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Trading Rules

Our rules have been designed to align with professional and responsible trading practices. All rules are available in the dashboard, updated in real-time and automatically checked, resulting in fast challenge and payout reviews.

Drawdown Rules

Max Drawdown

Two Stages: 10.0% / One Stage: 8.0%

A trader's equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the initial trading capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 10% max drawdown limit, the equity must not fall below $90,000. If equity reaches $90,000 at any point, the rule is breached.

Daily Drawdown

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

A trader's equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the previous day's balance at any point.

Example

For an account with a previous trading day's closing balance (recorded at 22:00 CET every day) of $105,000 and a 5% daily drawdown limit, the equity must not fall below $99,750 during the current trading day. If the equity reaches $99,750, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Breach of the drawdown rules in all stages results in an immediate account closure without refund.

Cash Risk Rules

Total Risk

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

A trader's combined risk on all open positions must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 5% total risk limit, the combined risk of positions on all instruments (EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD) must not exceed $5,000.

Instrument Risk

Two Stages: 2.5% / One Stage: 2.0%

A trader's risk on any single instrument must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 2.5% instrument risk limit, the combined risk of positions on any single instrument (EURUSD) must not exceed $2,500.

Drawdown Protection

A trader's combined risk on all open positions and any single instrument must not exceed twice of remaining balance at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account, if account balance drops to $95,500 (= $500 remaining before account closure) the maximum risk on all positions and any one instrument must not exceed $1,000.

Consequences

Breach of the cash risk rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In challenge stages, the trader needs to retake the current challenge stage with two free retakes. On the third breach, the account is closed immediately.

In funded stage, the profit share of the next payout will be temporarily reduced to 10%.

Stop Loss Rules

Mandatory Stop Loss

Every trade must have a stop loss at all times. Newly opened trades have a 60-second grace period to allow the trader to set the stop loss.

Example

For a trade opened at 10:00:00 AM, a stop loss must be set by 10:01:00 AM. If the stop loss is not placed within this timeframe or is later removed at any point, the rule is breached.

Minimum Stop Loss

The initial stop loss on every trade must meet the minimum distance requirement. Any orders with a predefined SL that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected by MetaTrader.

Once this minimum distance has been respected, the SL may be adjusted closer to the entry price.

Example

For a EURUSD SELL trade opened at 1.00000, the initial stop loss must be at 1.00075 or greater, given that the minimum SL distance on EURUSD for that day is 75 points.

The minimum SL distance for each instrument is available in the dashboard and updated daily.

Consequences

Breach of the mandatory stop loss rule does not result in immediate consequences. Instead, the system automatically applies a substitute stop loss calculated using the average volatility of the instrument.

Example

For a EURUSD BUY trade opened at 1.07500, with the current 14-day ATR of 10 pips, the stop loss will be automatically set using 35% ATR at 1.07150.

Funding Rules

Instrument Classes Removed 2025/04/23

A trader may only trade those instrument classes in funded stage, that together made up at least 10% of their notional trading volume during the challenge stages.

Example

For an account that traded the below instruments during the challenge stage, it would be allowed to trade any Forex and Metals instruments when funded but not Crypto. If Crypto is traded in the funded phase, the rule is breached.

50 lots of EURUSD (~$5,000,000)
10 lots of XAUUSD (~$3,000,000)
10000 lots of XRPUSD (~$300,000)

Halved Risk Limits

A trader's Total Risk limit and Instrument Risk limit will be reduced to 50% of the challenge risk limits when funded.

Example

For an account that becomes funded, the following reduction will apply to the risk limits:

Total Risk: 5% → 2.5%
Instrument Risk: 2.5% → 1.25%

Consequences

Breach of these rules in funded stage results in a temporary profit share reduction on the next payout to 10%.

Drawdown Rules

Max Drawdown

Standard: 7.0% / Aggressive: 14.0%

A trader's equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the initial trading capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 10% max drawdown limit, the equity must not fall below $90,000. If equity reaches $90,000 at any point, the rule is breached.

Daily Drawdown

Standard: 3.5% / Aggressive: 7.0%

A trader's equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the previous day's balance at any point.

Example

For an account with a previous trading day's closing balance (recorded at 22:00 CET every day) of $105,000 and a 5% daily drawdown limit, the equity must not fall below $99,750 during the current trading day. If the equity reaches $99,750, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Breach of the drawdown rules in all stages results in an immediate account closure without refund.

Cash Risk Rules

Total Risk

Standard: 3.5% / Aggressive: 7.0%

A trader's combined risk on all open positions must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 5% total risk limit, the combined risk of positions on all instruments (EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD) must not exceed $5,000.

Instrument Risk

Standard: 2.5% / Aggressive: 5.0%

A trader's risk on any single instrument must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 2.5% instrument risk limit, the combined risk of positions on any single instrument (EURUSD) must not exceed $2,500.

Drawdown Protection

A trader's combined risk on all open positions and any single instrument must not exceed twice of remaining balance at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account, if account balance drops to $95,500 (= $500 remaining before account closure) the maximum risk on all positions and any one instrument must not exceed $1,000.

Consequences

Breach of the cash risk rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In challenge stages, the trader needs to retake the current challenge stage with two free retakes. On the third breach, the account is closed immediately.

In funded stage, the profit share of the next payout will be temporarily reduced to 10%.

Stop Loss Rules

Mandatory Stop Loss

Every trade must have a stop loss at all times. Newly opened trades have a 60-second grace period to allow the trader to set the stop loss.

Example

For a trade opened at 10:00:00 AM, a stop loss must be set by 10:01:00 AM. If the stop loss is not placed within this timeframe or is later removed at any point, the rule is breached.

Minimum Stop Loss

The initial stop loss on every trade must meet the minimum distance requirement. Any orders with a predefined SL that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected by MetaTrader.

Once this minimum distance has been respected, the SL may be adjusted closer to the entry price.

Example

For a EURUSD SELL trade opened at 1.00000, the initial stop loss must be at 1.00075 or greater, given that the minimum SL distance on EURUSD for that day is 75 points.

The minimum SL distance for each instrument is available in the dashboard and updated daily.

Consequences

Breach of the mandatory stop loss rule results in a temporary profit share reduction on the next payout to 10%.

Drawdown Rules

Max Drawdown

Two Stages: 10.0% / One Stage: 8.0%

A trader's equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the initial trading capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 10% max drawdown limit, the equity must not fall below $90,000. If equity reaches $90,000 at any point, the rule is breached.

Daily Drawdown

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

A trader's equity must not fall below the specified percentage of the previous day's balance at any point.

Example

For an account with a previous trading day's closing balance (recorded at 22:00 CET every day) of $105,000 and a 5% daily drawdown limit, the equity must not fall below $99,750 during the current trading day. If the equity reaches $99,750, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Breach of the drawdown rules in all stages results in an immediate account closure without refund.

Cash Risk Rules

Total Risk

Two Stages: 5.0% / One Stage: 4.0%

A trader's combined risk on all open positions must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 5% total risk limit, the combined risk of positions on all instruments (EURUSD, XAUUSD, BTCUSD) must not exceed $5,000.

Instrument Risk

Two Stages: 3.5% / One Stage: 2.75%

A trader's risk on any single instrument must not exceed the specified percentages of their initial capital at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account with a 2.5% instrument risk limit, the combined risk of positions on any single instrument (EURUSD) must not exceed $2,500.

Drawdown Protection

A trader's combined risk on all open positions and any single instrument must not exceed twice of remaining balance at any point.

Example

For a $100,000 account, if account balance drops to $95,500 (= $500 remaining before account closure) the maximum risk on all positions and any one instrument must not exceed $1,000.

Consequences

Breach of the cash risk rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In challenge stages, the trader needs to retake the current challenge stage with two free retakes. On the third breach, the account is closed immediately.

In funded stage, the profit share of the next payout will be temporarily reduced to 10%.

Stop Loss Rules

Mandatory Stop Loss

Every trade must have a stop loss at all times. Newly opened trades have a 60-second grace period to allow the trader to set the stop loss.

Example

For a trade opened at 10:00:00 AM, a stop loss must be set by 10:01:00 AM. If the stop loss is not placed within this timeframe or is later removed at any point, the rule is breached.

Minimum Stop Loss

The initial stop loss on every trade must meet the minimum distance requirement. Any orders with a predefined SL that do not meet this requirement will be automatically rejected by MetaTrader.

Once this minimum distance has been respected, the SL may be adjusted closer to the entry price.

Example

For a EURUSD SELL trade opened at 1.00000, the initial stop loss must be at 1.00075 or greater, given that the minimum SL distance on EURUSD for that day is 75 points.

The minimum SL distance for each instrument is available in the dashboard and updated daily.

Consequences

Breach of the mandatory stop loss rule results in different consequences depending on the current stage:

In challenge stages, the trader needs to retake the current challenge stage with two free retakes. On the third breach, the account is closed immediately.

In funded stage, the profit share of the next payout will be temporarily reduced to 10%.

Finotive Pro Rules

Consistency Rules

At the end of every 7 days, trader's total weekly trade quantity and volume per instrument class should not deviate by more than ±25% from the average weekly values recorded during challenge stages and first 30 days of funding.

Example

For an account that traded an average of 10 trades per week in total of 10 lots on Forex and 10 lots on Metals, the trader must not trade less or more than 7-12 trades per week and 7.5-12.5 lots on Forex and Metals respectively. If at the end of the week the trader has traded less or more than the specified range, the rule is breached.

Quarterly Profit Target

At the end of every 90 days, trader's total profit including realized payouts and unrealized profit/loss must add up to at least 5% of the initial account balance.

Example

For a $100,000 account that had $4,000 in payouts this quarter, the account must have at least $1,000 balance at the end of the 90-day period. If the trader has not reached the target by the end of the quarter, the rule is breached.

Consequences

Breach of these rules results in a downgrade of the account to a standard funded account without salary or upgraded profit share.

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