# Maven Trading

Low-cost one-, two- and three-step forex challenges starting from a $2k account.

Source page: https://trust.chartnaut.com/firms/maven-trading  
Website: https://maventrading.com  
Founded: 2022  
Based in: Dubai, United Arab Emirates  
Markets: Forex, Indices, Commodities, Crypto  
Platforms: MetaTrader 5, cTrader, Match-Trader  
Payout methods: Bank transfer, Rise

## Overview

Maven Trading has run forex challenges since 2022. A $2k three-step account costs $13, and sizes go up to $100k. You trade forex, indices, commodities and a few crypto pairs on MT5, cTrader or Match-Trader. It suits traders who want to start small and are happy to trade by hand, since expert advisors aren't allowed.

### How the evaluation works

- **Standard 1-Step:** an 8% target, a 3% daily loss limit and a 5% max loss that trails your highest equity.
- **Standard 2-Step:** 8% then 5%, with a 4% daily and 8% static overall limit. You also need three days of at least 0.5% profit in each phase.
- **Standard 3-Step:** 3% in each of three phases, with a 2% daily and 3% static overall limit.
- **Instant:** no evaluation. You get a 2% daily and 3% trailing limit, and a 20% consistency score before each withdrawal.

Omo 2-Step, Buy Now Pay Later and Mini accounts have their own rules.

### Rules worth knowing

On challenge accounts you can't open or close a trade within two minutes of a red folder news release. A profit inside that window fails it. Instant accounts are exempt. EAs are banned on every platform, and so are grid trading and copying another person's trades. All-in trades with no stop loss are treated as a breach. Weekend holding is fine, but an account with no trades for 30 days is closed.

### Getting paid

The split is 80% on the standard and instant accounts. You can request a withdrawal every 10 business days after your first trade, and the fee comes back with your third withdrawal. Payouts go by bank transfer or Rise ($20 fee). Withdrawals are capped at $10,000 per trader in any rolling 30 days, and profit above that is voided.

## Good

- Entry prices from about $13 on a $2k account
- Three evaluation styles plus instant funding
- Fee refunded on the third withdrawal
- Weekend holding allowed on every account

## Watch for

- Expert advisors are banned outright
- Two-minute news blackout on challenge accounts
- Withdrawals capped at $10,000 per 30 days

## Challenges

| Program | Steps | Account | Price | Profit targets | Daily loss | Max loss | Drawdown | Split | Min days | Payouts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standard 1-Step | 1-step | USD 2,000 | USD 15 | 8% | 3% | 5% | Trailing | 80% | — | 10 business days |
| Standard 1-Step | 1-step | USD 100,000 | USD 380 | 8% | 3% | 5% | Trailing | 80% | — | 10 business days |
| Standard 2-Step | 2-step | USD 2,000 | USD 19 | 8% / 5% | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | 3 | 10 business days |
| Standard 2-Step | 2-step | USD 50,000 | USD 220 | 8% / 5% | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | 3 | 10 business days |
| Standard 2-Step | 2-step | USD 100,000 | USD 440 | 8% / 5% | 4% | 8% | Static | 80% | 3 | 10 business days |
| Standard 3-Step | 3-step | USD 2,000 | USD 13 | 3% / 3% / 3% | 2% | 3% | Static | 80% | — | 10 business days |
| Standard 3-Step | 3-step | USD 100,000 | USD 299 | 3% / 3% / 3% | 2% | 3% | Static | 80% | — | 10 business days |
| Instant | Instant | USD 100,000 | USD 380 | None | 2% | 3% | Trailing | 80% | — | — |

## Trading rules

- News trading: Restricted
- Expert advisors / bots: Not allowed
- Copy trading: Restricted
- Weekend holding: Allowed
- Overnight holding: Allowed
- Hedging: Restricted

Not available in: AF, BF, BI, BY, CF, CG, CU, ER, GN, GW, GY, HT, IR, KP, LC, ML, RU, SD, SL, SO, SS, UA, VE, VU, YE

## What traders say

Checked 2026-10-06.

- Trustpilot: no score (https://www.trustpilot.com/review/maventrading.com)
- Prop Firm Match: no score (https://propfirmmatch.com/prop-firms/maven-trading/reviews)
- Forex Peace Army: no score (https://www.forexpeacearmy.com/forex-reviews/21964/maven-trading-review)
- Feefo: no score (https://www.feefo.com/en-US/reviews/maventrading-com)
- Reddit: no score (https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=maven%20trading)
- YouTube: no score (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=maven+trading+review)

Maven is a low-cost forex prop firm with a large review history and an unresolved trust question. Its Trustpilot page held a four-star rating from about 5,000 reviews in late 2025, but by May 2026 Trustpilot had flagged a breach of its guidelines, removed reviews it judged fake and stopped showing a TrustScore. Our evidence has no current score from any site, so the picture below rests on what reviewers write. Maven has since moved to Feefo for collecting reviews.

### What traders like

- **Cheap entry.** Low challenge prices come up again and again, on Prop Firm Match, Reddit and Forex Peace Army, and several call it a good firm for beginners.
- **Workable rules.** Some reviewers find the targets and drawdown limits fair, with no time limit on challenges.
- **Quick first payouts.** A number of traders say their first payout arrived within minutes of asking.
- **Support.** Some praise a responsive team on Discord and email.

### Common complaints

- **Wide spreads and slippage.** This is the most frequent complaint on Trustpilot and Prop Firm Match, especially around news and during the challenge.
- **Accounts closed or payouts denied.** Several reviewers say accounts were closed for copy trading, gap trading, bot-like activity or someone else trading the account, and that the evidence offered was thin.
- **Trade execution.** Some say trades closed when they shouldn't have, or that a stop or loss limit failed to trigger in a fast market.
- **Fake review concerns.** A few low reviews on Trustpilot and Reddit question whether the positive reviews are genuine, a point the Trustpilot flag reinforces.

### Recently

- **July 2026:** review sites reported that Trustpilot no longer shows a rating for Maven.
- **August to September 2026:** new reviews on Forex Peace Army and Prop Firm Match describe an account closed over pending orders, a loss limit that failed during gold volatility and a payout refused for bot-like activity, alongside positive reviews about simple rules.

### Where this comes from

- [Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/maventrading.com): the firm's review page, now flagged for a breach of guidelines.
- [Prop Firm Match](https://propfirmmatch.com/prop-firms/maven-trading/reviews): trader reviews.
- [Forex Peace Army](https://www.forexpeacearmy.com/forex-reviews/21964/maven-trading-review): trader write-ups and disputes.
- [Feefo](https://www.feefo.com/en-US/reviews/maventrading-com): the review platform Maven now uses.
- [Reddit search](https://www.reddit.com/search/?q=maven%20trading): threads in r/Trading, r/Forex, r/propfirm and r/Daytrading.
- [YouTube search](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=maven+trading+review): challenge and payout review videos.

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