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Headquarters

Brighton, Colorado (USA). Representative address in Joué-lès-Tours, France, not open to the public.

Suite 201, The Catalyst, Cybercity, Ebène, 72201, Mauritius

CEO
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Bashaar Gokal

Country

United States

Mauritius

Foundation
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2023

Banned Countries
United States, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, Cuba, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
United States
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Brokers
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Hantec Markets
Refund
Limited

Challenges: the fee is refunded after passing, 50% with the first payout (which must be at least 1% of the account size) and 50% with the second. Not available on instant funding. A purchase is only refunded if requested within 7 days with no trading.

No
Payout Fee

No firm fee; network or bank fees are paid by the trader.

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Platforms
Propietary Platform
Metatrader 5
Demo Account
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Metatrader 4
ID1005PasswordaGXr8ZzServerHantecMarkets-Server3
Metatrader 5
ID155586PasswordH1Trader!2ServerHantec Markets Holding Limited
Payout Methods
Transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Crypto, Transfer, PayPal
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto, Neteller, PayPal, Transfer, Skrill
Payout Frequency

Every 14 days. Instant funding: first payout after 20 days per the rules (product pages say 4 weeks), then every 14 days. Two consecutive non compliant requests may suspend the account.

  • Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX: 14 days standard, 7 days with "Weekly Payout" add-on. First reward 14 days from first trade.
  • Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Instant24: 14 days standard, 7 days with Weekly Payout add-on.
  • Endurance: 14 days standard, 7 with add-on.
  • Withdrawals processed within 1-2 business days. Minimum reward: $20 for Express and Enhanced; 2% of starting balance for EnhancedX; $20 for Instant Funding.
Payout Guarantee

Paid within 14 days of the request at most. Once approved, payment takes 24 to 72 business hours (USDT usually within 24 hours; bank transfer up to 5 business days).

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Minimum Withdrawal

$100 or the equivalent in euros, with any method.

$20 for Express and Enhanced; 2% of starting balance for EnhancedX; $20 for Instant Funding/Lite/24.

Forex
100:1
50:1
Metals

1:100; palladium 1:50.

20:1
Energies
100:1
15:1
Indices

1:100; Nikkei 225 and ASX 200 1:50.

15:1
Stocks
20:1
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Crypto
10:1
1:1
Forex
0 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
0 / lot
1 / lot
Energies
0 / lot
1 / lot
Indices
0 / lot
0
Stocks
0 / lot
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Crypto
0 / lot
0
Commission-Free Option
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No
Swap Free
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No
Account Reset
Yes

Paid, from the dashboard. In the challenge, about 50% of the price and back to phase 1 or 2. On a funded account, full price and funded status is kept. Usually applied within 24 hours.

10% discount for any retakes

Add-ons
Yes

At checkout: news trading (+20% of the price) and no mandatory stop loss (+30%).

Yes
Instant
Yes

Funded account with no evaluation, with a profit cap and its own profit split ladder that starts lower.

Yes
One Step
Yes

1 Phase Challenge.

Yes
Account scaling
Limited

On request from the dashboard, after several profitable periods on a funded account. Decided case by case based on consistency and rule compliance, at no cost.

Yes

Once you've successfully completed your Challenge, you'll be able to choose between receiving an RZR Funded account with the same simulated balance as your Challenge account or upgrading your Challenge account at no additional cost.

If you pass the Challenge again with the increased balance, you'll face the same decision: move up to the next simulated balance level or switch to the RZR Funded account.

Two Steps
Yes

2 Phase Challenge.

Yes
Max Drawdown

Static, measured on the initial capital. Breaching it suspends the account.

  • Enhanced, EnhancedX: Static
  • Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Express: Trailing (balance based)
Profit Split

Rises with each payout. Challenges: 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% and 90% from the fifth. Instant funding: 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70% and 90% from the sixth.

80% base split on all programs. Up to 90% with the optional 90/10 Profit Share add-on at purchase. Some marketing copy mentions up to 95% with additional add-ons stacking.

Free Trial
Yes

Free Trial 10K, no card needed: 8% target, 5% daily and 10% total loss, no mandatory stop loss. One per email every 30 days; after passing, the account stays open for 24 hours and pays nothing.

No
Daily Drawdown

Measured on the initial capital, including floating losses; per its forum it resets at midnight UTC. Breaching it suspends the account.

  • Instant Funding: Balance-based
  • Instant Lite, Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX: Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)
Three Steps
No
Yes
Max Allocation

$1,000,000 per account and $3,000,000 combined.

Maximum allocation $400,000 total across all challenge and RZR Funded accounts. Traders can hold multiple accounts of the same size (e.g. 2×$200K at once). Scaling plan up to $200K free of charge (NOT available on Instant Funding).

Maximum Accounts

Several accounts at once up to the maximum combined capital. Each one is evaluated separately.

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Merge Accounts
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No
Maximum Trading Days

No time limit. The challenge must be activated within 30 days of purchase.

Unlimited

Minimum Trading Days

Evaluation: 2 days. Funded account: 14 days before each payout; a day only counts if a trade is opened and closed on it. If a payout is refused, the counter resets.

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Monthly Competition
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Yes
Minimum Profitable Days

Funded account: 7 of the 14 minimum days. In evaluation, the FAQ and its comparisons ask for 2 profitable days; the rules page says 2 trading days.

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Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Allowed if declared. Undeclared EAs, HFT and abusive AI are prohibited.

Limited

Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX, Endurance

  • EAs allowed as long as they do not perform any restricted strategies.

Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Instant24

  • EAs PROHIBITED on Instant Funding.
VPN
No

VPN and VPS are prohibited; detection suspends the account.

Yes
Hedging
No

Prohibited, including across accounts.

Limited

Hedging is allowed within each individual account but PROHIBITED across separate accounts.

Requires Stop Loss
Yes

Mandatory when opening and closing every trade. One trade without a stop is tolerated; the second one suspends the account. Can be removed with the paid add-on.

No
Scalping
Limited

Trades under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips count as prohibited scalping; repeated trades of 2 pips or less are reviewed.

No

The majority of the traders must last longer than 3 minutes

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
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Yes
Martingale
No
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Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Per trade: maximum loss of 2% and maximum profit of 3%.

Yes
  • Proportionate monitoring of excessive or abnormal margin usage. No fixed margin cap per asset or connected accounts.
Copy Trading
Limited

Copying between your own accounts does not count for payouts. Under the "Be copied" program, copied profit can be at most 50% of the eligible profit.

Yes
News Trading
Limited

No opening or closing (including a triggered SL/TP) 10 minutes before and after 3 star releases on the TradingView calendar, any currency and symbol. A position opened before the release may be held. Allowed with the paid add-on.

Limited

Challenge phase (Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX, Endurance)

  • No restrictions on trading during news events. Caution advised due to volatility/slippage.

Funded phase (RZR Funded Accounts on Express/Enhanced/EnhancedX)

  • News trading is restricted. Trades may not be opened, closed or adjusted 3 minutes before or after high-impact news events (Forex Factory red folder).

Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Instant24

  • News trading prohibited. Trades may not be opened or closed within 3 minutes before/after high impact news events.
Inactivity Rule

Closed after 15 consecutive days without trading, or suspended after 40 days in loss.

If no trade is placed for 30 consecutive days, this is treated as a Hard Breach and the account is closed.

Consistency Rule
Yes

When requesting a payout, no single trade may exceed 25% of total profit (if it does, the payout is held until rebalanced) and no instrument 80%. Each trade must also be between 1/4 and 2 times the largest lot already used on the account.

Limited

Express Challenge (1 Step)

  • No consistency rule.

Enhanced Challenge (2 Step)

  • No consistency rule.

EnhancedX (2 Step)

  • 35% consistency: (Best day profit / Total profit) * 100 must be ≤ 35%. Calculated on end-of-day equity (00:00 server time). Applies to Challenge AND RZR Funded account stages. Can be removed in challenge phase via "Remove Consistency" add-on (persists in Trader Account). Reward requests withdraw the full account profit, not a partial amount.

Endurance (3 Step)

  • No consistency rule.

Instant Funding

  • No consistency rule.

Instant Lite

  • 20% consistency: (Best day profit / Total profit) * 100 must be ≤ 20%.

Instant24

  • 15% trade consistency.
Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX, Endurance

  • Weekend holding allowed. Caution advised due to gap risk.
  • Crypto can be traded over the weekend.

Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Instant24

  • Weekend holding NOT allowed. All trades must be closed by Friday 23:45 GMT+3.
Prohibited Strategies

HFT and scalping under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips, martingale, hedging (including across accounts), grid, latency and quote arbitrage, gap trading, exploiting price or platform errors, abusive AI, undeclared EAs, overexposure or gambling, account rolling and third party trading.

  • Exploiting platform or pricing errors / latencies
  • Collusion with others to manipulate prices or coordinate trading
  • Scalping for quick profits from minor price changes (majority of trades open <3 minutes)
  • Third-party or marketed strategies to pass the Challenge
  • Automated algorithms for manipulative trading practices
  • Unauthorised access or use of another customer's account
  • Arbitrage between Demo Account and any other account
  • Trading under multiple accounts using different registration details
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Reverse trading / group hedging
  • Overleveraging, overexposure or one-sided bets (≥85% margin across one or connected assets)
  • Hedging across multiple accounts
  • All or nothing trading
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