Finotive Funding vs Orion Funded

Finotive Funding and Orion Funded side by side on price, rules and payouts.

2 firms compared Updated 29 September 2026

Change Firms
Cheapest challenge, Finotive Funding
$12.50
Longest running, Finotive Funding
5 years

At a Glance

2 firms
TrustpilotNot listed4.5
In operation5 yearsLongest running3 years
CountryNot listedAE
Cheapest challenge$12.50Two-Step Solo FX, $2.5KCheapest$49Orion Standard, $5K
Max. allocation$200K$200K
Programs
Instant Funding Lite, Instant Funding Standard, One-Step Challenge, Pro One-Step, Two-Step Solo FX, Two-Step Challenge, Pro Two-Step
Orion Zero, Orion Nova $5K (USD 7 registration fee plus USD 69 activation fee after passing), Orion Nova $10K (USD 7 registration fee plus USD 109 activation fee after passing), Orion Nova $25K (USD 7 registration fee plus USD 209 activation fee after passing), Orion Nova $50K (USD 7 registration fee plus USD 349 activation fee after passing), Orion Nova $100K (USD 7 registration fee plus USD 669 activation fee after passing), Orion Nova $200K (USD 7 registration fee plus USD 1,099 activation fee after passing), Orion Standard, Orion Swing

Trading Rules

Each firm’s daily and maximum loss limits, as the firm sets them. Each firm’s profile says how its limits are measured.

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Daily loss limitAcross the firm's programs3% to 5%3% to 5%
Max loss limitAcross the firm's programs6% to 10%Most room6% to 8%
Daily drawdownNot listed
3% on Zero and Standard, 5% on Swing, 4% in the Nova evaluation and 3% on funded Nova. Measured from the greater of the previous day's closing balance or closing equity, resets at midnight UTC, and counts floating losses, swaps and commissions.
Max drawdownNot listed
Static for Orion Standard (6%) and Orion Swing (8%), fixed from the initial balance. Trailing lock for Orion Zero (6%) and Orion Nova (8% in evaluation, 5% funded): the floor follows the balance upward and locks at the funded starting balance once the first payout is approved.
Minimum trading daysNot listed4 trading days in each evaluation for Standard and Swing; none for Zero and Nova; none on any funded account
Time limitNot listedUnlimited on all programs; accounts with no trades for 30 consecutive calendar days expire
News tradingNot listed
No timing restrictions during any evaluation, but news trading used as a strategy is prohibited on all programs. Funded Nova and Standard accounts may not open, close or modify trades from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after a high impact event. Funded Swing accounts have no restriction. Orion Zero allows it, but trades opened or closed within 5 minutes of a high impact event are rewarded at 50% instead of 80%.
Overnight and weekendsNot listed
Overnight and weekend holding allowed on every program in evaluation and funded stages. Opening trades specifically to capture price gaps is prohibited.
EAs and copy tradingNot listed
EAs are permitted only for risk and trade management (stop loss, take profit, break even, trailing stops, partial closes, position sizing, drawdown protection). Third party EAs, signal generating or autonomous bots, HFT, tick scalping and automated copy trading are prohibited, and automation above 2,000 server requests a day is not allowed. Copy trading is allowed only between accounts owned by the same person; external copy services are prohibited.
Consistency ruleNot listed
Best Day Rule of 20% on Orion Zero and on funded Orion Nova accounts: the best single day may not exceed 20% of total profit in the reward cycle before a reward can be requested. No Best Day Rule on Standard, Swing or the Nova evaluation.

Payouts

When and how each firm pays once you are funded.

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Profit splitNot listed80% on all programs, rising to 90% after qualifying for the scaling plan
First payoutNot listed
The first reward can be requested only after the first 14 day period has passed, even if the account is already in profit, and the minimum request is $100. On Zero and Nova funded accounts the first 3% of profit is a buffer that cannot be withdrawn. Approved rewards carry a 48 hour processing guarantee (full reward plus program fee refund if missed, subject to listed exclusions). Program fee refunded on the fourth successful reward.
Payout frequencyNot listedEvery 14 calendar days
Payout methodsFinotive Pay, bank wire, Revolut, and crypto.Rise Pay (local currency or crypto)

Platforms and Markets

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Platforms
  • MT5
  • Match Trader
  • MT5
  • Match Trader
Markets
  • FX
  • Metals
  • Indices
  • Energy
  • Crypto
  • Stocks
  • FX
  • Indices
  • Metals
  • Other Commodities
  • Stocks
  • Crypto
Leverage
FX up to 1:100
Metals up to 1:25
Indices up to 1:10
Energy 1:20
Crypto up to 1:2
Stocks up to 1:5
Zero, Nova and Standard: forex 1:100, indices 1:50, metals 1:30. Swing: forex 1:30, indices 1:15, metals 1:9. Commodities 1:3.3 and stocks and crypto 1:1 on all programs. Leverage is preset and cannot be changed by the trader.
Scaling planNot listed
Available on all funded programs. Qualifying requires a 15% return over a rolling three month period, at least two of three months positive and at least three reward requests. Each qualifying cycle adds 25% to the account balance and moves the split to 90%, up to a maximum allocation of $4,000,000.

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