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Headquarters

Building A1, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Office 8.05 One Canada Square, London, England, E14 5AA, United Kingdom

CEO

David Viota

Karim Yousfi

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Foundation

2023

2012

Banned Countries
United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, North Korea, Syria, American Samoa, Grenada, Chad, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Indonesia, Cape Verde, Tuvalu, Bouvet Island, Burundi, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Vietnam, Comoros, Fiji, Iran, Afghanistan, Cuba, Sudan
United States, Syria, Iran, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Venezuela
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities
Brokers

OGM International LTD

AudaCity Global LTD
Refund
Limited

The fee is refunded with the fourth payout. The statutory 14-day withdrawal right applies only before the first trade is opened.

Yes

Ability Challenge only: fee refunded with the first payout. Ability One (accounts from 2 November 2026) and FTP Instant Funding: not refundable.

Platforms
MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID80512087PasswordOC$rWP7A#cServerOGMInternational
Metatrader5
ID54555PasswordYq!8YsYaServerAudaCityGlobal-Live
Payout Methods
Crypto, Wise
Transfer, Crypto, PayPal
Payment Methods
Card, Bank Transfer
Card, Crypto, PayPal, Transfer
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days, with no initial waiting period. There must be no open positions when requesting a payout.

  • Ability Challenge: first payout after 30 days, then every 14 days
  • Ability One: every 14 days
  • FTP Instant Funding: first payout 14 days after the first trade, then every 14 days
Payout Guarantee

48-hour guarantee: if Orion does not process the payout on time, it applies a 100% profit split and refunds the evaluation fee.

No data
Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
No data
Maximum Withdrawal

No limit

No data
Minimum Withdrawal

$100

No data
Forex
30:1 - 100:1
  • Ability Challenge: 100:1
  • Funded Trader Program: 30:1
Metals
9:1 - 30:1
  • Ability Challenge: 100:1
  • Funded Trader Program: 30:1
Energies
3.3:1
  • Ability Challenge: 25:1
  • Funded Trader Program: 60:1
Indices
15:1 - 50:1
  • Ability Challenge: 100:1
  • Funded Trader Program: 30:1
Stocks
1:1
No data
Crypto
1:1
  • Ability Challenge: 2:1
  • Funded Trader Program: 2:1
Forex
4 / lot
6 / lot
Metals
4 / lot
6 / lot
Energies
4 / lot
6 / lot
Indices
0 / lot
10 / lot
Stocks
0 / lot
No data
Crypto
0 / lot
0
Commission-Free Option
No
No
Swap Free
Yes

Swap-free accounts are available as a paid option. Terms and availability depend on the selected product.

No
Add-ons
No
Yes
Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Over a rolling 3-month period: 15% return, at least 2 of 3 profitable months, and 3 payouts. Balance increases by 25%, profit split rises to 90%, and the account can scale up to $4,000,000.

Yes
  • Eligibility: Traders must demonstrate a monthly profitability of at least 2.5% for the 3 consecutive months.
  • Scaling Increase: The account balance is doubled (100% increase) during each scaling event up to $2,000,000.
  • Review Cycle: The account is reviewed every 3 months. Traders must make at least one withdrawal within this period.
  • FTP Instant Funding: no scaling plan for accounts bought from 2 November 2026.
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

The mechanism depends on the product: static on Standard, Swing, and Select; trailing with a lock on Zero and Nova funded accounts.

Balance based

Profit Split

80% initially. It rises to 90% after meeting the scaling-plan requirements.

Ability Challenge

  • The profit share for the first payout is 75%
  • If you withdraw over 10% profit in 30 days, the profit share will increase to 85%
  • Once you've doubled your account twice and consistently achieved over 10% profit, you'll qualify for up to 90% profit sharing

Ability One

  • Up to 90%

FTP Instant Funding

  • 1st payout: 75%
  • 2nd payout: 80%
  • 3rd payout onward: 85%
Free Trial
No
Yes
Daily Drawdown

Calculated on equity and includes open trades, commissions, and swaps. The applicable percentage is shown on each challenge.

Based in highest value between balance and equity

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation
400,000
240,000
Maximum Accounts

Maximum combined initial allocation of $400,000.

No data
Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days

No maximum time limit.

No limit

Minimum Trading Days

Standard, Swing, and Select require 4 minimum trading days per evaluation phase. Zero and Nova have no published minimum.

  • Ability Challenge: 4 days per phase; at least one position must be opened on each of those days
  • Ability One and FTP Instant Funding: no minimum (accounts bought from 2 November 2026)
Monthly Competition
No data
Yes
  • 1st Place: 3K + $240K Ability Challenge
  • 2nd Place: 1.5K + $120K Ability Challenge
  • 3rd Place: 500 + $120K Ability Challenge
  • 4th Place: 300 + $60K Ability Challenge
  • 5th Place: 150 + $60K Ability Challenge
  • 6th – 10th Place: $30K Ability Challenge
  • 11th – 25th Place: One-time 30% discount on any Ability Challenge
  • 26th – 50th Place: One-time 15% discount on any Ability Challenge
Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes

EAs are allowed when the strategy is the trader's own and does not breach prohibited practices such as arbitrage, HFT, or exploitation of delays and errors.

Yes

Only self-developed EAs are permitted. The use of commercial, publicly available, or third-party-created automated trading tools is strictly prohibited.

VPN
Yes
No data
Hedging
Limited

Hedging within one account is allowed. Hedging positions across multiple accounts to manipulate results is prohibited.

Yes
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Limited

Manual scalping is allowed, but tick scalping, HFT, and strategies exploiting delays or pricing errors are prohibited.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Limited

Multiple positions are allowed as part of a legitimate strategy; excessive or coordinated exposure intended to bypass risk rules is prohibited.

No
Martingale
No
No
Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

Orion may treat excessive exposure, overleveraging, and other risk practices inconsistent with realistic trading as a breach.

No

Maximum limit of 10 lots per open position. You may open multiple positions, but each individual position cannot exceed 10 lots.

Copy Trading
Limited

Copying between your own Orion accounts is allowed. Copying signals, third-party accounts, or external services is prohibited.

Limited

Internal copying between your own AudaCity accounts is allowed. Copying from third-party accounts (other traders, other firms, signal providers) is not permitted.

News Trading
Limited

During evaluation there is no timing restriction, but using news as a strategy is prohibited. On funded accounts, Nova, Standard, and Select prohibit opening or closing trades 2 minutes before and after high-impact news. Swing has no timing restriction. Zero allows it, but trades executed within 5 minutes before or after receive a 50% profit split.

Limited

Do not open new trades or increase existing ones within 3 minutes before or after high-impact economic releases or official speeches, as this behavior may be considered excessive risk-taking.

Only high-impact FOMC events fall under this restriction; low- and medium-impact FOMC events are exempt. Other major/high-impact news restrictions remain unchanged. This update applies to existing and new accounts across Ability Challenge, Ability One and FTP Instant Funding.

Inactivity Rule
Limited

The account may be closed after prolonged inactivity under Orion's current terms.

6 months

Consistency Rule
Limited

The 20% Best Day rule applies only to Orion Zero and Orion Nova funded accounts.

Yes
  • Ability Challenge: no consistency rule.
  • Ability One: 50%, only at the live (funded) stage.
  • FTP Instant Funding: 35% for payout eligibility. Score = best trading day profit ÷ total net profit × 100. Above 35%, keep trading until the score is 35% or below.

Ability One and FTP rules apply to accounts bought from 2 November 2026.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Yes
Prohibited Strategies
  • Latency arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, and exploitation of prices or delays
  • HFT, tick scalping, and strategies designed to exploit the simulated environment
  • Copy trading from third parties or signal services
  • Hedging across accounts and coordinated opposite trades
  • Account rolling, third-party management, and sharing or reselling accounts
  • Gambling behaviour, overleveraging, and excessive exposure
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Hedging or Group Hedging Across Multiple Accounts
  • Martingale Trading
  • Dollar Cost Averaging
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