Latency, hedge, reverse, cross-broker, or any timing/price-mismatch arbitrage.
Reason: Undermines fair evaluation and market integrity.

Grid trading, martingale, pyramid scaling, asymmetric scalping, and all-in trades that risk the majority of the account on one idea.
Reason: Unsustainable and exposes the account to tail risk.

Trade copiers, mirror trading software, or third-party tools that automate or replicate trades without explicit approval.
Copy trading with other traders is not allowed. Copying across your own Paid To Trade accounts is allowed.
Reason: Avoids manufactured consistency and cross-account coordination.

Ultra-short-term scalps aiming at tiny moves (for example under 1 pip) within milliseconds.
Reason: Considered exploitative and can strain execution.

Gambling-style bets, one-direction “coin-flip” patterns, or trading driven by emotion rather than a stated plan.
Reason: Signals absence of a risk process and can trigger account review.

Excessive trade frequency without clear rationale, margin abuse, or reactive “chasing” behavior.
Reason: Damages account health and often correlates with rule breaches.

Any tactic intended to distort prices, force volatility, or exploit illiquid conditions, including “pump-and-dump” style behavior.
Reason: Violates fair-use standards and market integrity.

Major shift from evaluation to performance that changes risk profile materially, for example from low-risk to hyper-aggressive patterns.
Reason: Misleading representation of ability and may void payouts or accounts.

Opening many orders in a ladder or grid to average price regardless of market context.

Increasing size after losses to recover, creating fast tail risk.

Stacking size in a way that turns one idea into outsized risk.

Ultra-short patterns designed to win tiny trades with rare large losses.

Risking the majority of the account on one trade idea.

In rare cases where trading patterns show elements of manufactured consistency, asymmetric scalping, or outsized concentration, we may apply temporary limits to manage account risk. This typically occurs when a trade or trades risk above 2% of the account balance per trade idea, combined with ultra-short holding times or rapid size increases after losses. These limits are not blanket rules and are only applied when objective indicators suggest elevated hidden risk.

Group trading or mirrored signals across unrelated traders to produce artificial consistency.

Copying from or to another trader’s account outside your own account set is not allowed.

• News trading and weekend holding
• EAs are allowed
Note: commercially shared EAs or tools may be reviewed if they create prohibited patterns or copy trades from other traders.
• Copy trading across your own Paid To Trade accounts is allowed

• Define risk per trade and per idea before the session
• Avoid adding size mechanically after losses
• Keep each idea’s risk contained and explainable
• Log rationale for entries and scaling so your pattern is clear