High Frequency Trading (HFT) or Tick Scalping

HFT involves using algorithms to execute an excessive number of trades in seconds, exploiting market inefficiencies. Tick Scalping involves holding positions for seconds to 5 minutes.

Both strategies are prohibited and any gains made from such trades might be deducted.

Latency Trading / Latency Arbitrage / Arbitrage Trading

Executing trades based on delayed market data or exploiting execution delays to secure profits is considered market manipulation. This strategy is strictly prohibited.

Copy Trading / Group Trading

You may engage in copy trading between your own Top One Trader accounts or accounts you own at other brokers.
Copy trading between multiple accounts not owned by the same individual (including friends or family) is strictly prohibited.
Following trade signals or recommendations where multiple traders execute similar trades at similar times is banned.
If multiple traders take the exact same trade within a set time, it will flag in the system.

Top One Trader uses an automated system to detect identical or near-identical trades across different accounts. If a flag is triggered, your account will be reviewed. Depending on the severity of the violation, your account may be reset or closed.

Copy Trading on Instant Funding Accounts

For traders with Instant Funding Accounts, copy trading is strictly prohibited. This means you are not allowed to copy trades from any other account to your Instant Funding account, regardless of whether the other account is owned by you or by someone else.

Hedging or Group Hedging Across Multiple Accounts

Hedging using multiple accounts, whether within Top One Trader or across other platforms, is prohibited. This does not reflect proper trading strategy, and risk software detects hedging patterns across various firms.

Hedging within one account is allowed.

News Trading on Funded Accounts

After passing your challenge, funded traders cannot execute new trades or close trades within 5 minutes before and after a high-impact news event. Trades must be opened at least five hours prior to the event.

Grid Trading

Grid trading, which involves placing buy and sell orders on the same instrument with similar risk parameters, is prohibited. It is banned due to its potential for market instability and over-leveraging.

Martingale Strategy

The Martingale strategy involves increasing trade size after losses to cover losses with a future win. This strategy is extremely high risk and is strictly prohibited.

3rd Party Trading or "Pass Your Challenge" Programs

Allowing any third party (including services or companies) to trade on your behalf is prohibited. Using "pass your challenge" services is not allowed.

Masking of Expert Advisors (EAs)

You may use EAs to optimize your strategies, but each trader must ensure that their EA parameters are unique.
Masking or concealing EAs is prohibited.
Commercially available automated EAs or AI programs with pre-programmed trading algorithms are banned.

Gambling, Over-Leveraging, YOLO Trading

We have a strict anti-gambling policy. Excessive risk-taking behavior, such as violating the Max Open Lots Rule on funded accounts or over-leveraging trades (especially around news events), is prohibited.

Such behavior may result in the deduction of profits or account termination.

IP Address Restrictions

Using multiple IP addresses or the same IP address across accounts not owned by you is a violation. We recommend using a single device with a unique IP address. If traveling or moving to another country, please inform Top One Trader, and valid documents may be requested for verification.

Rolling/Churning of Accounts

Acquiring multiple evaluation accounts and using different strategies to pass one while allowing others to fail is known as "rolling" or "churning." This practice is strictly prohibited.

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