Any collaboration to manipulate rankings/prices results in immediate disqualification
4. Trading Guidelines
Minimum Activity: Must place at least one trade within the first 10 days
Lot Size: No restrictions
Trading Duration: No minimum or maximum trading days required
Holding Trades: Allowed overnight and over the weekend
News Restriction: No trades can be placed 5 minutes before or after high-impact news releases
5. Risk Management Rules
Per-Trade Risk Limit: No single trade may risk more than 2% of the account balance
Stop-Loss: Not Mandatory on every trade
Prohibited Strategies:
No hedging
No martingale
No trade manipulation
No gambling behavior — All trades must be based on a defined strategy. Random, impulsive, or emotionally driven trading will result in disqualification.
6. Disqualification Criteria
Traders will be disqualified if they:
Exceed daily or maximum drawdown limits
Are inactive for more than 10 consecutive trading days
Use prohibited strategies or attempt to manipulate results
Exhibit gambling behavior such as overleveraging, revenge trading, or trading without a plan
Consequences for Rule Violations:
1st Violation: Reduction of potential competition prize