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Foundation

2026-10

2024

Banned Countries
PK, RU, CU, SD, SO, IR, LB, SY, LY, VN
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
Headquarters
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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
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Arlind I.

Country
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United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Refund
Limited

No refund after credentials are sent; support may authorize exceptions if no trades were placed. No fee refund for passing is published.

Limited

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

Platforms
DXTrade, MatchTrader, cTrader, PropX
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days. One and Two: first payout after 14 days. Instant: first after qualifying profitable days. Signature: 14-day waiting period for each payout. Paid via Rise or crypto; store credit is also available, irrevocable and expires after one year.

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

Maximum Withdrawal

Signature: maximum 3% of balance per payout.

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

1% of balance on Instant, One and Two; Signature does not publish a specific minimum.

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

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
50:1

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

Energies
5:1

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
10:1

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

Crypto
2:1

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

Liquidity-provider commissions vary by instrument and platform; check specifications.

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Metals
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Energies
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0
Indices
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0
Stocks
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0
Swap Free
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Yes
Add-ons
Yes

Payout Protector: +25%. Remove Lock on Payout: +25%, only One and Instant. Optional; table prices exclude add-ons.

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%.

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

Static on One, Two and Signature. Instant: trailing on the highest end-of-day balance; retains its pre-payout level unless Remove Lock on Payout is purchased. One also retains its pre-payout level. Instant requires a 5% non-withdrawable buffer.

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.

Daily Drawdown

Based on balance; monitor the breach level in the dashboard.

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
1,000,000
600,000
Maximum Accounts

No fixed count; the $1 million limit is shared across evaluations, funded accounts and markets.

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

Maximum Trading Days

No evaluation deadline; the inactivity limit applies.

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days

Checkout specifies no fixed minimum evaluation days; consistency may require additional days.

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%.

Minimum Profitable Days

Instant: 7 days. One and Two: 4 days with at least 0.25% daily profit. Signature: no specific requirement is published.

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Account scaling
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Yes

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

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%.

Three Steps
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No
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

The FAQ permits proprietary automation subject to restrictions, but the checkout catalogue flags EAs as disallowed. Obtain written confirmation for the selected plan and platform before using automation.

No

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

Hedging
Limited

Permitted within one account. Coordinated opposing positions across accounts or firms are prohibited.

No
Scalping
Limited

Tick harvesting, full porting and sub-minute positions at or near the contract limit are prohibited.

Limited

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

Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

No universal per-trade percentage is published; gambling, all-in and abuse of margin, leverage or contract limits are prohibited.

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
Limited

Only between accounts owned by the same trader. Signals, passing services, group trading and EAs facilitating copy trading are prohibited.

No

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

News Trading
Limited

Existing positions may remain open. No opening or closing within 3 minutes before or after high-impact news. Consequences include P&L removal, reduced leverage or account termination.

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

Account closes after 30 consecutive days without trading.

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

Consistency Rule
Limited

One: 50% in evaluation and funded. Signature: 50% funded only. Instant: 18%. Two: no consistency rule. The best day cannot exceed that share of total profit; continue trading until compliant.

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

Cross-account arbitrage, latency or pricing-error exploitation, insider trading, front-running, third-party passing strategies and changing strategy between evaluation and funded trading. All-in, gambling and excessive exposure are prohibited. Trading is reviewed before funded account issuance.

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.

VPN
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Limited

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

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)
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Limited

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

Martingale
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No
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