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Essential Rules๐Ÿ”’ Every TradersFlow Trader Must Follow

Protecting market integrity and your funded account journey

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โฑ๏ธ 1. HFT (High-Frequency Trading) Restrictions

To ensure fair markets and strategy sustainability:

  • Minimum Trade Duration: All positions must be held for โ‰ฅ3 minutes after execution.
    โ€‹Example: If entered at 10:00 AM, cannot exit before 10:03 AM.

  • Trade Limits per Symbol: Max 3 open trades simultaneously per instrument.

  • Lot Size Cap: Max 5 lots total per symbol across all positions.

๐Ÿ’กWhy this exists? Prevents market manipulation and ensures all traders operate on a level field.


๐Ÿ‘ค 2. Account Ownership & Integrity Rules

Strictly prohibited:

  • โŒ Sharing accounts or trading for others

  • โŒ Managing others accounts (our system will track the IPs)

  • โŒ Hedging between your own accounts (e.g., buying EUR/USD in Account A while selling it in Account B)

  • โŒ Exploiting "loopholes" like latency arbitrage or system errors

โ„น๏ธ *Our systems monitor cross-account activity 24/7. Violations trigger instant account termination without refunds.*


3. ๐Ÿ›‘ Total Capital Limit: $400k Per Trader

To protect you from overexposure and ensure focused trading

$400k Hard Cap:

  • You may hold up to $400k total capital across all accounts (challenges + funded).

  • *Example: $200k One-Step + $200k Turbo = $400k (max allowed).*

Purchases Over Limit:

  • If you buy a new challenge while at $400k:

    • The account is temporarily held (visible but inactive).

    • You cannot trade it until total capital โ‰ค$400k.

Regain Access:

  • Reduce exposure by:

    • Withdrawing profits to close accounts, OR

    • Letting inactive accounts expire.

Example Scenario:

Your Current Holdings

New Purchase

Result

$400k (Two $200k accounts)

$50k Turbo Challenge

โœ… Purchased but ๐Ÿ›‘ Held until space freed

$350k

$100k Challenge

โŒ Temporarily held (visible but inactive)

โœ… Protects You: Prevents overleveraging that could wipe multiple accounts.
โœ… Ensures Focus: Managing >$400k often reduces strategy effectiveness.
โœ… Fair Access: Allows more traders to access capital during promotions.

โ„น๏ธ This limit applies regardless of promotions. Plan your growth strategically!


4. ๐ŸšซOne Side Betting Policy: Protect Your Account

Avoid gambling-like trading to sustain your funded journey.

โŒ Whatโ€™s Prohibited:

  1. Unidirectional Trades

    • Example: 3+ consecutive longs/shorts on the same asset without opposing positions.

  2. Ignoring Reversals

    • Example: Holding longs during a confirmed downtrend (broken support + bearish news).

  3. Martingale Strategies

    • Example: Doubling down on losing positions instead of using stop-losses.

  4. Over-Leveraged Biased Exposure

    • Example: Max leverage on 5 long Gold trades with no risk diversification.

โœ… Allowed Strategies:

Scenario

Compliant Approach

EUR/USD Bias

Mix longs (during uptrends) and shorts (at resistance)

Trend Change

Close longs when support breaks; open shorts

Loss Recovery

Use stop-losses + smaller position sizes

โš ๏ธ Consequences of Violation:

  • First offense: Warning + mandatory strategy review

  • Repeat: Leverage reduction or account suspension

  • Severe cases: Immediate termination

๐Ÿ“ˆ How to Trade Responsibly:

  1. Follow the Market โ€“ Switch directions when structure changes.

  2. Use Stop-Losses โ€“ Never risk >1-2% per trade.

  3. Diversify โ€“ Balance longs/shorts across assets.

Professional traders adapt โ€“ gamblers double down.

Real Example:

  • โŒ Violation:
    Trader opens 10 long NASDAQ trades in a row (ignoring overbought signals).
    โ†’ Result: Account suspended.

  • โœ… Compliant:
    Trader goes long NASDAQ at support, shorts at resistance, uses 1% stop-losses.
    โ†’ Result: Account grows steadily.


โš ๏ธ Why These Rules Matter

  1. Protects You & the Community:

    • Prevents unfair advantages that distort prices for all traders.

  2. Ensures Longevity:

    • Firms banning exploitative strategies = sustained capital for skilled traders.

  3. Builds Trust:

    • Ethical trading unlocks higher funding limits and profit splits long-term.


๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Consequences of Violations

  • First offense: Permanent ban of all accounts, forfeited profits.

  • No warnings or appeals: Automated systems enforce rules impartially.

  • Blacklisting: Banned traders cannot reopen accounts.


โœ… Do This Instead for Success

Instead of...

Do This...

Hunting loopholes

Develop a robust, rules-compliant strategy

Multi-account hedging

Focus on single-account risk management

<3-min scalping

Swing trade or use higher-timeframe analysis

Sharing accounts

Refer friends for their own funded accounts


๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Sustainable Profitability > Short-Term Gains

The traders who thrive long-term treat capital as a partnership โ€“ not a loophole race.

๐Ÿ” Suspicious Activity? Report it: compliance@tradersflow.co

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