Hypernova vs Hyperstack rules, prices and codes side by side

Prices updated

  • Hypernova

    Cayman Islands

    From
    $25
    Challenges
    18
    Accounts
    $5K to $200K
    Buy
  • Hyperstack

    Cayman Islands · Founded June 2026

    From
    Free
    Challenges
    6
    Accounts
    $1K to $100K
    Buy

Where they differ

Cheapest challenge
Hypernova$25 ($5K Tight risk)
HyperstackFree ($1K 1-Step Challenge)
Daily loss limit
Hypernova3% to 4%
Hyperstack5%
Maximum loss
Hypernova3% to 7% static
Hyperstack5% trailing
Profit split
Hypernova80%
Hyperstack90%
Account sizes
Hypernova$5K to $200K
Hyperstack$1K to $100K
Sizes only this firm sells
Hypernova$200K
Hyperstack$1K
Challenges
Hypernova18
Hyperstack6
Some trades on-chain
HypernovaNo
HyperstackYes

Every rule, side by side

RuleHypernovaHyperstack
The firm
CountryCayman IslandsCayman Islands
FoundedNot statedJune 2026
Years in operationNot statedUnder 1
PlatformsHypernova web terminalHyperliquid
Trades onown engine using Hyperliquid market dataHyperliquid (trader's own wallet, mirrored into a simulated account)
MarketsCrypto, stock, ETF, commodity, index, FX and pre-IPOCrypto, commodity, index and stock
Some trades on-chainNoYes
Rules
Model1-step assessment with selectable risk tier (Tight, Low or Medium; High listed as restricted)1-step challenge
Account sizes$5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K, $200K$1K, $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K
Profit target9% (Tight) / 10% (Low, Medium, High)10%
Daily loss limit3% (Tight, Low) / 4% (Medium) / 5% (High) of prior day's closing balance, reset 00:00 UTC5% from the day's opening equity
Maximum drawdown3% (Tight) / 6% (Low) / 7% (Medium) / 8% (High), static from starting balance5% end-of-day trailing (challenge); 8% end-of-day trailing (scaled account)
Max leverageSet per symbol, 2x to 20x (most crypto 2x; BTC, ETH and SOL 10x on its markets page, BTC and ETH 5x in its docs; FX 20x); homepage table shows 5xNo limit on the trader's Hyperliquid account; mirrored exposure capped (challenge tier: 50% per crypto pair, 400% total portfolio)
Profit split80%; 90% with its split add-on, bought with the assessment for 20% more (Tight, Low and Medium)90% (paid to invited Scaled Trader Program participants)
PayoutsOn demand whenever the account is flat (no open positions, orders or TWAPs), no minimum beyond being in profit, with a round-trip trade between payouts; capped at $10,000 of profits per day per user during its private beta; paid in USDC by smart contract on Arbitrum after identity verificationMonthly (30-day cycle), in USDC to the connected wallet; KYC required to receive a payout
Starting pricefrom $25 for a $5,000 account (Tight risk)from $74 for a $5,000 account; a free $1,000 account is also offered, limited to 200
Minimum daysNoneNone
Consistency ruleNoneNone
US tradersYes (not on its restricted list)Not stated
Fee refundNoOnly before the first trade, per Vanta's terms; its own terms say before the account opens
News tradingAllowedAllowed
Weekend holdingAllowedAllowed
Current offerNone nowNone now
Rules checkedNovember 9, 2026November 4, 2026

Hypernova: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5source 6Hyperstack: source 1source 2source 3source 4source 5

Prices at each account size

AccountHypernovaHyperstack
Sizes both sell
$5K$25Tight risk3 challenges at this size$741-Step Challenge · sold out
$10K$50Tight risk3 challenges at this size$1351-Step Challenge · sold out
$25K$120Tight risk3 challenges at this size$3091-Step Challenge · sold out
$50K$200Tight risk3 challenges at this size$5791-Step Challenge · sold out
$100K$400Tight risk3 challenges at this size$9991-Step Challenge · sold out
Sizes only one sells
$1KNot soldFree1-Step Challenge · sold out
$200K$800Tight risk3 challenges at this sizeNot sold

Every Hypernova challengeEvery Hyperstack challengeEvery firm's challenges

Current offers

Hypernova

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy
Hyperstack

No code seen in the last seven days.

Buy

What each daily limit means on Bitcoin

How far Bitcoin has to move against a position at each firm's full leverage to use up the daily loss limit, and how often it has in the last 30 days.

Firm and programBitcoin capDaily limitMove that uses it upDays Bitcoin moved that far
Hypernova · Tight and Low risk tiersper its homepage comparison table5x3%0.6%27 of 30

Hyperstack states no single Bitcoin leverage cap.

Recent rule changes

Hypernova
  1. Split

    Added a 90% profit split option on Tight, Low and Medium assessments, for 20% more than the standard fee; the standard 80% split is unchanged (rulebook v1.2).

    Firm's page

  2. Account sizes

    Offered the Medium risk tier at $200,000, for $2,700 (rulebook v1.2); it had stopped at $100,000.

    Firm's page

  3. Other

    Its homepage now offers up to $300,000 of total initial funding across accounts, up from $200,000 on its pre-launch page.

    Archived May 7, 2026Archived Oct 10, 2026

  4. Program

    Added the Tight risk tier: a 9% target, 3% daily loss limit and 3% static drawdown, from $25 for $5,000 (rulebook v1.1).

    Firm's pageArchived Oct 10, 2026

All 5 Hypernova changes
Hyperstack
  1. Account sizes

    Marked 6 challenges ($1,000 1-Step Challenge; $5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) sold out.

    Firm's page

  2. Account sizes

    Put 5 challenges ($5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) back on sale.

    Firm's page

  3. Account sizes

    Marked 5 challenges ($5,000 1-Step Challenge; $10,000 1-Step Challenge; $25,000 1-Step Challenge; $50,000 1-Step Challenge; $100,000 1-Step Challenge) sold out.

    Firm's page

  4. Program

    Put every challenge size back on sale, from $74 for $5,000 to $999 for $100,000, and opened free $1,000 accounts limited to 200; every size had shown as sold out with a waitlist.

    Firm's page

All 5 Hyperstack changes

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