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Headquarters

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

Sublot 40, Level 3, Block A2, Saradise Kuching, Off Jalan Stutong, 93350, Kuching, Malaysia

CEO

David Viota

Dixon Teo

Country

United Arab Emirates

Malaysia

Foundation

2023

2023

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
Pakistan, Russia, Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Vietnam
Assets
Forex, Indices, Metals, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers

OGM International LTD

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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, MatchTrader, DXTrade
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID80512087PasswordOC$rWP7A#cServerOGMInternational
cTrader
IDtxppropPassword112233445566txp
MatchTrader
ID-Passwordj4S*8jmu3
DXTrade
IDtxp_C12843Passwordj4S*8jmu3
Payout Methods
Crypto, Wise
Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Bank Transfer
PayPal, Crypto, Card
Payout Frequency

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

  • Forex Evaluation: Bi-weekly (every 14 calendar days), from account activation or the last payout.
  • Instant Funded X: Every 30 days.
  • Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: first payout at any time; then 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.

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Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
Yes
Maximum Withdrawal

No limit

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Minimum Withdrawal

$100

Instant Funded X: Greater of $100 or 1% of starting balance.

Forex
30:1 - 100:1
50:1
Metals
9:1 - 30:1
  • Forex Evaluation: 10:1 on gold; 5:1 on other metals
  • Instant Funded X: 5:1
Energies
3.3:1
5:1
Indices
15:1 - 50:1
  • Forex Evaluation: 10:1
  • Instant Funded X: 5:1
Stocks
1:1
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Crypto
1:1
  • Forex Evaluation and Instant Funded X: 2:1
  • Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: up to 5:1 on BTC and ETH; other cryptocurrencies, 2:1
Forex
4 / lot
7 / lot
Metals
4 / lot
7 / lot
Energies
4 / lot
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Indices
0 / lot
0 / lot
Stocks
0 / lot
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Crypto
0 / lot
0
Commission-Free Option
No
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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 Funded X: Weekend flat fee add-on and up to 90% profit split add-on available.
Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: Payout Protector add-on, which protects eligible gains after a breach without preventing it.

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.

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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.

Forex Evaluation (X-1 & X-2 Step)
Static drawdown from starting balance. Does not trail.

Instant Funded X
8% trailing drawdown. Trails upward with account growth. Once 8% profit is achieved, drawdown locks permanently at starting balance. After withdrawal, drawdown permanently locks at original starting balance.

Crypto X-1 & X-2 Step
Static from the starting balance. It does not reset after withdrawals.

Profit Split

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

  • Forex Evaluation: 80%
  • Instant Funded X: 80% (up to 90% with add-ons)
  • Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: 90%
Free Trial
No
No
Daily Drawdown

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

Forex Evaluation: calculated from the higher of balance and equity at the prior day's close. Resets at 5:00 PM EST.
Instant Funded X: calculated from the prior day's balance, ignoring equity. Resets at 5:00 PM EST.
Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: ±3% cap from the previous day's equity; resets at 5:00 PM EST.

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation
400,000
  • Forex: $400,000
  • Instant Funded X: $100,000
  • Max $1M in active evaluations per person
  • Maximum one evaluation per specific account size and plan type simultaneously across all platforms
  • Crypto: $200,000
Maximum Accounts

Maximum combined initial allocation of $400,000.

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Merge Accounts
No
Yes
  • Case-by-case. Only possible when multiple assessments of identical product tier, step, and platform are passed simultaneously.
  • Not permitted across different platforms, steps, or rule sets.
Maximum Trading Days

No maximum time limit.

No time limit. Infinite evaluation duration.

Minimum Trading Days

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

0 minimum trading days across all plans.

Monthly Competition
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Yes

Monthly competitions with free evaluation prizes.

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
  • EAs are allowed, but third-party or off-the-shelf strategies marketed to pass challenge accounts are banned.
  • Strategy switching between evaluation and funded phases is also prohibited.
VPN
Yes
Yes
Hedging
Limited

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

Yes
  • Hedging/reverse trades are permitted within a single account.
  • Cross-account hedging is strictly prohibited.
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.

Yes
Martingale
No
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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
  • Only allowed if you own all accounts involved.
  • Group trading, signal services, and mirror trading across multiple accounts are banned.
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
  • Opening positions within 3 minutes before or after news events is prohibited.
  • Violations may result in position closure, P&L removal, leverage reduction, or account breach.
Inactivity Rule
Limited

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

Accounts with zero trading activity for 30 consecutive days are hard breached.

Consistency Rule
Limited

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

Yes
  • Best trading day cannot exceed 45% of total profit target.
  • If breached during evaluation, profit target adjusts upward.
  • In funded phase, applies to withdrawal eligibility.
  • Instant Funded X: No consistency rule.
  • Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: no consistency rule.
Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited
  • Forex Evaluation: Weekend holding allowed.
  • Instant Funded X: All trades must be closed by 3:45 PM EST on Friday, or they are automatically closed (soft breach). Weekend holding add-on available.
  • Crypto X-1 and X-2 Step: weekend holding allowed.
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 pricing/latency errors
  • Front-running trades
  • Using non-public/insider information
  • Arbitraging across company or third-party accounts
  • News event trading (within 3 minutes before/after)
  • Excessive leverage/"all-in" trades resembling gambling
  • Group hedging/reverse trading across multiple accounts
  • Third-party strategies marketed for challenge accounts
  • Strategy switching between evaluation and funded phases
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