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How much freedom you get at FXIFY and Top Trader Prime

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Time limits

Trading at these firms involves navigating calendars that dictate when you cannot stop trading and when you are forced to wait.

  • FXIFY: While most programs claim to have no maximum time limit, the Lightning challenges force you into a very short window to complete targets. On the other hand, you are barred from rushing payouts; most plans require between 3 and 10 minimum trading days before you can even request your money.
  • Top Trader Prime: You cannot leave a purchased challenge sitting idle for more than 30 days without activating it. Once funded, you are restricted by a 14-day minimum trading requirement before each payout. Furthermore, a "trading day" only counts if you both open and close a position, preventing you from simply clicking to pass time.

Weekends and news

Both firms impose barriers that prevent you from capitalizing on market volatility or protecting positions during closures.

  • FXIFY: You are prohibited from trading major news on Lightning accounts. Crypto accounts specifically block you from operating 5 minutes before and after restricted news events. While standard evaluations allow weekend holding, Instant Funding accounts strictly forbid it.
  • Top Trader Prime: Unless you pay a 20% price increase as an "add-on," you are banned from opening or closing trades (including hitting SL/TP) within a 20-minute window around 3-star news. Failure to comply with these news restrictions can lead to account termination.

Where you can trade from

Geography is a significant barrier for both firms, excluding traders based on their residency or technical setup.

  • FXIFY: This firm has an extensive list of banned jurisdictions. You cannot trade from countries such as Vietnam, Algeria, Russia, or several African nations like Kenya and Ghana. Additionally, you are forbidden from using a VPN to access your account.
  • Top Trader Prime: You are completely barred if you reside in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, or Russia. Technically, you are also prohibited from using both VPNs and VPS; if the system detects either, your account will be suspended.

What the platform limits

The technical environment and the strategies you can deploy are heavily fenced in.

  • FXIFY: You are restricted from using EAs or bots on any Crypto account. Copy trading is also forbidden on the 2 Phase Pro and Lightning programs. If you choose the 2 Phase Pro, you lose access to the scaling plan and the ability to merge accounts.
  • Top Trader Prime: You are locked into a proprietary platform, meaning you cannot use MT4 or MT5. The firm prohibits scalping (trades lasting less than 100 seconds or gaining less than 1.5 pips), hedging across accounts, and Martingale strategies. You are also barred from trading without a Stop Loss unless you pay a 30% surcharge at checkout.

What the rules cost you

The financial structure of these firms limits your recovery options and your access to earned capital.

  • FXIFY: On the 2 Phase Pro, you are denied any fee refund and cannot reset or retry the challenge. Payouts are restricted to a monthly schedule unless you pay for a bi-weekly add-on. Furthermore, the 2 Phase Pro caps your first two withdrawals at 5% of the initial balance or $8,000, preventing you from withdrawing large early profits.
  • Top Trader Prime: You cannot withdraw anything if your combined balance across all linked accounts is negative; the firm can offset your gains in one account against losses in another without notice. Payouts are also hindered by a consistency rule: no single trade can account for more than 25% of your total profit.

Restrictions that add up

The true weight of these limitations is felt when they interact. At Top Trader Prime, the combination of a mandatory Stop Loss, the ban on trades under 100 seconds, and the 25% consistency rule forces you into a very narrow "middle-ground" trading style that punishes both quick scalpers and high-conviction traders. Meanwhile, FXIFY uses a multi-layered restriction system where choosing a specific plan (like the Pro or Lightning) automatically strips away freedoms available in other plans, such as EAs, copy trading, or fee refunds, forcing a trade-off between lower targets and operational flexibility.

Frequently asked questions

Which firm has more geographical restrictions, FXIFY or Top Trader Prime?

FXIFY has a much longer list of excluded countries, barring traders from nations like Vietnam, Algeria, Kenya, and many others across Africa and the Middle East. Top Trader Prime focuses its bans on major regions like the United States, UAE, and Turkey, but its list of prohibited countries is shorter than FXIFY's.

Which firm is more restrictive regarding trading platforms, FXIFY or Top Trader Prime?

Top Trader Prime is significantly more restrictive as it forces you to use their proprietary platform, barring the use of industry standards like MetaTrader. In contrast, FXIFY allows you to choose between MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, DXTrade, and TradingView, although some specific plans like 2 Phase Pro may limit you to MT5, DXTrade, or TradingView.

Which firm imposes a higher minimum withdrawal limit, FXIFY or Top Trader Prime?

Top Trader Prime has a higher barrier for withdrawing funds, requiring a minimum of $100 (or the equivalent in EUR) for any payout. FXIFY is more accessible in this regard, allowing withdrawals starting from $50, although some specific crypto plans might have higher requirements depending on the account size.

Which firm limits the use of EAs and bots more, FXIFY or Top Trader Prime?

Top Trader Prime is more restrictive because it requires you to declare any EA used and strictly prohibits HFT and "abusive AI," while also banning VPS usage which is essential for most bots. FXIFY allows EAs on most standard and Pro accounts, only completely banning them on their Crypto-specific programs.

Field by field

FXIFY and Top Trader Prime, side by side

Rules, plans, platforms, leverage, commissions and payouts of both, with the option to see only what differs.

Head to head

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Headquarters

1-13(A), First Floor, Paragon, Jalan Tun Mustapha, 87009 Labuan

Brighton, Colorado (USA). Representative address in Joué-lès-Tours, France, not open to the public.

CEO

Peter Brown y David Bhidey

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Country

Malaysia

United States

Foundation

2023

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Banned Countries
Zimbabwe, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Somalia, Vietnam, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Libya, Sudan, Cuba, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Palestine, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Congo Republic, Crimea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Algeria, Russia, Kenya, Ghana, Haiti
United States, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Myanmar, Cuba, Turkey, United Arab Emirates
Assets
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Stocks, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto, Stocks
Brokers
FXPIG
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Refund
Limited

1, 2 and 3 Phase purchase fees can be reimbursed with the first payout on request. 2 Phase Pro does not include a fee refund alongside withdrawals. Crypto programs do not either.

Limited

Challenges: the fee is refunded after passing, 50% with the first payout (which must be at least 1% of the account size) and 50% with the second. Not available on instant funding. A purchase is only refunded if requested within 7 days with no trading.

Payout Fee
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No firm fee; network or bank fees are paid by the trader.

Platforms
Metatrader 4, Metatrader 5, DXTrade, Tradingview
Propietary Platform
Demo Account
Metatrader 4 All-In
ID12007232PasswordzuPt1OOServerFXPIG-Demo
Metatrader 4 Raw
ID625908Password!o5iCgMrServerFXPIG-DEMO
Metatrader 5 All-In
ID2100170634Password!llo7nWiServerFXPIG-Server
Metatrader 5 Raw
ID2100139002Password+yTuU6RzServerFXPIG-Server
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Payout Methods
Rise, Transfer, Crypto
Transfer, PayPal, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto
Card, Crypto
Payout Frequency
  • 1, 2 and 3 Phase: first payout on demand after the minimum trading days; then monthly, or bi-weekly with add-on.
  • 2 Phase Classic: 14 or 30 days depending on payout configuration.
  • 2 Phase Pro: withdrawals every 10 days after meeting the payout criteria.
  • Instant Funding: instant/regular payout structure according to the instant account rules.
  • Lightning: first payout criteria are plan-specific, then every 14 days.
  • Crypto programs: every 14 days; Crypto Standard can also choose monthly payouts.

Every 14 days. Instant funding: first payout after 20 days per the rules (product pages say 4 weeks), then every 14 days. Two consecutive non compliant requests may suspend the account.

Payout Guarantee
No data

Paid within 14 days of the request at most. Once approved, payment takes 24 to 72 business hours (USDT usually within 24 hours; bank transfer up to 5 business days).

Crypto Weekend Trading
Yes
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Maximum Withdrawal

Plan-specific. 2 Phase Pro caps the first two withdrawals at 5% of initial balance or $8,000, then has no cap.

No data
Minimum Withdrawal

$50. Crypto accounts: $50 to $750 depending on size on one of the two plans; FXIFY contradicts itself on which.

$100 or the equivalent in euros, with any method.

Forex

Standard leverage is 30:1. Eligible traders can increase leverage to 50:1 at checkout for FX.

100:1
Metals

Gold and metals follow the 30:1 standard structure, with eligible checkout upgrade to 50:1 for Gold and Silver. 2 Phase Pro lists Forex & Gold at 30:1.

1:100; palladium 1:50.

Energies

Oil leverage is 5:1 on 2 Phase Pro.

100:1
Indices

Indices leverage is 10:1 on 2 Phase Pro.

1:100; Nikkei 225 and ASX 200 1:50.

Stocks

Stocks leverage is 2:1 on 2 Phase Pro.

20:1
Crypto

BTC, ETH and SOL: up to 5:1. Other cryptocurrencies: up to 2:1.

10:1
Forex
0
0 / lot
Metals
0
0 / lot
Indices
0
0 / lot
Stocks
0
0 / lot
Crypto
0
0 / lot
Commission-Free Option
Yes

All-In feed is commission-free for FX, metals and indices; stock CFDs carry 0.35% round-turn. Raw feed has tighter spreads and $6/lot on FX, indices and metals.

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Energies
No data
0 / lot
Swap Free
No
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Account Reset

Plan-specific. 2 Phase Pro does not offer resets or retries; traders must purchase another challenge.

Yes

Paid, from the dashboard. In the challenge, about 50% of the price and back to phase 1 or 2. On a funded account, full price and funded status is kept. Usually applied within 24 hours.

Add-ons
Limited

Eligible accounts can use checkout customizations such as increased leverage, increased performance split, bi-weekly payouts and Performance Protect. 2 Phase Pro has no add-ons.

Yes

At checkout: news trading (+20% of the price) and no mandatory stop loss (+30%).

Instant
Yes
Yes

Funded account with no evaluation, with a profit cap and its own profit split ladder that starts lower.

One Step
Yes

One Phase and Lightning are one-step style programs.

Yes

1 Phase Challenge.

Account scaling
Limited

Scaling is available on eligible standard programs, but Instant Funding, Lightning and 2 Phase Pro are excluded.

Limited

On request from the dashboard, after several profitable periods on a funded account. Decided case by case based on consistency and rule compliance, at no cost.

Two Steps
Yes
  • Two Phase Classic: static drawdown
  • Two Phase Standard: trailing drawdown
  • Two Phase Pro: static drawdown, no add-ons and no scaling
Yes

2 Phase Challenge.

Max Drawdown
  • 1 Phase: trailing drawdown that locks at starting balance.
  • 2 Phase Classic and 3 Phase: static drawdown.
  • 2 Phase Standard: trailing drawdown.
  • 2 Phase Pro: static 8% drawdown based on initial balance.
  • Lightning: plan-specific drawdown rules.
  • Crypto programs: trailing drawdown that locks when a payout is made.

Static, measured on the initial capital. Breaching it suspends the account.

Profit Split

Up to 90% on most eligible accounts through add-ons. Two Phase Classic page shows up to 100%. Educational Course and some special programs may differ. On Crypto Standard, 100% with monthly payouts.

Rises with each payout. Challenges: 70%, 75%, 80%, 85% and 90% from the fifth. Instant funding: 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70% and 90% from the sixth.

Free Trial
No
Yes

Free Trial 10K, no card needed: 8% target, 5% daily and 10% total loss, no mandatory stop loss. One per email every 30 days; after passing, the account stays open for 24 hours and pays nothing.

Profit After Breach

Performance Protect is an optional add-on on eligible accounts. It allows traders with remaining gains to request a payout after a drawdown breach, based on the agreed performance split. It is not available on 2 Phase Pro.

No data
Daily Drawdown

Daily loss is generally calculated from the previous day's 5 PM EST balance. 2 Phase Pro uses a 4% daily drawdown and treats a daily loss breach as a hard breach.

Measured on the initial capital, including floating losses; per its forum it resets at midnight UTC. Breaching it suspends the account.

Three Steps
Yes
No
Max Allocation

Up to $800,000 on standard FXIFY accounts. 2 Phase Pro has a separate maximum allocation of $785,000, one active account per account size.

$1,000,000 per account and $3,000,000 combined.

Merge Accounts
No
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Maximum Trading Days

Most programs have unlimited time. Lightning has a short challenge window. 2 Phase Pro has no specific time window to complete the profit targets.

No time limit. The challenge must be activated within 30 days of purchase.

Minimum Trading Days
  • 1 Phase: 5 days
  • 2 Phase Classic: 4 days
  • 2 Phase Pro: 3 days to pass; 10 trading days to request payout
  • 3 Phase: 5 days
  • Instant Lite: 10 days
  • Lightning: 3 days
  • Crypto Standard: 4 days; on the funded account, 7 per payout period
  • Crypto Instant Funding: no evaluation minimum

Evaluation: 2 days. Funded account: 14 days before each payout; a day only counts if a trade is opened and closed on it. If a payout is refused, the counter resets.

Points Reward Program

FXIFY Rewards:

  • Earn Coins and XP through purchases, trading milestones, badges and Hub activities.
  • Coins: redeem for challenge vouchers, raffle tickets and merchandise.
  • XP: leaderboard ranking and prizes; cannot be spent.
  • Access the Hub with your existing FXIFY account.
  • Does not change your account's trading conditions.
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Monthly Competition
Yes
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Minimum Profitable Days

Plan-specific. Instant Lite has 5 minimum profitable days. 2 Phase Pro trading days require at least 0.5% profit based on initial balance.

Funded account: 7 of the 14 minimum days. In evaluation, the FAQ and its comparisons ask for 2 profitable days; the rules page says 2 trading days.

Maximum Accounts
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Several accounts at once up to the maximum combined capital. Each one is evaluated separately.

Expert Advisor (EA)
Limited

EAs are allowed on standard accounts and 2 Phase Pro. Lightning, Instant and Educational Course accounts have restrictions. Crypto accounts do not allow EAs or bots.

Limited

Allowed if declared. Undeclared EAs, HFT and abusive AI are prohibited.

VPN
No
No

VPN and VPS are prohibited; detection suspends the account.

Hedging
Yes
No

Prohibited, including across accounts.

Requires Stop Loss
Limited

Lightning requires stop loss. Other plans are plan-specific.

Yes

Mandatory when opening and closing every trade. One trade without a stop is tolerated; the second one suspends the account. Can be removed with the paid add-on.

Scalping
Yes
Limited

Trades under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips count as prohibited scalping; repeated trades of 2 pips or less are reviewed.

Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Yes
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Martingale
No data
No
Maximum Risk Limit
No
Yes

Per trade: maximum loss of 2% and maximum profit of 3%.

Copy Trading
Limited

Copy trading can be allowed on eligible accounts with proof of the master account, but it is not allowed on 2 Phase Pro or Lightning. Not on Crypto accounts either.

Limited

Copying between your own accounts does not count for payouts. Under the "Be copied" program, copied profit can be at most 50% of the eligible profit.

News Trading
Limited

Most standard accounts allow news trading. Lightning has restrictions around major news. 2 Phase Pro allows news trading. Crypto accounts cannot trade 5 minutes before or after restricted news.

Limited

No opening or closing (including a triggered SL/TP) 10 minutes before and after 3 star releases on the TradingView calendar, any currency and symbol. A position opened before the release may be held. Allowed with the paid add-on.

Inactivity Rule

60 calendar days without trading can trigger inactivity breach on relevant accounts, including 2 Phase Pro. Crypto Instant Funding requires opening or closing a trade every 7 days.

Closed after 15 consecutive days without trading, or suspended after 40 days in loss.

Consistency Rule
Limited

Consistency rules are plan-specific. Lightning and Instant Lite include consistency requirements; 2 Phase Pro uses a trading-day qualification rule of 0.5% profit on initial balance. Crypto: 25% best-day rule on Instant Funding and on the Standard funded account.

Yes

When requesting a payout, no single trade may exceed 25% of total profit (if it does, the payout is held until rebalanced) and no instrument 80%. Each trade must also be between 1/4 and 2 times the largest lot already used on the account.

Hold Weekend
Limited

Standard evaluation accounts generally allow weekend holding. Instant Funding accounts have restrictions. 2 Phase Pro allows weekend holding. Crypto accounts trade 24/7.

Yes
Prohibited Strategies
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Reverse and group hedging
  • Account management
  • Latency arbitrage
  • Order book spamming
  • Herd trading and collusion
  • Exploiting bugs and glitches
  • High leverage news trading
  • Statistical arbitrage
  • EAs, bots and copy traders on Crypto accounts

HFT and scalping under 100 seconds or under 1.5 pips, martingale, hedging (including across accounts), grid, latency and quote arbitrage, gap trading, exploiting price or platform errors, abusive AI, undeclared EAs, overexposure or gambling, account rolling and third party trading.

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