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Official Guidelines

Trading Rules

Clear, fair guidelines designed to help you trade with confidence and consistency.

7 Core Rules
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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.
02

Daily Loss Limit – 5%

Rule #02
The maximum daily loss is 5% of the initial account balance.

Daily loss includes:
  • Closed trades
  • Floating (open) trades
The daily limit resets at 00:02 server time.
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.
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.
05

Prohibited Trading Practices

Rule #05
The following practices are strictly prohibited:
  • Latency arbitrage
  • hedge position
  • Tick scalping exploitation
  • Platform manipulation
  • Account sharing
  • Copy trading between Alta Funded accounts
  • Exploiting price feed errors
  • Passed account with single trade
Violation will result in immediate account termination.
06

Expert Advisors (EAs)

Rule #06
EAs are allowed.

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.
08

High-Impact News Restriction

Rule #08

Trading 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 multiple accounts to offset risk exposure 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.

  • 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.
Important:
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.

  • Traders are not allowed to open more than 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.
Important:
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.

Need Clarification?

Our support team is available around the clock to answer any questions about these rules. If you're ever unsure about a strategy or situation, always reach out before trading — we're here to help you succeed.