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Headquarters

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

Paris

CEO

Jakub Rož

Léon Grimm

Country

United Arab Emirates

France

Foundation

2023

2023

Banned Countries
Pakistan, Iran, Syria, Myanmar, Bangladesh, North Korea, Russian Federation, Belarus, Cuba, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, United States, United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Central African Republic, Cuba, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia (certain sectors), Georgia (specific territories), Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Nicaragua, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia), Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Assets
Futures
Indices, Currencies, Metals, Energies, Agriculture, Interest Rates, Crypto
Brokers

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

TFeed, dxFeed, Rithmic, Edge Clear
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

Merit Live: Phoenix covers the processor fee on withdrawals above $500.

Platforms
For Traders X
Odin, Quantower, ATAS, Volumetrica, DeepCharts, DeepDOM, NinjaTrader, Tradovate, TradingView, Sierra Chart, MultiCharts, Jigsaw, Bookmap, MotiveWave, Investor/RT, Tiger.Trade, Overcharts, Volfix, Optimus Flow, Photon, Inside Edge Trader, QScalp, Agena Trader
Payout Methods
Transfer, Crypto, Rise
Payoneer, Wise, PayPal, Rise
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, Transfer
Card, Crypto
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)

Classic: weekly, first payout after 5 trading days and then every 5. Spark: bi-weekly, first payout after 5 trading days. Daily: any trading day once profit matures (3 trading days; 5 for a day above 30% of total profit and above the tier's daily cap). Merit Live: any time, up to 10 per day. Processing: 2 to 3 business days.

Payout Guarantee

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

No data
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)

Classic and Daily: $75. Spark: $30 (Seed) or $75 (Starter). Merit Live: $1.

Live Account
No data
Yes

Live Funded account at EdgeClear on Rithmic. Classic and Spark: after 4 payouts. Daily: once $1,200/$3,000/$6,000 has been paid (Seed/Starter/Growth). Merit: straight to Live on approval. Risk review required; if not passed, the pre-funded payout limit may be extended instead. Live amount: Classic $1,250/$2,000/$3,500; Spark $400/$1,000; Daily $500/$1,250/$2,000; Merit $2,000. Static drawdown, daily limit agreed with the trader, and every rule waived except overnight and over-week positions. Other funded accounts go dormant on transfer.

Maximum Withdrawal
No data

Per payout: Classic $600/$1,000/$2,000 (Starter/Growth/Scale); Spark $300/$400 (Seed/Starter). Daily: $200/$500/$1,000 per trading day (Seed/Starter/Growth), with $1,000 per day per trader across all Daily accounts. Merit Live: no maximum. PayPal: $2,000 per month.

Other Payout Requirements
No data

After passing: review of up to 72 hours, then KYC and Pre-Funded contract within 48 hours. The trailing drawdown locks at the starting balance on the first payout. Every denied payout comes with a written reason from the risk team. No crypto payouts.

Futures

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

No data
Futures
0.2
No data
Commission
No data

Per contract and side on TFeed; dxFeed is double. ES, NQ, RTY and YM $1.09; MES, MNQ, M2K and MYM $0.35; CL $1.15; MCL $0.43; GC $1.20; MGC $0.43; NG $1.20; 6E $1.20; ZN $0.80; ZB $0.83; BTC $3.38; MBT $1.38. Same rates on every line, in evaluation and funded.

Swap Free
No
No data
Add-ons
No
Yes

Performance Review (+20% on the price): 20 to 30 page report on the trader's own trades. Free ATAS licence with dxFeed.

Instant
Yes
No
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.

Limited

Scaling beyond the Classic plan on request, after a full review of the trades.

Two Steps
No
No data
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

Classic and Daily: end-of-day trailing in evaluation and funded. Spark: end-of-day trailing in evaluation and real-time trailing once funded. The trailing drawdown locks at the starting balance. Merit: static, the whole $2,000 balance. Live: static.

Profit Split

All futures products: 80%

Classic and Spark: 90%. Daily: 80%. Merit: 50% until the trader has withdrawn twice the starting balance, then 80%.

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

Classic, Daily and Spark: none. Merit: 25% dynamic (soft breach). Live: agreed with each trader based on their results.

Three Steps
No
No data
Max Allocation

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

700,000
Mandatory buffer
No

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

Limited

Classic and Daily: a locked buffer equal to the maximum drawdown stays in the account and is not withdrawable. Spark and Merit: none.

Merge Accounts
No
No data
Maximum Trading Days

No time limit on any futures account.

No deadline. Spark closes after 90 days without a trade. Merit: 30 calendar days.

Monthly Competition
Yes
No data
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

Classic: 5 days between payouts with at least $100/$200/$300 profit (Starter/Growth/Scale). Spark: 5 days with at least $40 (Seed) or $100 (Starter). Daily and Merit: none.

Account Reset
No data

Classic, Daily and Spark: unlimited, by paying the fee or with reset coupons (one per month the challenge stays alive; they stack and never expire). Classic: a failed account is reset free at renewal. Merit: no reset.

Maximum Accounts
No data

Unlimited challenges. Pre-funded: 5 on TFeed (up to 3 Spark, 3 Daily, 3 Classic Growth or Scale and 5 Classic Starter) and 3 on dxFeed. Live: up to 5, at Phoenix's discretion. Merit: one attempt; another requires buying a Classic or Daily account first.

Minimum Trading Days
No data

Classic and Daily: 2. Spark: 1. Merit: none; the challenge lasts 30 calendar days.

Funded Phase Pricing Model
No data

No monthly fee on funded accounts. Activation: $29 one-time on Spark; $0 on Classic, Daily and Merit. Live: CME professional data at $135/month per exchange, deducted from the account.

Points Reward Program
No data

Phoenix Extra: PHX earned for ideas and ambassador work, usable on accounts, resets and activation fees. Not convertible to cash.

Position size scaling
No data
Limited

Classic: the contract limit rises with profit at $1,000, $2,000 and $4,000 up to the account maximum, in evaluation and funded, and drops if profit falls back. Spark, Daily and Merit: full size from day one. Live: one extra mini per $2,000 of profit.

Evaluation Phase Pricing Model
No data

Classic: monthly subscription every 30 days, cancelled automatically on passing; dxFeed adds $20/month. Daily, Spark and Merit: one-time payment. No refunds.

Expert Advisor (EA)
No

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

No

HFT and bots that trade without the trader are prohibited. Tools that assist the trader (hotkeys, DOM, alerts) are allowed.

VPN
Yes
Yes

VPN, VPS and proxy allowed; sessions are monitored and identity documents may be requested.

Hedging
No

Cross-account hedging is forbidden.

No

Opposite positions on the same asset across accounts, own or someone else's.

Requires Stop Loss
No
No data
Scalping
Yes

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

Yes

No minimum trade duration.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
No

Rotating through accounts, each risked in full on the same bet until one hits, is prohibited. Holding several accounts is allowed.

Martingale
No

Martingale strategies are forbidden.

Limited

Allowed within a single account, also DCA. Prohibited across accounts.

Maximum Risk Limit
Yes

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

No data
Copy Trading
No

Outbound copy allowed; inbound copy from external sources forbidden.

Yes

Same direction across the trader's own accounts. Thor is included with TFeed.

News Trading
Yes

News trading allowed without restrictions on Futures accounts.

Yes

Including Tier 1 releases, at every stage.

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.

Pre-funded: one trade every 7 calendar days, otherwise the account closes without a payout. Live: 30 days, not applied mechanically. Challenges: none, except Spark (90 days).

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.
Limited

Classic and Daily evaluations: best day up to 50% of total profit; exceeding it only delays passing. Spark funded: 30%. No rule on Classic and Daily funded, Spark evaluation or Merit.

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.

Hedging between accounts, account rolling, martingale or loss recovery across accounts (also at other firms) and HFT or bots. On funded accounts: flipping and one-tick trading on bonds. Stop trading a contract within 2% of its CME daily price limit.

Overnight positions
No data
No

Positions must be closed before the session ends, at every stage including Live. Breach: funded account denied, or payout denied and account closed.

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