Top One Futures Prohibited Trading Strategies & Platform Integrity
At Top One Futures, we are committed to protecting the sustainability of our firm and safeguarding the best interests of our trading community. We utilize sophisticated fraud detection technologies to ensure the integrity of our platform. Any form of cheating or exploitation of our platform will result in an account breach and forfeiture of any profits.
Any violations of these rules during the Elite Challenge Phase might result in either a retake challenge being issued or a full breach of the account, depending on the severity of the violation.
Please note that these strategies are prohibited across all Top One Futures accounts.
Exploiting errors or latency in the pricing and/or platform(s) provided by the Broker.
Utilizing non-public and/or insider information.
Front-running of trades placed elsewhere.
Hedging of one account to another either internally or through any other firm or broker.
Allowing someone else, other than the registered account owner, to trade the account.
Minimum Trade Time Rule (10-Second Rule):
To ensure fairness and discourage ultra-high-frequency scalping, all trades you open must remain open for more than 10 seconds. (Note: (10.00 is still a violation, but 10.01 is perfectly fine) This helps protect our platform from certain trading practices that can negatively impact performance for other traders.How it Works:
If you open a trade, wait more than 10 seconds before closing any part of that trade.
Adding to an existing trade (buying more contracts/shares) within 10 seconds is completely fine. Only closing trades quickly is monitored.
Occasional violations are understandable and won't immediately result in penalties. However, if the trader has anywhere close to 50% or more of their profits / payout or 50% of their trades, profits from those trades will be removed from trader's account.
Example:
✅ Allowed: You buy 1 contract, then add another contract after 5 seconds. You hold both contracts and start closing them after 15 seconds.
❌ Violation: You buy 2 contracts, close 1 contract after just 5 seconds, then hold the second contract for longer. Because you closed part of your trade in less than 10 seconds, this is a violation.
Trading in any way that jeopardizes the relationship Top One Futures has with a broker or may result in the canceling of trades.
Trading in any way that creates regulatory issues for the Broker.
Trading in any way that Top One Futures deems to be outside of acceptable risk practices.
Utilizing any third-party strategies marketed to "pass your challenge".
Rolling/Churning of Accounts. Account rolling, also known as churning, refers to the practice of acquiring multiple evaluation accounts within a short amount of time and using various trading strategies to pass one or more accounts, while allowing other accounts to fail. This practice is strictly prohibited.
Attempting to arbitrage your account with another account with the Company or any third-party company, as determined by the Company.
Using any type of commercially available EA/Trading bots with automated trading strategies is strictly forbidden. Any violations of these rules will result in the immediate closing of your account and the forfeiture of any profits.
Copy Trading / Group Trading
All traders are required to execute their trading strategies independently. Any form of copy trading between multiple accounts not owned by the same individual, including those of relatives, family members, or friends, or any commercially available program is strictly prohibited. Additionally, following signal programs or trade recommendations of any kind where multiple traders are executing similar trades, within similar timeframes, is strictly prohibited. Traders on our platform must be trading with a strategy that is unique to each individual trader.Any attempts to intentionally breach accounts to remain in sim versus moving to live, is strictly prohibited and may result in having trading privileges revoked.
In Summary
Top One Futures prioritizes the safety, sustainability, and integrity of our platform, ensuring a long term, secure and fair trading environment for everyone. Honest traders have nothing to worry about, but those attempting to exploit our rules will be detected.
If you have any questions or concerns, our Support Team is here to assist you.