Prohibited trading practices

Consistency of the trading strategy

You must use the same strategy during the challenge and funding phases. It is not allowed:

To use one strategy to pass the challenge and then switch to another
Example: Expert Advisor during the challenge and manual trading after funding

System exploitation and market manipulation

The following practices are strictly prohibited:

Exploitation of system errors: Profiting from pricing errors or platform errors
Latency arbitrage: Exploiting delays in price transmission
Insider trading: Using non-public information
Front-running: Profiting from upcoming client orders or internal information

Violations will result in immediate account suspension and exclusion from our platform.

Broker relationships and compliance

Trading activities that are prohibited:

That could jeopardize the relationship between Core Funded and our broker
Lead to canceled trades
Cause regulatory issues for the broker

High-risk and gambling practices

All-or-nothing trading

Executing extremely risky trades where a single trade could lead to the total loss of the account is prohibited.

Gambling definition at Core Funded

Considered gambling are:

More than 50% of trades with a holding time under one minute
Trading without an identifiable strategy or market analysis

One-sided bets

The following speculative practices are prohibited:

Aggressive position scaling: Excessively adding to profitable trades or averaging down losing trades outside reasonable risk limits
Multiple positions on losing trades: Opening three or more positions on a losing trade
Excessive margin usage: Using more than 50% of available margin
- Example: A 2-lot position on XAUUSD already requires over 50% of the margin limit in a $50,000 account
Unhedged position scaling: Adding multiple positions without hedging earlier trades (e.g., stop-loss at break-even)

Note: Our risk management team may grant exceptions after individual analysis of trading behavior.

Abuse of the trading environment

Abuse of our synthetic trading environment includes:

Consistently executing large-volume trades without an identifiable strategy
Ignoring basic market analysis and risk management
Providing implausible trading data

Consequences of abuse:

First warning: Written reprimand
Second violation: Temporary trading restrictions
Severe violations: Account suspension or termination

Detection and consequences

If Core Funded detects prohibited trading practices:

Your participation may be terminated immediately
All paid fees will be forfeited
All trading activities will be reviewed before issuing a funded account
If violations are found, the account will be closed and all profits confiscated

Fair play and transparency

These rules serve to protect all participants and ensure a fair trading environment. Core Funded reserves the right to review trading activities at any time and take appropriate action in case of violations.

If you have questions about the trading rules, contact our support team at support@corefunded.io.