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Headquarters

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

Building A1, IFZA Business Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO

Thomas Heinfart

Jakub Zeliska

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

Banned Countries
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Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, North Korea, Palestine, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Vanuatu, Venezuela
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

200% Challenge fee refund after the 3rd fully approved payout on Challenge accounts (Ash, Thunderbolt and Phoenix). The trader must request it through support. A partially approved payout or a payout with a strategy violation permanently disqualifies that account. It does not apply to Instant Funding accounts.

Payout Fee

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

  • Bank Transfer (recommended): $19.90 + 2.49%.
  • Cryptocurrency: $19.90 + 30% (higher due to limited UAE crypto liquidity).
  • Returned payouts: $30 reprocessing fee (covers real bank/admin cost of reprocessing; not a penalty).
Platforms
cTrader
TradeLocker, Metatrader 5, MatchTrader, cTrader, DX
Payout Methods
Crypto
Crypto, Transfer
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
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.

  • Withdrawal review by Risk Team: 24-48h (account trading is frozen during review).
  • Bank transfers: 2-5 business days after approval.
  • Crypto: faster, depends on blockchain network.
  • Other programs: minimum 1% profit required per payout (resets after each payout).
  • Turbo accounts: minimum 5 trading days per payout (each ≥0.5% profit).
  • Vanguard (Instant Funding): minimum 6 trading days per payout (each ≥0.5% profit).
  • Horizon and Odyssey: first payout 14 days after the funded account starts, then every 14 days. At least 3% profit of the initial balance is required before each payout, including between payouts, together with the required valid trading 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.

Payout cap progresses with each approved withdrawal on the same funded account:

  • Payout #1: 1% of initial balance
  • Payout #2: 2%
  • Payout #3: 3%
  • Payout #4: 4%
  • Payout #5: 5%
  • Payout #6: 6%
  • Payout #7: account resets to initial balance with NO payout cap (unlimited from #8 onwards)
    Cap only increases after a FULLY approved withdrawal. Partial or declined payouts do not progress the cap.
Minimum Withdrawal

USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.

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Brokers
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Royal Flow - FZCO
Demo Account
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Metatrader 5
ID1293766PasswordUpcomers1.ServerUpcomers-Server
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.

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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.

30:1
Energies
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30:1
Indices
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30:1
Stocks
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30:1
Crypto
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30:1
Forex
3 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
0.003%
5 / lot
Indices
0.003%
0
Energies
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0
Stocks
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0
Crypto
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0.04%
Commission-Free Option
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No
Swap Free
Yes

All accounts are swap free.

Yes

All accounts are swap‑free

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

Scaling Plan for Thunderbolt, Astral and Vanguard accounts:

  • Apply every 4 consecutive months via help@upcomers.com.
  • +35% increase on simulated initial balance per cycle.
  • Maximum allocation scalable up to $4,000,000.
    Requirements per cycle:
  • ≥15% cumulative account growth across the 4 months.
  • ≥2 withdrawals completed in the 4-month period.
  • Final cycle must end in profit.
    Separate "4M on request" individual contract available after 6+ consecutive profitable months.
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%.

Current CFD programs use three systems:

  • Dynamic Risk Shield™: 6% on Ash and Thunderbolt, 7% on Vanguard, 5% on Oracle and 4% on Ember. It trails the equity high-water mark and locks at the initial balance where specified.
  • Static maximum loss: 6% on Phoenix Classic, Ignite Classic and Ignite Turbo; 10% on Phoenix Legacy; 7% on Surge. The floor is fixed from the initial balance.
  • Nonstop Dynamic Risk Shield™: 3% on Supernova and Hypernova; 2% on Ultranova. It trails continuously and never locks.
    Percentages and behavior are shown per phase in the challenge catalogue.
  • Horizon and Odyssey: Dynamic Risk Shield™ follows the highest equity, only moves upward and stops at the initial balance, in evaluation and funded phases.
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%.

Resets daily at 00:00 UTC and is calculated under the rules of each program. Current limits:

  • Ash Classic/Turbo and Thunderbolt Classic/Turbo: 3%
  • Phoenix Classic, Ignite Classic/Turbo and Surge: 4%
  • Phoenix Legacy: 5%
  • Vanguard and Oracle: 4%
  • Supernova and Hypernova: 2%
  • Ember and Ultranova: no daily drawdown
  • Horizon and Odyssey: daily limits by phase are shown in the challenge catalogue; Odyssey has a stricter daily limit when funded.
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.

Classic, Legacy and non-Turbo Limited Drop challenges have no time limit. Ash Turbo, Thunderbolt Turbo and Ignite Turbo have 30 calendar days and a maximum of 7 trading days. Timed Instant Funding sessions last 24 hours on Supernova, 4 hours on Hypernova and 1 hour on Ultranova.

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.

Payout eligibility requirements (a valid day has at least 0.5% realized profit):

  • Vanguard: 6 valid days
  • Oracle, Ember, Phoenix Legacy, Ignite Classic, Surge, Ash Turbo, Thunderbolt Turbo and Ignite Turbo: 5 valid days
  • Ash Classic, Thunderbolt Classic and Phoenix Classic: no valid-day minimum
  • Supernova and Hypernova: at least 7 trades in the timed session
  • Ultranova: at least 5 trades in the timed session
    The counter resets after each successful payout.
    Horizon and Odyssey funded accounts require 3 valid days up to $50,000, 4 above $50,000 up to $200,000, and 5 above $200,000 per payout. Each valid day earns at least 0.5% of the initial balance.
Account Reset
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Resets are offered as an alternative to full suspension after a rule violation. The account continues trading, but every future payout on that account is permanently capped at 50% of the approved amount.

Add-ons
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No
Profit Split
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Standard profit split: 90%. A trader can select 80% or 100% at checkout; changing the split also changes the Challenge price. The selected split remains linked to that account, and older accounts retain their original conditions.

Free Trial
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Yes
Three Steps
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Yes
Max Allocation
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1,500,000
Merge Accounts
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No
Minimum Trading Days
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No minimum trading days to pass the challenge in any Classic, Turbo or Limited Drop (Ignite/Surge) program. Turbo challenges require only 1 trading day with real activity. For those programs, minimums apply only at the payout stage: see 'minimumProfitableDays'.
Horizon requires 2 valid trading days in its evaluation. Odyssey requires 2 valid trading days in each evaluation phase. A valid day earns at least 0.5% of the initial balance.

Monthly Competition
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No
Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

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

No
Hedging
No

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

No

Hedging across multiple accounts is prohibited. Hedging within a single account is allowed under normal trading rules.

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

Multiple challenges and funded accounts combinable under a single user profile, as long as total funded capital does not exceed $1,500,000 across all Upcomers programs.

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

Maximum loss per trade in the funded phase (all positions on the same instrument and direction count as one trade):

  • Ash Classic, Thunderbolt Classic and Phoenix Classic: 3%
  • Phoenix Legacy, Vanguard and Oracle: 2%
  • Ash Turbo, Thunderbolt Turbo, Ignite Classic, Ignite Turbo, Surge and Ember: 1.5%
  • Supernova and Hypernova: 1%
  • Ultranova: 0.5%
    Exceeding the applicable limit is a hard breach.
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.

35 consecutive calendar days without a trade closes the account automatically. Warning email sent 7 days before expiration.

Consistency Rule
No
Limited

Consistency is checked at payout and does not breach the account:

  • 20% Best Day Rule: current Classic and Turbo challenges, Ignite, Surge, Vanguard, Oracle and Ember
  • 30% Best Day Rule: Phoenix Legacy
  • Best Trade Rule in timed Instant Funding: 15% on Supernova and Hypernova; 20% on Ultranova
    The Best Day cycle resets after each successful payout. The timed Best Trade Rule is final when the session ends.
  • Horizon and Odyssey: no consistency or Best Day Rule in evaluation or funded accounts.
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.

  • Expert Advisors (EAs), bots, emulators or automated trading of any kind (even partial automation of entries, exits, SL/TP management or trade copying). Indicators used for analysis are allowed.
  • Tick scalping (trades held under 2 minutes on Oracle/Supernova/Hypernova) and high-frequency trading (HFT).
  • Martingale, grid trading, one-sided bets, reverse trading and group hedging.
  • News straddling (bracket orders placed around economic releases).
  • Signal services and copy trading from external sources.
  • Team/group trading or executing identical trades across accounts to bypass the $1.5M cap.
  • Sharing passwords, account access or identity (KYC).
  • Exploiting platform bugs, delays or pricing errors.
  • Opening multiple user profiles (One Person, One Account policy).
  • Splitting trades intentionally to bypass the 20% Best Day Rule.
VPN
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Limited

Not explicitly prohibited, but strongly discouraged. Use of VPN/VPS during KYC/AML verification is prohibited and can result in the account not being funded or being closed. If suspicious activity is detected, VPN usage will be used against the trader in the review.

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