Official Guidelines
Trading Rules
Clear, fair guidelines designed to help you trade with confidence and consistency.
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Please read all rules carefully before starting your challenge. Compliance with these rules is mandatory for all traders. Violations may result in account suspension or termination of your funded status.
01
Profit Targets
Rule #01
Phase 1 Target: 8% profit
Phase 2 Target: 5% profit
Traders must reach the profit target without violating any risk rules.
There is no time limit to complete either phase.
Phase 2 Target: 5% profit
Traders must reach the profit target without violating any risk rules.
There is no time limit to complete either phase.
02
Daily Loss Limit – 5%
Rule #02
The maximum daily loss is 5% of the initial account balance.
Daily loss includes:
If breached, the account will be terminated.
Daily loss includes:
- Closed trades
- Floating (open) trades
If breached, the account will be terminated.
03
Maximum Drawdown – 12%
Rule #03
The maximum total loss allowed is 12% of the initial balance.
This is a static drawdown and does not trail.
Example:
$100,000 account → Maximum loss = $12,000
Account breaches at $88,000 equity.
This is a static drawdown and does not trail.
Example:
$100,000 account → Maximum loss = $12,000
Account breaches at $88,000 equity.
04
Minimum Trading Days
Rule #04
A minimum of 5 trading days is required per phase.
A trading day counts when at least one trade is opened.
This ensures consistency and professional trading behavior.
A trading day counts when at least one trade is opened.
This ensures consistency and professional trading behavior.
05
Prohibited Trading Practices
Rule #05
The following practices are strictly prohibited:
- Latency arbitrage
- hedge position
- Margin Rule 70%
- Tick scalping exploitation less than 3 minutes for Instant and funded
- Platform manipulation
- Account sharing
- Copy trading between Alta Funded accounts
- Exploiting price feed errors
- Passed account with single trade idea
06
Expert Advisors (EAs)
Rule #06
EAs are allowed.
However, they must not:
However, they must not:
- Exploit execution delays
- Abuse price feed differences
- Bypass risk management rules
07
Funded Account Profit Split
Rule #07
After successfully passing both phases:
Profit Split: 80%
Upgrade to 95% when add on active payouts.
Payouts available every 14 days.
First payout available one month then every 14 days after first trade.
Profit Split: 80%
Upgrade to 95% when add on active payouts.
Payouts available every 14 days.
First payout available one month then every 14 days after first trade.
08
High-Impact News Restriction
Rule #08Trading During High-Impact News
Trading during high-impact news events is allowed.
However, the following restriction applies only to funded accounts:
- Opening or closing trades within 10 minutes BEFORE a high-impact news release
- Opening or closing trades within 10 minutes AFTER a high-impact news release
is strictly prohibited on funded accounts only.
Applies to:
- Funded Accounts ONLY
If any trade is executed within the restricted news window, the account will be considered breached.
High-impact news events are defined according to major economic calendars (e.g. Forex Factory – Red Folder events).
09
Hedging Policy
Rule #09
Hedging within the same trading account is allowed.
However, cross-account hedging is strictly prohibited.
Traders may NOT:
- Hedge positions between multiple Alta Funded accounts
- Hedge between Challenge and Funded accounts
- Hedge between personal and Alta Funded accounts
- Use buy and sell at the same time or even 1 min change trade idea same industurment
Any form of risk bypassing through cross-account hedging
will result in immediate account termination.
All accounts must operate independently.
10
Weekend Holding
Rule #10
Holding trades over the weekend is allowed.
Traders assume full risk of weekend gaps.
11
Copy Trading
Rule #11
Copy trading between Alta Funded accounts is prohibited.
Multiple accounts showing identical trading activity,
IP address patterns, or mirrored positions
may be flagged for review.
12
IP & Device Monitoring Rule
Rule #12
Alta Funded monitors IP addresses and device activity.
Using multiple accounts to bypass risk rules
or operating under multiple identities
may result in account termination.
13
Stop Loss (SL) Rule
Rule #13
All traders are strictly required to use a Stop Loss (SL) on every trade.
This rule is mandatory and is designed to enforce proper risk management and protect the firm’s capital. No exceptions will be made under any circumstances.
- A Stop Loss must be placed within a maximum of 1 minute after opening any position.
- Any trade (open or closed) that does not have a Stop Loss within this time frame will be considered a violation.
- If our system detects any position without an SL, the account will be automatically breached.
This rule is mandatory and is designed to enforce proper risk management and protect the firm’s capital. No exceptions will be made under any circumstances.
14
Multi-Position & Grid Trading Rule
Rule #14
Opening multiple positions on the same instrument in a short period of time is strictly monitored.
This rule is in place to prevent excessive risk exposure and to ensure fair, manual trading practices. Any behavior resembling automated or high-risk strategies is strictly prohibited.
- Traders are not allowed to open more or 5 positions at the same time on the same currency pair or instrument.
- Opening multiple positions rapidly or in a structured pattern may be considered grid trading, martingale, or bot-like behavior.
- If such activity is detected, the account will be considered in violation and may be automatically breached.
This rule is in place to prevent excessive risk exposure and to ensure fair, manual trading practices. Any behavior resembling automated or high-risk strategies is strictly prohibited.
15
Inactivity Rule
Rule #15
Accounts inactive for 30 consecutive days
may be suspended.
16
Instant Pro – Daily Loss Limit
Rule #16
Daily Loss Limit: 3%
- The maximum daily loss is 3% of the initial account balance.
- This includes both closed and floating trades.
- If equity drops below this limit at any time, the account will be breached.
17
Instant Pro – Maximum Drawdown
Rule #17
Maximum Drawdown: 6%
- The maximum total loss allowed is 6% of the initial balance.
- If this level is reached, the account will be permanently closed.
18
Instant Pro – Minimum Trading Days
Rule #18
Minimum Trading Days
- A minimum of 7 trading days is required.
- Each trading day must close with at least +0.5% profit.
- Only profitable days meeting this requirement will be counted.
- Traders must complete this condition before requesting any payout.
19
Instant Pro – Risk Per Trade
Rule #19
Risk Per Trade: Max 1%
- Each trade must not exceed 1% risk of the account balance.
- Over-risking is considered rule violation.
20
Instant Pro – Maximum Open Positions
Rule #20
Maximum Open Positions
- Traders can have a maximum of 3 open trades at the same time.
- Exceeding this limit will result in a violation.
21
Instant Pro – Stop Loss Requirement
Rule #21
Stop Loss Required
- All trades must have a Stop Loss (SL) set.
- Trades without SL may result in account violation.
22
Instant Pro – News Trading Restriction
Rule #22
News Trading Restriction
- Trading during high-impact news is not allowed.
- Opening or closing 10 min after and before trades during restricted periods may lead to breach.
23
Instant Pro – Overleveraging Protection
Rule #23
Overleveraging Protection
- Using more than 70% of available margin is not allowed.
- This is considered excessive risk and may lead to violation.
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