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Headquarters

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

Suite 4.3.02, Block 4, Eurotowers, Gibraltar, GX11 1AA

Country

United Arab Emirates

Gibraltar

Foundation

2025

2023

Banned Countries
Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Region of Crimea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Iraq, Jamaica, Laos, Liberia, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Croatia, Cuba, Dem. Rep. Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guyana, Haiti, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea (DPRK), Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan/Darfur, Syria, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Crimea (Ukraine), Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Assets
Equity Index Futures, Currency Futures, Metal Futures, Energy Futures, Agricultural Futures, Crypto Futures, Interest Rate Futures
Indices, Interest Rates, Currencies, Cryptocurrencies, Agriculture, Energies, Metals
Payout Fee

Rise: $35

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Platforms
TradingView, DeepCharts, DeepDOM, Volumetrica, ATAS, TradeSea
RTrader Pro, Rithmic, Tradovate, NinjaTrader, Tradingview, DeepCharts, Quantower, MotiveWave, ATAS, Sierra Chart, Bookmap, Jigsaw
Payout Methods
Rise, Crypto
Rise, Transfer, Crypto
Live Account
Yes

Standard programs use simulated accounts.

Top performers may be selected for a tailored Live Analyst plan.

Yes

Express to Live converts the CASH account to LIVE after reaching its CASH target and requesting the first payout through “Switch to Live”. Phidias states that the full path from signup to first payout and LIVE conversion can be completed in 48 hours on every E2L size. Fundamental and Premium may transition to LIVE after 5 payouts or $100,000 in cumulative profits, subject to the risk team’s discretion.

Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, PayPal
Card
Maximum Withdrawal
  • 25k account: $1,100
  • 50k account: $2,000
  • 100k account: $3,000

Fundamental and Premium: up to $2,000 per cycle on 50K, $2,500 on 100K, and $2,750 on 150K. LIVE accounts originating from Express to Live have no maximum daily limit.

Minimum Withdrawal
  • Beginner and HYPER: $250
  • Instant Pro Plus and Instant Flex: 1% of the starting balance
  • Instant Pro Plus Max: $500 / $750 / $1,000 for 25K / 50K / 100K

$500.

Brokers
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Dorman Trading
Payout Frequency
No data

Fundamental: every 10 qualifying trading days. Premium: every 5 qualifying days. LIVE from Express to Live: daily.

Payout Guarantee
No data

Phidias states that 90% of payouts are processed in under 30 minutes and all payouts within 24 hours.

Other Payout Requirements
No data

Fundamental and Premium apply a 30% consistency rule on CASH accounts. A qualifying day must generate at least $150 on 50K, $200 on 100K, or $250 on 150K. Express to Live uses a separate bonus and automatic LIVE conversion system.

Commission

Round-trip commissions vary by instrument.

The official instrument table publishes the exact round-trip cost for each contract.

No data
Add-ons
Yes

Booster Tokens can erase eligible losses and restore account progress.

Yes

Market-depth data and additional exchanges can be purchased from the member area.

Instant
Yes
No
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Limited

Scaling is available on selected programs and account sizes.

The exact contract limits are shown in each challenge.

Limited

LIVE accounts may advance to ELITE after 60 days and a $125,000 balance, or MASTER after 120 days and $250,000. Transition remains subject to risk review.

Max Drawdown
  • Beginner and Beginner Max: trailing End-of-Day drawdown
  • HYPER Intra: intraday trailing drawdown
  • HYPER Lite and HYPER Pro: trailing End-of-Day drawdown
  • Instant Pro Plus and Instant Pro Plus Max: trailing End-of-Day drawdown
  • Instant Flex: 4% intraday trailing drawdown; it moves to break-even after the first payout

Express to Live uses a static drawdown that never moves. Fundamental and Premium use trailing drawdown calculated at the end of the day; the limit remains fixed during the session.

Profit Split
  • Beginner, HYPER and Instant Pro Plus: 90%
  • Instant Pro Plus Max: 70%

Express to Live and Fundamental: 80%. Premium: 75% on the first payout, 80% on the second, 85% on the third, 90% on the fourth, and 100% from the fifth onward.

Free Trial
No
No
Daily Drawdown
  • Beginner: soft daily loss pause
  • Beginner Max: hard daily loss breach
  • HYPER Intra, Lite and Pro: no daily loss limit during evaluation or simulated funded phase
  • Instant Pro Plus: soft daily loss pause
  • Instant Pro Plus Max: hard daily loss breach
  • Instant Flex: no daily loss limit

There is no daily loss limit on Express to Live, Fundamental, or Premium.

Max Allocation
1,000,000
600,000
Mandatory buffer
Limited

Beginner Max requires clearing a buffer before the first payout. The standard Beginner account has no buffer requirement.

No

A minimum threshold applies when requesting a payout, but withdrawals may reduce the balance to $50,100, $100,100, or $150,100. Phidias does not treat this as a locked buffer.

Maximum Accounts
  • Beginner Max: up to 10 accounts
  • Instant Pro Plus Max: up to 10 accounts
  • Standard programs, HYPER and Instant Flex: up to 3 accounts

Unlimited evaluation accounts. A trader may operate a LIVE account while pursuing a new evaluation. Simultaneous maximum: 5 Fundamental CASH, 5 Premium CASH, and 5 Express to Live CASH/LIVE accounts. The 10K Drawdown Summer Edition allows unlimited simultaneous entries, with only the trader’s best account counting on the leaderboard. Fundamental and Premium 150K accounts count as two slots in their category.

Maximum Trading Days
  • Beginner Max: 30 days to pass the evaluation
  • Beginner and HYPER: no evaluation time limit
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Minimum Trading Days

Beginner and HYPER have no additional minimum trading days.

The profit targets and applicable consistency requirements must still be met.

Evaluation: 0 days on Express to Live, 3 on Fundamental, and 1 on Premium. CASH: 0 days for the Express to Live bonus, 10 qualifying days between payouts on Fundamental, and 5 on Premium.

Funded Phase Pricing Model

No activation fee.

No data
Points Reward Program

HTP is Hyperticks' internal loyalty coin for community rewards, services and discounts.

Phidias Wallet centralizes account subscriptions, bank or cryptocurrency withdrawals, purchases, activations, and LIVE-account funding directly from earnings. Phidias Points are an internal unit that cannot be transferred outside the ecosystem.

Minimum Profitable Days

The number of qualifying days depends on the program and payout.

  • Beginner: 5 winning days
  • HYPER: 5 winning days
  • Instant Pro Plus and Instant Pro Plus Max: 10 / 8 / 6 / 5 qualifying days from the first through fourth payout
  • Instant Flex: 6 qualifying days

The required daily profit varies by program and account size.

On Fundamental and Premium CASH accounts, a qualifying day must close with at least $150 on 50K, $200 on 100K, or $250 on 150K.

Position size scaling
Yes
  • Beginner evaluation: contracts scale at 1:10.
  • Beginner simulated funded: contracts scale at 1:5.
  • HYPER: reduced contract limits apply in the funded phase.

Exact limits vary by program and account size.

Limited

On LIVE accounts, traders may request a contract-limit increase in writing. The risk team may approve, reject, or adjust the limit.

Evaluation Phase Pricing Model

One-time purchase.

  • No monthly subscription
  • No activation fee on the current catalog
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Account Reset
No data
Limited

Fundamental and Premium allow unlimited evaluation resets. A failed subscription also resets with the next 30-day renewal. Express to Live does not allow resets. Premium CASH permits one funded-account reset.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

The trader must remain actively involved. The following are prohibited:

  • Fully automated bots
  • External execution APIs
  • External signal mirroring
No

Robots, fully automated algorithms, and HFT are prohibited. Semi-automated software is allowed when the trader actively monitors and manually adjusts every trade.

Hedging
No
No

Hedging is prohibited on the same underlying within one account (including ES vs MES), between CASH accounts, and through coordinated opposite trades between traders; violations can close all involved accounts and lead to a ban. Multiple assets may be traded simultaneously, but the contract cap applies across all symbols; bypassing it can close the account without refund.

Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Limited

Hyperticks considers repeated trades that are normally held for under 15 seconds and target fewer than 5 ticks to be prohibited microscalping.

Yes
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes

Scaling into positions is allowed within the program's contract limit. Splitting exposure across multiple instruments to bypass the applicable contract limit is prohibited.

Yes

DCA is allowed to smooth entry points, provided consistent risk management is maintained.

Maximum Risk Limit
Yes
  • Risk above 2% on a single trade idea is prohibited.
  • The contract limits of each account and program also apply.
Limited

Phidias requires consistent position sizing and risk management. Lottery-style trading, excessive margin usage, or non-replicable patterns may lead to reduced contracts or account closure.

Copy Trading
No
Yes

Allowed within the maximum account limits. Identical strategies exceeding the authorized allocation may result in account suspension.

News Trading
Limited
  • No new trades from 5 minutes before until 5 minutes after a Tier 1 release.
  • Existing positions may remain open.
  • Stop-loss and take-profit levels cannot be modified during that window.
Yes
Consistency Rule
Limited
  • Beginner and Beginner Max evaluation: 35%
  • Beginner and Beginner Max simulated funded: 40%
  • HYPER Intra, Lite and Pro: no consistency rule
  • Instant Pro Plus and Instant Pro Plus Max: no consistency rule
  • Instant Flex: no consistency rule
Limited

There is no consistency rule during evaluation or on Express to Live. On Fundamental and Premium CASH accounts, no single day may represent more than 30% of total profit. It is calculated over at least 4 days.

Hold Weekend
No
Limited

Allowed only on Premium. Fundamental and Express to Live must close before the end of the session.

Prohibited Strategies
  • Repeated microscalping
  • Fully automated trading
  • External signal mirroring
  • Price-feed, latency or fill exploitation
  • Simultaneous orders intended to manipulate queue priority
  • Hedging correlated instruments
  • Gambling or random trading
  • Risking more than 2% on one trade idea
  • Bypassing contract limits across instruments

Robots and fully automated trading; HFT; lottery-style or full-margin trades during high-volatility news; old or illiquid contracts; spreads between expirations; one-tick Treasury-bond arbitrage; exploitation of technical or market errors.

Overnight positions
No
Limited

Allowed only on Premium. Fundamental and Express to Live must close before the end of the session.

VPN
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No
Martingale
No data
No
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