HFT involves using algorithms to execute an excessive number of trades in seconds, exploiting market inefficiencies. Tick Scalping involves holding positions for seconds to 5 minutes. Both strategies are prohibited and any gains made from such trades might be deducted.

Executing trades based on delayed market data or exploiting execution delays to secure profits is considered market manipulation and is strictly prohibited.

You may engage in copy trading between your own Top One Trader accounts or accounts you own at other brokers, but copy trading between multiple accounts not owned by the same individual (including friends or family) is strictly prohibited.

Following trade signals or recommendations where multiple traders execute similar trades at similar times is also banned. If multiple traders take the exact same trade within a set time, it will flag in our system. Top One Trader uses an automated system to detect identical or near-identical trades across different accounts. If a flag is triggered, your account will be reviewed. Depending on the severity of the violation, your account may be reset or closed.

Hedging using multiple accounts, whether within Top One Trader or across other platforms, is prohibited. This does not reflect proper trading strategy, and our risk software detects hedging patterns across various firms.

Hedging within one account is allowed.

After passing your challenge, funded traders cannot execute new trades or close trades within 5 minutes before and after a high-impact news event unless trades were opened at least one hour prior to the event.

Grid trading, which involves placing buy and sell orders on the same instrument with similar risk parameters, is prohibited due to its potential for market instability and over-leveraging.

The Martingale strategy involves increasing trade size after losses, aiming to cover losses with a future win. This strategy is extremely high risk and is strictly prohibited.

Allowing any third party (including services or companies) to trade on your behalf or using "pass your challenge" services is prohibited.

You may use EAs to optimize your strategies, but each trader must ensure that their EA parameters are unique. Masking or concealing EAs is prohibited. Commercially available automated EAs or AI programs with pre-programmed trading algorithms are also banned.

We have a strict anti-gambling policy. Excessive risk-taking behavior, such as violating the Max Open Lots Rule on funded accounts or over-leveraging trades (especially around news events), is prohibited. Such behavior may result in the deduction of profits or account termination.

Using multiple IP addresses or the same IP address across accounts not owned by you is a violation. We recommend using a single device with a unique IP address. If traveling or moving to another country, please inform us, and we may request valid documents for verification.

Acquiring multiple evaluation accounts and using different strategies to pass one while allowing others to fail is known as "rolling" or "churning" and is strictly prohibited.