High-frequency tradingBursts of orders or trades held for seconds, built on execution speed rather than a market view.Over 30 order requests in a minute; or 20 or more trades under 30 seconds that make up 60% or more of your trades.
Recovery over-sizingSizing up right after a loss to win it back.A same-direction position of at least twice the losing size on the same instrument, straight after a realised loss, the same trading day.
News straddlingTrading both ways around big news to catch the spike.Opposite or offsetting positions (including a buy stop and a sell stop) on the same or a correlated instrument within 15 minutes of a Red or Amber release.
Latency arbitrageProfiting from delayed or stale prices, not real market moves.15 or more trades under 120 seconds won 85% of the time, entered at the best price of their minute.
Gap tradingPositions built to catch the gap over a close.3 or more profitable trades opened within 2 hours of a close and closed within 2 hours of the reopen.
Expert AdvisorsBots are allowed only if you built and control them. Bought, rented or mass-market plug-and-play EAs are not allowed, however they trade.Your own EA only: the same EA identifier placing orders for 3 or more different traders is raised.
Trade copiersCopy only your own trading: between your accounts, or from a master account that is genuinely yours, including one at another broker.Your own trades only; no signal services, shared masters, account managers or challenge-passing services.
Coordinated tradingTrading in sync with other people or groups.Another trader entering and exiting the same trades within seconds, repeatedly.
Hedging across accountsOpposite trades on different accounts to cancel out risk.Opposite positions on one instrument across accounts, opened together, repeatedly.
Account sharingYour logins are personal and must not be shared.Only you: a terminal connecting from another trader's address, or orders placed by a signal subscription.
VPN and remote desktopTrade from a stable connection that shows where you are.No masked connections: country hops and VPNs trigger an identity re-check.
Swap-free misuseSwap-free is for real trading, not for dodging overnight fees.Positions held across the daily rollover carrying half or more of the profit, over 3 or more trades.
Churning accountsBuying account after account and burning them fast.3 accounts lost within 3 days of opening, inside 60 days.