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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

Building A1, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

Jelle Dijkstra

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Banned Countries
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Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
Foundation
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2023

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.

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Platforms
cTrader
MT5, cTrader, DXtrade
Payout Methods
Crypto
Crypto, Transfer
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Crypto, Card, GooglePay, ApplePay
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.

7 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.

No limit

Minimum Withdrawal

USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.

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Brokers
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Market Data Provider

Demo Account
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DXTrade
IDMagic_BFPasswordBF_Magic123!
cTrade
IDBrightFunded-DemoPasswordBrightFunded123!
Metatrader 5
ID318747699PasswordBrightFundedMT5!ServerBrightFunded-Server
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.

100:1
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.

40:1
Energies
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40:1
Indices
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20:1
Crypto
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5:1
Forex
3 / lot
3 / lot
Metals
0.003%
0.001%
Indices
0.003%
0
Energies
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0.001%
Crypto
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0.024%
Commission-Free Option
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No
Swap Free
Yes

All accounts are swap free.

Yes

With add-on

Instant
Yes

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

No
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

If you meet the requirements of the scaling plan, your funded star account will be increased by 30% of its original size.

  • Every funded star account goes through an evaluation over a period of four consecutive months.
  • You must be profitable in at least two out of those four months, with a minimum total gain of 10% during the entire four-month period.
  • You must also successfully complete at least two payout requests on your funded star account.
  • When the scale-up takes place, the balance of the funded star account must be at breakeven or in profit.
  • There are no restrictions on upside balance.
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%.

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%.

Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)

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.

Unlimited

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.

Trade2Earn is a BrightFunded program that rewards traders based on their trading volume, not just their profits. For every trade you make on Challenge or Funded accounts, you earn BrightFunded Tokens that can be exchanged for exclusive perks.

Available perks

  • More Drawdown – Greater flexibility and margin for error.
  • Lower Profit Targets – Easier to pass evaluations.

Token calculation

  • Forex, indices, commodities: 0.2 tokens / $100,000 volume
  • Crypto: 0.2 tokens / $20,000 volume
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.

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Add-ons
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Yes
  • Bi-weeky payouts (+15%)
  • Weekly payouts (25%)
  • 90% Profit Split (+20%)
  • 100% Challenge Refund (+10%)
  • No minimum trading days (+15%)
  • Swap-Free (+10%)
Profit Split
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80%

Free Trial
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No
Three Steps
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No
Max Allocation
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400,000
Merge Accounts
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Yes
  • Accounts can only be merged into sizes that currently offered
  • Only accounts in the Funded Stage are eligible for merging.
  • The accounts to be merged must have the same add-ons.
  • Merging is only possible if you request it before we send the Funded Account for the first time or after a payout.
Minimum Trading Days
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Evalution Phases: 5 days

Monthly Competition
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No
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.

No
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.

Yes
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.

No data
Martingale
Limited

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

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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.

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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.

Yes
News Trading
Limited

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

No

Trading 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after the event is prohibited ( this is a soft breach and will not result in your account being breached).

Trading during this window will result in a deduction of the profit that you made on that particular trade.

Executed trades during this period that lead to a loss won't be compensated.

Executing a trade refers to initiating or closing a market order, as well as triggering any pending order, including stop-loss and take-profit instructions.

Inactivity Rule

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

30 days

Consistency Rule
No
No
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.

  • Hedging across multiple accounts
  • Exploiting Service Errors or Platform Delays.
  • Using External or Delayed Data Feeds.
  • Coordinated or Multi-Account Manipulation.
  • Violating Platform or Provider Terms.
  • Use of Automated Software, AI, or High-Speed Trading Tools.
  • Trading During High-Impact News or Events.
  • Risk-Abusive Trading: Overleveraging, Overexposure, One-Sided Bets, and Account Rolling.
  • Abusive Strategy Types: Grid Trading, Arbitrage, Tick Scalping, High-Frequency Trading (HFT).
VPN
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Yes
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