To ensure compliance with our trading guidelines, we require traders to hold positions for a minimum of 3 minutes to avoid being flagged for High-Frequency Trading (HFT) or other prohibited trading practices.
Evaluation Stage: If trades held for less than 3 minutes are a minor part of your trading activity and do not generate a significant portion of your profits (e.g., the trades were opened by mistake), they will not be considered as a breach. However, if short-held trades make up a significant portion of your trades or contribute substantially to your profits, your challenge will be considered breached. In such cases, we may offer you a retake, depending on the circumstances.
Funded Stage: Trades held for less than 3 minutes in the funded stage will not result in a hard breach but will be classified as a soft breach. This means that your live account will be reset to the live stage, and payouts will not be processed. Each case will be evaluated individually.
Example Scenarios:
Example 1: A trader opens a position and closes it immediately due to an incorrect lot size or trading pair.
Evaluation Stage: If no significant profit was made or the impact is minimal, this will not be considered a breach.
Funded Stage: This may be reviewed during the payout process but will not result in an immediate breach.
Example 2: A trader opens multiple positions, and a few of them, despite being short-held, generate a significant percentage of the total profit.
Evaluation and Funded Stage: This will be considered a breach, as these trades are significantly contributing to your profits.
Example 3: A trader engages in aggressive scalping by frequently opening and closing short positions, possibly using Expert Advisors (EAs) to exploit small price movements.
Evaluation and Funded Stage: This behavior will be flagged as a breach, as it violates the guidelines for responsible trading.
We evaluate each case individually to determine appropriate action. Please ensure that your trading practices align with our guidelines to avoid any issues with your evaluation or funded account.