Grid trading is prohibited due to the risks it poses. It involves placing inverse buy and sell orders of the same instrument with the same or similar risk, which can lead to market manipulation, over-leveraging, market instability, and a potential risk-free profit. To prevent large drawdowns and over-leveraging, it is essential to have a well-defined risk management strategy.

PIP Traders Funding’s Terms of Use prohibit the use of Martingale as a trading strategy. Martingale is a system based on increasing the lot size after each loss, with the expectation that a winning trade will recoup all previous losses and yield a profit. This type of activity is considered gambling and is highly risky, as it can result in substantial drawdowns and the loss of all capital.

It is essential to have a professional risk management strategy in place to protect your account and our capital.

An individual or group of individuals may engage in a trading strategy known as cross-account trading or collusion. This involves opening multiple accounts within a financial institution and placing trades in the same direction (i.e., buying or selling on the same asset across all accounts). This practice is considered a form of market manipulation.

Individuals or groups can use a trading strategy called hedging or group hedging, where they open multiple accounts with a financial institution and place trades in opposite directions (i.e., buy and sell) on the same asset. In a real market, this would not yield any profit as the positions are hedged in both directions. However, when trading with a funding company, one account could generate a loss for the company while the other account could generate a profit, resulting in risk-free profits. This strategy is not allowed and will lead to a ban from PIP Traders Funding.

Using a data feed that has a delay or lag in providing market data, such as stock prices or trading volumes, gives a trader an advantage over other traders who must use real-time market data. This is not allowed in the financial market, as it is considered unethical.

Trading on charts with a delay or lag in their updates is considered unethical and is not in line with the operations of the real financial market.

The use of platform or data freezing due to a demo server error that can lead to unfair advantages and misleads the traders.

If we encounter server errors that prevent traders from closing trades for stop loss or take profit, we will investigate our logs and work with affected traders to resolve the issue. To help us identify any freezing issues, please take screenshots or screen recordings. Abusing the platform due to a demo server error will result in a possible permanent ban from PIP Traders Funding.

News trading is a strategy employed by traders to take advantage of the market’s reaction to economic or political news and events. This could include interest rate decisions, GDP reports, and political announcements. However, news trading can be risky, as the market’s response to news events is often unpredictable and could potentially lead to significant losses.

To reduce this risk, PIP Traders Funding has certain restrictions for Funded Accounts when trading during major macroeconomic reports. This includes not being filled at an unrealistic price due to the volatility of the event.

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