Instant Funding vs Hola Prime
Instant Funding and Hola Prime side by side on price, rules and payouts.
- Cheapest challenge, Hola Prime
- $9
- Biggest max. allocation, Instant Funding
- $600K
At a Glance
GBTrading Rules
Loss limits are a share of the starting balance. Breaking either limit ends the account.
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| Daily loss limitAcross the firm's programs | None to 4% | 3% to 5%Most room |
| Max loss limitAcross the firm's programs | 4% to 10% | 6% to 10% |
| Daily drawdown | EOD Balance | Calculated on the previous day's closing balance (initial balance on day one): 3% on 1 Step Prime and Direct, 5% on 2 Step Prime and 2 Step Pro (4% at $200K). |
| Max drawdown | One & Two-Phase: Static Instant: Earn 5% profit? Your drawdown drops by 5%. One-time only | Static on 1 Step Prime (6%), 2 Step Prime and 2 Step Pro (10%, or 8% at $200K), measured on balance or equity from the initial balance. Direct Account uses a 7% trailing drawdown. |
| Minimum trading days | Not listed | 1 Step Prime: 2 days. 2 Step Prime: 3 days per phase. 2 Step Pro: 2 days per phase. Payouts: 3 profitable days (0.5%) in 14 days on the fortnightly cycle, 7 in 30 days on the monthly cycle. |
| Time limit | Not listed | Unlimited. At least one trade every 30 calendar days to avoid inactivity closure. |
| News trading | Instant, One & Two-Phase (Funded): 8m Window No Execution | Allowed without restriction on 1 Step Prime and 2 Step Prime (challenge and funded) and on 2 Step Pro challenges. Funded 2 Step Pro and Direct accounts cannot open or close trades on affected instruments from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high impact news, including SL and TP fills. |
| Overnight and weekends | Instant, One & Two-Phase (Funded): Overnight Holding Allowed. No Weekend One & Two-Phase (Evaluation): Weekend Holding | Overnight holding allowed on all accounts. Weekend holding allowed on Prime accounts and 2 Step Pro challenges, not on funded 2 Step Pro or Direct accounts. |
| EAs and copy trading | Yes However No 3rd party EAs. Yes However No Copying from Accounts Not Owned by the Trader or Group Trading Arrangements. | EAs and bots allowed only on MT5 with the paid EA add on, not on cTrader, Match Trader, TradeLocker or Direct accounts; the EA strategy must be declared and identical EA setups may be grouped for allocation. Copy trading only between your own Hola Prime funded accounts. |
| Consistency rule | Not listed | On demand payout option: 40% consistency and 2% minimum total profit. Direct Account: 20% (largest winning day cannot exceed 20% of total profit). None on the fortnightly or monthly cycles. |
Payouts
When and how each firm pays once you are funded.
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| Profit split | Not listed | Chosen at purchase: 80% fortnightly, 95% monthly, 80% on demand; Direct Account 80% or 90% fortnightly. |
| First payout | Not listed | Once the selected cycle's conditions, KYC, agreement and a mandatory KYC interview are complete; compliance review up to 24 business hours, then processed within 1 hour. A 2.5% fee applies (minimum $25 wire and Rise, $5 crypto). |
| Payout frequency | Fortnightly then weekly for Instant | Fixed at purchase: fortnightly, monthly or on demand; the next date counts from the latest trade opened after the previous payout. |
| Minimum payout | $25 - 1.5% of Starting Balance or $25 (Higher) for One-Phase & Two-Phase | $50 by bank wire or crypto, $500 via Rise (excluding the firm's share) |
| Payout methods | Bank transfer and Crypto via Rise, Direct Crypto payments | Bank wire, Crypto (BTC, USDC, ETH, USDT), Rise (bank and crypto) |
Platforms and Markets
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| Leverage | FX up to 1:100 Indices up to 1:20 Crypto up to 1:2 Other Commodities up to 1:20 | Pro: forex 1:100, exotics 1:10, indices 1:20, metals 1:20, commodities 1:5, crypto 1:2. Prime: forex 1:50, exotics 1:5, indices 1:10, metals 1:10, commodities 1:2, crypto 1:1. Direct: forex 1:50, exotics 1:5, indices 1:5, metals 1:10, commodities 1:2, crypto 1:1. |
| Scaling plan | Duration Requirements: No Time | Instant, 90 Days | One-Phase & Two-Phase Profit Requirements: 10% | Instant, One-Phase & Two-Phase Scaling Percentage: 100% | Instant, 25% | One-Phase & Two-Phase Max Scaling Amount: $1.28m | Instant, Double Starting Capital | One-Phase & Two-Phase | After a minimum 4 month cycle with 10% net profit, at least 2 profitable months, 2 payouts and a positive balance: +25% of initial balance, then +40% (Alpha Prime), then +50% per subsequent scaling, up to $4,000,000. |
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