Orion Funded vs RZR Funded
Orion Funded and RZR Funded side by side on price, rules and payouts.
- Top Trustpilot score, Orion Funded
- 4.5
- Cheapest challenge, RZR Funded
- $13
At a Glance
| 2 firms | ||
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| Trustpilot | Top rated | |
| In operation | 3 years | Not listed |
| Country | LC | |
| Cheapest challenge | $49Orion Standard, $5K | $13Instant24, $2KCheapest |
| Max. allocation | $200K | $200K |
| Programs | 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 | Instant24, Instant Lite, Instant Funding, Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX, Endurance |
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 programs | 3% to 5% | 2% to 6%Most room |
| Max loss limitAcross the firm's programs | 6% to 8% | 3% to 10%Most room |
| Daily drawdown | 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. | Calculated at 00:00 server time from the higher of balance or equity: 5% on Express and Enhanced, 4% on EnhancedX and Endurance, 6% on Instant Funding, 3% on Instant Lite and 2% on Instant24. |
| Max drawdown | 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. | Express: 6% trailing the closed balance until it locks at the starting balance. Enhanced (10%), EnhancedX (8%) and Endurance (8%): static from the starting balance. Instant Funding: 6% trailing on balance, locking at the starting balance. Instant24: 3% trailing the closed balance high watermark. Instant Lite: 5% trailing the closed balance until 5% profit is reached, then locked at the starting balance. On Express, Enhanced and Instant Funding the first withdrawal locks the limit at the starting balance. |
| Minimum trading days | 4 trading days in each evaluation for Standard and Swing; none for Zero and Nova; none on any funded account | None on Express and EnhancedX. Enhanced: 3 profitable days of at least 0.5% per stage and per payout cycle. Endurance: 3 trading days per stage. Instant Lite: 5 profitable days of at least 0.5% per payout cycle. None on Instant Funding and Instant24. |
| Time limit | Unlimited on all programs; accounts with no trades for 30 consecutive calendar days expire | No time limit on challenges; Instant24 runs for 24 hours from the first trade. |
| News trading | 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%. | No restriction during challenges. On funded Hantec Trader accounts, trades cannot be opened or closed from 3 minutes before to 3 minutes after red folder news on Forex Factory. Instant Lite and Instant Funding offer news trading as a paid add on. |
| Overnight and weekends | Overnight and weekend holding allowed on every program in evaluation and funded stages. Opening trades specifically to capture price gaps is prohibited. | Weekend holding allowed on Express, Enhanced, EnhancedX and Endurance. Instant Funding positions must be closed by 23:45 GMT+3 on Friday unless the weekend add on is bought. Crypto can be traded at weekends. |
| EAs and copy trading | 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. | Expert Advisors are allowed on challenge accounts and the funded accounts that follow, provided they avoid the prohibited strategies list; EAs and robots are not allowed on Instant Funding. Copy trading rules sit in the prohibited strategies page, which was not reviewed. |
| Consistency rule | 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. | None on Express, Enhanced, Endurance and Instant Funding. EnhancedX: best day no more than 35% of total profit, based on end of day equity. Instant Lite: best day no more than 20% of total profit. Instant24: no single trade more than 15% of total profit. Funded accounts also have a 3% maximum open loss (1% on Instant24 and Instant Lite). |
Payouts
When and how each firm pays once you are funded.
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| Profit split | 80% on all programs, rising to 90% after qualifying for the scaling plan | 80% by default on challenge accounts, 95% with a paid add on; instant accounts advertise up to 95% |
| First payout | 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. | First reward can be requested 14 days after the first trade on the funded account, or on demand with an add on. The firm promises approval within 24 business hours or it doubles the reward, up to $1,000, and states an average payout time of 10 hours. |
| Payout frequency | Every 14 calendar days | Every 14 days, or every 7 days with an add on; Instant24 pays once its 24 hour period ends |
| Minimum payout | Not listed | $20 on most accounts; on EnhancedX at least 2% of the starting balance, and on Instant24 at least 3% profit |
| Payout methods | Rise Pay (local currency or crypto) | PayPal, Crypto (USDT, USDC, ETH and BTC), Bank transfer (SWIFT and SEPA), Pix and local methods in Latin America, Africa and Asia Pacific |
Platforms and Markets
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| Leverage | 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. | Up to 1:50 on major forex pairs (1:33 on USDCHF) per the product specifications; bullion 1:10, indices and commodities 1:15, crypto 1:1 |
| Scaling plan | 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. | Traders move up by passing the challenge at the next account size at no extra cost, from $2,000 to $200,000, with add ons carried over. Combined funded accounts are capped at $400,000 of simulated allocation. Available on 1, 2 and 3 step challenges. |
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