Darwinex Zero
Not a prop firm, and it says so itself. It is a paid subscription to a virtual track-record simulator that auditions you for real investor capital, paying 15% on the allocated slice only — there is no funded account and no near-term payout, so it does not fit this comparison. It has the best regulatory pedigree here, but honestly labelled: a genuinely FCA-authorised sister firm, while the entity you actually contract with is an unauthorised introducer and Zero’s own FAQ states its service “is not subject to financial regulation.”
The mechanism: trade a virtual account for a minimum track record, and if your risk-normalised index ranks well, Darwinex allocates €30K–€500K of investor money to copy your signal for 3–6 months. Letting the subscription lapse wipes your track record and forfeits even a permanent allocation. It self-reports $725M under management and Trustpilot sits at 4.2 from 376 reviews, not suppressed. Genuinely good for building a track record without risking your own capital; useless if you want a fast funded account and a payout.
Not enough published data to simulate this firm’s floor.
Judged, clean of all seven hard bars, and the scorecard still came in under the bar. Nothing here is an accusation — it is a firm we would not open an account with, and the card says on which axes it fell short.
Scorecard
10Trails, but only freezes far above your starting balance
The group holds a real licence, but you contract offshore
Payment depends on their discretion
Overstates size or speed, but costs you nothing
Established, with a normal review profile
Each axis is scored 0–5 against a published scale. The line under each bar is the rung this firm landed on — not our summary of it, the scale entry itself.
Plan by plan
4 of this firm’s challenges were read plan by plan, with a citation behind every answer. See them side by side →
A flat 45€/month subscription to a virtual account, not a challenge: 25 risk-equivalent decisions over at least 15 trading days to build the DARWIN, no return target, and no drawdown floor published — the floor block is a silence on every point. Leverage runs 30:1 on forex, 20:1 on indices and commodities and 5:1 on US stocks and ETFs. Returns 15% of the profit an allocated DARWIN makes.
The same product at 50€/month plus a market-data feed. Its leverage is the one table the firm hands to somebody else — "Margin requirements are set by the exchange" — so it is recorded as a silence rather than a figure. Same calibration, same 15% performance fee.
Spot US stocks and ETFs at 45€/month, and the only account type where the firm states the absence in writing: "The cash type of account doesn't have leverage available." Everything else is identical to the CFD plan.
A dedicated account at 45€/month with 1:1 leverage on crypto, and the plan where the firm's own pricing disagrees with itself: the crypto help article says a flat 38€/$43 a month where the pricing table says 45€/$50. The contradiction is filed on the card.
Trustpilot
What this firm published
Everything below is quoted from a page we opened, on the date shown. The quotes are in the firm’s own language, exactly as published — never edited, never shortened, never swapped for a translation. On the Spanish edition our own rendering appears underneath each one, unquoted and marked as ours: the quotation marks on this site mean the words are the firm’s, and nothing we wrote ever wears them. Where we have not read enough to put a number on an axis, we say so instead of guessing.
4/5
Can you even pass?
Almost nobody who pays for an evaluation ever reaches a funded account, so this is the part of the product most customers actually buy. Every firm advertises its profit target; none of them advertises that target next to how much you are allowed to lose while chasing it.
0/5
Can you keep the money?
The drawdown takes the account away; the payout rules take the money. Answered by whichever of the two we can measure and is worse — they are two ways of losing the same thing, so a good half cannot pay for a bad one.
4/5
Is anyone behind it?
A named company, a market, and rules you could read before paying. These three do not substitute for one another — a company you can sue does not stop existing because the account is a simulation — so this is the average of the ones we could measure, not the worst.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveThey state there is none.8/8
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finish90 days2.40/3
“No minimum return is required to complete the calibration stage but there is a time limit of 90 days from subscription.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put in15 days1/2
“During the calibration stage you must complete 25 risk-equivalent trading decisions over a minimum of 15 trading days.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you want to start over, the cost of the restart your subscription is equivalent to the cost of 1 monthly subscription.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetThey state there is none.—
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
What the limit is measured againstThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowedThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Where the limit stops risingThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe profit you must make starts over0.75/3
“In the case of monthly performance fees calculation , the high-water mark would be set after the first performance fees payment and would be paid again if, at the end of the following month, the high-water mark established after the first month of fee payment has been surpassed.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for moneyThey state there is none.2/2
“Once you have received allocations and generated performance fees, you can request a withdrawal anytime you want from your Settings- Withdrawals”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“To mitigate bank transfer fees, withdrawals are only available for amounts starting at 100€. You can withdraw any amount you want above 100€.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first requestThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey state there is none.1/1
“There is no commission applied from our side on the bank transfer sent.”What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Forced close before the weekendThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Leverage1:30 → 1:5by instrument
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by instrument
“Up to 30:1 for forex pairs. Up to 20:1 for commodities. Up to 20:1 for indices. 5:1 for all US stocks & US ETFs.”Limit on position sizeThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growtime elapsed—
“To participate in DarwinIA GOLD, only DARWINs who have a signal history in excess of 8 months and meet any of the following conditions will participate”How large it can get$500,000—
“The minimum allocation is 50,000€ and the maximum is 500,000€”Where the path endsat a real market—
“Once a DARWIN qualifies for DarwinIA GOLD, it will be open to investors and published on the Darwinex-Classic investor platform.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveThey state there is none.8/8
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finish90 days2.40/3
“No minimum return is required to complete the calibration stage but there is a time limit of 90 days from subscription.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put in15 days1/2
“During the calibration stage you must complete 25 risk-equivalent trading decisions over a minimum of 15 trading days.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you want to start over, the cost of the restart your subscription is equivalent to the cost of 1 monthly subscription.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetThey state there is none.—
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
What the limit is measured againstThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowedThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Where the limit stops risingThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe profit you must make starts over0.75/3
“In the case of monthly performance fees calculation , the high-water mark would be set after the first performance fees payment and would be paid again if, at the end of the following month, the high-water mark established after the first month of fee payment has been surpassed.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for moneyThey state there is none.2/2
“Once you have received allocations and generated performance fees, you can request a withdrawal anytime you want from your Settings- Withdrawals”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“To mitigate bank transfer fees, withdrawals are only available for amounts starting at 100€. You can withdraw any amount you want above 100€.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first requestThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey state there is none.1/1
“There is no commission applied from our side on the bank transfer sent.”What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Forced close before the weekendThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
LeverageThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Limit on position sizeThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growtime elapsed—
“To participate in DarwinIA GOLD, only DARWINs who have a signal history in excess of 8 months and meet any of the following conditions will participate”How large it can get$500,000—
“The minimum allocation is 50,000€ and the maximum is 500,000€”Where the path endsat a real market—
“Once a DARWIN qualifies for DarwinIA GOLD, it will be open to investors and published on the Darwinex-Classic investor platform.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveThey state there is none.8/8
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finish90 days2.40/3
“No minimum return is required to complete the calibration stage but there is a time limit of 90 days from subscription.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put in15 days1/2
“During the calibration stage you must complete 25 risk-equivalent trading decisions over a minimum of 15 trading days.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you want to start over, the cost of the restart your subscription is equivalent to the cost of 1 monthly subscription.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetThey state there is none.—
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
What the limit is measured againstThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowedThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Where the limit stops risingThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe profit you must make starts over0.75/3
“In the case of monthly performance fees calculation , the high-water mark would be set after the first performance fees payment and would be paid again if, at the end of the following month, the high-water mark established after the first month of fee payment has been surpassed.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for moneyThey state there is none.2/2
“Once you have received allocations and generated performance fees, you can request a withdrawal anytime you want from your Settings- Withdrawals”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“To mitigate bank transfer fees, withdrawals are only available for amounts starting at 100€. You can withdraw any amount you want above 100€.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first requestThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey state there is none.1/1
“There is no commission applied from our side on the bank transfer sent.”What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Forced close before the weekendThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
LeverageThey state there is none.—
“The cash type of account doesn't have leverage available.”Limit on position sizeThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growtime elapsed—
“To participate in DarwinIA GOLD, only DARWINs who have a signal history in excess of 8 months and meet any of the following conditions will participate”How large it can get$500,000—
“The minimum allocation is 50,000€ and the maximum is 500,000€”Where the path endsat a real market—
“Once a DARWIN qualifies for DarwinIA GOLD, it will be open to investors and published on the Darwinex-Classic investor platform.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
How hard the test is
Not the profit target on the sales page — that target measured against the room you are given to reach it.
How much you must win to surviveThey state there is none.8/8
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”A profit target only means something next to the room you are given to reach it. Ten per cent to make against ten to lose is a coin flip sold as an exam.
Days you have to finish90 days2.40/3
“No minimum return is required to complete the calibration stage but there is a time limit of 90 days from subscription.”A deadline turns a test of skill into a test of whether the market happened to move during your month.
Trading days you must put in15 days1/2
“During the calibration stage you must complete 25 risk-equivalent trading decisions over a minimum of 15 trading days.”Cuts both ways: it costs you time, and it also stops an account passing on one lucky afternoon you could never repeat.
A second attempt costsa second attempt is discounted1/2
“If you want to start over, the cost of the restart your subscription is equivalent to the cost of 1 monthly subscription.”A free second attempt turns one bad week into a delay instead of another invoice.
Profit targetThey state there is none.—
“There is no requirement in terms of return , our system just needs enough information (measured by the number of trades and trading days) to be able to create the DARWIN.”Maximum loss
The loss limit that closes your account. Does it sit still, or does it climb behind you as you win?
What makes the loss limit riseThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A limit that climbs takes back the cushion you already earned.
What the limit is measured againstThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Decides whether a trade that dips and recovers can close an account that ended the day green.
What taking a payout does to the limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Taking your money out should not leave you closer to losing the account.
Daily limitThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
A generous percentage measured on live equity is not generous — it is the same number with a trapdoor under it.
Total loss allowedThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much room you have. Worth little, because almost every firm offers the same.
Where the limit stops risingThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The difference between a danger with an end date and one that never ends.
Withdrawing
How much can leave the account, how soon, how often — and whether they can say no.
Withdrawals before the account endsThey publish no ceiling.3/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
The cap per withdrawal times how many they allow is the real size of the account. One plan here is sold on a $200,000 banner and closes after five withdrawals of $2,100.
What else a payout changesthe profit you must make starts over0.75/3
“In the case of monthly performance fees calculation , the high-water mark would be set after the first performance fees payment and would be paid again if, at the end of the following month, the high-water mark established after the first month of fee payment has been surpassed.”The floor is not the only thing a withdrawal moves, and the rest of it is never on the same page. Position size, the consistency rule and the share you are paid all reset or shift at some firms, and a trader who checked only the drawdown finds out afterwards.
What breaking the consistency rule costsThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Weighted by what it costs, not by existing: reading plan by plan, no consistency rule ever closed an account — they postponed the withdrawal.
Can it refuse without giving a reasonThey do not say.0/3
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
“We may decline for any reason” is not a rule, it is the absence of one — it makes every other number on this axis conditional on goodwill.
Days before you can ask for moneyThey state there is none.2/2
“Once you have received allocations and generated performance fees, you can request a withdrawal anytime you want from your Settings- Withdrawals”How long your money is theirs.
Most one withdrawal can pay youThey state there is none.2/2
“To mitigate bank transfer fees, withdrawals are only available for amounts starting at 100€. You can withdraw any amount you want above 100€.”$2,000 is generous on a $25K account and a joke on a $200K one, so it is measured as a share and at the worst size sold.
Does that cap rise with the accountThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Profit required before the first requestThey do not say.0/1
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
How much you have to make before you can touch anything.
Fee charged to pay youThey state there is none.1/1
“There is no commission applied from our side on the bank transfer sent.”What they charge you to pay you.
How you may trade
Can you trade the way you actually trade — around the news, over the weekend, at the size and speed you use?
Restriction around the newsThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Mandatory stop-lossThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Minimum time a trade must be heldThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Forced close before the weekendThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Leverage1:1by instrument
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by instrument
“Crypto CFD accounts include 1:1 leverage.”Limit on position sizeThey do not say.—
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
No score here, on purpose. The six axes above ask whether the firm can take your money or refuse to pay it. These rules ask something else — whether you can trade your way — and the right weight depends on who is reading: a minimum holding time decides the account for a scalper and is invisible to anyone else, while the weekend rule is the reverse. A single number would be wrong for half of you, and would look decided. The firm’s own sentences are here; the judgement is yours.
How it grows
What makes the account get bigger, how big it can get, and whether the path ends at a real market or at a larger simulation.
What makes the account growtime elapsed—
“To participate in DarwinIA GOLD, only DARWINs who have a signal history in excess of 8 months and meet any of the following conditions will participate”How large it can get$500,000—
“The minimum allocation is 50,000€ and the maximum is 500,000€”Where the path endsat a real market—
“Once a DARWIN qualifies for DarwinIA GOLD, it will be open to investors and published on the Darwinex-Classic investor platform.”One of these questions is scored and it is not here. “Does the cap rise with the account” sits on the cash axis, next to the cap itself, because it has a right answer: a bigger account that pays the same cheque has handed you a larger number and the same money. The three below are different. A two-million ceiling is the whole point of the product for one reader and irrelevant to someone who wants one clean payout, so the firm’s sentences are here and the weight is yours.
The rules in writing
Could you read the rule before paying, and can they change it afterwards?
Where the rule that binds you is publishedin the document its own contract points at4/4
“The legal terms applicable to the provision of the service are defined in the Terms of Use accepted when subscribing to the service and in the Signal Provider agreement accepted upon creation of your DARWIN.”If the rule that binds you lives in a help article your contract never mentions, you did not sign it.
Can it change the rules without noticeyes, and it says so0.60/3
“We reserve the right to change these Terms from time to time”The clause that makes every dated verdict perishable, including ours. Near-universal, so not fatal.
Is the binding document datedThey do not say.0/2
we read the page that should answer this and it does not
Without a date you cannot tell whether the rule you read is the rule they apply.
Two official pages that disagree
the fees · costs money
“Crypto CFDs 45€ $50”“The Crypto CFD Account is available for a flat fee of €38 (or $43) per month.”their own track record · costs credibility
“($48M already invested!)”“$366.1M in third-party capital already invested in leading DARWINs!”the fees · costs money
“Trading's become unfair. Rigged challenges? Hidden rules? It's not the way it's meant to be.”“We may make changes to the material on this Website, or to the products and prices described in it, at any time without notice.”The company behind it
If it goes wrong, which company do you claim against, and under whose laws?
The company you contract withTradeslide Technologies Limited4/4
“Darwinex Zero is a commercial name used by Tradeslide Technologies Limited a company registered under the laws of the United Kingdom with company number 14398381.”With no named company there is nobody to sue.
A regulator supervising that companyFinancial Conduct Authority (FRN 586466), as principal; Zero itself is not regulated4/4
“Tradeslide Technologies Ltd is an introducer appointed representative of Tradeslide Trading Tech Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 586466).”Almost nobody has one, so it adds when present and costs nothing when absent.
Where it is registeredUnited Kingdom2/2
“This legal notice shall be governed by and construed in accordance with law of England and Wales.”A claim in the Czech Republic and a claim in St Vincent are not the same claim.
Its registration number143983812/2
“Darwinex Zero is a commercial name used by Tradeslide Technologies Limited a company registered under the laws of the United Kingdom with company number 14398381.”What turns a name into something checkable in a public register.
That company owns the brandyes2/2
“Darwinex Zero is a commercial name used by Tradeslide Technologies Limited a company registered under the laws of the United Kingdom with company number 14398381.”Signing with a company other than the brand’s owner separates who sold to you from who answers to you.
The people behind it are namedyes2/2
“Juan Colón
CEO”Named people can be looked up. A company on its own cannot always be.
The market
Do your orders reach a market, or is all of it a simulation?
What the funded account issimulated, with a published route to a live stage2/4
“By subscribing to Zero you will be able to trade an account with virtual funds, participate in our monthly seed capital allocation programs and receive performance fees for the return generated on any assigned capital.”The question that separates a firm that earns when you lose from one that earns when you last.
The broker or clearer namedDarwinex3/3
“However, the execution feed of the trading accounts have the same conditions as those of our regulated broker, Darwinex, and are subject to the supervision and guarantees of different international regulatory entities.”Almost nobody names one, because almost no account reaches a market. It adds when present.
Conditions to reach a real marketpublished2/2
“To participate in DarwinIA GOLD, only DARWINs who have a signal history in excess of 8 months and meet any of the following conditions will participate”Promising a route to a real market without publishing the conditions is promising nothing.
We read the rules of every plan it sells and issued a verdict on each one.