Why this rule exists
Some traders buy account after account and put the whole loss limit on one trade every time. Most of those accounts fail on that one trade. Sooner or later one of the trades wins, and that account passes or reaches a payout by luck. That is gambling, not trading. Our Terms & Conditions already prohibit gambling type behavior. This article sets the exact numbers.
The numbers
All-or-nothing trade: one trade that wins or loses 80% or more of the account's loss limit.
A single all-or-nothing trade does not, by itself, establish account rolling. Other trading rules continue to apply.
Account loss limit | All-or-nothing trade |
$1,500 | $1,200 or more on one trade |
$2,000 | $1,600 or more on one trade |
$2,250 | $1,800 or more on one trade |
Your loss limit is shown on your dashboard. 80% of it is your number.
A trade is one position in one market, from open until you are flat again.
Adding contracts to an open position does not start a new trade.
A mini and its micro count as the same market (NQ and MNQ, ES and MES, GC and MGC, and so on). Splitting a trade into micros does not change the result.
We measure the trade's result in dollars. Contract size, a stop loss, or how long the trade was open do not change it.
Account lost to an all-or-nothing trade: an account that hit its loss limit and had an all-or-nothing losing trade.
Account rolling and Compliance review: An isolated all-or-nothing trade or account loss does not, by itself, establish account rolling. Repeated all-or-nothing trading or account rolling across accounts may be referred to our Compliance team for review. Enforcement is based on the overall pattern and supporting records, rather than a fixed number or proportion of accounts lost. If your activity is flagged for review, our Compliance team will contact you.
Accounts established as owned or controlled by the same trader are counted together, even when held on different profiles. We review the supporting records before combining accounts. Being in the same household alone does not establish account rolling.
How we verify account rolling
Our Compliance team reviews the overall pattern, relevant accounts, trade results, loss limits and supporting records. We identify the accounts affected by the finding and contact you if your activity is flagged for review.
What is not a violation
One big losing trade.
Trading full size within your plan's contract limit.
Losing an account the normal way, over several trades or days.
A big winning trade when you are not account rolling. The consistency rule still applies as usual.
What happens
Confirmed account rolling results in closure of the accounts affected by account rolling, without prior warning. Affected payouts, including pending requests, are denied.
Every account affected by account rolling is closed, Evaluation and Funded.
None of those accounts are paid, including payouts already requested.
An evaluation passed through account rolling is not passed.
New purchases and resets can be paused.
Fees for failed or closed accounts are not refunded.
Resets: if you buy more than 3 resets in 24 hours, we may pause new purchases, as our Terms & Conditions already say.
Examples
Example 1: repeated activity. A trader repeatedly buys evaluations, loses accounts on all-or-nothing trades and moves to other accounts to continue the same approach. An account then passes on a large winning trade. This pattern may be referred to Compliance for review. If account rolling is confirmed, affected accounts are closed and affected payouts are denied.
Example 2: isolated loss. A trader loses an account on a single all-or-nothing trade. This alone does not establish account rolling. Other trading rules still apply.
Example 3: big win, not rolling. A funded trader with a $2,000 loss limit makes $1,700 on one trade. They have not lost any accounts. The trade counts as usual.
Example 4: Straight to Funded. A trader repeatedly loses Straight to Funded accounts on all-or-nothing trades, then continues the same approach on replacement accounts. This pattern may be referred to Compliance for review, including when another account has a pending payout. If account rolling is confirmed, affected accounts are closed and affected payouts are denied.
Questions
Can I still trade my full contract limit? Yes. The rule looks at how much one trade won or lost, not at the size alone.
I had a stop loss on. A stop does not change anything. We measure what the trade actually won or lost.
I have accounts on two profiles. Accounts established as owned or controlled by the same trader are counted together, even when held on different profiles.
How do I check myself? A trade that wins or loses 80% or more of the account’s loss limit is an all-or-nothing trade. Repeated all-or-nothing trading or account rolling may be referred to Compliance for review based on the overall pattern and supporting records. An isolated trade or account loss does not, by itself, establish account rolling.