 20:1
  • Funded: 10:1
Crypto
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4:1
Forex
3 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
0.003%
5 / lot
Indices
0.003%
0
Energies
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5 / lot
Crypto
No data
0
Swap Free
Yes

All accounts are swap free.

No
Instant
Yes

Golden Tower begins with demo verification; AADS applies from level 2.

Yes
One Step
Yes

One phase Pay From Profits.

Yes
Account scaling
Yes

InstantGrowth: 10 levels up to USD 1,000,000, with a 6% target per level. Scaling is paid from profits; capital doubles through level 5 and then grows in tiers. Only the entry level is directly purchasable. Classic unlocks WorkerBee after NewBee and QueenBee after WorkerBee.

Yes
Two Steps
Yes

Classic and two phase Pay From Profits.

Yes
Max Drawdown

Static and balance based; floating or realized losses can trigger a breach. Funded PFP: Low 5%, Moderate 6%, Medium 7% and High 10%. AADS closes positions and switches to B Book at a 1% loss below initial balance; recover initial balance and reactivate in the dashboard to return to A Book. B Book profit is not withdrawable. A cumulative A Book loss limit also follows the account daily limit; on InstantGrowth it is 6%.

  • Instant, Guardian X, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Nano, 2 Step Pro, Crypto: Trailing
  • 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Classic, 2 Step Nano, 3 Step: Static
Daily Drawdown

Calculated from the previous closing balance and reset at 00:00 UTC. Funded PFP depends on risk group: Low 2%, Moderate 3%, Medium 4% and High 5%.

Based on highest value between balance and equity

Maximum Accounts

Up to 6 active InstantGrowth accounts. Anonymous Web3 access permits one identity per user, device, household and network; it may hold multiple challenges.

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Maximum Trading Days

No maximum phase completion time. PFP: 14 days to pay the next phase or activate funding; activation may receive one extension of up to 30 additional days with approval.

No limit

Points Reward Program

Hive Coins are internal utility rewards with no guaranteed monetary value. They may be issued for passed challenge fees or for B Book profit net of A Book losses when an account closes.

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Minimum Profitable Days

Classic and PFP: 3 profitable days per phase, each earning at least 1% of initial balance while balance is at or above the initial balance. None on funded accounts or InstantGrowth.

  • Instant, 2 Step Standard, Guardian X: 5 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • 1 Step, 2 Step Classic, 3 Step, Crypto: 3 days with 0.5% profit or more
  • 2 Step Classic: 4 days with 0.5% profit or more
Account Reset
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No
Add-ons
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Yes
Profit Split
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  • Existing 1, 2 and 3 Step programs: 85%
  • 1 Step Nano and 2 Step Nano: up to 100%
  • Instant: 80%
  • Instant Starter: 90%
  • With add-on: 90%
Free Trial
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No
Three Steps
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Yes
Max Allocation
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400,000
Merge Accounts
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Yes

Same-type funded accounts can be merged up to $400,000 ($200,000 cap on Instant). Cross-merging different types (e.g. 2 Step Standard with 2 Step Pro) is NOT allowed. Both accounts must be at break-even (no profit, no loss) at merge time. Beyond the merge cap, the Scaling Plan can take total allocation up to $2,000,000. Guardian X and Instant accounts are NOT eligible for scaling.

Minimum Trading Days
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1 Step Nano: no minimum during the evaluation; 5 days when funded.

Monthly Competition
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Yes
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

EAs are allowed; no HFT, latency arbitrage, error exploitation or abusive automation.

Yes
Hedging
No

Netting accounts offset opposite orders in the same symbol. Cross account hedging is prohibited.

Limited

Hedging is allowed within a single account. Hedging across multiple accounts (yours or others') is NOT allowed.

Requires Stop Loss
Limited

PFP Low: stop at opening and closing, with up to 20 seconds to place it. Moderate: stop before closing. Medium, High, Classic and InstantGrowth: no general requirement. An accidental position fully closed within 10 seconds does not by itself change risk group.

No
Scalping
Limited

No minimum holding time under the current terms; no tick scalping or HFT.

Limited

Minimum holding time of 2 minutes. Trades closed in under 2 minutes are flagged as tick scalping and count as a rule violation, whether closed manually or by automated systems. Average trade duration should stay above 1–2 minutes. Scalping itself is allowed as long as you stay above the 2-minute floor.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Limited

Partial entries are allowed; all positions with the same instrument and trading intent count as a single trade for combined risk assessment.

Yes
Martingale
Limited

Prohibited on InstantGrowth. Other plans remain subject to risk limits and restrictions on excessively speculative strategies.

Yes
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Per trade: Classic and PFP evaluation 3%; InstantGrowth 2%. Funded PFP Low/Moderate/Medium/High: 1%/1.5%/2%/3% of opening balance. Exceeding the assigned group pauses funding and closes positions; resuming requires paying the fee difference for the new group.

No
Copy Trading
Limited

Own account copying is allowed during evaluation only. Prohibited on funded accounts, including your own. While one funded account holds an asset, other funded accounts of the same user or network cannot open that asset in either direction.

Limited

Manual copy trading is allowed ONLY between accounts legally owned by the same person (e.g. between your own Evaluation and Funded accounts, or between your Blue Guardian account and external accounts in your name). NOT allowed:

  • Copying trades from other traders' accounts.
  • Third-party copiers that involve accounts not legally yours.
  • Having a third party manage your trades.

Instant Funding users may also use third-party copiers, provided all accounts belong to the same user.

News Trading
Limited

Trading through news is allowed. Bracketing high impact news with nearby buy and sell stops is prohibited.

Limited

News trading is allowed on Challenge, Guardian X and Instant Starter.

It is NOT allowed on Instant Standard and Funded accounts. On those, do not open or close trades within 5 minutes before or 5 minutes after a red folder (high-impact) release. Profits made during that window or significantly influenced by the news will be removed, even without an account violation. Same 5-minute window applies around FOMC speeches, statements and news events on Funded accounts.

Note: Instant Standard accounts purchased after November 13, 2025 cannot do news trading at all.

Inactivity Rule

The account may be terminated after 3 consecutive months of inactivity.

30 days

Consistency Rule
No
Yes

Consistency rule applies to: 1 Step Nano evaluation and funded (50%), 2 Step Nano funded (50%), 2 Step Pro funded (25%), Guardian X and Instant Standard funded (20%), Instant Starter funded (15%), $300K and $400K Instant funded (15%).

Does NOT apply to: 2 Step Nano evaluation, 1 Step Standard, 1 Step Pro, 2 Step Standard, 2 Step Classic, 3 Step funded accounts, nor to any other challenge phase.

Calculation: a single trading day cannot equal or exceed the threshold of total profits in the payout cycle. If exceeded, the payout button is blocked until the highest day drops below the threshold. Violating it does NOT terminate the account.

Hold Weekend
Limited

Allowed during evaluations; prohibited on funded accounts.

Yes
Prohibited Strategies

Arbitrage, latency exploitation, tick scalping, HFT, hedge/reverse arbitrage, news bracketing, error or slow feed exploitation, third party account management, account sharing and resale. InstantGrowth prohibits martingale and grid.

  • Platform or data freezing exploits (using a Demo Server error).
  • Use of delayed data feed or trading on delayed charts.
  • Tick scalping (trades closed under 2 minutes), high-frequency trading, arbitrage bots.
  • Reverse arbitrage, latency arbitrage, hedge arbitrage and any emulators.
  • Hedging between accounts (within one account is fine).
  • Password changes (the password sent by email is the only one accepted).
  • Gambling: any trading where margin usage exceeds 80% on running trades.
  • Shared devices, VPS or accounts: each trader must use only their personal device. Shared usage across accounts results in payout disqualification, suspension or termination.
  • Bypassing copy-trading or signal-trading rules using VPN/VPS.
  • Account inactivity: at least 1 trade every 30 days (otherwise breach).
VPN
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Yes
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