Maven Trading
VerifiedThe cheapest way in, with the tightest rules
Trust score
Poor
MetaTrader 5
- Challenges from
- $13
- Max funding
- $100K
- Profit split
- 80%
- Max drawdown
- 5%
- Max leverage
- 1:100
- Payout cycle
- Every 2 weeks
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Pros & cons
What we like
- Cheapest entry anywhere here — $13 for a $2,000 account
- Accounts from $2,000, useful for testing a firm for real
- Payouts every 10 business days rather than 14 calendar days
- Copy trading between your own accounts is permitted
- Three evaluation formats at the same price
What to watch
- Expert advisors are not permitted at all
- Withdrawals capped at $10,000 per 30-day cycle
- 1% floating PnL limit on Instant and Mini accounts
- 20% consistency rule on instant and funded withdrawals
- Trailing drawdown with a tight 5% overall limit
Targets & limits by challenge
| Challenge | Profit target | Daily drawdown | Max drawdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation 1-Step | 8% | 3% | 5% |
Challenges & pricing
Evaluation Most popular
1-Step Evaluation · 80% split · 5% max drawdown
| Account size | Price | Cost per $1K | Phase 1 target | Phase 2 target | Daily drawdown | Max drawdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2K | $13 | $6.50 | 8% | — | 3% | 5% |
| $5K | $25 | $5.00 | 8% | — | 3% | 5% |
| $10K | $50 | $5.00 | 8% | — | 3% | 5% |
| $25K | $135 | $5.40 | 8% | — | 3% | 5% |
| $50K | $240 | $4.80 | 8% | — | 3% | 5% |
| $100K | $450 | $4.50 | 8% | — | 3% | 5% |
“Cost per $1K” is the evaluation fee divided by buying power — the only fair way to compare challenge prices across different account sizes.
What's allowed
Expert advisors (EAs)
Automated strategies and bots
High-frequency trading
Scalping and latency-sensitive strategies
Copy trading
Mirroring trades across accounts
News trading
Holding through high-impact releases
Weekend holding
Carrying positions over the weekend
Martingale
Adding to a losing position to recover it
Crypto instruments
Trading crypto pairs
What the account comes with
Consistency rule
Caps how much of your profit may come from a single day
Refundable fee
Evaluation fee returned on first payout
Free retry
A second attempt at no cost if you breach
Scaling plan
Account grows as you stay profitable
Free trial
Try the platform before paying for an evaluation
Instruments and assets
Assets
The rules in full
The clauses that decide whether you keep the account. Quoted from Maven Trading's own terms — check the current version before you trade.
8 rules here break the account
Breaking one of these fails the evaluation or voids a payout outright.
Risk & drawdown
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Trailing drawdown of 5%
Breaks the accountLoss limit follows your highest equity, tightening as you profit. Breaching it ends the account immediately, whether or not the position later recovers.
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Instant and Mini accounts cap floating loss at 1%
Breaks the accountUnrealised loss across all open positions may not exceed 1% of the balance. In practice this forces tight stops and rules out wide-stop swing entries.
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Daily loss limit of 3%
Breaks the accountMeasured from the balance at the daily reset. Floating losses on open positions count toward it the moment they occur, not when the trade is closed.
Trading style
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News trading is permitted
You may hold through high-impact releases. Spreads widen and slippage counts toward your loss limits, so the risk is yours rather than the rule's.
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Expert advisors are not permitted
Breaks the accountAll orders must be placed manually. Accounts found running an EA are closed without refund.
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Positions may be held over the weekend
Weekend gaps count toward your drawdown in full. Swap charges apply from Wednesday.
Instruments
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Crypto trades at reduced leverage of 1:2
Crypto is available outside market hours, but at a fraction of the leverage offered on FX and it is excluded from any news-trading exemption.
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Maximum leverage of 1:100
This is the headline figure and applies to FX. Indices, commodities and crypto are each capped lower — see the instruments table for the class you trade.
Payouts
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Withdrawals are capped at $10,000 per 30 days
Watch outThe ceiling applies regardless of account size or how much you have made. On a scaled account it can take several cycles to withdraw a good month.
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Payouts every 14 days
The cycle runs from your last approved request, not from the calendar month. A request made early resets the clock rather than bringing the next one forward.
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First payout after 14 days
Watch outCounted from the day the funded account is issued. Completed KYC is required before the first request is released.
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A rule breach voids the payout attached to it
Breaks the accountRequests are reviewed against the trading rules before release. A confirmed breach voids that payout, and repeat breaches close the account.
Account management
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One funded account per trader
Breaks the accountAccounts linked by identity documents, payment method, IP address or trading pattern are treated as one. Undisclosed duplicates are closed and their profit forfeited.
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The account may not be shared or managed by anyone else
Breaks the accountYou must trade the account yourself. Handing credentials to a third party, including an account manager, ends the arrangement.
Prohibited practices
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Consistency rule applies to your profit
Watch outNo single trading day may account for an outsized share of your total profit. A day that breaches it does not necessarily fail the account, but the payout tied to it is held until reviewed.
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High-frequency and latency arbitrage are prohibited
Breaks the accountStrategies that depend on execution speed, price-feed delay or tick scalping are treated as exploiting the platform rather than trading it.
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Martingale and grid strategies are prohibited
Watch outDoubling into a losing position, or layering a grid without a defined stop, counts as a prohibited risk strategy.
Instruments & conditions
Leverage and commission differ by asset class — the headline figure rarely applies to everything.
| Instrument | Max leverage | Typical spread | Commission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forex | 1:100 | 0.2 pips | $7.00 / lot |
| Indices | 1:20 | 0.4 pips | Commission free |
| Crypto Trades around the clock, including weekends | 1:2 | 25 pips | 0.1% |
| Gold & metals | 1:50 | 0.25 pips | $5.00 / lot |
| Commodities | 1:20 | 0.3 pips | $3.50 / lot |
Not offered: Stocks, Futures
Restricted countries
Maven Trading does not accept traders resident in these 9 countries. Check before you pay — a challenge fee is rarely refunded for this.
- Afghanistan
- Belarus
- Cuba
- Iran
- Myanmar
- North Korea
- Russia
- Syria
- Venezuela
Restrictions change without much notice and often depend on where you are resident rather than your nationality. Confirm with Maven Trading directly if you are close to the line.
About Maven Trading
Leadership
Jon Alexander
Founder & CEO
Founder and chief executive of Maven Trading, which he has led since taking the CEO role. The firm is registered in London and was established in 2022.
A named, findable person is one of the few cheap signals that a firm is a real company.
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