Any activity that violates these rules may result in immediate account termination.
Drawdown Violations
The following are considered violations of the trading rules:
Breaching the maximum daily drawdown
Breaching the maximum overall drawdown
Drawdown limits are monitored continuously. Any breach, even momentary, results in immediate termination of the account.
High-Risk & Gambling Behavior
The following behaviors are strictly prohibited:
Using 80% or more of the account’s available margin
Overleveraging or reckless position sizing
Account rolling or lot-sizing techniques intended to bypass drawdown controls
Any trading behavior that resembles gambling rather than structured risk management
Such behavior may result in immediate termination, even on a first offense.
Copy Trading, Account Abuse & Collusion
The following activities are not allowed:
Copy trading from external accounts you do not own
Replicating trades across multiple funded accounts
Colluding with other traders or linked accounts to create artificial volume
Opening opposing positions across accounts to reduce risk or manipulate results
These actions are considered abuse of the funding model and will result in termination.
Exploits, Arbitrage & System Abuse
The Instant Funded Account may not be used to exploit system inefficiencies.
Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:
High-frequency trading (HFT) strategies
AI-driven or automated strategies designed to exploit execution or latency
Latency arbitrage, hedge arbitrage, scalping arbitrage, or gap-exploitation strategies
Flooding the market with extremely small pip trades or unrealistic trade volumes to inflate profitability
There is no minimum holding time when trading normally. However, strategies designed solely to exploit pricing delays or technical inefficiencies are not permitted.
Weekend & Overnight Gap Exploitation
While overnight and weekend holding is allowed, the following is prohibited:
Holding positions solely to profit from expected weekend or overnight price gaps
Systematically targeting gap behavior as a trading strategy
Normal swing trading is permitted, but intentional gap exploitation is not.
Expert Advisors & Automation
Third-party Expert Advisors (EAs) are not allowed unless you own the source code
Replicating strategies across accounts using shared EAs or signal services is prohibited
Automation used for trade execution must not violate any other trading or risk rules.
General Conduct
Any behavior that signals:
Irresponsible trading
Excessively risky behavior
Intentional circumvention of rules
may result in account disqualification or termination, even if not explicitly listed above.
All rules outlined here are also covered in full detail within the Terms and Conditions, which take precedence in all cases.
Enforcement & Appeals
Any confirmed violation of the trading rules will result in immediate account termination.
If you believe a mistake has been made or have questions regarding a decision, please contact Support for review.