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Headquarters

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

Dubai, TradingHive Technologies Ltd. office

CEO

Gary Mullen

Thomas Heinfart

Country

Malta

United Arab Emirates

Foundation

2023

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Banned Countries
Afghanistan, Belarus, Central African Republic, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, South Sudan, Russia, Ukraine (Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Kherson, Crimea, Sevastopol)
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Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices
Refund
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
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.

Platforms
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker, cTrader
cTrader
Demo Account
TradeLocker
IDspreads@funderpro.comPasswordBE6EG@eQServerFPR
cTrader
IDspreads@funderpro.comPasswordpjw4yzx2vwg9ZHM.rhwServerFPR
Metatrader 5
ID101065PasswordF39@ycHAp
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Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, Skrill, Neteller, PerfectMoney
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Payout Frequency
  • 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)

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.

Crypto Weekend Trading
No
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Minimum Withdrawal

$100 minimum for reward requests on all account types.

USD 50, paid in USDC on Ethereum ERC20.

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

Maximum Withdrawal
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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.

Forex

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)

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.

Metals

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)

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.

Energies

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)
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Indices

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)
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Stocks

Classic & Pro Challenge

  • 1:5

One-Phase Challenge

  • 1:3

Swing Add-On (all challenges)

  • 1:2

Instant Account

  • Not available
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Crypto

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)
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Forex
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3 / lot
Metals
0
0.003%
Energies
0
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Indices
0
0.003%
Stocks
0
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Crypto
0
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Commission-Free Option
No
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Swap Free
No
Yes

All accounts are swap free.

Account Reset
  • 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)
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Add-ons
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)
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Instant
Yes
Yes

Golden Tower begins with demo verification; AADS applies from level 2.

One Step
Yes
Yes

One phase Pay From Profits.

Account scaling
Yes
  • Achieve 10% profit target each trading month for 3 consecutive months
  • Account balance increased by 50%
  • Continues until account reaches $5 million
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.

Two Steps
Yes
Yes

Classic and two phase Pay From Profits.

Max Drawdown

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

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%.

Profit Split
  • Standard: 80% on all withdrawals
  • 90% available via add-on on Classic and One-Phase
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Free Trial
No
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Daily Drawdown

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

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%.

Three Steps
No
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Max Allocation
5,000,000
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Merge Accounts
No
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Maximum Trading Days

No maximum time limit to complete the Challenge.

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.

Minimum Trading Days

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
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Monthly Competition
No
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Minimum Profitable Days
  • Instant Program requires 5 profitable trading days with at least +0.5% profit each
  • Days do not need to be consecutive

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.

Maximum Accounts
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Up to 6 active InstantGrowth accounts. Anonymous Web3 access permits one identity per user, device, household and network; it may hold multiple challenges.

Points Reward Program
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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.

Expert Advisor (EA)
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
Limited

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

VPN
Yes
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Hedging
Limited

Permitted only within the same trading account. Hedging across multiple accounts is not allowed.

No

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

Requires Stop Loss
No
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.

Scalping
Yes
Limited

No minimum holding time under the current terms; no tick scalping or HFT.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Limited

Partial entries are allowed; all positions with the same instrument and trading intent count as a single trade for combined risk assessment.

Martingale
Yes
Limited

Prohibited on InstantGrowth. Other plans remain subject to risk limits and restrictions on excessively speculative strategies.

Maximum Risk Limit
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
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.

Copy Trading
Yes
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.

News Trading
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)
Limited

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

Inactivity Rule
  • 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

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

Consistency Rule
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

No
Hold Weekend
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
Limited

Allowed during evaluations; prohibited on funded accounts.

Prohibited Strategies
  • 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

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.

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