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Headquarters

Building A1, IFZA Business Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Operating office: 44 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AH. TTT Markets Ltd registered office: Ground Floor, The Sotheby Building, Rodney Village, Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia.

CEO

Jakub Zeliska

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Country

United Arab Emirates

Saint Lucia

Foundation

2023

2022

Banned Countries
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, North Korea, Palestine, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Vanuatu, Venezuela
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Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Brokers
Royal Flow - FZCO

TTT Markets Ltd. Simulated prop trading accounts; separate brokerage service. MT5 unavailable to residents or citizens of the US, Iran or North Korea.

Refund
Yes

200% Challenge fee refund after the 3rd fully approved payout on Challenge accounts (Ash, Thunderbolt and Phoenix). The trader must request it through support. A partially approved payout or a payout with a strategy violation permanently disqualifies that account. It does not apply to Instant Funding accounts.

No
Payout Fee
  • Bank Transfer (recommended): $19.90 + 2.49%.
  • Cryptocurrency: $19.90 + 30% (higher due to limited UAE crypto liquidity).
  • Returned payouts: $30 reprocessing fee (covers real bank/admin cost of reprocessing; not a penalty).
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Platforms
TradeLocker, Metatrader 5, MatchTrader, cTrader, DX
MT5, TTT WebTrader
Demo Account
Metatrader 5
ID1293766PasswordUpcomers1.ServerUpcomers-Server
MT5
ID1000753PasswordTTTMarkets1_ServerTTTMarkets-Ltd
Payout Methods
Crypto, Transfer
Bank Transfer, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal, ApplePay, GooglePay
Credit/Debit Card, Bank Transfer, Crypto, Kora Pay
Payout Frequency
  • Withdrawal review by Risk Team: 24-48h (account trading is frozen during review).
  • Bank transfers: 2-5 business days after approval.
  • Crypto: faster, depends on blockchain network.
  • Other programs: minimum 1% profit required per payout (resets after each payout).
  • Turbo accounts: minimum 5 trading days per payout (each ≥0.5% profit).
  • Vanguard (Instant Funding): minimum 5 trading days per payout (each ≥0.5% profit).
  • Horizon and Odyssey: first payout 14 days after the funded account starts, then every 14 days. At least 3% profit of the initial balance is required before each payout, including between payouts, together with the required valid trading days.

1-Step Standard and 1-Step Lite: first payout after 21 calendar days and 14 trading days. 2-Step: first after 14 calendar days, then every 14 days. 2-Step Lite: every 14 days with 5 trading days. Subscription: first 30 days after activation with 10 trading days, then monthly. Instant Standard: after meeting the target. Monday 22:00 GMT cutoff, Wednesday review; 1-2 business days after approval. Keep trades closed during review.

Alternative Currency
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GBP, EUR
Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
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Maximum Withdrawal

Payout cap progresses with each approved withdrawal on the same funded account:

  • Payout #1: 1% of initial balance
  • Payout #2: 2%
  • Payout #3: 3%
  • Payout #4: 4%
  • Payout #5: 5%
  • Payout #6: 6%
  • Payout #7: account resets to initial balance with NO payout cap (unlimited from #8 onwards)
    Cap only increases after a FULLY approved withdrawal. Partial or declined payouts do not progress the cap.

No published maximum limit.

Minimum Withdrawal
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USD 100; Instant may have different requirements.

Forex
100:1

Evaluations and Subscription: up to 1:100. Instant Standard: 1:50.

Metals
30:1
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Energies
30:1
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Indices
30:1
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Stocks
30:1
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Crypto
30:1
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Forex
5 / lot
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Metals
5 / lot
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Energies
0
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Indices
0
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Stocks
0
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Crypto
0.04%
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Commission-Free Option
No
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Swap Free
Yes

All accounts are swap‑free

Yes
Account Reset

Resets are offered as an alternative to full suspension after a rule violation. The account continues trading, but every future payout on that account is permanently capped at 50% of the approved amount.

Limited

Subscription issues a fresh evaluation each billing cycle without reset fees; minimum 2-month commitment. Funded 1-Step and 2-Step buyback: 2% of account size, subject to review. Instant: no free retries.

Add-ons
No
Limited

Weekend Holding +25%: 1-Step Standard from 5K to 200K. Drawdown Upgrade +20%: 1-Step Standard, 2-Step Standard and Subscription; evaluation limits of 5% daily and 10% total. Account Protection +30%: Standard and Lite evaluations, excluding Pro and Subscription; recovery for 40% of the undiscounted original price within 7 days of an eligible drawdown breach.

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Scaling Plan for Thunderbolt and Vanguard accounts:

  • Apply every 4 consecutive months via help@upcomers.com.
  • +35% increase on simulated initial balance per cycle.
  • Maximum allocation scalable up to $4,000,000.
    Requirements per cycle:
  • ≥15% cumulative account growth across the 4 months.
  • ≥2 withdrawals completed in the 4-month period.
  • Final cycle must end in profit.
    Separate "4M on request" individual contract available after 6+ consecutive profitable months.
Limited

2-Step Standard: doubles after achieving 10% for 3 consecutive months. Instant Standard: doubles at 12%, replacing that cycle's payout. 2-Step Lite: no scaling.

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

Current CFD programs use two systems:

  • Dynamic Risk Shield™: 6% on Ash and Thunderbolt, 10% on Phoenix Legacy, 8% on Vanguard, 5% on Oracle and 4% on Ember. It trails the equity high-water mark and locks at the initial balance where specified.
  • Static maximum loss: 6% on Phoenix Classic. The floor is fixed from the initial balance.
    Percentages and behavior are shown per phase in the challenge catalogue.
  • Horizon and Odyssey: Dynamic Risk Shield™ follows the highest equity, only moves upward and stops at the initial balance, in evaluation and funded phases.

1-Step Standard and Pro: trailing equity. 1-Step Lite, 2-Step Standard/Lite, Subscription and Instant Standard: fixed relative to initial capital. Floating losses count.

Profit Split

Standard profit split: 90%. A trader can select 80% or 100% at checkout; changing the split also changes the Challenge price. The selected split remains linked to that account, and older accounts retain their original conditions.

1-Step and 1-Step Lite: 50%, 70%, then 80%. 2-Step: first payout 70%, then 80%. 2-Step Lite and Pro: up to 80%. Instant Standard: starts at 50%, +5 points per payout or scaling event up to 70%. Subscription: starts at 70%, +5 points per payout up to 90%.

Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Daily Drawdown

Resets daily at 00:00 UTC and is calculated under the rules of each program. Current limits:

  • Ash Classic/Turbo and Thunderbolt Classic/Turbo: 3%
  • Phoenix Classic: 4%
  • Phoenix Legacy: 5%
  • Vanguard and Oracle: 4%
  • Ember: no daily drawdown
  • Horizon: 3% and Odyssey: 4%, in evaluation and funded.

Includes closed and floating losses. 1-Step Standard: trails the equity high.

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation
1,500,000

1-Step, 2-Step and Subscription: USD 1,000,000 per program. Instant Standard: USD 500,000.

Merge Accounts
No
Limited

Lite accounts cannot be merged. Other programs: unconfirmed.

Maximum Trading Days

Classic and Legacy challenges have no time limit. Ash Turbo and Thunderbolt Turbo have 30 calendar days and a maximum of 7 trading days.

No time limit; the inactivity rule applies.

Minimum Trading Days

No minimum trading days to pass the challenge in any Classic or Turbo program. Turbo challenges require only 1 trading day with real activity. For those programs, minimums apply only at the payout stage: see 'minimumProfitableDays'.
Horizon requires 2 valid trading days in its evaluation. Odyssey requires 2 valid trading days in each evaluation phase. A valid day earns at least 0.5% of the initial balance.

Lite: no evaluation minimum; payout trading-day requirements are shown under payout frequency.

Monthly Competition
No
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Minimum Profitable Days

Payout eligibility requirements (a valid day has at least 0.5% realized profit):

  • Vanguard, Oracle, Ember, Phoenix Legacy, Ash Turbo and Thunderbolt Turbo: 5 valid days
  • Ash Classic, Thunderbolt Classic and Phoenix Classic: no valid-day minimum
    The counter resets after each successful payout.
    Horizon funded accounts require per payout 3 valid days up to $50,000, 4 above $50,000 and below $200,000, and 5 from $200,000. Odyssey funded accounts require 3 below $100,000 and 4 from $100,000. Each valid day earns at least 0.5% of the initial balance.
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Maximum Accounts
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Subscription: up to 10 active accounts, subject to the allocation limit.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes

Allowed, including third-party EAs, bots and trade or risk managers, as long as the trading rules are followed. HFT, tick scalping, latency arbitrage, emulators and running the same EA with the same settings as other traders are prohibited.

Limited

Allowed unless they use prohibited strategies. 1-Step Lite and Pro: not allowed. Maintain a consistent strategy; do not mix manual and EA trading on 1-Step Standard.

VPN
Limited

Not explicitly prohibited, but strongly discouraged. Use of VPN/VPS during KYC/AML verification is prohibited and can result in the account not being funded or being closed. If suspicious activity is detected, VPN usage will be used against the trader in the review.

Limited

The AML policy treats using a VPN to mask identity or location as a red flag. No general permission to use VPNs on prop funding accounts is published.

Hedging
No

Prohibited, also within the same account and across multiple accounts.

Limited

Cross-account hedging prohibited. Same-account hedging depends on the program.

Requires Stop Loss
No
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Scalping
Yes
Limited

Discretionary scalping allowed; tick scalping and execution abuse prohibited. The official blog states a 2-minute minimum trade duration, without specifying its scope by programme in the help centre.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes

Multiple challenges and funded accounts combinable under a single user profile, as long as total funded capital does not exceed $1,500,000 across all Upcomers programs.

Limited

1-Step Standard/Lite: maximum of 2 simultaneous positions.

Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Maximum loss per trade in the funded phase (all positions on the same instrument and direction count as one trade):

  • Ash Classic, Thunderbolt Classic and Phoenix Classic: 3%
  • Phoenix Legacy, Odyssey, Vanguard and Oracle: 2%
  • Ash Turbo, Thunderbolt Turbo, Horizon and Ember: 1.5%
    Exceeding the applicable limit is a hard breach.
Yes

Used margin must remain below 80% of current equity; floating losses can increase this ratio.

Copy Trading
Limited

Only between accounts owned by the same person (Upcomers, other prop firms or brokers). Copying to or from other people's accounts and signal services are prohibited.

No
News Trading
Yes
Limited

Allowed on Standard, Lite evaluations, Instant Standard and Subscription. Pro: unconfirmed.

Inactivity Rule

35 consecutive calendar days without a trade closes the account automatically. Warning email sent 7 days before expiration.

Yes

Closure after 30 calendar days without executing a trade; logging in or holding a position does not count.

Consistency Rule
Limited

Consistency is checked at payout and does not breach the account:

  • 20% Best Day Rule: current Classic, Legacy and Turbo challenges, Vanguard, Oracle and Ember
    The Best Day cycle resets after each successful payout.
  • Horizon and Odyssey: no consistency or Best Day Rule in evaluation or funded accounts.
Limited

1-Step Standard/Lite: lot sizes between 25% and 200% of the average according to official examples; 14 trading days and no trade or group may account for most profits. Reviewed at payout; noncompliant profits may be removed.

Hold Weekend
Yes
Limited

2-Step Standard and Instant Standard: allowed. 1-Step Standard from 5K to 200K: requires the add-on. Lite and Subscription: not allowed.

Prohibited Strategies
  • Emulators, and running the same EA with the same settings as other traders to produce identical trades.
  • Tick scalping (trades held under 2 minutes on Oracle) and high-frequency trading (HFT).
  • Martingale, grid trading, one-sided bets, reverse trading and hedging (also within the same account).
  • News straddling (bracket orders placed around economic releases).
  • Signal services and copying trades from other people's accounts.
  • Team/group trading or executing identical trades across accounts to bypass the $1.5M cap.
  • Sharing passwords, account access or identity (KYC).
  • Exploiting platform bugs, delays or pricing errors.
  • Opening multiple user profiles (One Person, One Account policy).
  • Splitting trades intentionally to bypass the 20% Best Day Rule.

Arbitrage, tick scalping, latency or pricing exploitation, HFT, copy/group trading, third-party management, signal bots, martingale/grid EAs and aggressive or all-in trading.

Martingale
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