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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

Sublot 40, Level 3, Block A2, Saradise Kuching, Off Jalan Stutong, 93350, Kuching, Malaysia

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

Dixon Teo

Country

United Arab Emirates

Malaysia

Banned Countries
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Pakistan, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Vietnam
Foundation
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2023

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.

No
Payout Fee

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

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Platforms
cTrader
cTrader, MatchTrader, DXTrade
Payout Methods
Crypto
Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
PayPal, Crypto, Card
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.

  • Forex Evaluation: Bi-weekly (every 14 calendar days). Instant first payout.
  • Instant Funded X: Every 30 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.

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Minimum Withdrawal

USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.

Instant Funded X: Greater of $100 or 1% of starting balance.

Demo Account
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cTrader
IDtxppropPassword112233445566txp
MatchTrader
ID-Passwordj4S*8jmu3
DXTrade
IDtxp_C12843Passwordj4S*8jmu3
Crypto Weekend Trading
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Yes
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.

50:1
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.

5:1
Energies
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5:1
Indices
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5:1
Crypto
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2:1
Forex
3 / lot
7 / lot
Metals
0.003%
7 / lot
Indices
0.003%
0 / lot
Crypto
No data
0
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.

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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%.

Forex Evaluation (X-1 & X-2 Step)
6% static drawdown from starting balance. Does not trail.

Instant Funded X
8% trailing drawdown. Trails upward with account growth. Once 8% profit is achieved, drawdown locks permanently at starting balance. After withdrawal, drawdown permanently locks at original starting 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%.

Forex Evaluation & Instant Funded X: 5% daily max loss. Calculated from the higher of: prior day's end-of-day balance or equity. Resets at 5:00 PM EST.

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 time limit. Infinite evaluation duration.

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.

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Add-ons
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Yes

Instant Funded X: Weekend flat fee add-on and up to 90% profit split add-on available.

Profit Split
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  • Forex Evaluation: 80%
  • Instant Funded X: 80% (up to 90% with add-ons)
Free Trial
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No
Three Steps
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No
Max Allocation
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  • Forex: $400,000
  • Instant Funded X: $100,000
  • Max $1M in active evaluations per person
  • Maximum one evaluation per specific account size and plan type simultaneously across all platforms
Merge Accounts
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Yes
  • Case-by-case. Only possible when multiple assessments of identical product tier, step, and platform are passed simultaneously.
  • Not permitted across different platforms, steps, or rule sets.
Minimum Trading Days
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0 minimum trading days across all plans.

Monthly Competition
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Yes

Monthly competitions with free evaluation prizes.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

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

Yes
  • EAs are allowed, but third-party or off-the-shelf strategies marketed to pass challenge accounts are banned.
  • Strategy switching between evaluation and funded phases is also prohibited.
Hedging
No

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

Yes
  • Hedging/reverse trades are permitted within a single account.
  • Cross-account hedging 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.

Yes
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.

No
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
  • Only allowed if you own all accounts involved.
  • Group trading, signal services, and mirror trading across multiple accounts are banned.
News Trading
Limited

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

No
  • Opening positions within 3 minutes before or after news events is prohibited.
  • Violations may result in position closure, P&L removal, leverage reduction, or account breach.
Inactivity Rule

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

Accounts with zero trading activity for 30 consecutive days are hard breached.

Consistency Rule
No
Yes
  • Best trading day cannot exceed 45% of total profit target.
  • If breached during evaluation, profit target adjusts upward.
  • In funded phase, applies to withdrawal eligibility.
  • Instant Funded X: No consistency rule.
Hold Weekend
Limited

Allowed during evaluations; prohibited on funded accounts.

Limited
  • Forex Evaluation: Weekend holding allowed.
  • Instant Funded X: All trades must be closed by 3:45 PM EST on Friday, or they are automatically closed (soft breach). Weekend holding add-on available.
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.

  • Exploiting pricing/latency errors
  • Front-running trades
  • Using non-public/insider information
  • Arbitraging across company or third-party accounts
  • News event trading (within 3 minutes before/after)
  • Excessive leverage/"all-in" trades resembling gambling
  • Group hedging/reverse trading across multiple accounts
  • Third-party strategies marketed for challenge accounts
  • Strategy switching between evaluation and funded phases
VPN
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Yes
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