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Headquarters

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

5900 Balcones Drive, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78731, United States

CEO

David Viota

Anton Calmes

Country

United Arab Emirates

United States

Foundation

2023

2021

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
Iran, North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), Russia, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, Afghanistan
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers

OGM International LTD

Liquidiy provider
Refund
Limited

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

No
Platforms
MetaTrader 5, Match-Trader
cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID80512087PasswordOC$rWP7A#cServerOGMInternational
No data
Payout Methods
Crypto, Wise
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Bank Transfer
Card, Crypto, PayPal
Payout Frequency

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

  • First payout on demand
  • Next payouts, every 30 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
20:1
Metals
9:1 - 30:1
20:1
Energies
3.3:1
20:1
Indices
15:1 - 50:1
10:1
Stocks
1:1
No data
Crypto
1:1
2:1
Forex
4 / lot
7 / lot
Metals
4 / lot
7 / lot
Energies
4 / lot
0 / lot
Indices
0 / lot
0
Stocks
0 / lot
No data
Crypto
0 / lot
No data
Commission-Free Option
No
No data
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
  • Hold over the weekend (+10%)
  • 90% Profit Split (+20%)
Instant
Yes
No
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

Double the size of your account every time you meet the requirements, up to $2,000,000:

  • Make at least one withdrawal (tracking starts then).
  • Within any 6-month window, 3 months must show over 2% profit.
  • Total profit (current profit + payouts) must reach 10% of the starting balance.
Two Steps
Yes
No
Max Drawdown

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

Static

Profit Split

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

75% (90% with add-on)

Free Trial
No
No
Daily Drawdown

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

Balance-based

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation
400,000
2,000,000
Maximum Accounts

Maximum combined initial allocation of $400,000.

No data
Merge Accounts
No
Yes
Maximum Trading Days

No maximum time limit.

No data
Minimum Trading Days

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

No data
Monthly Competition
No data
Yes
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
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 data
Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

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

No
Copy Trading
Limited

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

Yes
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.

No

Traders are restricted from opening new positions within a 6-minute window – 3 minutes before and 3 minutes after high impact news

Inactivity Rule
Limited

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

30 days

Consistency Rule
Limited

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

No
Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

Only with add-on (+10% price)

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
  • Exploiting broker pricing or platform errors.
  • Using insider or non-public information.
  • Front-running trades from other sources.
  • Trading in ways that harm the company's broker relationship.
  • Causing regulatory issues for the broker.
  • Using third-party or marketed challenge-passing strategies.
  • Passing an assessment with one strategy and using another in a funded account.
  • Using Martingale or averaging-down strategies.
  • Arbitraging an evaluation account with another account.
  • Taking repeated excessive "all-in" risks across one or multiple accounts.
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