Time limits
You do not have a fixed calendar deadline to pass evaluations at either firm, but you are not entirely free from time pressure. At Hola Prime, you cannot leave your account untouched for long; a 30-day inactivity window triggers a hard breach, forcing you to trade even when market conditions are poor. Additionally, you cannot get funded instantly on most plans: the Pro and Prime challenges require between 2 and 3 minimum trading days depending on the phase.
Maven imposes its own hurdles. On the 2-Step challenge, you cannot move to the next phase without completing at least 3 profitable days (minimum 0.5% gain each). This prevents you from passing with a single lucky trade and forces you to stay exposed to market risk for a longer duration.
Weekends and news
Your ability to hold positions is strictly curtailed depending on the account you choose. At Hola Prime, if you opt for the Pro or Direct accounts, you are forbidden from holding trades over the weekend; you must close everything by 15:45 EST on Friday or face suspension (Pro) or account termination (Direct). Furthermore, these same accounts prevent you from opening or closing trades within a 10-minute window (5 minutes before and after) around high-impact news.
Maven allows weekend holding, but its news restrictions are equally rigid. You cannot execute trades (including hitting Take Profit or Stop Loss) within 2 minutes of a red folder event. If you are an "Instant" or "Mini" trader at Maven, you are further restricted by a consistency score: you cannot withdraw funds if a single day accounts for more than 20% of your total profit.
Where you can trade from
Geography is a significant barrier. Hola Prime maintains an extensive list of banned countries, including China, India, and Russia. Even if your country is allowed, you cannot use a VPN to circumvent geographic restrictions, and your IP address must strictly match your KYC and payment data. Their cheapest $2k accounts are particularly restrictive, being unavailable in the US, UK, Canada, Spain, and many other major regions.
Maven also excludes several jurisdictions, prohibiting traders from Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, Belarus, and Afghanistan. While they permit VPNs, they do not allow "Toxic Trading Order Flow" or group hedging, meaning you cannot coordinate trades with other users.
What the platform limits
The technical environment defines what you cannot do. At Maven, you are completely forbidden from using Expert Advisors (EAs); all trading must be manual. You are also limited in your scalping style: you cannot have more than 50% of your trades last less than one minute.
Hola Prime allows EAs, but not for free. You cannot use them on cTrader, MatchTrader, or TradeLocker, nor on Direct accounts. To use an EA on MT5, you must pay a 10% surcharge on your initial fee. Furthermore, you are limited by a strict risk-per-idea rule: you cannot risk more than 2% of your initial balance on overlapping positions or re-entries within 10 minutes.
What the rules cost you
The financial structure limits how many attempts you can afford and how much of your profit you actually keep. Hola Prime takes a 2.5% cut from every payout you receive, and you cannot withdraw less than $50. If you want a 95% profit split, you must pay a 20% surcharge upfront.
Maven limits your early success. You cannot withdraw more than $10,000 per 30-day cycle initially. Once your total profit exceeds $5,000, you are forced to undergo a risk interview with an analyst; if you do not attend, your payout is blocked. Their drawdown also limits your breathing room: while 2-step plans are static, the 1-step and Instant plans use a trailing drawdown, which locks in your losses as your equity grows.
Restrictions that add up
The combined effect of these rules creates a narrow path for the trader. At Hola Prime, the mandatory Stop Loss combined with the "risk per idea" rule and the news trading ban on Pro accounts means you cannot use high-leverage, fast-execution strategies during volatile periods. You are forced into a very specific, slow-paced manual style that must be consistent enough to avoid the 30-day inactivity trap.
At Maven, the ban on EAs coupled with the $10,000 withdrawal cap and the consistency score creates a ceiling on your scalability. You cannot automate your edge, and you cannot "windfall" your way to a large payout because the 20% consistency rule forces you to keep trading and potentially give back profits to the market just to satisfy the withdrawal requirements.
Frequently asked questions
Which firm is more expensive for a $100,000 challenge, Hola Prime or Maven?
Hola Prime is more expensive for a standard 2-step evaluation, charging $569 for its Prime model and $681 for its Pro model. In contrast, Maven is significantly cheaper, offering its $100k 2-Step challenge for $440. This means a trader can afford fewer attempts at Hola Prime for the same capital.
Between Hola Prime and Maven, which one allows the use of EAs?
Maven completely forbids the use of EAs and automated trading. Hola Prime does allow EAs, but with heavy restrictions: they are only permitted on the MetaTrader 5 platform, you cannot use them on Direct accounts, and you must pay an additional 10% on top of the challenge fee to enable this feature.
Who has more restrictive payout conditions, Hola Prime or Maven?
Maven imposes a hard cap of $10,000 per 30-day cycle and requires a mandatory risk interview once you surpass $5,000 in total payouts. Hola Prime does not cap the total amount but charges a 2.5% fee on every payout (minimum $50) and forces you to stick to the payout cycle (biweekly or monthly) you chose at the moment of purchase.
Which firm has stricter news trading rules for funded accounts, Hola Prime or Maven?
Hola Prime is stricter on its Pro and Direct accounts, prohibiting any trading 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after high-impact news (a 10-minute total block). Maven uses a smaller 4-minute window (2 minutes before and after) but its rule is broader, as it also prevents trades from hitting Take Profit or Stop Loss during that time, which can lead to accidental violations.
