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Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

Meydan Grandstand, 6th Floor, Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia

CEO

Christoph Radecker

Arlind I.

Country

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Banned Countries
AF, BY, CF, CU, CD, ER, IR, IQ, LY, ML, MM, NI, KP, RU, SO, SS, SD, SY, VE, YE
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Cuba, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Russian Federation, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen
Foundation
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2024

Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Brokers
FXCM, Bybit, BlackBull, GBE
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Platforms
Metatrader 5, Volumetrica, Tradingview
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Core and Instant: every 10 active sessions. Rapid Daily: after one session; the account ends after the fifth payout.

Every 21 exchange days; 14 days with the add-on. Requests are usually processed within 72 business hours.

Payout Guarantee

The website advertises processing within 48 hours or a 100% split on that payout. Bank transfer or USDC ERC-20 according to the help center.

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Alternative Currency
EUR
No data
Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
No data
Maximum Withdrawal

Up to 50% of profits per request, before the split. Core 50K: $1,500/$2,000/$2,500 for payouts 1-2/3-4/5+; 100K: $2,000/$2,500/$3,000; 200K: $3,000/$3,500/$4,000. Rapid 50K: $1,000 for the first two, then $1,500; 100K: $1,500/$2,000. After the first payout, new profits of at least 50% of the next requested amount are required.

The first two payouts are limited to 10% of the account size and an absolute maximum of USD 10,000. There is no maximum from the third payout onward.

Minimum Withdrawal

No published minimum.

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

Refund
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Limited

1-Step only: 100% fee refund with the third payout.

Payout Fee
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Crypto: no fee. Bank transfer through Rise: USD 50.

Forex
50:1

1-Step and 2-Step evaluation: 100:1. PineX Account: 1-Step and Instant PineX 30:1; 2-Step and Instant Elite 50:1.

Metals
25:1

Evaluation: 20:1. PineX Account: 1-Step, Instant PineX and Instant Elite 10:1; 2-Step 20:1.

Energies
25:1

1-Step: 20:1 in evaluation and 10:1 in the PineX Account. 2-Step: 30:1. Instant PineX and Instant Elite: 10:1.

Indices
25:1

Evaluation: 20:1. PineX Account and Instant: 10:1.

Crypto

Volumetrica: BTC/ETH/SOL 1:5; other crypto 1:3.

1-Step and Instant: 2:1. 2-Step: 2:1 in evaluation and 1:1 in the PineX Account.

Stocks
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1-Step: US 20:1 in evaluation and 10:1 funded; EU 30:1. 2-Step: US 5:1 and EU 30:1. Instant: US and EU 30:1.

Forex
0
0
Metals
0
0
Energies
0
0
Indices
0
0
Crypto
0
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Stocks
No data
0
Swap Free
No data
Yes
Account Reset
Limited

Evaluation resets and up to two funded or Instant resets. Welcome is excluded according to the official help center.

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Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Limited

Discretionary invitation to Elite with real capital and individual limits. The website also advertises a waiting list; automatic scaling is not guaranteed.

Yes

Free Growth Plan with scaling up to USD 2,000,000.

Two Steps
No
Yes
Max Drawdown

EOD trailing: the threshold follows the highest closing value and never decreases. It locks at the initial balance when reached or after the first payout. Subsequent loss room consists of the profits left in the account.

1-Step and 2-Step use static drawdown from starting capital. Instant PineX and Instant Elite trail new highs; PineX resets after a payout and Elite does not.

Free Trial
No
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Three Steps
No
No
Maximum Accounts

Core: up to 10 funded; Rapid: up to 5. Separate limits for CFD/crypto and futures. One Welcome account per user and market. Core CFD/crypto 200K: up to 5 according to checkout. Unlimited evaluations; passed accounts can wait for an activation slot.

Multiple accounts are allowed. Eligible traders may combine them up to USD 600,000 in active allocation.

Maximum Trading Days

New purchases: 90-day evaluation; Instant accounts have no expiry. No monthly renewal fees for purchases from 22 October 2026 at 18:00. Older accounts retain their renewal terms.

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days

Core: no minimum evaluation days. Rapid: the help center specifies 3 evaluation days and consistency.

1-Step: 3 evaluation days and 4 profitable days of at least 0.5% for payout. 2-Step: none in evaluation and 4 on the PineX Account. Instant PineX: 5 days of at least 0.5%. Instant Elite: 6 days of at least 0.5%.

Add-ons
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Yes

Add-ons are available to reduce the payout cycle from 21 to 14 exchange days and, except on Instant Elite, increase the split up to 100%.

Profit Split
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80% by default. Up to 100% through an add-on on 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant PineX. Instant Elite remains at 80%.

Daily Drawdown
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1-Step and 2-Step keep a static daily limit. On Instant PineX and Instant Elite, the limit trails the daily balance/equity high.

Max Allocation
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600,000
Merge Accounts
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Limited

Eligible accounts may be combined up to USD 600,000. Instant accounts cannot be combined with Direct Funding.

Points Reward Program
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PineX Points: 1 point per euro spent, redeemable for accounts, add-ons, discounts and rewards.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Only self-developed or transparent systems with full source access and control over their logic. No commercial black-box bots, HFT or arbitrage.

No

EAs, bots, scripts and tools that automatically open, close or manage trades are not allowed.

VPN
Limited

Allowed for security or connectivity, never to conceal identity or bypass restrictions.

Limited

The firm expressly discourages VPN or VPS use and prohibits sharing devices or access credentials.

Hedging
Limited

Hedging mode only; never across accounts or users. Netting mode combines positions per instrument.

No
Scalping
Limited

No HFT or tick scalping. Payouts require the 15-second rule: at least half of trades and profits must come from trades exceeding that threshold, as described in payout help.

Limited

Scalping is allowed, but Quick Strike/HFT, extremely short holding times and mass order activity are prohibited.

Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

All trades in the same market are aggregated, including fees, spread and slippage. Limit: 1% in evaluation and 0.5% funded/Instant. Two soft closures; the third breach ends the account.

Limited

Instant PineX: maximum 2% of starting capital per trade idea. Instant Elite: maximum 1% floating loss. No fixed per-trade percentage applies on 1-Step or 2-Step, but the general excessive-risk rules still apply.

Copy Trading
No
No

Mirroring, third-party executed signals and copying between accounts are prohibited.

News Trading
Yes
No

Positions on the affected instrument cannot be opened or closed during the 5 minutes before and after red-folder news. Automatic SL or TP closures also count.

Inactivity Rule

Closure after 8 calendar days without trading. Opening or closing a trade resets the timer; an open position pauses it.

The account is considered breached after 30 calendar days without opening and closing at least one trade.

Consistency Rule
Limited

Core: 30% funded and Instant, none during evaluation. Rapid: 40% during evaluation and none when funded according to checkout and payout-specific help. The rule measures the best day against total profit and resets after each payout.

Limited

Instant PineX applies a 20% rule: the best day must represent less than 20% of the period's profit. 1-Step, 2-Step and Instant Elite have no consistency rule.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

Allowed on Instant PineX and Instant Elite. Not allowed on 1-Step or 2-Step.

Prohibited Strategies

Latency arbitrage, price or platform manipulation, spoofing/layering, bug exploitation, copying/external signals, third-party management, account sharing, multiple identities and excessive exposure.

Hedging and inverse trading; copy trading and account sharing; martingale, grids and recovery systems; excessive or all-in risk; more than two positions in the same trade idea; extreme margin usage; Quick Strike/HFT; arbitrage and latency abuse; account rolling; EAs and automated tools.

Requires Stop Loss
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No

A stop loss is not mandatory, but exposure above 10 times the starting capital with more than 50% of trades lacking an SL may be treated as abuse.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
No data
Limited

A maximum of two simultaneous open positions in the same market and direction within one trade idea.

Martingale
No data
No
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