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Shark Futures

Shark Futures

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Taurus Arena

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	Shark Futures 7.0 Get Started	Taurus Arena 6.8 Get Started
Overview
Asset Type	Futures	Futures
Country	Lithuania	Cyprus
Established	Feb 2026	Nov 2025
Technology	Proprietary	Proprietary
Platforms	Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica	Quantower, Atas, Volumetrica
Trading Rules
Profit Split	90% Best	85%
Daily Drawdown	Basic: None (Trailing Max DD only). Instant PRO $25K: None. Instant PRO $50K-$150K & PRO: Daily Loss Limit (soft breach) equal to Trailing Max DD on PRO; $1,500/$3,000/$4,500 on Instant PRO 50K/100K/150K.	None (no daily loss limit on PRIME/FREES/DIRECT PRIME)
Payout Frequency	On-demand (no daily limit; processed within 24h) Via Rise. Crypto 1-2h, bank 1-3 business days, e-wallet within 24h. $250 min payout.	Weekly Min $500/request; monthly caps $2K/$3K/$4K by size, lifted after 4 consecutive months at max.
Direct Path to Funded	✗ No	✗ No
Reviews & Reputation
Review Count	0 reviews	0 reviews
Avg. Rating	No ratings yet	No ratings yet
Pros & Cons
Main Benefits	One-phase evaluation, $0 activation fee on Basic, 90/10 profit split, on-demand payouts via Rise, EOD trailing drawdown, no consistency on the Basic challenge funded side as low as 35% ($25K), scaling path to $750K live capital, Volumetrica/Quantower/ATAS supported.	No daily loss limit; no consistency rule on PRIME and FREES Challenges; FREES has $0 activation fee after Challenge success; Volumetrica Web included free; instant SIM TPA activation on pass with no minimum trading days; EOD drawdown switch available via +$19 add-on; soft daily loss add-on available (+$9.50).
Main Drawbacks	Brand-new firm (registered Feb 2026, launched April 2026); only 24 TrustPilot reviews; trailing max drawdown locks at starting balance (never above); 50% consistency on Basic eval (evaluation only); 6-day minimum to payout on PRO, 8-day minimum on Instant PRO; Mac users limited (Volumetrica/ATAS Windows-based, Deepchart web-based only).	20% consistency rule on DIRECT PRIME accounts; trailing drawdown by default (switch to EOD costs +$19); FREES requires recurring monthly subscription during Challenge; new firm launched late 2025.
Offers & Promo Codes
Active Offers	No offers	No offers

Challenge Details

Shark Futures Challenges

8 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$99 $59 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$25K	1 Step	P1: $1,500	P1: - None	P1: $1,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$132 $79 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$50K	1 Step	P1: $3,000	P1: - None	P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$265 $159 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$100K	1 Step	P1: $6,000	P1: - None	P1: $3,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$382 $229 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$150K	1 Step	P1: $9,000	P1: - None	P1: $4,500 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$399 $249 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$25K	Instant	P1: -	P1: - None	P1: $1,250 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$599 $369 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$50K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $1,500 Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)	P1: $2,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$799 $459 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$100K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $3,000 Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)	P1: $4,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None
$899 $549 one-time fee; SHARK code 40% off	$150K	Instant	P1: -	P1: $4,500 Daily Loss Limit (soft breach)	P1: $6,000 EOD Trailing	90%	None

Taurus Arena Challenges

9 challenges

Price	Account Size	Step	Profit Target	Max Daily Loss	Max Drawdown	Profit Split	Activation Fee
$59 /month	$25K	1 Step	P1: $1,500	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $1,000 Trailing	85%	$119
$99 $64.5 /month (50% off during Challenge)	$25K	1 Step	P1: $1,500	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $1,000 Trailing	85%	None
$79 /month	$50K	1 Step	P1: $3,000	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $2,000 Trailing	85%	$119
$129 $84 /month (50% off during Challenge)	$50K	1 Step	P1: $3,000	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $2,000 Trailing	85%	None
$119 /month	$100K	1 Step	P1: $6,000	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $3,000 Trailing	85%	$119
$229 $149 /month (50% off during Challenge)	$100K	1 Step	P1: $6,000	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $3,000 Trailing	85%	None
$318 $223 one-time	$25K	Instant	P1: -	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $1,000 Trailing	85%	None
$558 $391 one-time	$50K	Instant	P1: -	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $2,000 Trailing	85%	None
$738 $517 one-time	$100K	Instant	P1: -	P1: - None (no daily loss limit)	P1: $3,000 Trailing	85%	None

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