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1-Page Rulebook

This is a short rulebook you can learn in minutes.

Will | Paid To Trade avatar
Written by Will | Paid To Trade
Updated over 2 months ago

The 1-page rulebook keeps trading simple and clear. All accounts have No Daily Loss. You manage risk at the account level.

What the rulebook covers

• Evaluation rules
• Performance rules for Pro Path and Starter Path
• What is allowed
• What is not allowed

Fast rules snapshot

Evaluation

• One step
• 8 percent profit target
• 12 percent overall drawdown
• No minimum days and no time limit
• 1:100 leverage
• Instant activation after KYC

Pro Path Performance

• 8 percent overall trailing drawdown
• 20 percent consistency cap
• No minimum days and no minimum profit per day

Starter Path Performance
• 6 percent overall trailing drawdown
• 20 percent consistency cap
• Minimum 5 trading days per cycle
• Minimum profit per day by account size

Allowed

• No Daily Loss on all accounts
• No single day profit limit
• No single trade profit limit
• No minimum holding time
• Unlimited simultaneous open trades
• News trading allowed
• Weekend holding allowed
• Strategy changes allowed
• EAs allowed, including your own custom EAs
• Copy trading across your own Paid To Trade accounts is allowed
• Stop loss not required
Note: The above are allowed, but you should still manage risk within overall drawdown and follow the consistency cap on Performance.

Not allowed

• Grid trading
• Martingale
• Pyramid scaling
• Asymmetric or tick scalping designed to manufacture consistency
• All-in trades that risk the majority of the account in one idea
If a prohibited strategy is used, actions can include removing affected trades, reducing allowed risk per trade, and applying a breach.

FAQs

Q: Do the rules change often
A: If we change anything, we post it on the transparency page and changelog and then update this article.
Q: Can I use third-party EAs
A: Yes, but if they create patterns that match prohibited strategies, trades can be reviewed or removed.
Q: Can I copy trades to another of my Paid To Trade accounts
A: Yes, copying across your own accounts is allowed.

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