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How to Pass the Hantec Trader Challenge (2026)

The rules as they actually apply, the drawdown maths on a $100K account, the mistakes that end most attempts at Hantec Trader, and a risk plan built around this firm's specific limits — not generic advice.

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Hantec Trader challenge at a glance

Evaluation
1-Step / 2-Step / Instant / Instant24
Drawdown model
Trailing (locks at +6%)
Minimum days
3
Time limit
No time limit
Consistency rule
None
Fee ($100K)
from $39
Fee refunded
No

What Hantec Trader actually asks you to do

Hantec Trader runs a 1-Step / 2-Step / Instant / Instant24. We have not yet pinned the exact profit target and loss limits into our data for this firm — they are on the firm's own pricing page, and the shape of the challenge (drawdown model, minimum days, time limit) below is what actually decides whether your strategy fits, so read that first.

How the drawdown works here — and how people misread it

Hantec Trader uses a trailing drawdown, and unless the firm specifies end-of-day, assume it trails your intraday equity high. That means unrealised profit raises your floor permanently: a trade that goes up $2,000 and comes back to breakeven has moved your floor $2,000 closer even though your balance never changed. This is the single most common way traders get closed out here while feeling like they were "up". The defence is boring and effective — take partial profits, and never let a winner turn into a scratch.

Model it against your actual stop sizes with the Drawdown Calculator before you start; two minutes there saves a reset fee.

The rules that end Hantec Trader evaluations

  • No consistency rule on record. One strong day counts fully. That does not mean you should swing for it — an oversized day that goes the other way is the daily loss cap.
  • News trading: allowed. You can hold through and trade releases here. The risk is your own — spreads widen and stops slip, and a slipped stop through the daily cap still counts.
  • Weekend holding: not allowed. Everything must be flat before the Friday close. If your strategy relies on multi-day holds, this firm is not the fit, and no amount of discipline changes that.
  • EAs / automation: allowed. Bots are fine, but "your own" usually means yours — off-the-shelf EAs shared by many traders can trip copy-trade detection.
  • Copy trading between your own accounts is not permitted. Running the same trades on two Hantec Trader accounts via a copier is a termination, not a warning.
  • Minimum 3 trading days. Hitting the target in two sessions does not pass you — you still have to log the days. Plan small, low-risk trades to fill them rather than sitting out and then forcing it.
  • No time limit. This removes the single biggest cause of blown evaluations — catch-up sizing. Use it: there is no reason to take a trade you would not take on a funded account.

A plan that fits Hantec Trader's rules

  1. Fix risk per trade at 1% and do not touch it. Two losers and the day is done, whatever the platform lets you do.
  2. Set a daily stop below the firm's. Your own line should sit well inside the firm's. The gap is slippage and the "one more trade" moment.
  3. Spread the target across as many sessions as the time limit allows. The target divided by twenty is a small daily number; the mistake is trying to make it a large one.
  4. Bank partials on every winner. With a trailing floor, unrealised profit you give back is gone twice — from your balance and from your room. Half off at 1R is not timid here; it is the rule.
  5. Screenshot the rules page with the date visible. Terms change. "It said something different when I bought" is worth a lot more with evidence.

Platform

Hantec Trader runs on MT4, MT5. Practise on the same platform before the evaluation starts — a mis-click on an unfamiliar ticket is the dumbest possible way to hit a daily cap, and it happens every week.

After you pass

Passing gets you a funded account, not a payout. The split is 75% base, up to 90%. Withdrawals were processing in 30 days standard, 14 days with add-on when we last checked. The challenge fee is not refunded, so the first payout is where you start recovering it. Read the funded-account rules before your first funded trade: at many firms they are stricter than the evaluation rules, and that is where the second wave of terminations happens.

Quick answers

Does Hantec Trader allow weekend holding?

No — all positions must be closed before the weekend at Hantec Trader.

Can I trade news at Hantec Trader?

Yes, news trading is allowed at Hantec Trader. Spreads and slippage during releases are your risk.

How many trading days does the Hantec Trader challenge require?

A minimum of 3. Hitting the target faster does not shorten it.

Is there a time limit on the Hantec Trader evaluation?

No — Hantec Trader has no time limit on the evaluation.

Is the Hantec Trader challenge fee refundable?

No — the fee is not refunded.

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