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Headquarters

Suite 201, The Catalyst, Cybercity, Ebène, 72201, Mauritius

Top floor, Rodney Court Building, Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia

CEO

Bashaar Gokal

Lewis Mansbridge

Country

Mauritius

Saint Lucia

Foundation

2023

2021

Banned Countries
United States
Afghanistan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo Republic, Cuba, Crimea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Myanmar, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Assets
Forex, Commodities, Indices, Crypto
Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto
Brokers
Hantec Markets

Liquidity Provider

Refund
Platforms
Metatrader 5
Metatrader 5, cTrader, DXTrade, MatchTrader
Demo Account
Metatrader 4
ID:1005
Password:aGXr8Zz
Server:HantecMarkets-Server3
Metatrader 5
ID:155586
Password:H1Trader!2
Server:Hantec Markets Holding Limited
Payout Methods
Crypto, Transfer, PayPal
Rise, Crypto
Payment Methods
Card, Crypto, Neteller, PayPal, Transfer, Skrill
Skrill, Neteller, Crypto, Card, ApplePay, GooglePay
Payout Frequency
  • Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX: 14 days standard, 7 days with "Weekly Payout" add-on. First reward 14 days from first trade.
  • Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Instant24: 14 days standard, 7 days with Weekly Payout add-on.
  • Endurance: 14 days standard, 7 with add-on.
  • Withdrawals processed within 1-2 business days. Minimum reward: $20 for Express and Enhanced; 2% of starting balance for EnhancedX; $20 for Instant Funding.

IF Evolve

On-demand payouts once the funded-stage eligibility requirements are met.

Instant Funding

First withdrawal after 14 days from your first trade; then every 7 days after each new trade.

Instant Funding GO

First withdrawal after 14 days from your first trade; then every 7 days after each new trade. Minimum withdrawal: $25.

Instant Funding Micro, One-Phase Micro, Two-Phase Micro, One-Phase & Two-Phase

On-Demand Payouts, withdraw anytime once eligible.

IF Micro Clarity

On-demand payouts, withdraw anytime once eligible.

One-Phase Clarity

First payout on-demand once the 1.5% minimum is reached; then every 7 days.

Instant Funding Clarity

First withdrawal after 14 days from your first trade; then every 7 days after each new trade.

Minimum Withdrawal

$20 for Express and Enhanced; 2% of starting balance for EnhancedX; $20 for Instant Funding/Lite/24.

IF Evolve

  • $250

Other accounts

  • $25
Crypto Weekend Trading
Maximum Withdrawal

IF Evolve

  • Maximum 50% of account profit per payout
  • Maximum $2,000 per request
  • Maximum 5 payouts per account
Forex
50:1

IF Evolve

  • 30:1

Other accounts

  • 100:1 (30:1 with news trading add-on)
Metals
20:1

20:1 (8:1 with news trading add-on)

Energies
15:1

20:1 (8:1 with news trading add-on)

Indices
15:1

20:1 (8:1 with news trading add-on)

Crypto
1:1

2:1 (1:1 with news trading add-on)

Forex
5 / lot
5 / lot
Metals
1 / lot
5 / lot
Energies
1 / lot
2 / lot
Indices
0
2 / lot
Crypto
0
1 / lot
Commission-Free Option
Account Reset

10% discount for any retakes

Add-ons
Instant
One Step
Account scaling
Two Steps
Max Drawdown
  • Enhanced, EnhancedX: Static
  • Instant Funding, Instant Lite, Express: Trailing (balance based)

IF Evolve

  • End-of-Day trailing drawdown. It updates at 17:00 EST from the highest recorded end-of-day balance, only moves upward, and locks permanently at the starting balance.

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO & Instant Funding Clarity

  • Smart Drawdown. Starts at –10% and shifts to –5% once you gain 5%. After that, the drawdown stays fixed at –5% of your starting balance, no matter how much you profit.

IF Micro Clarity & One-Phase Clarity

  • 6% trailing drawdown of the starting balance. Trails off closed trades only and never decreases.

Rest of accounts

  • Static
Profit Split

80% base split on all programs. Up to 90% with the optional 90/10 Profit Share add-on at purchase. Some marketing copy mentions up to 95% with additional add-ons stacking.

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO, Instant Funding Micro, One Phase, One Phase Micro, Two Phase, Two-Phase Micro, IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity, Instant Funding Clarity

  • 80%

IF1

  • 90%

One-Phase, Two-Phase, and Two-Phase Micro Challenges

  • Trade for at least 3 months and achieve a profit of 10% or more
  • Contact support to request a review of your results
  • Once verified, your profit split will be increased to 90%

Clarity (Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity, Instant Funding Clarity)

  • Up to 90% with the +10% profit split add-on
Free Trial
dailyDrawdown
  • Instant Funding: Balance-based
  • Instant Lite, Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX: Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)

IF Evolve

  • No Daily Loss limit during either the Challenge or Funded stage.

Instant Funding & Instant Funding GO

  • Highest balance or equity recorded at the end of the day (EOD high-watermark)

IF Micro Clarity

  • 3% of account value/day. Daily reset at 17:00 EST, recalculated on the higher of balance or equity.

One-Phase Clarity

  • 4% of account value/day. Daily reset at 17:00 EST, recalculated on the higher of balance or equity.

Instant Funding Clarity

  • No daily drawdown
Three Steps
Max Allocation

Maximum allocation $400,000 total across all challenge and Hantec Trader accounts. Traders can hold multiple accounts of the same size (e.g. 2×$200K at once). Scaling plan up to $200K free of charge (NOT available on Instant Funding).

Combined total starting balance of up to $940,000 across all programs (Challenge, Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO and IF Micro). Clarity accounts (IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity) have a combined cap of $1,000,000. Only starting balances count — scaling does not count toward the limit.

Merge Accounts
Maximum Trading Days

Unlimited

  • IF1: 24 hours
  • IF Micro Clarity & One-Phase Clarity: Unlimited
  • Rest of accounts (including Instant Funding GO): Unlimited
Monthly Competition
Maximum Accounts

IF Evolve

  • Up to 5 active Evolve accounts at the same time
Minimum Trading Days

Instant Funding, Instant Funding GO, Instant Funding Micro, IF1, IF Micro Clarity, One-Phase Clarity: No minimum

  • One Phase, One Phase Micro, Two Phase, Two-Phase Micro: 3 days
Points Reward Program
  • You earn 1 point for every $1 spent and you can use points to obtain promotional codes with discounts up to 50%.
  • You earn 10% of the final value (after discounts) in points for every purchase.
Minimum Profitable Days

IF Evolve

  • 5 profitable days of at least 0.25% to pass the Challenge
  • Another 5 qualifying days are required for each funded payout

IF Micro Clarity

  • 5 profitable trading days per payout cycle, each generating at least 0.5% profit. The count resets after every successful payout.
Expert Advisor (EA)
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VPN
Hedging
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Requires Stop Loss
Scalping
Stacking / Layering (DCA)
Maximum Risk Limit
Copy Trading
News Trading
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hasInactivityRule

If no trade is placed for 30 consecutive days, this is treated as a Hard Breach and the account is closed.

60 days

Consistency Rule
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Hold Weekend
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Prohibited Strategies
  • Exploiting platform or pricing errors / latencies
  • Collusion with others to manipulate prices or coordinate trading
  • Scalping for quick profits from minor price changes (majority of trades open <3 minutes)
  • Third-party or marketed strategies to pass the Challenge
  • Automated algorithms for manipulative trading practices
  • Unauthorised access or use of another customer's account
  • Arbitrage between Demo Account and any other account
  • Trading under multiple accounts using different registration details
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Reverse trading / group hedging
  • Overleveraging, overexposure or one-sided bets (≥85% margin across one or connected assets)
  • Hedging across multiple accounts
  • All or nothing trading
  • Latency Arbitrage
  • Tick Scalping
  • Account Arbitrage
  • Exploiting platform glitches
  • Reverse Trading
  • Group Hedging
  • Group Copying
  • Account Management
  • High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
  • Third-Party EAs
  • Account Churning (Rolling)
  • One-Sided Bets
  • Grid Trading
  • Overleveraging
  • Gambling
allowsMartingale
allowsWeekendHolding
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