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Headquarters

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

13 Omonoias Avenue, Limassol 3052, Cyprus (head office); Robin Kelton Building, Choc Bay, Castries, Saint Lucia (registered company).

CEO

Arlind I.

Tal Fromchenko

Country

United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Cyprus / Saint Lucia

Foundation

2024

2025

Banned Countries
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
Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Crimea, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Laos, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Palestinian Territory, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Metals, Energies, Commodities, Cryptocurrencies, Stocks
Refund
Limited

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

Yes

The simulation fee is refunded on your third successful payout, not at purchase.

Payout Fee

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

$25 on wire transfer and Revolut. Crypto and debit card vary by provider.

Platforms
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
MetaTrader 5, cTrader
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Transfer, Revolut, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

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

Turbo: first payout after 14 calendar days of funded trading, then every 14 days. Sprint: first payout as soon as funded, then every 14 days. Junior, Senior and Executive: every 14 days from the start of funded trading.

Maximum Withdrawal

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.

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Minimum Withdrawal

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

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Demo Account
No data
Unknown
Forex

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

1:100 on Senior Portfolio Manager, 1:30 on every other program.

Metals

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

1:30 on Senior Portfolio Manager, 1:10 on every other program.

Energies

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

1:10 on Senior Portfolio Manager; 1:3 on Turbo, Sprint, Junior and Executive.

Indices

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

1:25 on Senior Portfolio Manager, 1:8 on every other program.

Stocks

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.

1:1 on the Forex/CFD programs.

Crypto

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

1:1 on the Forex/CFD programs.

Forex
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Metals
0
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Energies
0
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Indices
0
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Stocks
0
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Commission
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$4 per lot round trip on forex and metals. No commission on indices, commodities, crypto, stocks or any other asset.

Swap Free
Yes
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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%.

No
Instant
Yes
No
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

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

No
Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

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.

Trailing on Turbo and Leveraged ONE: follows new closed-balance highs and locks at the starting balance after a 6% gain. Static on Sprint, Junior, Senior and Executive. The percentage for each program is in its challenges.

Profit Split

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

80%

Daily Drawdown

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

Calculated from the higher of balance or equity at 23:00 GMT+3. The percentage varies by program and is shown in its challenges.

Three Steps
No
Yes
Max Allocation
600,000
1,555,000
Maximum Accounts

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

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Merge Accounts
Limited

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

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Maximum Trading Days

No time limit.

No evaluation time limit on any current program.

Minimum Trading 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%.

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Points Reward Program

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

Loyalty credits can be exchanged for checkout coupons. Credits and coupons expire at the end of the following month.

Account Reset
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Yes
Free Trial
No data
No
Minimum Profitable Days
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Junior, Senior and Executive: three non-consecutive days with at least 0.5% net profit per evaluation phase and before funded payouts. Turbo and Leveraged ONE: three such days before funded payouts. Sprint: none.

Expert Advisor (EA)
No

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

Limited

Only EAs you built and control yourself, plus risk and trade-management tools. Commercial EAs are banned, including bought, rented, licensed or publicly distributed ones, however much they have been modified.

VPN
Limited

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

Yes

Allowed while you remain the verified holder and sole operator. It cannot be used to share access, hide your identity or location, or get around geographic restrictions.

Hedging
No
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Requires Stop Loss
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.

No
Scalping
Limited

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

Limited

Genuine scalping is allowed. High-frequency, tick and repetitive micro-duration trading are prohibited; positions are expected to stay open for at least two minutes as a benchmark.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Limited

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

Limited

Scaling in or out and multiple entries are allowed for a genuine trade thesis. Layering or re-entry to hide concentrated risk or manipulate payout eligibility is prohibited.

Martingale
No
No

Grid, martingale and anti-martingale escalation are prohibited.

Maximum Risk Limit
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.

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Copy Trading
No

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

Limited

Only between accounts registered in your own name, whether at Leveraged, another prop firm or a retail broker. Copying between different people, family included, is prohibited.

News Trading
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.

Limited

Blocked on every program except Sprint. You cannot open, increase, or fully or partially close a position in the five minutes before or after a high-impact release, pending orders included. A position opened earlier may stay open through it.

Inactivity Rule

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

Yes

30 days without opening and closing a trade and the account is closed.

Consistency Rule
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.

Limited

20% at payout on funded Turbo and Leveraged ONE accounts: the best day cannot exceed 20% of total profit. No consistency rule during evaluation or on Sprint and Classic Portfolio Manager plans. Crypto has its own listing.

Hold Weekend
Limited

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

Limited

Genuine swing trading and overnight or weekend holding are allowed. Strategies built to exploit expected gaps are prohibited. Hedged or offsetting positions within the same account may not be held overnight or over the weekend.

Prohibited Strategies

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.

High-frequency and tick scalping; latency or price-feed arbitrage; market-gap and restricted-news exploitation; cross-account hedging or coordination; third-party signals or account management; grid and martingale; payout manipulation and platform abuse.

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