To maintain a fair and secure trading environment, DP Funded has established specific rules and guidelines. Below is an overview of the most pertinent information:

1. Prohibited Trading Practices

DP Funded explicitly prohibits certain trading behaviors to ensure integrity across its trading ecosystem:

• Market Manipulation: Includes artificial price influence, false buy/sell orders, or exploiting platform inefficiencies.
• High-Frequency Trading / Order Spamming: Frequent entries and exits within short intervals may be considered abusive, even if done manually.
• Scalping Strategies: Strategies involving trades closed within 3 minutes may be restricted depending on the account type.
• Hedging Between Accounts: Hedging trades across multiple accounts is not permitted and may result in disqualification.
• Latency Arbitrage & Price Lag Exploits: Taking advantage of delayed feeds or technical flaws is forbidden.

2. EA Account Rules

Expert Advisor (EA) accounts have their own set of strict conditions:

• EA Independence: The EA must make trading decisions independently and not copy trades or signals.
• VPS Restrictions: Only dedicated VPS with a static IP is allowed. Cloud-hosted or shared data center IPs are not permitted.
• Order Message Limit: The number of orders/messages must not exceed 1,000 within any 24-hour period.
• Audit Requirements: Traders must provide EA source code, settings, logs, and VPS credentials if requested.
• Lot Fee: EA accounts incur a $3 fee per traded lot.
• Combined EA Exposure: Total open positions across EA accounts must not exceed $100,000 in exposure.

3. Manual Challenge Account Rules

• No EA or Plugins: EA trading or third-party plugins are strictly prohibited.
• VPS/VPN Restrictions: Use of VPS or VPN for trading is not allowed, unless for login troubleshooting only — continued trading via these methods is a violation.

4. Risk Management Limits

• Maximum Daily Drawdown: 5% of the previous day's closing net equity. Calculated daily from 23:59 GMT+2/3.
• Maximum Total Drawdown: 10% of the original account balance.
• Single-Day or Single-Trade Profit Cap: You may not exceed 40% of the profit target in one trade or in a single day. Exceeding this cap will result in automatic position closures and daily trading suspension until the next day.

5. Leverage & Product Limits

• Maximum Leverage: 1:100 for major and minor currency pairs.
• Leverage for Other Products:
  • Indices: 1:50
  • Precious Metals: 1:50
  • Crude Oil & Gas: 1:50

6. Position & Order Limits

Maximum lot sizes are enforced based on account size. If you exceed the limit, trades may be forcibly closed and profits forfeited:

• $2,000 – Max 0.4 lots
• $5,000 – Max 1 lot
• $10,000 – Max 2 lots
• $25,000 – Max 5 lots
• $50,000 – Max 10 lots
• $100,000 – Max 20 lots
• $200,000 – Max 40 lots
• $500,000 – Max 80 lots

Note: The combined number of open and pending orders across MT4/MT5 must not exceed 1,500 total.

7. News & Weekend Restrictions

• Major News Trading Ban: No trades may be executed within 3 minutes before or after major economic data releases (e.g., NFP, CPI, FOMC).
• Pending Orders & News: If triggered during the restricted window, orders may still be reviewed and disqualified based on intent and timing.
• Weekend Positions: All trades must be closed 2 hours before the Friday market close. Trades may resume 2 hours after Sunday open.

8. Trading Platform & Servers

• Supported Platforms: MT4 and MT5 are both available.
• Demo Stage Servers: MT4 - DooFintech-Demo5 / MT5 - DooTechnology-Demo
• Funded Stage Servers: MT4 - DooPrime-Live 2 / MT5 - DooTechnology-Live

9. Inactivity & Evaluation Period

• 30-Day Inactivity Rule: Any account without a trade in 30 consecutive days will be deactivated and considered a failed challenge.
• 90-Day Challenge Limit: Traders must hit the profit target within 90 calendar days of placing their first trade.

10. Economic Calendar

DP Funded includes a built-in economic calendar showing high-impact, three-star news events by source country. However, traders must remain aware of sudden statements or global news, which may not be pre-listed but are still relevant for compliance.

11. IP Monitoring & Account Access

• Login IP: No restrictions for client portal login.
• Trading IP: Changing trading IP locations (e.g., between provinces) may trigger backend reviews. Suspicious behavior will be further investigated.

12. Holding Time Restrictions

DP Funded does not restrict trade duration, provided trades follow all fair usage policies. However, opening or closing trades within the 2-hour Friday window before close — or during the first 2 hours of Monday’s open — is strictly forbidden. The system will automatically close trades, and any losses will be the trader’s responsibility.

Adhering to these rules and guidelines is essential for maintaining your account standing with DP Funded. Violations may result in trade reversal, account deactivation, forfeiture of profits, or permanent disqualification. For the most accurate and current policies, please refer to DP Funded’s official FAQ.