HyroTrader is a prop trading platform that provides access to trading capital through a selection model that assesses trader skill. The user goes through a structured challenge where strategy performance and adherence to risk limits (drawdown, loss limits, exposure control) are tested.
After qualification, the trader gets access to a funded account and trades within the specified risk management parameters with a profit split. Only USDT perpetual futures are traded.
The company uses a monetization model through payment for evaluation stages and a share of profits from funded traders, generating income both from entry tests and from successful client trading.
Firm Overview
Platforms:
Web TerminalTealstreet TerminalBybitBloFinHyroTiger.com
Markets:
ForexCryptoIndicesMetalsCommodities
Payment Methods:
CardCryptoApple PayGoogle Pay
Demo Account:
Available
Instruments and Assets
Forex
USD/EUR, USD/GBP, USD/JPY, USD/AUD, USD/NZD, USD/CAD and 1+ more
Crypto
BTC / USDT, ETH / USDT, SOL / USDT, TON / USDT, ADA / USDT, и еще >80 крипто пар
Indices
US100, US500, US30, DAX, и еще 3 инструмента
Commodities
XAU / Gold, XAG / Silver, и еще 5 инструментов
Metals
Available for trading
Leverage
Commodities
1:5
Crypto
1:100
Forex
1:30
Indices
1:20
Leverage determines the position size you can open relative to your balance. Higher leverage increases both potential profit and risk.
Commissions
Commission information has not been added yet.
News
Official trading rules and prohibited practices
Trading Rules
Evaluation Formats
Three formats to choose from, all with an unlimited trading period: Zero-step, One-step and Two-step. Zero-step - one phase: target 10%, daily drawdown 3%, maximum loss 5%, minimum 1 trading day; the funded account keeps the same limits, the profit split is fixed at 80%, and the deposit is not refunded.
One-step — one phase. Profit target 10%, daily drawdown 4%, maximum loss 6%, minimum 5 trading days. After passing — a funded account with the same limits: daily drawdown 4%, maximum loss 6%.
Two-step — challenge and verification. Phase 1: target 10%. Phase 2: target 5%. In both phases, daily drawdown 5%, maximum loss 10%, minimum 5 trading days in each — 10 days total. The verification phase is free. The funded account retains 5% and 10%.
Account sizes: $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $200,000 (Zero-step - up to $100,000).
Profit Target
Only realized profit from closed trades counts toward the target. There is no time limit: the target can be worked on for as long as needed, the evaluation does not expire.
Minimum Trading Days
You need to trade a minimum of 5 separate days in the current cycle, opening at least one position on each of them. A day is counted by the trade closing date, regardless of holding duration.
For a day to be counted, the trade must meet two conditions:
trade volume — at least 5% of the initial account balance;
trade PnL — at least ±1% of its volume.
Example of non-count: account $100,000, trade $12,000, profit $80 — that's 0.66% of volume, minimum $120, day not counted. The profit earned still counts toward the profit target.
Even if the target is met faster, the minimum trading days still need to be completed.
Stop-Loss
There is no mandatory stop-loss. Using stop-losses is recommended but not a condition for passing.
Daily Drawdown
The limit cannot be exceeded during a single trading day. Reset is at 00:00 UTC. Floating losses, floating profits, and fees are included in the calculation; the system recalculates the drawdown multiple times during the day.
The drawdown is static only: threshold = equity at 00:00 UTC − (initial balance × drawdown percentage), and it does not change within the day. There is no trailing drawdown.
The paid Swing upgrade and the choice of drawdown type no longer exist.
Zero-step - 5%, One-step - 6%, Two-step - 10%. The limit is calculated on equity and includes both realized and unrealized results. The rule applies both at the evaluation stage and on the funded account.
Maximum Loss per Trade
The realized loss on any single position must not exceed 3% of the initial account balance. Closing a position with a larger loss is considered a rule violation. The rule is checked manually, not by an automated system: if in doubt, contact support.
Profit Split Rule — 40%
No more than 40% of the profit target can come from a single trading day (One-step and Two-step). On Zero-step, no more than 50% of the target counts from a single trade. The rule applies only during evaluation phases — it does not apply on the funded account.
Example: target $500 on a $5,000 account, daily results +$320, +$100, +$40, +$22, +$18. The maximum allowable contribution of one day is $200. Of the $320 on the first day, only $200 will count, the remaining $120 is not counted.
Funded Account Limits
Maximum exposure — total margin on open positions no more than 25% of the initial balance. For a $10,000 account, this is $2,500.
Total notional value of open positions — no more than 2× the initial balance. For a $10,000 account, this is $20,000.
Both limits apply only after passing the evaluation and do not apply during the evaluation stage. Exceeding them may lead to penalties or account closure. Daily drawdown and maximum loss continue to apply on the funded stage without changes.
Illiquid Altcoins
An asset is considered illiquid if its market cap is below $100 million, daily volume is in the range of $500 thousand — $5 million, or it is placed in the Innovation Zone as recently listed.
Total exposure in all such assets — no more than 5% of the initial balance, including leverage, at any point in time. Consequences of violation: transfer to a new challenge, and only 40% of profit from trades in illiquid assets counts toward the profit target.
Leverage
The trader sets the leverage themselves, maximum — 100x. On Bybit and in the Tealstreet terminal, 50x to 100x is available for most altcoins.
Instruments and Platforms
USDT perpetual futures are traded. Spot and CFD are not supported.
Bybit — trading on the trader's own account, connected via API. Over 700 pairs, leverage up to 100x.
Tealstreet — terminal with real Bybit order book data. Over 700 pairs, leverage up to 100x.
BloFin, Tiger.com and HyroTrader's own Hyro platform are also available. CLEO is no longer available for new challenge purchases.
All available Bybit USDT pairs are allowed, including tokenized stocks, oil, and metals. Instruments not available on Bybit as USDT pairs are not supported.
Fees
Bybit and Tealstreet, VIP 0 rates for USDT perpetuals: maker 0.0200%, taker 0.0550%.
Automation and API
Trading bots connected via API are allowed — proprietary, custom, and third-party. The trader can generate an API key themselves and connect it to their trading setup.
Copy trading, trade mirroring, and external signal providers are prohibited, as are high-frequency trading and any strategies aimed at exploiting or manipulating the platform's infrastructure, execution, pricing, delays, and risk management mechanisms.
Prohibited Actions
Trading the EUR/USD pair, USDC pairs, and options.
Spot trading in a futures challenge and combining spot with margin trading on the same account.
Requesting additional demo funds and changing the USDT balance.
Deleting or changing the API key.
Martingale strategy — doubling the stake after a losing trade.
Hedging between two or more accounts. Hedging is allowed on one Bybit account.
Exceeding the exposure limit for illiquid altcoins.
Trading exclusively on news. However, closing positions before news releases is not required — trading during news is allowed in normal mode.
Position Holding
Closing positions overnight is not required. Holding overnight and over weekends is allowed.
Inactivity
If the last trading day is older than 30 days, the account is disabled. A trading day is considered the day a trade is closed, not opened.
Rule Violations
If trading goals are violated, the account is immediately voided and excluded from the evaluation process. If violated on an active account, the agreement is terminated. You can start over by purchasing a new challenge; there are no discounts for repeat attempts.
Accounts undergo regular manual checks for signs of gambling and an "all-or-nothing" approach. At extremely high risk, the platform may issue a warning, remove profit from the account, adjust the payout, temporarily reduce the profit split, reject a withdrawal request, or completely close the account.
Scaling
Total allocation per trader is up to $400,000 across challenge and verification accounts and no more than $200,000 across funded accounts. Multiple challenges can be run, but exceeding the limit leads to disqualification in the verification phase or closure of funded accounts.
Scaling goes up to $200,000, manually only, at HyroTrader's discretion; there is no automatic ladder. There is no real-capital stage: all accounts are simulated (demo).
Who Can Participate
Age - from 18 years, no special qualifications or education required. There is a list of prohibited jurisdictions (section 12.1 of the terms), including Russia and Belarus, as well as the Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine.
Traders working through Bybit must use their own Bybit account and comply with the exchange's rules: trading on Bybit from countries restricted by its terms is not allowed. If Bybit isn't available where the trader lives, the Hyro platform should be chosen. The Tealstreet and Tiger terminals are not available to traders in the United States or in countries where Bybit is restricted, and a VPN must not be used.
Participation Fee and Refundable Deposit
Participation is paid in cryptocurrency or by credit card; the preferred method is crypto. BTC, ETH, USDC, DOGE, LTC, DAI, BCH, APE, SHIB are accepted, as well as transfers on the Polygon network — MATIC, USDC, ETH.
The challenge fee is a refundable deposit, not a non-refundable evaluation fee. It is returned as a separate crypto transaction along with the first profit split payout after successful completion. In the Two-step format, the verification phase is provided free of charge.
Participation cost for the One-step format: $69 for a $5,000 account, $129 for $10,000, $299 for $25,000, $499 for $50,000, $749 for $100,000, and $1,299 for $200,000. For the Two-step format: $59, $119, $249, $379, $579, and $969 respectively. For the Zero-step format: $89 for $5,000, $169 for $10,000, $379 for $25,000, $629 for $50,000, and $949 for $100,000; the Zero-step deposit is not refunded.
A free Free Trial is available — a demo challenge without payment and without card binding, to test the rules and interface before purchasing
Challenges
Terms, schedule and withdrawal methods
Payout Policy
Profit Split
All traders start with 80% of profit in their favor. On One-step and Two-step the share may be increased up to 90% at HyroTrader's discretion as the trader scales; there is no automatic ladder. On Zero-step the split is fixed at 80%.
When the First Payout is Available
A payout request can be submitted on the same day the first trade is executed on the account. There is no need to wait for a separate settlement period.
Minimum Amount
To request a payout, you need to earn at least $100 in profit after the split between the trader and the company.
Maximum Amount of a Single Payout
The maximum for a single payout is 5%. Profit must be withdrawn upon reaching this threshold: if the trader does not submit a request and profit exceeds 5%, the excess is not paid out.
Processing Time
Requests are processed within 12–24 hours, with a typical time of less than 12 hours.
Currency and Fees
Payouts are made in USDT or USDC stablecoins. No withdrawal fee is charged.
Challenge Deposit Refund
The refundable challenge deposit is returned as a separate crypto transaction along with the first profit split payout. The Zero-step deposit is not refunded.
Real Capital
After passing the evaluation, the trader receives a simulated funded account, from which payouts are available starting from $100 in profit. There is no real-capital stage: challenges and funded accounts are simulated (demo) accounts.
Conditions Under Which a Payout is Possible
A payout is made only with full compliance with risk rules: daily drawdown, maximum loss, per-trade loss limit, exposure limits, and other trading conditions. If rules are violated, the company may reject or delay the payout.
If the Account is Failed but Remains in Profit
On a simulated funded account, all accumulated profit is lost, and the account is closed. Payouts can only be requested from an active account.
Manual Review Results
Based on regular account reviews for excessive risk, the platform may remove profit, adjust the payout amount, temporarily reduce the profit split, or reject a withdrawal request.
Bonus Accounts
Accounts obtained not by purchase but through participation in contests, giveaways, and referral programs have a profit split of 10% or 80% — it is fixed when the account is issued. Only one payout is allowed on such accounts, after which the account is closed.
Traders from these countries cannot participate in this prop firm's programs.
Additional Information
HyroTrader — This page covers everything you need to know about the firm in one place: brokers, trading platforms, payment and payout methods, supported instruments, leverage, commissions, and key rules. Use it to decide whether the firm fits your trading goals.
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