Funding Traders

GENERAL RULES

replicate trades

• Allowed:

– Using replicate trades software to copy trades between Funding participants portfolios is permitted.
– Using replicate trades software to copy trades from your portfolios on other brokers/firms into one FT portfolio is permitted.

• not permitted:

– Copying trades from portfolios owned by other participants.
– Sharing signals with other participants.

ATS

• Only risk management or trade management ATS are permitted.

min Volume Weighted Average Holding Time (VWHT)

• Average trade duration ought to surpass 2 minutes, failure to adhere will lead to portfolio termination

dormancy Period

• A 30-day dormancy rule applies to both the Challenge and Funded stages.

This period begins on the day the portfolio is purchased, not from the date of the last activity. Any violation is considered a firm violation.

Grid trade

• Grid trade is a strategy where participants place multiple buy and sell positions at various price levels above and below the current market price, this strategy is forbidden.

forbidden Strategies

• Overleveraging, Overexposure One-sided trade, portfolio Rolling/Stacking is forbidden and HFT on Funded portfolios

Rules for portfolios Flagged under Risk Control Group

• Funding participants will monitor portfolio activity to identify risk heavy behaviors and place portfolio flagged under risk management group. Here are the key behaviors that may trigger risk reviews:

– Risking 2% or more per trade idea or group of trades closed around the same time

– “All or nothing” approaches – risking too much in a short period or trying to pass/fail quickly

– Excessive leverage or max lot size usage relative to portfolio size

– Speculative news trade without a clear strategy

– Extreme scalping or inconsistent trade durations

– portfolio rolling: Full risk on assessment or qualified portfolios to either pass or fail and/or a large quantity of portfolios passing & failing during a short timeframe. Previous failed portfolios are taken into consideration

• portfolio under the risk management group will have a reduce leverage of up to 1:30 depending on the asset class and also the max risk per trade idea gets 1%.
• portfolios gets returned to standard leverage and normal trade conditions following 2 successful payouts, given these conditions:

– The portfolio is at its original initial capital

– No open positions at the time of request

• Requests can be made via our Risk Team, which you can contact at portfolios@fundingtraders.com
• You can read more here: https://help.fundingtraders.com/en/articles/11927126-risk-management-at-fundingtraders

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INSTANT FUNDING MODELS

min trade Days

• 5 Profitable trade days in 30 days with 0.25% profit each day. The 30 days period restart following every extraction, if no extraction occurs, it automatically restarts following 30 days from the date of your first trade in the current period.

Economic Event trade

• trade is Restricted 5 Minute prior to/following High impact News. Violation is a firm violation.

Weekend Holding/trade (For Crypto)

• forbidden: All trades must be closed at least one hour prior to market close on Friday. Violation is a firm violation.

Max lot limit

• 20 lot limit per trade, Violation leads to immediate portfolio Termination

Biggest Loss should not surpass Biggest Win

• The value of your single largest losing trade should not surpass your single largest winning trade. If you violate this, you will have to continue trade till your biggest win exceeds your biggest loss.

max risk

• max risk is 1%. Your floating PnL should not fall below -1% of your initial portfolio balance relative to your current balance.

3% Safety Cushion

• The first 3% profit in the portfolio is not withdrawable, as it serves as an allowance for your daily loss limit. This 3% allowance is calculated relative to the total portfolio size, not just your current profits.

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NEXT GEN MODELS

min trade Days

• 5k – 100k portfolios: 1 day, Combined across phase 1 & 2 for 2 step challenge. [Evaluation and Funded]
• 200k portfolio: seven days, Combined across phase 1 & 2 for 2 step challenge. [Evaluation and Funded]

Weekend Holding/trade (For Crypto)

• Allowed

News trade

• Evaluation portfolios: News trade is permitted in the challenge phase, but if more than 50% of profits come from economic announcements, you gets required to retake the Challange.
• Funded portfolios: News trade is Restricted — no opening, closing, or holding trades 5 minutes prior to or following medium/major economic releases. Profits from this window are deducted, and if this deduction exceeds drawdown limits, portfolio is immediately terminated.
• Trades opened 5 or more hours prior to a news event: Profits are accepted, even if the positions are closed during the 10-minute restricted window.

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PRO MODELS

min trade Days

• 5k – 100k portfolios: 1 day, Combined across phase 1 & 2 for 2 step challenge. [Evaluation and Funded]
• 200k portfolio: seven days, Combined across phase 1 & 2 for 2 step challenge. [Evaluation and Funded]

Weekend Holding/trade (For Crypto)

• Allowed

News trade

• Evaluation portfolios: No Restrictions
• Funded portfolios: Opening/closing Trades is not permitted during 2 minutes of high impact news in the funded stage, over 30% of profits may not come from trades influenced by high impact economic announcements.

max Risk Per Trade Idea (Funded Phase Only)

• max Risk per trade idea = 1.5% of the initial portfolio balance.
• Trades on the same symbol and direction opened together or reopened during 2 minutes count as one idea; trades on different symbols or opposite directions are separate ideas.