Upcomers 

Alright, here’s my experience with Upcomers – Account #254306…
And honestly, the whole story can be summarized in one sentence:

“Buy → Fail, Sell → Fail, Breathe → Maybe also fail 😂🔥”

I’m an experienced Gold (XAUUSD) trader, already funded with FundingNext, and I’ve never had a single issue there.
I saw Upcomers on Instagram showing off huge funded accounts, so I thought:

“Why not try the $300K challenge?”

Phase 1: Finished in 3 days.
Phase 2: Finished in 3 days.
Drawdown? Not even 1%.

Basically: clean, professional trading.

After I passed Phase 1, I read the review from Bakkar Zakaria, where he simply bought in a clear uptrend (like any skilled trader would do), closed profit, then bought again because the trend was STILL bullish.

Upcomers failed him for:
“One-Sided Trading.”

So I entered Phase 2 like a ninja on thin ice.

I said:
“Okay, avoid one-sided trading… let’s add some counter trades after closing my buys or sells

No overlapping.
Just normal counter trades.
Win rate still around 70%.

And what happened?

They failed me for a brand new label:

“Account Hedging: 22 out of 89 trades (24.72%).”
→ Their exact wording.

Here’s the funny part:
I ONLY placed around 30 trades in Phase 2.

So… where did the “89 trades” come from?
Did they mix Phase 1 + Phase 2?
Did they calculate both phases together?
Did they include trades from another galaxy?
Who knows.

Even I couldn’t solve this math 😂

None of my trades overlapped.
Every counter trade came after closing the previous one the exact adjustment I made to avoid the One-Sided rule in the first place.

So with Upcomers, the logic becomes:
• Buy the trend → “One-Sided” ❌
• Counter trade to avoid it → “Hedging” ❌
• Finish fast → suspicious ❌
• Do everything right → still fail ❌

And the cherry on top?

After failing me, they offered a reset, like they were blessing me with a gift… and expected me to happily redo the challenge.

No thanks.
The $600 I paid means nothing to me
but the system is clearly designed in a way that no skilled trader can trust.

So I would say:

“Upcomers logic: No matter what you do… they’ll always find a label for it 😂🔥”

If you’re a super slow trader who aims for 1% a month, maybe you’ll be fine.
But if you’re fast, skilled, consistent, and understand momentum?

They’ll ALWAYS find something to fail you for.

This isn’t a complaint
this is a warning for other traders before they waste their time.

A few weeks ago, I was scrolling on Instagram and an ad of Upcomers popped up. Their site looked appealing and trustworthy, and the prices were very cheap due to the BOGO90 promotion. I decided to give it a try. Fast forward a few weeks and I am writing my honest opinion about Upcomers.

First things first, I want to mention something about the reviews on Trustpilot about Upcomers. It is VERY obvious that at least 80% of the 5 star reviews are fake/botted. Anyone with common sense can see this. BUT, I get why Upcomers would do this. They are fairly new to the propfirm market from what I see, and of course, to compete with other big names they have to come off as trustworthy. Hence why I understand the botted reviews and won't judge them too much about it.

Secondly, about my experience with Upcomers. The spreads are really tight on Upcomers which is a huge plus. The account purchases all happen extremely smoothly and the dashboard is very appealing.

Passing an evaluation and getting your funded account, however, doesn't go as smoothly, and here is my experience about that: I had purchased a 50k 1-step Thunderbolt account. Passed the account in a few days and was eagerly waiting to receive my funded account. I wake up the next morning and check to see if I got my funded account and I see that it has been denied due to Tick Scalping and the Martingale Strategy. I didn't use these strategies intentionally but their system picked up that I had used them and I got denied my funded account because of it. After a few back and forth mails with the Upcomers support team, I was offered a choice by Matej: 1. 95% discount code on all future account OR 2. a reset on my 50k 1-step Thunderbolt account. Obviously I chose the first option. The next day I got another 50k 1-step Thunderbolt account. Passed it in a few days again and their system had detected the Martingale Strategy on a couple of my trades. This time though, I was given my funded account since the support team had also looked at the context of the trades instead of just looking at what their system told them. I traded on this account for a bit but got in a big drawdown so wanted to get another account with my 95% discount code on all future accounts... just to see that the code didn't work anymore. I contacted the support team about this and was informed that Matej had made a mistake with saying that the code was for ALL future accounts. I don't really understand how he made a mistake like that given the fact he stated in 2 different mails that the code was for ALL future accounts. No hard feelings though, we are all human and can make mistakes so I asked for another use of the 95% discount code as a compensation for Matej's mistake. After a lot of back and forth with the support team, I finally had access to another 95% discount code which I bought a 2-step 100k account with today. One thing I want to mention is that the support is incredibly helpful, but they are also SO slow. They should really work on that. I was getting 1-2 (on a good day max 4) mails back from them.

Another thing I want to mention is that, from my experience, I think that Upcomers are legit. I see a lot of 1 star reviews saying that Upcomers are a scam because the traders got their funded accounts denied. I think they shouldn't use the word 'scam' as fast as that. Yes you might have gotten your funded account denied, but have you read their rules? Have you read their prohibited strategies? I'm pretty sure you didn't. I haven't gotten a payout yet, but I have read a couple reviews of people who have gotten payouts (non bots of course) and from what I can see is that Upcomers really does payout people, but they use the same system for payouts as they do for giving you your funded account. Meaning that some payouts or a part of your payout can get denied if you used a prohibited strategy for the profit you gained.

I have decided to give Upcomers 3/5 stars for now.
In my opinion, Upcomers should work on communicating better about their rules and prohibited strategies and their slow support team. For now that is really it. When I get a payout I will come back and leave a review about that too, but for now, I can't share my opinion on that.
And what Upcomers does best is that their site looks incredibly clean, purchases and getting your accounts goes smoothly, trading on Ozenfx (the broker that Upcomers uses) is also very smooth and their support is top tier (EXCLUDING the response times).

All in all, I think Upcomers is a legit and upcoming propfirm. They are fairly new in the propfirm industry and they have a lot of potential. I have trust in Upcomers becoming a big name in this industry if they can fix their key negative points which I mentioned above.

My name is Warren. I completed and passed a 50K challenge with Upcomers, but instead of receiving the funded account as the program promises, I was informed that my challenge was being reset due to “tick scalping.”

What happened next raised serious concerns about the fairness and transparency of their compliance process.

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1. Upcomers claimed I violated a “two-minute rule” that does not exist anywhere in their Terms

The compliance email I received stated:

“Trades with an average holding time under two minutes are classified as tick scalping.”

However, this rule:
• Does not exist in the User Agreement I signed
• Does not appear in their Prohibited Strategies section
• Does not appear anywhere on their website
• Is not mentioned in any contract documentation

There is no contractual clause defining any minimum trade duration.

This means the decision was based on a rule that was never disclosed before or during the challenge.

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2. My MetaTrader 5 report contradicts their accusation

Upcomers claimed I held trades for “under two minutes.”
My MT5 platform-generated trading report proves:
• Average holding time was approximately four (4) minutes, not under two minutes
• Trades were placed manually
• No automation, bots, or prohibited systems were used
• No behaviour matching any prohibited strategy defined in Section 4.9 of their Agreement

Upcomers did not provide any evidence to support their claim.

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3. Evidence was requested and never provided

After receiving their decision, I asked for:
• The exact contract clause they claim I violated
• A trade-log breakdown showing where the violation occurred
• A timestamped version of their rules proving this “2-minute” definition existed before I traded

Upcomers did not provide any of the above.

Instead of evidence, I only received restated conclusions.

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4. Identical template emails are used to reject multiple passed challenges

Although this review is based strictly on my own experience, I found it concerning that other traders—who passed their challenges independently—received the exact same compliance email, with the same accusations, the same wording, and again no evidence provided upon request.

This suggests that the compliance process may not be individualized or evidence-based.

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5. Contractually, I earned the funded account

Under the User Agreement:
• I passed all required phases
• I did not violate any of the prohibited strategies listed
• Upcomers is contractually obligated to issue the funded account once the challenge is passed

Resetting my passed challenge based on a rule that is not in the Agreement constitutes:
• Non-delivery of the service paid for
• Breach of contract
• Application of undisclosed criteria

This is not how a reputable, transparent prop firm should operate.

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Conclusion

This review reflects my documented experience with Upcomers.
If the company disputes anything stated here, they are welcome to publicly provide:
1. The clause in the signed Agreement that supports their “two-minute” definition,
2. Evidence from my trading sessions showing I violated any contractual rule,
3. A timestamped version of the rules proving this requirement existed at the time of my purchase.

As of this posting, none of this evidence has been provided.

⚠️ PUBLIC WARNING TO TRADERS – My Experience with Upcomers and Repeated Contract Breaches

I am writing this review to warn other traders after witnessing the same pattern repeated with three different individuals: myself, Hlanganani, and Warren.

Upcomers has repeatedly reset passed challenges and refused to issue funded accounts using identical template emails, yet fails to provide any evidence when requested.

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1. They accuse traders of rules that do not exist in their contract

In my case, Upcomers claimed:

“Trades with an average holding time under two minutes are classified as tick scalping.”

However, this rule does not exist anywhere in:
• Their signed User Agreement
• Section 4.9 (Prohibited Trading Strategies)
• Section 4.11 (Risk Management Violations)
• Their public rule pages

This “2-minute rule” was never disclosed before trading and does not appear in any legal document provided by Upcomers.

When asked for proof, they were unable to produce:
• The clause in the Agreement
• A timestamped version of their rules
• Any documented evidence supporting the accusation

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2. When challenged, they send links unrelated to the accusation

For my friend Hlanganani, Upcomers accused him of hedging across accounts and sent him the same standard response:

“After careful review, our decision is correct.”

But when asked for proof, they simply sent a help-article link that did not demonstrate any hedging or violation.
The help article itself did not match the accusation.

No screenshots.
No execution logs.
No matched trades.
No timestamps.
No IP logs.
No contract clauses.

Nothing.

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3. All traders received nearly identical rejection letters

All three of us—on separate challenges, different trading styles, and different accounts—received:
• The same wording
• The same accusations
• The same refusal to produce evidence
• The same template-style “compliance review” email

This strongly suggests a systematic rejection pattern, not genuine compliance reviews.

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4. MT5 platform data contradicts their accusations

My MetaTrader 5 verified trade report shows:
• Average holding time of ~4 minutes, not “under two minutes”
• No automation
• No prohibited strategies
• No hedging
• No account-to-account patterns

Upcomers does not consider platform-verified data in their determination.

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5. After passing the challenge, they refuse to issue the funded account

According to their own contract, once the challenge is passed:

Upcomers must issue the funded (live) account.

Instead, they reset the passed challenge without contractual basis.

This constitutes:
• Non-delivery of paid services
• Contractual breach
• Retrospective enforcement of unpublished rules

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6. I was even contacted on WhatsApp by their “Head of Brand Reputation”

After challenging their decision, I was unexpectedly contacted by a representative on WhatsApp who attempted to get me on a call.
I declined and requested all communication in writing.
This kind of informal outreach is highly unusual for a company claiming strict compliance standards.

There are rules that I never thought existed for getting funded. I am funded in fundingpips and there it is much easier, rules in FTMO are also easy. There it is getting funded without strange rules and then you can cash out whenever you want but here the rules are excessive. I know that you should check the rules before you buy and I did a little bit just to see how you can get funded with them and I understand that but the thing that shocked me the most is after I got funded! There is a rule that says ” Your maximum profits in one day accounts for 100.00% of all trades. Allowed maximum is 30.00%. ” for example if you are going to cash out 10,000 dollars then your largest trade cannot be over 2500 - 3000 dollars and if they are higher then the payout is nicked. What the hell is this rule!? Getting funded with them took a long time just because of their strange rules and once you are funded it is completely impossible to cash out money.

An email was sent to me congratulating me on my evaluation and moreover I took up a challenge and earned a profit then I submitted a withdrawal request. My withdrawal request was pending and later got denied. I was told some activities was noticed on my account which triggered the system to denied my payout. After that day, there was no more response from the support team just total silent completely different from CENTURY and 100 where the support actually shows up and treats you right. A solution should be find to upcomers customer support.

It started a bit rocky because i struggle with the set up but big thanks to Oliver, who helps me and assists me all the time when i need help. Thank you for creating such an excellent system. I really recommend Upcomers to any trader that looks for reliable and trustworthy firm.

They dont mention the 30% consistency rule on the main page where it shows drawdown rules etc. That is the fine print you probably wont read and find out later like I did. Trailing drawdown completely messes up your payouts. You can make 10% profits, but will only be allowed to withdraw a small portion of it so that you dont get too close to the trailing drawdown. You essentially shoot yourself in the foot every payout because your remaining balance gets closer to the max allowed loss/drawdown. Payouts also say 12 hours, I have been waiting 3 business days and still not in my account. Avoid

I will recommend to anyone getting excited about their cheap prices
Do not get fooled .
Had worst experience with this platform
Waiting already mor then two weeks for a little as 300$ payout
I had big hope on this platform i ended up with a big disappointment
Avoid this platform

Balancing law school exams and trading is a nightmare. I chose Upcomers because they didn't pressure me with unrealistic time limits on

The technical backend here is robust. Being a developer, I usually spot glitches or latency immediately, but the execution speed on their platform is surprisingly crisp. I appreciate that the rules are hard-coded and clear no gray areas or hidden terms. It feels like a professional environment designed for logic-based strategies rather than emotional gambling.

created my account last April and I am on their funded account right now. I am just a bit uncomfortable of their trailing drawdown rules. However, it made me a good trader. had a pay out last month October for $5k. Rosie on their customer support explain all the rules in details. Nice Job.

Thanks to Arianne. He helped me from the beginning till I get funded. Recommend this propf.

Upcomers have tradelocker platform that is very good and stable platform. I already passed verification process. I just want to raise that there have been a delay on the chat support. But all good. My experience is good.

I am a Mathematics Teacher for a decade now. I honestly thought that I can nail trading in propdf. Failed 2 challenges 1 for 2 phase challenge 10k and 1 phase challenge 25k. I admit that I was a bit rush and did not understand well how the model works. I am now into their 33 lessons in Upcomers University and even my husband joked that with all the math I teach. Well will give them 4 stars for now since I never passed any challenge. haha.

I lost the Astralchallenge, and I am starting to be uncertain about this propf. However, when I joined their Discord, I got a chance to really learn and get tips from the community there. I should join the community before taking a challenge. I'll try again and I will really strategize. Also, Adrianne the support can aways give me quick advise and tips. You shoud go for this propf. community and support is great.

I’ve been burned by two other firms that promised the world and then denied payouts for vague reasons. I was hesitant here. However, my first withdrawal request was processed in under 24 hours without any hassle. That built my trust more than any flashy website claim could. They actually respect the contract and pay out when you win.

Doesn't matter whether you're going to buy a new phone or invest through a prop trading firm, whenever putting hard earned money into work, brand credibility plays the most important role deciding whom to choose.
Having said that when it comes to getting some extra reward, there's a risk involvement. Being an avid risk taker, I play safe with my position sizing and risk management stratgies, even in life. I did the same with Upomers. I was getting a lot of ads of upcomers on social meda, I didn't jump and signedup immediately. I did some research and decided that they're worthy a try. And it's been 4 months - let's see how it goes moving forward.

I’m giving them 3 stars this time because they changed the old 2-step Ascensed Evaluation to this new Phoenix Evaluation, and I honestly didn’t like the change.

The previous evaluation had a 10% max total drawdown and 5% max daily drawdown, with profit targets of 8% in Phase 1 and 5% in Phase 2. That model was my favorite because it allowed you to trade with real confidence, especially if you risk 0.5% or 1% per trade.

The new Phoenix evaluation has 10% drawdown in both phases and profit targets of 3% in Phase 1 and 5% in Phase 2, which is fine… but the live account drawdown limit is only 6% after you pass the evaluation. That part really upset me.

I hope the Upcomers team reads this review and takes it seriously. We want the live account drawdown limit increased to 10%, or for them to bring back the old Ascensed Evaluation model.

More than a month has gonne by and they dont give me refund, its always the same they say to you that you are in a que that apparently never ends. PLEASE DONT BUY HERE ITS A SCAM.