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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

30/1, Kenilworth Court, Sir Augustus Bartolo Street, Ta’Xbiex , Malta

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

Gary Mullen

Country

United Arab Emirates

Malta

Banned Countries
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Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, South Sudan, Russia, Ukraine (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Kherson, Crimea, Sevastopol)
Foundation
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2023

Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, 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
  • Challenge fee credited back after passing and claiming first reward (Classic and One-Phase)
  • Pro Challenges are not eligible
  • Full refund available for mistaken purchases within 14 days if no trades were placed
Payout Fee

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

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Platforms
cTrader
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, cTrader
Payout Methods
Crypto
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, PerfectMoney
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.

  • Standard: bi-weekly (14 days) for Challenge and Instant Funded accounts
  • "First Reward in 7 Days" add-on available on Classic and One-Phase
  • Typically processed within 24 hours on business days (average 8 hours)
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.

$100 minimum for reward requests on all account types.

Demo Account
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TradeLocker
IDspreads@funderpro.comPasswordBE6EG@eQServerFPR
cTrader
IDspreads@funderpro.comPasswordpjw4yzx2vwg9ZHM.rhwServerFPR
Metatrader 5
ID101065PasswordF39@ycHAp
Crypto Weekend Trading
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No
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.

Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:100

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:50

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:30

Instant Account

  • 1:30 (1:20 with News Trading Add-On)
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.

Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:30

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:10

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:10

Instant Account

  • 1:10 (1:5 with News Trading Add-On)
Energies
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Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:30

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:10

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:10

Instant Account

  • 1:10 (1:5 with News Trading Add-On)
Indices
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Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:30

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:10

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:10

Instant Account

  • 1:10 (1:5 with News Trading Add-On)
Stocks
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Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:5

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:3

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:2

Instant Account

  • Not available
Crypto
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Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:2

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:2

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:1

Instant Account

  • 1:2 (1:1 with News Trading Add-On)
Forex
3 / lot
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Metals
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Indices
0.003%
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Energies
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0
Stocks
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0
Crypto
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0
Commission-Free Option
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No
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
  • Achieve 10% profit target each trading month for 3 consecutive months
  • Account balance increased by 50%
  • Continues until account reaches $5 million
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%.

Challenge Accounts

  • Fixed percentage of initial balance for the lifetime of the account

Instant Account

  • 6% trailing drawdown based on EOD Equity or Balance (whichever is higher)
  • Drawdown trails upward with profits until reaching the initial account balance
  • Once reaching initial balance, drawdown becomes static and fixed
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%.

Challenge Accounts

  • Daily Drawdown calculated on account starting balance at 5 PM EST snapshot
  • Equity cannot drop below the allowed daily percentage

Instant Account

  • 3% based on EOD Equity or Balance (whichever is higher)
  • Measured at 00:00 GMT+3 server time
  • Does not reset intraday; resets at start of next trading day
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 maximum time limit to complete the Challenge.

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 Program requires 5 profitable trading days with at least +0.5% profit each
  • Days do not need to be consecutive
Account Reset
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  • Challenge reset available at any time via dashboard for a fee
  • Challenge Upgrade feature available during Phase 1 of Classic and Pro (30% discount on upgrade price)
Add-ons
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Yes
  • First Reward in 7 Days: available on Classic and One-Phase
  • 90/10 Profit Split: available on Classic and One-Phase
  • No Minimum Trading Days: available on Classic
  • Swing Account: available on all challenge types (Classic, One Phase, and Pro)
Profit Split
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  • Standard: 80% on all withdrawals
  • 90% available via add-on on Classic and One-Phase
Free Trial
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No
Three Steps
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No
Max Allocation
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5,000,000
Merge Accounts
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No
Minimum Trading Days
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Classic, Pro and One-Phase

  • Minimum trading days apply (exact count available on dashboard)
  • "No Minimum Trading Days" add-on available on Classic

Instant Program

  • 5 profitable simulated trading days required
  • Each day must achieve at least +0.5% simulated profit
  • Days do not need to be consecutive
  • Loss or breakeven days do not count
Monthly Competition
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No
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

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

Yes
  • Expert Advisors (EAs) and trading bots are permitted
  • You must own your EA/bot
  • Must not exploit technical inefficiencies or manipulate latency
  • Third-party EAs not allowed on Instant unless you own the source code
Hedging
No

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

Limited

Permitted only within the same trading account. Hedging across multiple accounts 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.

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.

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.

Yes

Instant Account

  • Maximum 2% risk per trade idea
  • Margin usage must not exceed 80% across all asset classes at any time

Challenge Phase

  • No margin cap or maximum lot size enforced

Funded Account

  • Margin rules apply
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.

Limited

Challenge Phases

  • Allowed in all challenge types (Classic, Pro, One-Phase)

Funded Accounts

  • Only permitted with Swing Add-On

Instant Account

  • Restricted by default
  • Only allowed with News Trading Add-On
  • 2-minute window rule applies (no opening within 2 minutes before/after major news)
Inactivity Rule

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

  • 30 consecutive days without placing or closing a trade results in automatic account failure
  • Applies to Challenge, Instant, and Funded Stage accounts
  • No refunds or renewals for inactivity breaches
Consistency Rule
No
Limited

Classic Challenge

  • Phase 1: No consistency rule
  • Phase 2: No consistency rule

One-Phase Challenge

  • 40% max daily profit of total

Pro Challenge

  • Phase 1: 45%
  • Phase 2: 45%

Funded Stages

  • No consistency rule

Instant Account

  • 15% max daily profit of total

  • Rule is equity-based (unrealised profit included)

  • Even if account is in loss, the rule still counts towards highest profit day

Hold Weekend
Limited

Allowed during evaluations; prohibited on funded accounts.

Limited

Challenge and Funded Accounts

  • Only allowed with Swing Add-On
  • Without Swing Add-On: all trades including crypto must be closed by Friday 16:30 EST

Instant Account

  • Overnight and weekend holding allowed by default
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.

  • Martingale and grid strategies
  • Excessive lot sizing and aggressive loss recovery
  • High-frequency trading (HFT)
  • Latency arbitrage, scalping arbitrage, and gap exploitation
  • Flooding the market with small pip trades
  • Intentional weekend/overnight gap exploitation
  • Account rolling or lot-sizing techniques to bypass drawdown controls
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