Prohibited Trading Rules

1. Overview

The following trading practices are prohibited in all evaluation programs. Violations may result in account failure, reward denial, or account suspension.

The rule engine continuously monitors for prohibited patterns. Some violations are detected automatically, while others may be identified during manual review.

2. Prohibited Strategies

Latency abuse: Exploiting delays in price updates or data feeds to gain an unfair advantage.

Tick-scalping abuse: Excessive high-frequency trading that exploits simulated price movements.

HFT abuse: Using high-frequency trading techniques that are not representative of genuine trading skill.

Arbitrage exploitation: Exploiting price discrepancies between different instruments or timeframes in the simulated environment.

3. Account Sharing and Copy Trading

Account sharing: Multiple users trading on the same account is prohibited. Each account must be operated by a single individual.

Copy trading: Copying trades from other accounts or external signals is prohibited unless explicitly permitted by the program configuration.

Group trading: Coordinated trading across multiple accounts to manipulate evaluation outcomes is prohibited.

4. Automation Restrictions

EA/cBot/NinjaScript usage is permitted only when the program configuration allows it. Using automation on programs where it is disabled is a violation.

EAs must not be used to exploit simulated market data or platform latency.

Backtesting metadata and Strategy Tester results may be reviewed for compliance.

5. News and Weekend Trading

News trading may be restricted on certain programs. Trading during high-impact news events when the program prohibits it is a violation.

Weekend holding may be restricted. Holding positions over the weekend when the program prohibits it is a violation.

Check the program configuration for specific permissions.

6. Position and Exposure Limits

Exceeding the maximum lot size limit is a violation.

Exceeding the maximum open positions limit is a violation.

Exceeding exposure or concentration limits is a violation.

7. Consequences of Violations

Violations may result in immediate account failure with the breach type and reason recorded.

Reward requests may be denied if prohibited trading is detected during review.

Repeated or severe violations may result in permanent account suspension.

All violations are recorded in the immutable audit log for dispute resolution.