Is there a minimum holding time?

Summary: Traders should hold each position for at least 120 seconds. Occasional early closures for genuine risk management are allowed, but repeated ultra-short-term trading strategies may result in review or penalties.

To maintain a fair, transparent, and sustainable trading environment, traders are expected to hold each position for a minimum of 120 seconds from the time of execution.

We understand that market conditions can change quickly, and we do not treat every trade closed below 120 seconds as an automatic violation. Traders may close a position earlier when it is necessary for genuine risk management, such as reducing exposure, reacting to unexpected volatility, or protecting the account from further loss.

However, strategies that are primarily based on repeatedly opening and closing trades within less than 120 seconds are not permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, high-frequency scalping, latency-based trading, tick scalping, or any approach where the majority of trades are held for extremely short durations.

If an account shows a frequent or consistent pattern of trades being closed below the 120-second minimum holding time, the activity may be reviewed by the Risk Team. Depending on the severity and frequency of the behavior, this may result in a warning, restriction, breach status, payout rejection, or account termination.

The purpose of this rule is not to penalize occasional short-duration trades made for legitimate risk management reasons, but to prevent strategies that rely on ultra-short holding periods as the core trading approach.