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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

Algaroud Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

Daniel Martin and Martin Najat

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Banned Countries
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Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Vietnam
Foundation
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2018

Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices
Forex, Commodities, Indices, 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.

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
Payout Fee

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

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Platforms
cTrader
Metatrader 5, MatchTrader
Payout Methods
Crypto
Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto, Transfer
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, 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.
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.

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Minimum Withdrawal

USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.

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Brokers
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City Traders Imperium
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.

30:1
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.

10:1
Energies
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10:1
Indices
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10:1
Crypto
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2:1
Forex
3 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
0.003%
5 / lot
Indices
0.003%
0.5 / lot
Energies
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0.05 / lot
Crypto
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0 / lot
Swap Free
Yes

All accounts are swap free.

Yes
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

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.
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%.

  • 2-Step, Instant: Static
  • 1-Step: Trailing
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%.

Balance-based

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.

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

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.

  • 1-Step, 2-Step: 3 days on evaluation phase, 7 days on funded phase
  • Instant: 5 days for payout On Demand
Account Reset
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You can reset your challenge with an unlimited 15% discount (1-Step, 2-Step, Instant Funding) or 10% (Instant Funding Pro)

Add-ons
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No
Profit Split
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  • 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)
Free Trial
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Yes
Three Steps
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No
Max Allocation
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  • 1-Step: $200,000
  • 2-Step: $200,000
  • Instant: $80,000
Merge Accounts
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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.

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.

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
Martingale
Limited

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

No
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.

No
News Trading
Limited

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

Yes
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.

  • 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
VPN
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Yes
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