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Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office
30 North Gould Street, Ste R
City: Sheridan
State: Wyoming (WY)
Postal code: 82801
Thomas Heinfart
Matt Morris
United Arab Emirates
United States
2023
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.
Only for 2-Step PRO v2, where the evaluation fee is refunded with the 4th payout. Accounts purchased before February 4, 2026 keep the old refund policy.
Ethereum gas is paid by the trader; ETH is required in the wallet.
2%
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 FLASH: every 14 days (7 days with add-on)
- 1-Step NOVA: every 14 days (7 days with add-on)
- 2-Step PRO v2: every 14 days (weekly with add-on)
- Instant Funding: every 14 days (On Demand with add-on)
- Instant Prime: every 14 days
- X-DAILY: daily payout requests from the first funded trading day.
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.
$25,000 per rolling 30-day period, combined across all the trader's funded accounts.
- 2-Step PRO v2: additionally capped at 6% of the initial balance or $15,000 per payout cycle, whichever is lower.
- X-DAILY: per-request caps of $150 on $5K, $300 on $10K, $750 on $25K, $1,000 on $50K and $2,000 on $100K.
USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.
2%
- X-DAILY: retain a profit buffer of 4% of the starting balance. At least 50% of each request must come from new profit earned since the previous payout.
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Weekend cryptocurrency trading is available on our platform, provided that positions are initiated after 8 PM EST on Friday
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 FLASH: 10:1
- 1-Step NOVA: 100:1 evaluation, 30:1 funded
- 2-Step PRO v2: 100:1 evaluation, 50:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 50:1
- X-DAILY: 10:1
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.
- 1-Step FLASH: 10:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 1-Step NOVA: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 2-Step PRO v2: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 10:1
- 1-Step FLASH: 10:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 1-Step NOVA: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- 2-Step PRO v2: 20:1 evaluation, 5:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 10:1
- 1-Step FLASH: 2:1 evaluation, 0.3:1 funded
- 1-Step NOVA: 4:1 evaluation, 1:1 funded
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: 1:1
All accounts are swap free.
Golden Tower begins with demo verification; AADS applies from level 2.
One phase Pay From Profits.
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.
Every quarter, you may request an account scaling if you meet the following conditions:
- You achieve a total profit of 25 percent.
- You generate at least an 8 percent gain in each individual month.
Once approved, Top One Trader will increase your capital by 25 percent of your original account balance, up to a maximum of 5 million dollars.
Classic and two phase Pay From Profits.
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 FLASH: 7% trailing. Locks at the starting balance once you reach a 7% gain or after a payout.
- 1-Step NOVA: 6% trailing on evaluation, 5% on funded. Locks at the starting balance after a payout.
- 2-Step PRO v2: 9% static
- Instant Funding: 6% trailing. Locks at the starting balance after a payout.
- Instant Prime: 5% trailing. Locks at the starting balance after a payout.
- X-DAILY: EOD trailing in evaluation and funded stages, based on the highest closing balance. Locks at the starting balance after a 5% gain or the first funded payout.
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%.
Measured from the higher of balance or equity at 5PM EST.
- 1-Step FLASH: 4% (hard breach)
- 1-Step NOVA: none
- 2-Step PRO v2: 4% (hard breach)
- Instant Funding: 3% (hard breach)
- Instant Prime: 2.5% (hard breach)
Up to 6 active InstantGrowth accounts. Anonymous Web3 access permits one identity per user, device, household and network; it may hold multiple challenges.
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
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.
Purchases, passed challenges and payouts earn XP in the Top One Loyalty Program. XP unlocks five levels:
- Level 1 — Beginner: free $5K Instant account, store voucher and Discord rank.
- Level 2 — Amateur: +2% profit share and a free $10K Instant account.
- Level 3 — Experienced: +3% profit share, a free $25K Instant account and 5 giveaway entries.
- Level 4 — Expert: +5% profit share, a free $50K Instant account and 10 giveaway entries.
- Level 5 — Master: +7% profit share, +50% scaling boost, a free $100K Instant account and 15 giveaway entries.
Each level also provides lower profit targets, larger loss buffers and higher monthly payout caps. The announcement does not specify the XP thresholds or the exact rule values for each level; those are shown in the trader rewards dashboard.
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 FLASH: 3 profitable trading days with 0.5% profit of initial balance
- 1-Step NOVA: none
- 2-Step PRO v2: 3 profitable trading days with 0.5% profit of initial balance
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: none
- X-DAILY: none
- 1-Step NOVA: unlimited free resets during the evaluation. Funded accounts reset at a discounted fee.
- 1-Step FLASH, 2-Step PRO v2: paid resets available on both the challenge and the funded stage.
Allows traders who breach or want a fresh start to continue without purchasing a new account.
- No Stop Loss (+10% on 1-Step and 2-Step, +15% on Instant Funding and Instant Prime)
- 90% Profit Split (+20% on 1-Step FLASH and 2-Step PRO v2)
- 100% Profit Split (+20% on 1-Step NOVA and Instant Prime)
- Weekly payouts (+20% on 1-Step FLASH and 1-Step NOVA; available on 2-Step PRO v2)
- Instant Payouts (+20% on 2-Step and Instant Funding)
- Weekend Holding (15% on Instant Funding)
- News Trading + Weekend Holding (20% on Instant Prime)
- Bundle All Add-ons (+35% on 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Funding)
- 1-Step FLASH: 80% (90% with add-on)
- 1-Step NOVA: 90% (100% with add-on)
- 2-Step PRO v2: 85% (up to 100% with add-on)
- Instant Funding: Initial at 60%, increasing by 10% per payout, up to 90%
- Instant Prime: 1st payout 80%, 2nd 90%, 3rd onwards 100% (100% from the first payout with add-on)
- X-DAILY: no minimum trading days.
EAs are allowed; no HFT, latency arbitrage, error exploitation or abusive automation.
- 1-Step NOVA: allowed on both the evaluation and the funded account.
- 1-Step FLASH, 2-Step PRO v2: allowed during the evaluation only, using your own unique EA.
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: not allowed.
- X-DAILY: allowed during evaluation, not allowed on the funded account.
Netting accounts offset opposite orders in the same symbol. Cross account hedging is prohibited.
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.
- Requirement: An active Stop Loss (SL) is mandatory for every trade from the moment of execution.
- Immediate Action: You must set your SL while opening the position; adding it later is not permitted.
- Soft Breach: Any trade opened without a valid SL will be closed automatically by our system.
There is a No Stop Loss add-on available for purchase, which allows you to bypass this requirement.
No minimum holding time under the current terms; no tick scalping or HFT.
A minimum holding time of 5 minutes is mandatory for any trade closed in profit. This rule encompasses every closing scenario, such as manual exits, partial liquidations, and hitting pre-set Take Profit or Stop Loss levels in a profitable state.
Partial entries are allowed; all positions with the same instrument and trading intent count as a single trade for combined risk assessment.
Maximum of 3 positions on the same pair and direction
Prohibited on InstantGrowth. Other plans remain subject to risk limits and restrictions on excessively speculative strategies.
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.
Maximum Lot Size per Pair: (Account Balance × Leverage) ÷ (Instrument Price × Contract Size) = Max Lot Size
Maximum Lot Size per Account (only funded accounts). 20% open lot size limit based on the account size, up to a maximum of 20 open lots:
- $5k account = Max 1 lot
- $10k account = Max 2 lots
- $25k account = Max 5 lots
- $50k account = Max 10 lots
- $100k account = Max 20 lots
- $200k account = Max 20 lots
- X-DAILY: the lot limits above apply in both evaluation and funded stages for its $5K to $100K accounts.
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.
Only allowed on challenge phases
Trading through news is allowed. Bracketing high impact news with nearby buy and sell stops is prohibited.
- 1-Step FLASH, 1-Step NOVA: allowed during the evaluation, not allowed on the funded account.
- 2-Step PRO v2: allowed during the evaluation, not allowed on the funded account.
- Instant Funding: not allowed.
- Instant Prime: allowed with add-on.
When not allowed, it is prohibited to execute or close any trade within the window of 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after a high-impact news event.
- X-DAILY: allowed during evaluation, not allowed on the funded account; the high-impact news window above applies.
The account may be terminated after 3 consecutive months of inactivity.
30 days
- 1-Step FLASH: no consistency rule. Funded accounts have a 3% maximum daily profit cap; once reached the account pauses until the next trading day and the excess is voided (not a breach).
- 1-Step NOVA: 20% ESS required to request a payout.
- 2-Step PRO v2: no consistency rule. Funded accounts cap profit at $3,000 per day.
- Instant Funding: consistency score must stay at 15% or below.
- Instant Prime: 20% ESS required to request a payout.
- X-DAILY: evaluation only, the largest winning day must not exceed 40% of total profit. Exceeding this threshold requires further trading, not an account breach. No funded consistency rule.
ESS = [ Largest Winning Day + Largest Losing Day |Absolute value| ] ÷ Total Profit × 100
Allowed during evaluations; prohibited on funded accounts.
- 1-Step FLASH, 1-Step NOVA: Allowed
- 2-Step PRO v2: Allowed
- Instant Funding, Instant Prime: Allowed with add-on
- X-DAILY: without add-ons, all positions must close on Friday before the market closes.
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.
- High-Frequency Trading (HFT) & Tick Scalping
- Latency Arbitrage & Data Manipulation
- External Copy Trading & Signal Grouping
- Cross-Account Hedging Patterns
- High-Impact News Trading Restrictions
- Grid Trading Strategies
- Martingale Risk Management
- Third-Party Account Management ("Pass Your Challenge")
- Unauthorized Expert Advisor (EA) Masking
- Gambling & Excessive Leverage (YOLO Trading)
- IP Address & Proxy Violations
- Account Churning & Evaluation Rolling


















