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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

London, United Kingdom

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

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Country

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Banned Countries
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Cuba, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Myanmar, Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhya), Pakistan, Vietnam
Foundation
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2021

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

Refund available within 14 days if no trades have been placed. Evaluation fee refund also available upon reaching 10% profit on the FT+ Trader simulated live account (not applicable to Master or Prestige programs).

Payout Fee

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

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Platforms
cTrader
Metatrader 5, DXTrade, MatchTrader, cTrader
Payout Methods
Crypto
Crypto, Transfer
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto
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 Express: first withdrawal from day 1, then every 7 days. Minimum $50.
  • 2-Step Classic: first withdrawal 10 days after funded account creation, then every 10 days. Minimum 1% of initial balance.
  • Instant: first withdrawal from day 1, then every 7 days. Minimum $50.
  • Activation Accounts: every 10 trading days. Requires at least 3% simulated profit and 25% payout consistency. Minimum withdrawal $50.
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.

  • 1-Step Express / Instant: $50
  • 2-Step Classic: 1% of the initial balance
  • Activation Accounts: $50 after reaching the 3% payout-eligibility threshold
Brokers
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Gooey Trade (technology provider)

Demo Account
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MatchTrader
IDdemo+FTP@fundedtradingplus.comPasswordFTPNewPW2023!F$
DXTrade
IDLogin: 502906PasswordFTPNewPW2023!F$
cTrader
IDdemo@fundedtradingplus.comPasswordFTPNewPW2023!F$
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.

  • 1-Step Express, Instant and Activation Accounts: 1:30
  • 2-Step Classic: 1:50
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.

  • Commodities (metals): 1:30
  • Gold & Silver: 1:20
Energies
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5:1
Indices
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20:1
Crypto
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2:1
Forex
3 / lot
7 / lot
Metals
0.003%
7 / lot
Indices
0.003%
0
Energies
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7 / lot
Crypto
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0
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.

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  • 1-Step Express: 10% scaling target
  • 2-Step Classic: 20% scaling target; requires 50% consistency, one successful withdrawal and an account active for at least two months
  • Instant: 10% scaling target
  • Activation Accounts: no scaling plan

Eligible programs can scale up to a $2,500,000 starting balance, with a maximum of $5,000,000 after scaling. Requests are subject to risk review and require no open trades.

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%.

  • 1-Step Express: 6% relative trailing maximum drawdown; locks at the initial balance
  • 2-Step Classic: 8% static drawdown
  • Instant: 6% relative trailing maximum drawdown; locks at the initial balance
  • Activation Accounts challenge: 6% static maximum drawdown
  • Activation Accounts funded: 6% trailing maximum drawdown; locks at the initial balance
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%.

  • 1-Step Express: 4%, balance based
  • 2-Step Classic: 4%, balance based
  • Instant: 6%, balance based
  • Activation Accounts challenge: 4%, balance based
  • Activation Accounts funded: 3%, 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.

Activation Accounts: up to 10 activations per month and a maximum of 5 activated accounts at the same time, subject to the $250,000 combined limit. There is no limit on challenges purchased or passed.

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 time limit on any program. Accounts must have at least 1 trade (open and close) every 30 days to remain active.

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.

No minimum trading days requirement on any program. Account must be active within any 30-day calendar period (at least one trade opened and closed) or it will be hard-breached for inactivity.

Account Reset
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Available for breached or failed evaluations at a discounted price. Not available for simulated live accounts.

Add-ons
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Yes

Profit split upgrade add-ons available at checkout (e.g., start with 90/10 split).

Profit Split
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  • 1-Step Express, 2-Step Classic and Instant: start at 80%; eligible accounts can scale to 90% at 20% profit and 100% at 30% profit. An optional add-on can start the account at 90%.
  • Activation Accounts: fixed 80% profit split; it does not increase over time.
Three Steps
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No
Max Allocation
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  • 1-Step Express, 2-Step Classic and Instant: scaling up to a $2,500,000 starting balance, with a $5,000,000 maximum after scaling
  • Activation Accounts: maximum $250,000 combined activated capital
Merge Accounts
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Yes

Only untraded simulated live accounts can be merged. Maximum merged account size is $200,000 (or $100,000 if the program doesn't offer $200K). Not applicable to 2-Step Classic.

Funded Phase Pricing Model
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Activation fee due only after passing, with no payment deadline:

  • 25K: $179
  • 50K: $299
  • 100K: $489
  • 200K: $969
Evaluation Phase Pricing Model
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Activation Accounts cost $4 to start on every available account size. If the challenge is not passed, no further fee is charged.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

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

Yes

EAs, Algos and Bots are allowed. Must not be used for copy trading or hedging across accounts. EAs may be requested for review upon evaluation pass. FT+ does not provide support for third-party EAs.

Hedging
No

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

Limited

Hedging is allowed on the same account (opposing positions on the same instrument). Hedging across multiple accounts is strictly prohibited.

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.

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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.

Yes
  • Symbol Loss Limit (2-Step Classic): Maximum loss per single symbol per day, based on balance at 16:59 EST. Hard breach rule.
  • Margin utilization review triggers at milestones (evaluation passes, scaling requests, withdrawals). Not a hard limit but triggers manual risk team review.
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. At least 1 trade (open and close) required every 30 days. Warning email sent 7 days before breach.

Consistency Rule
No
Limited
  • 1-Step Express: no consistency rule
  • 2-Step Classic: 35% during evaluation and 50% when funded; also applies a 3% Symbol Loss Limit
  • Instant: no consistency rule
  • Activation Accounts challenge: no consistency rule
  • Activation Accounts funded: 25%, checked only when requesting a payout; it does not breach the account
Hold Weekend
Limited

Allowed during evaluations; prohibited on funded accounts.

Limited
  • 1-Step Express: allowed
  • 2-Step Classic: allowed
  • Instant: not allowed; trades are automatically closed at 4:30 PM EST on Friday
  • Activation Accounts: allowed during both challenge and funded phases
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.

  • Arbitrage
  • Grid trading
  • Tick scalping
  • Abuse of demo trading conditions
  • Account management / passing services
  • Hedging across multiple accounts
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