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Headquarters

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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

Saint Lucia

United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Foundation

2026

2024

Banned Countries
IR, KP, PS
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
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Refund
Limited

Prime 1 Step and Prime 2 Step only: the fee is refunded in full once the account has been funded for 30 days and is in profit. Edge and Instant have no refund.

Limited

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

Payout Fee

No fixed fee published. Any processing or network fee is shown before you confirm; bank and network charges are paid by the trader.

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

Platforms
Metatrader 5
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, ApplePay, GooglePay, UPI, Transfer, Crypto, Skrill
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency

First payout on demand once funded (on Instant, after the first trade). Then every 7 days; every 14 on Instant Go.

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

Payout Guarantee

No guaranteed time: the payout policy neither promises nor estimates one. Every request gets an automatic receipt and every payout a verifiable certificate.

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Crypto Weekend Trading
Limited

Only with the Weekend Holding add-on. Without it, crypto positions are also closed at 4:45 PM New York time on Friday.

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Maximum Withdrawal

At most $2,000 per account in any 7 days; the rest stays on the account for the next request.

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

Edge 1 Step and Prime 1 Step: 1% of the starting balance, at most $100. Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step: no minimum. Instant: 1% of the starting balance. Crypto payouts: at least $100.

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

Forex

Edge 1 Step, Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step: 1:100. Prime 1 Step: 1:50. Instant Pro: 1:33. Instant Go: 1:25.

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

Edge 1 Step, Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step: 1:100. Prime 1 Step: 1:50. Instant Pro: 1:33. Instant Go: 1:25.

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

Energies

Edge 1 Step, Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step: 1:100. Prime 1 Step: 1:50. Instant Pro: 1:33. Instant Go: 1:25.

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

Edge 1 Step, Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step: 1:100. Prime 1 Step: 1:50. Instant Pro: 1:33. Instant Go: 1:25.

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

Crypto

Edge 1 Step, Edge 2 Step and Prime 2 Step: 1:100. Prime 1 Step: 1:50. Instant Pro: 1:33. Instant Go: 1:25.

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

Edge and Instant: $5 per lot round turn. Prime: $4.

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Metals

Edge and Instant: $6 per lot round turn. Prime: $5.

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Energies
6 / lot
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Indices
0 / lot
0
Crypto

Edge and Instant: 0.06% of the trade value, round turn. Prime: 0.045%.

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Stocks
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0
Swap Free
Limited

Paid add-on with a fixed price per size, from $9 (2.5K) to $146 (200K). Reviewed if profit comes mainly from positions held through the rollover.

Yes
Account Reset
Limited

Voluntary evaluation reset with no open positions: a new account at 20% off the current price. After a breach, a paid restart for 7 days. Funded accounts can buy a reset while under 10% of the max loss has been used.

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Add-ons
Yes

Weekend Holding (20% of the fee) and Swap-Free (fixed price per size). Bought with the account and non-refundable.

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
Account scaling
Yes

Automatic 90-day cycles: +30% size (up to 680K; 340K on Instant) and +5 split points. They require 50 trades, 12% net (1 Step), 10% (2 Step) or 15% (Instant), 2 of 3 profitable months (all 3 on Instant and Prime), no trade above 7.5% of profit (5% on Instant and Prime) and no warning.

Yes

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

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown

Static on every plan: the floor stays fixed below the starting balance and is measured on equity, floating loss included. Touching it ends the account.

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.

Profit Split

Edge rises 5 points per scaling cycle up to 95%; Instant Pro up to 90%; Instant Go up to 85%. Prime moves to 100% after 30 days funded and does not rise with scaling. Each strike pays the next payout at 10%.

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

Free Trial
Yes

One free Edge 1 Step 100K for 14 days under the paid rules, after KYC approval. It never funds or pays out; passing it gives a 20% code valid for 30 days.

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Daily Drawdown

Measured from the previous day's closing balance (5 PM New York), floating loss included. Touching it ends the account.

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

Three Steps
No
No
Max Allocation

$1.5M per person across all CFD and futures accounts.

600,000
Maximum Accounts

One user per person, with as many accounts as the $1.5M limit allows. Up to 5 accounts per order, with a 10% to 25% bundle discount.

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

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.

Maximum Trading Days

No time limit in the evaluation or once funded.

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days
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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%.

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

Monthly Competition
No
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Minimum Profitable Days

Profitable day: a close at +0.5% of the account size. To pass, 3 on 1 Step and 2 per phase on 2 Step. Before each payout: 3 (1 Step), 2 (2 Step), 5 (Instant Go) and none on Instant Pro.

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Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

Only EAs the trader developed and controls, and can explain and show running. Bought, rented or subscription bots are prohibited.

No

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

VPN
No

Hiding your location with a VPN, proxy or remote desktop is prohibited and triggers a new identity check. Your own EA on a VPS is allowed if disclosed.

Limited

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

Hedging
Limited

Within one account, yes. Prohibited across accounts, yours or others', and against other firms or brokers.

No
Requires Stop Loss
No
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.

Scalping
Limited

Yes. Once funded, trades under 120 seconds may make at most 20% of profit from the tenth closed trade; above that, payouts pause until it is back under. Not measured in the evaluation.

Limited

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

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
No

Grid and martingale strategies that add exposure into losses are prohibited.

No
Maximum Risk Limit
Limited

Max. Exposure: open notional may not exceed 5,000% of the balance at 2.5K down to 1,000% at 200K. Funded accounts also have a max floating loss per trade. Each gives a warning that, if the account is in profit, resets it to the starting balance; the second ends the account. Instant: max 1.5% floating loss per symbol.

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 to copy your own trading: between your own CFD accounts or from your own master account at another broker or firm. Signals and third-party accounts are prohibited.

No

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

News Trading
Limited

Allowed at every stage. Straddling is prohibited: opposite or offsetting positions on the same or correlated instruments within 15 minutes of a red or amber release; the risk desk reviews it.

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

30 days without a closed trade ends the account.

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

Consistency Rule
Limited

No best-day rule. A single trade may not exceed 60% of profit; if it does, payouts pause until it is back under. On funded Prime, every 7 days the trade count and volume per instrument must stay within ±25% of the average, or the account moves to a standard funded account.

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
Limited

Only with the add-on. Without it, positions are closed at 4:45 PM New York time on Friday: the first time is a warning, the second ends the account.

Limited

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

Prohibited Strategies

Latency or price-error arbitrage, hedging across accounts or firms, coordinated trading, third-party management, bought bots, gap exploitation, grid and martingale, doubling size after a loss the same day, swap-free abuse and churning accounts. At most 20% of profit may come from the 21:00 to 22:59 UTC window.

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.

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