E8 Markets vs Hola Prime

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	E8 Markets United States	Hola Prime Hong Kong
Disclosure score	Partially documented	Well documented
Challenge from	Not yet verified?	Not yet verified?
Plan compared	E8 Classic	1-Step Prime
Model	2-Step	1-Step
Profit target	8% → 4%	10%
Daily loss limit	4% of the balance recorded at day start, on balance or equity. Resets 00:00 server time	3% of the previous day’s closing balance, on balance or equity
Maximum loss limit	8%	6% Static floor, from initial balance
Consistency	40% — best day as a share of total profit (Payout eligibility)	40% — best day as a share of total profit (Payout eligibility)
Stop loss	Not yet verified?	Mandatory
Best profit split	100% E8 Trader	95% Monthly
Weekend holding	Not yet verified?	Allowed
News trading	Restricted window	Allowed
Inactivity breach	60 days	30 days
Retroactive rule changes	0	0
Operator jurisdiction	Texas, United States	Hong Kong
Regulator disclosed	Not yet verified?	FSC Mauritius GB24203729
Restricted countries	Forex and crypto products: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Belarus, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Midway Islands, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Samoa, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City, Venezuela, West Bank, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia (help centre, updated the week of 6 September 2026). Vietnam, India, Kenya and Indonesia are accepted but capped: E8 One only up to $200,000. Country is decided by the KYC document, not by location.	Afghanistan, Belarus, Burundi, China, Cuba, Congo, Sudan, Sri Lanka, North Korea, Yemen

Only the first recorded plan of each firm is shown here. Full plan detail, sources and everything we could not verify are on each firm's page. Last verified 6 September 2026.

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