To maintain a fair and secure trading environment,FTMO has established specific rules and guidelines, including certain prohibited practices. Below is an overview of the most pertinent information:

1. Trading Instruments and Strategies

Traders are permitted to use various trading strategies, provided they align with legitimate trading practices and do not exploit system errors or delays. It's essential to avoid strategies that could harm FTMO’s services or misuse the Evaluation Process and/or FTMO Account. For detailed information on acceptable instruments and strategies, please refer to FTMO’s guidelines.

2. Forbidden Trading Practices

FTMO explicitly prohibits certain trading behaviors to ensure market integrity:

• Exploiting System Vulnerabilities: Utilizing strategies that take advantage of errors in price displays, delayed updates, or slow data feeds is forbidden.
• Manipulative Trading: Engaging in trades, alone or in coordination with others, that manipulate the market—such as simultaneously entering opposite positions across multiple accounts—is not allowed.
• Automated Exploitation: Using software, artificial intelligence, or high-speed data entry methods to manipulate or gain an unfair advantage on the trading platform is prohibited.
• Non-Replicable Strategies: Implementing strategies that are not reasonably replicable in actual market conditions, such as opening substantially larger positions compared to usual trades, is not permitted.
• Gap Trading: Engaging in gap trading, especially around major global news or macroeconomic events, is considered a high-risk practice and is forbidden.

For a comprehensive list of prohibited practices, please review FTMO’s Terms & Conditions, specifically Clause 5.4.

3. Trading According to a Real Market

FTMO requires that all trading activities reflect genuine market conditions. Traders must not use practices that contradict the functioning of a real market. This ensures that trading strategies are legitimate and do not interfere with standard market operations.

4. Consistency in Trading

Consistency is crucial for long-term success. FTMO evaluates traders based on their ability to maintain consistent trading behaviors and results. While the Consistency Score is currently informative and does not affect the outcome of the Evaluation Process, it highlights the importance of disciplined and steady trading practices.

5. News Trading and Holding Positions

FTMO has specific guidelines regarding trading during news events and holding positions overnight or over weekends:

• FTMO Account: Traders are restricted from trading during certain news releases and from holding trades over weekends. For example, during significant USD news announcements, trading USD-related forex pairs and indices is restricted from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after the event.
• FTMO Account Swing: This account type does not have restrictions for news trading or holding trades over the weekend, making it suitable for swing traders who need to hold positions for extended periods.

6. Maximum Allocation

FTMO has a maximum capital allocation limit when you are an FTMO Trader, which is $400,000 (prior to scaling) per trader or strategy, at any given time.

Equivalent limits are in place for other currencies – €320,000; £280,000; CAD 480,000; AUD 520,000; CHF 320,000 or CZK 8,000,000.

These limits are in place due to risk mitigation & diversification measures.

Please be careful not to get multiple accounts through various registrations as this is not permitted. If FTMO discovers identically traded strategies through various accounts, and exceeding the total of fictitious $400,000 in active FTMO Accounts, they reserve the right to suspend those accounts as per the contract.

Adhering to these rules and guidelines is essential for maintaining your account's standing with FTMO. Engaging in prohibited practices can lead to actions ranging from the removal of conflicting positions to the termination of the account and cessation of cooperation. For the most detailed and up-to-date information, please refer to FTMO’s official FAQ and Terms & Conditions.