Trading Rules

Risk limits depend on the program you choose.

1-Step Evaluation

● Daily Loss Limit: 3%

● Maximum Loss Limit: 6%

2-Step Evaluation

● Daily Loss Limit: 5%

● Maximum Loss Limit: 10%

Instant Account

● Daily Loss Limit: 3%

● Maximum Loss Limit: 5%

Live Accounts

● 1-Step funded accounts follow the 3% daily / 6% max loss

● 2-Step funded accounts follow the 5% daily / 10% max loss

These limits help maintain responsible risk management while giving traders flexibility to apply their strategies.

The profit targets depend on the evaluation model.

1-Step Evaluation

● Profit target: 10%

2-Step Evaluation

● Phase 1: 8% profit target

● Phase 2: 5% profit target

Once the required profit is reached and all trades are closed, the evaluation objective is confirmed and the account progresses to the Live Stage.

Yes. To complete an evaluation stage, traders must trade on at least 3 separate trading days.

A trading day counts when at least one trade is opened during that day, regardless of whether the trade is profitable or not.

Trading conditions depend on the account stage.

Evaluation Stages (Step 1 and Step 2)

● News trading is allowed

Live Accounts and Instant Accounts

● Opening new trades is restricted during a 10-minute window around major news events

This includes:

● 5 minutes before the news

● 5 minutes after the news

Trades opened before the restricted period may remain open and be managed normally.

Yes.

Scalping strategies and short-term trading are allowed across all NYS programs, including:

● Evaluation accounts

● Instant accounts

● Live funded accounts

However, strategies designed to exploit technical delays, latency, or platform inefficiencies are not allowed.

Yes.

Automated trading systems and Expert Advisors are allowed as long as they follow normal market trading behavior and do not attempt to exploit technical inefficiencies such as latency arbitrage or pricing delays.

Yes.

NYS allows traders to hold positions:

● Overnight

● Over the weekend

However, traders should be aware that weekend gaps may occur when markets reopen. Risk management remains the responsibility of the trader.

Yes.

Live Stage: The maximum risk per trade idea is 3% of the account balance.

Instant Stage: The maximum risk per trade idea is 2% of the account balance.

A "trade idea" refers to multiple positions opened in the same direction on the same instrument within a short period of time.

Splitting a position into multiple entries to exceed the permitted risk is not allowed.

Yes.

The maximum exposure per instrument is 4% of the account balance to prevent excessive concentration of risk in a single market.

The program is designed to reward genuine trading skills.

Strategies designed to exploit technical systems rather than market conditions are not allowed, including:

Latency arbitrage

High-frequency trading (HFT)

Server flooding

Exploiting price feed delays

Coordinated hedging across multiple accounts

Accounts using these strategies may be reviewed or suspended.