Prop Firm HFT Rules
See which prop firms allow high-frequency trading and which ban it outright.
Allowed
HFT
Tick scalping and latency arbitrage are still banned.
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Conditions apply
E8 MarketsConditions applyHFT
No more than 50% of trades held under 1 minute.
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Finotive FundingConditions applyHFT
Instant accounts only: 30%+ of trades under 60s, or 5+ trades within 10s.
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Funded Trading PlusConditions applyHFT
Some HFT strategies count as abuse of demo conditions.
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Not allowed
AIFONot allowedHFT
Many trades within seconds with very short holding times is prohibited.
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Alpha Capital GroupNot allowedHFT
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AquaFundedNot allowedHFT
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Atmos FundedNot allowedHFT
At least 50% of trades must stay open over 2 minutes.
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Audacity CapitalNot allowedHFT
High-frequency trading prohibited
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Blue GuardianNot allowedHFT
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Blueberry FundedNot allowedHFT
Hard breach.
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BrightFundedNot allowedHFT
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City Traders ImperiumNot allowedHFT
HFT, tick- and micro-scalping EAs banned.
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DNA FundedNot allowedHFT
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For TradersNot allowedHFT
Every trade must be held at least 5 seconds.
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FundedEliteNot allowedHFT
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FundedNextNot allowedHFT
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Funding TradersNot allowedHFT
Trades lasting 15 seconds or less.
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FundingPipsNot allowedHFT
High-frequency trading and server spamming are prohibited.
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Goat Funded TraderNot allowedHFT
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Hantec TraderNot allowedHFT
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Hola PrimeNot allowedHFT
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Instant FundingNot allowedHFT
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Lark FundingNot allowedHFT
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Maven TradingNot allowedHFT
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Moneta FundedNot allowedHFT
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Orion FundedNot allowedHFT
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PipFarmNot allowedHFT
50+ trades in minutes, sub-second holds, latency-exploit EAs.
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SabioTradeNot allowedHFT
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The Trading PitNot allowedHFT
Not permitted on any account.
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ThinkCapitalNot allowedHFT
HFT algorithms and bots banned.
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Top One TraderNot allowedHFT
Banned on all accounts.
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Trade The PoolNot allowedHFT
Most trades lasting seconds or less.
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HFT
Flagged at e.g. 2 trades in 3 seconds or 6 in 60 seconds.
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What The Data Shows
No CFD firm in our data allows high-frequency trading. All 19 that publish a policy prohibit it, usually alongside latency arbitrage and server spamming. These strategies profit from the firm's pricing rather than from the market, so firms treat them as exploiting the platform. Manual scalping is a separate rule and often allowed — see the scalping page.
Frequently Asked Questions
None in our CFD data. All 19 firms that publish a high-frequency trading policy prohibit it. Where a firm is silent, treat that as unconfirmed rather than as permission.
Firms typically group it with latency arbitrage, server spamming, tick scalping and rapid re-entry. The common factor is automated order flow that exploits execution speed or pricing lag rather than a market view.
No, and firms separate them. Many of the same firms that ban HFT permit manual scalping. The distinction is usually automation and intent: a human taking quick trades is treated differently from a system exploiting execution.
HFT is usually written into the prohibited-strategies section of the terms, which means breaching it can void trades or close the account without payout. It is one of the rules firms enforce retroactively at payout review.
Rules change without notice and vary by account type. Confirm with the firm before you trade.