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Consequences for Prohibited Strategies

If we detect a prohibited pattern, we take clear, step-by-step actions to protect your account and the platform. We will tell you what we found and what happens next.

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

What we review

• Trade timestamps, clustering, and laddering
• Per-idea risk and recovery behavior
• Equity swings versus typical variance
• EA or tool patterns that match known signatures

Possible actions

• Removal of affected trades

Trades that violate policy can be excluded from results.


• Risk cap adjustment

Your allowed risk per idea may be reduced. We will state the new cap in the notice.

• Mandatory stop loss

You may be required to place a stop loss on every trade.

Note that normally a stop loss is not required at Paid To Trade. This requirement applies only as a corrective action.


• Soft breach

Account remains active with specific conditions to continue.


• Hard breach

Account is closed for the current cycle if violations are severe or repeated.

Payout impact

• If prohibited activity affects the current cycle, the payout for that cycle may be rejected
• After issues are resolved, you can continue trading in line with the rules

Prevention checklist

• Keep per-idea risk reasonable and consistent
• Do not ladder into losses mechanically
• If you use an EA, confirm it does not create grid, martingale, or asymmetric tick patterns
• When in doubt, contact Support with a short description of your method

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