Time limits
Trading at these firms involves navigating calendars that restrict when you can finish and how often you must interact with the terminal.
- FundedVerse: While it does not impose a maximum time limit to pass phases, it forces you to wait. You cannot pass a 1-Step in less than 2 days, or a Static 2-Step in less than 4 days per phase. Once funded, you are not free to withdraw whenever you like; you must complete at least 15 trades per cycle, which prevents you from simply "parking" a profitable account.
- Maven: Most plans have no maximum time limit, but the OMO Challenge restricts your total time to 180 days across phases. You are also limited by minimum profitable days; for example, the 2-Step requires at least 3 days with a 0.5% profit on each. This stops you from passing a challenge with a single lucky trade.
Weekends and news
Market volatility is managed by both firms through strict "no-go" zones that limit your operational window.
- FundedVerse: You are prohibited from holding positions over the weekend on all funded and Instant accounts. Additionally, you cannot open or close trades within a 10-minute window (5 minutes before and after) high-impact news events. This includes stop-loss and take-profit orders, meaning the firm limits your ability to protect your capital during news.
- Maven: While they do not restrict weekend holding, their news rule is a significant barrier. You cannot open or close trades 2 minutes before or after red-folder news. If a take-profit is hit during this window, the profit is voided, limiting your strategy's effectiveness during high-volume periods.
Where you can trade from
Geography acts as a hard filter, as both firms exclude residents of several jurisdictions due to regulatory or internal policies.
- FundedVerse: You cannot trade from 24 banned countries, including the United States, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Iran, and several African and South American nations.
- Maven: The restriction list is shorter but firm. You are barred if you reside in Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, or Afghanistan.
What the platform limits
The technical environment and the allowed trading styles are heavily restricted to prevent automated or high-frequency strategies.
- FundedVerse: You are limited to MetaTrader 5. You cannot use Expert Advisors (EAs) on Ultra Funded or Instant accounts. Furthermore, you are restricted by a stacking rule: you cannot have more than two open positions per asset at any time. Scalping is also limited; trades held for less than 4 minutes (or 2 in some cases) may have their profits excluded.
- Maven: You cannot use any form of automation; EAs are strictly prohibited, and only manual copy trading is allowed. While they offer MT5, MatchTrader, and cTrader, they limit your scalping freedom by prohibiting more than 50% of your trades from being open for less than 1 minute.
What the rules cost you
Price and risk parameters act as the ultimate ceiling on how many attempts you can afford and how much breathing room your strategy has.
- FundedVerse: A 100K 1-Step challenge costs $537, a high entry price that limits your number of attempts. Your drawdown is also tightly restricted; most models use a trailing drawdown that follows your peak equity, reducing your "safe" margin as you grow. Payouts are delayed by a 21-day initial waiting period.
- Maven: A 100K 1-Step is more affordable at $380, but the rules limit your earnings. After $5,000 in payouts, you cannot receive more funds without passing a mandatory risk interview. Additionally, you are limited by a 20% consistency rule on Instant accounts, meaning no single day can represent more than 20% of your total profit, forcing you to trade more days to get paid.
Restrictions that add up
The combined weight of these limitations creates a high-pressure environment. At FundedVerse, the combination of a 15-trade requirement per cycle and the prohibition of weekend holding and news trading forces you into a narrow intraday window, making it difficult for swing traders to survive. At Maven, the prohibition of EAs combined with the 50% profit cap on single trades/days after $5,000 in earnings creates a "manual labor" trap; you are forced to trade manually and consistently over a long period, as the firm actively prevents you from scaling through high-conviction, single-event gains.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm is more expensive for a 100K 1-Step challenge, FundedVerse or Maven?
FundedVerse is significantly more expensive, with its 100K 1-Step challenge priced at $537. In contrast, Maven offers a 100K 1-Step for $380. This higher price at FundedVerse limits the number of times a trader can reset or try again compared to Maven.
Does FundedVerse or Maven have stricter rules for weekend trading?
FundedVerse is much stricter as it prohibits holding any positions over the weekend on funded and Instant accounts. Maven, however, allows traders to hold positions through the weekend without restriction, providing more freedom for those with longer-term strategies.
Between FundedVerse and Maven, which one restricts the use of Expert Advisors (EAs) more?
Maven is the most restrictive, as it completely prohibits the use of EAs and only allows manual trading. FundedVerse allows EAs on several models (1-Step, 2-Step Trailing, Static, and 3-Step), though it still prohibits them on its Ultra Funded and Instant accounts.
Which firm makes you wait longer for your first payout, FundedVerse or Maven?
FundedVerse imposes a longer wait, requiring 21 days before the first withdrawal can be requested. Maven allows for payouts every 10 days, meaning you can access your profits much faster at Maven than at FundedVerse.





















