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Headquarters

Goldcrest Executive Building, Office No. 1210, JLT, Cluster C, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Suite 302, 2 Pembroke Street Upper, Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

CEO

Jakub Rož

Peter Brown, David Bhidey

Country

United Arab Emirates

Ireland

Foundation

2023

2024

Banned Countries
Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Bangladesh, North Korea, Russian Federation, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, United States, United Arab Emirates
Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Assets
Futures
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Brokers

Proprietary platform For Traders X. Liquidity provider not publicly disclosed.

Alchemy Markets
Refund
No

No traditional refund. No activation fee after passing Fast/Fast Pro.

No data
Payout Fee
  • Crypto ($100 – $499): $25
  • Rise $500 or more: $50
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Platforms
For Traders X
NinjaTrader, Tradingview, Tradovate
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, Transfer
Card
Payout Frequency
  • Futures Fast: on-demand (after 5 profitable days and offsetting trailing drawdown)
  • Futures Instant: on-demand (after 7 profitable days)
  • Futures Fast Pro: on-demand (after 1 profitable day, balance > $52K)

Flex: every 5 winning days. Direct: on demand once the profit goal and payout rules are met. Processing within 2 business days.

Payout Guarantee

48 hours: if not paid within 48h, 100% profit split

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Minimum Withdrawal
  • Minimum: $100 in wallet
  • Maximum per cycle by product:
    · Futures Fast 25K: $800
    · Futures Fast 50K: $1,500
    · Futures Fast 100K: $2,500
    · Futures Instant 25K: $1,500
    · Futures Instant 50K: $3,000
    · Futures Instant 100K: $4,500
    · Futures Fast Pro 50K: $250-$1,200 per cycle, final $10,000 (max 5 withdrawals)

Flex: $500 / $1,000 / $1,500 for $50K / $100K / $150K. Direct: $500 on all sizes.

Maximum Withdrawal
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Flex: 50% of cycle profits, capped at $2,000 / $2,500 / $3,000 for $50K / $100K / $150K. Direct: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 / $3,500 per request for $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K.

Other Payout Requirements
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Direct: reach the overall profit goal of $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000 for $25K / $50K / $100K / $150K before requesting a payout. Remaining profits provide the drawdown cushion after withdrawal.

Futures

Per-contract margins set by underlying instrument. Position size capped per account size.

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Futures
0.2
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Commission
No data
Swap Free
No
No data
Add-ons
No
Yes

Flex only, selected at checkout: increase split to 100% (+15% fee), remove daily loss limit (+15%), or add $250 to maximum loss allowance (+15%). All three: +35%. No add-ons on Direct.

Instant
Yes
Yes
One Step
Yes
Yes
Account scaling
Yes

Scaling unlocked through the Loyalty Program (5 tiers: Starter, Rising Star, Pro, VIP, Legend). Increments depend on tier. Applies to all account types.

No
Two Steps
No
No
Max Drawdown
  • Futures Fast: $1,000 (25K) / $2,000 (50K) / $2,500 (100K), trailing
  • Futures Fast Pro: $2,000 EOD trailing (50K)
  • Futures Instant: 5% EOD trailing

EOD trailing, calculated on closing balance. After a withdrawal, the maximum-loss floor locks permanently at the initial starting balance.

Profit Split

All futures products: 80%

Flex and Direct use a fixed split instead of the former payout tiers. Flex offers an optional 100% split at checkout.

Free Trial
No
No
Daily Drawdown
  • Futures Fast: none
  • Futures Fast Pro: $1,000 (50K)
  • Futures Instant: 3% from highest day equity

Soft breach: reaching the daily limit pauses trading for the rest of the day. Direct $25K has no daily loss limit; Flex can remove it with an add-on.

Three Steps
No
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Max Allocation

$300,000 combined across all Master Accounts and Instant Models (Forex + Crypto + Futures shared cap). No allocation limit during Challenge phase.

Maximum 5 active accounts across Flex evaluation, Flex funded and Direct combined.

Mandatory buffer
No

No mandatory buffer. Instead, when you request a payout your maximum trailing drawdown locks at your starting balance.

No
Merge Accounts
No
No
Maximum Trading Days

No time limit on any futures account.

Flex evaluation: 30 days; paid extensions available in the dashboard. Direct: no evaluation time limit.

Monthly Competition
Yes
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Minimum Profitable Days
  • Futures Fast Challenge: 5 profitable days before reward request
  • Futures Fast Pro: 1 profitable day per reward request (50K)
  • Futures Instant: 7 profitable days

Flex payouts require 5 winning days: at least $150 / $200 / $250 daily profit for $50K / $100K / $150K.

Account Reset
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Unlimited paid resets during Flex evaluation only. No resets on Flex funded or Direct accounts.

Minimum Trading Days
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Flex evaluation: no fixed minimum, but the 50% consistency rule applies. Direct: no evaluation.

Funded Phase Pricing Model
No data

No activation fee or recurring subscription.

Position size scaling
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No
Evaluation Phase Pricing Model
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One-time payment. No recurring monthly subscription.

Expert Advisor (EA)
No

EAs allowed only as decision-support tools (alerts, partial management, predefined rules). Fully autonomous trading bots are prohibited.

Yes
VPN
Yes
Yes
Hedging
No

Cross-account hedging is forbidden.

No
Requires Stop Loss
No
No
Scalping
Yes

Manual scalping allowed with minimum 5-second hold per trade. Tick scalping and HFT forbidden.

Yes

Micro scalping not allow (trades executed within seconds to under a minute, targeting small profits, typically less than 3 points.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
Yes
Martingale
No

Martingale strategies are forbidden.

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Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

Position size capped by contract count per account (see Max Allocation).

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Copy Trading
No

Outbound copy allowed; inbound copy from external sources forbidden.

Yes

EA and copy trading enabled by default on Flex and Direct, subject to trading rules.

News Trading
Yes

News trading allowed without restrictions on Futures accounts.

Yes
Inactivity Rule
  • Futures Fast Challenge: 7 days
  • Futures Fast Master: 14 days
  • Futures Fast Pro Challenge: 7 days / Master: 14 days
  • Futures Instant: 7 days

Days counted from the moment a position is CLOSED, not opened. Minimal 0.01-lot trades to game the rule don't count.

At least 1 trade every 2 weeks; after inactivity, a reminder gives 1 additional week before closure. Applies to evaluation and funded accounts.

Consistency Rule
Yes
  • Futures Fast Challenge: best day's profit must be < 40% of total accumulated profit. No consistency target on Master.
  • Futures Fast Pro Challenge: same 40% rule.
  • Futures Instant: best day cannot exceed 15% of total profit.
  • Calculation: Best Day Profit / 0.40 = Minimum required total profit.
Yes

Flex evaluation: best day at most 50% of evaluation profit. Flex funded: at most 40% of cycle profit, reset after each payout. Direct: at most 25% of total returns. Exceeding the ratio delays passing or payouts; it does not breach the account.

Hold Weekend
Yes

Weekend holds are unrestricted.

No
Prohibited Strategies
  • Arbitrage (latency, reverse, statistical)
  • HFT
  • Tick scalping (under 5 seconds)
  • Fully autonomous bots/EAs
  • Cross-account hedging
  • Gambling behaviors
  • Martingale
  • Inbound copy trading and signal services
  • Group/signal trading from Telegram, Discord etc.
  • All or Nothing Approach: max leverage on single position using loss limits as stop-loss
  • Tick or Micro Scalping: trades with <10 ticks movement
  • Exploiting Favorable Fills (no slippage exploitation, tight brackets)
  • Account Rolling
  • Reverse Trading (opposite positions on separate accounts)
  • Manipulating Gaps and Illiquid Markets
  • Group Trading
  • Account Management (third-party trading on your behalf)
  • Latency Arbitrage
Overnight positions
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No
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