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Headquarters

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at Building A1, Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis

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

Iñaki Martinez, Albert Suriol

Arlind I.

Country

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates / Saint Lucia

Foundation

2024

2024

Banned Countries
Cuba, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, North Korea, Libya, Pakistan, Vietnam
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
Commodities, Crypto, Forex, Indices, Stocks
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Stocks, Crypto
Brokers
WSF, Gooeytrade
No data
Refund
Yes

Refund of the initial payment of the evaluation account will be made with the second payment

Limited

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

Payout Fee
No data

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

Platforms
cTrader, Metatrader 5, MatchTrader, DXTrade
Metatrader 5, TradeLocker
Payout Methods
Crypto, Rise
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Margin Call Level

50%

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Payout Frequency

One Step: First payout after 30 days and 10 days for every payout after that
Two Step and Instant: First payout after 15 days and 5 days for every payout after that

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

Crypto Weekend Trading
No
No data
Maximum Withdrawal
No data

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%
  • Crypto: $100
  • Rise: $500

USD 100 via crypto; USD 300 via bank transfer.

Forex

One Step, Instant: 30:1
Two Step: 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
10:1

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

Energies
10:1

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

One Step, Instant: 10:1
Two Step: 20:1

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

Stocks
10:1

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.

Crypto

One Step, Instant: 1:1
Two Step: 2:1

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

Forex
3 / lot
0
Metals
3 / lot
0
Energies
3 / lot
0
Indices
0
0
Crypto
0
No data
Stocks
No data
0
Swap Free
No
Yes
Add-ons
Yes
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

15% profit in 3 months + 3 withdrawals → +25% balance. Max cumulative $2,000,000. Profit split can increase up to 95%.

Yes

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

Two Steps
Yes
Yes
Max Drawdown
  • One Step and Two Step: Static
  • Instant: Trailing

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

80%

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
No
No data
Daily Drawdown

Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)

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
400,000
600,000
Merge Accounts
No
Limited

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

Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

No time limit.

Minimum Trading Days
No data

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
No data

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

Monthly Competition
Yes
No data
Minimum Profitable Days

4 days with at leat 0.5% profit

No data
Maximum Accounts
No data

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

Expert Advisor (EA)
Yes
No

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

VPN
Yes

While VPNs and VPS are allowed, their usage is heavily considered during investigations of suspicious behavior or breaches of the terms and conditions.

Limited

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

Hedging
No
No
Requires Stop Loss
Yes

SL (Stop Loss) must be added to the trade within a maximum of two minutes after the trade is opened.

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
Yes

Trades must be open for at least 60 seconds

Limited

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

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Limited

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

Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

5k:

  • Forex: 3 lots
  • Metals and Energies: 0.5 lots
  • Indices: 5 lots

10k:

  • Forex: 6 lots
  • Metals and Energies: 1 lot
  • Indices: 10 lots

20k:

  • Forex: 12 lots
  • Metals and Energies: 1.8 lots
  • Indices: 20 lots

50k:

  • Forex: 20 lots
  • Metals and Energies: 4 lots
  • Indices: 40 lots

100k:

  • Forex: 35 lots
  • Metals and Energies: 7 lots
  • Indices: 70 lots

For all accounts, it's not allowed to risk more than 50% of the daily drawdown on one trade idea

For Instant Standard and Pro accounts, it's not allowed to risk more than 1% on the balance account

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
No

Only allowed to copy trades manually during evaluation phase between accounts of different size

No

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

News Trading
No

Trading funded accounts during high-impact news is restricted; opening or closing positions is prohibited within a 4-minute window both before and after red folder macroeconomic events.

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

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

Consistency Rule
Yes

To request a payment your biggest winning day can't exceed:

  • Instant Standard: 30%
  • Instant Pro: 15%
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
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Trades lasting less than 60 seconds
  • Grid trading
  • Arbitrage trading
  • Hedge trading
  • Latency trading
  • Reverse trading
  • Tick scalping
  • Hyperactivity
  • Account cycling/rotation
  • Gambling behavior
  • Trade stacking
  • Group hedging
  • Overleveraging

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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