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Prop Firm Rules

In the prop trading industry, rules can vary significantly from one firm to another based on their risk management policies. This section provides key rules for each firm and highlights any significant rule changes along with the specific dates of those changes.

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DXtrade

Additional Comments:

Expert Advisor

  • EAs are permitted, but no public API is released for platform access — any connections are made at the trader's own risk. EAs must support the firm's platform instances. EAs designed for High-Frequency Trading (HFT) or arbitrage are strictly prohibited.

Copy Trading

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  • Allowed between Lark funded/Instant funding accounts, Other prop firms and personal accounts owned by the same person.
  • Copy trading from an external account(other prop firm or personal accounts) is allowed, but only to a single evaluation account at a time
  • Copy trading from a Lark funded/Instant funding accounts to a single Lark evaluation account is allowed.

Not Allowed

  • Copy trading between multiple evaluation accounts is not allowed.
  • Copy trading from accounts not owned by the same person is strictly prohibited

Lark funding's partnership with PropFirm One enables you to extend your copy trading capabilities even further. PF1 allows traders to seamlessly copy trades across different proprietary firm accounts within a single platform, offering increased flexibility and a broader range of opportunities. This means that, in addition to Lark funding’s internal copy trading feature, PF1 empowers users to manage trades across multiple firms, enhancing scalability and trading efficiency without breaching Lark funding’s core rules. For more details on this enhanced functionality, visit PropFirmOne.com

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Copy Trading

  • Only manual copy trading allowed
  • Traders are allowed to use copy trading between Think Capital accounts. However, traders are not permitted to copy trades from other prop firm accounts or personal accounts. To use copy trading between your other prop firm accounts, you must use your Think Capital account as the master account.

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MT5MT5
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Match TraderMatch Trader
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Copy Trading

  • You can copy trades as long as the CTI account used is the Master Account.
  • CTI's partnership with Prop Firm One enables you to extend your copy trading capabilities even further. PF1 allows traders to seamlessly copy trades across different proprietary firm accounts within a single platform, offering increased flexibility and a broader range of opportunities. This means that, in addition to CTI’s internal copy trading feature, PF1 empowers users to manage trades across multiple firms, enhancing scalability and trading efficiency without breaching CTI’s core rules. For more details on this enhanced functionality, visit PropFirmOne.com.

Expert Advisors

  • On the 1-Step Challenge, any third-party EA may be used, though widely distributed EAs risk a coordinated trading violation.
  • On the 2-Step, Instant Funding, and Direct Funding programs, you must own the EA, provide its source code on request, and demonstrate it reflects your own strategy.
  • Prohibited across all programs: HFT, tick/micro-scalping, arbitrage (latency, reverse, hedge), and bots exploiting price feeds, rollover, news spikes, or pricing inefficiencies.

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Expert Advisors (EAs)

  • EAs are permitted only if they are risk management tools (stop-loss, take-profit, trailing stop, position sizing), copy trading EAs where you solely manage all linked accounts, or self-developed EAs built and controlled by you that don't fall under prohibited strategies. Commercial EAs — purchased, rented, licensed, or publicly distributed — are strictly prohibited, regardless of modifications.
  • Self-developed EA may be fully automated.

Copy Trading

  • Copy trading is permitted across your own accounts, whether held with Leveraged, another prop firm, or a retail broker. Copy trading between accounts owned by different individuals (including family or friends) is strictly prohibited.

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TradingViewTradingView
MT5MT5
MT4MT4
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TradingView

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GooeyPro

Match TraderMatch Trader
cTradercTrader
DXTradeDXTrade
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GooeyPro

Match TraderMatch Trader

DXtrade

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GooeyPro

Match TraderMatch Trader
cTradercTrader
DXTradeDXTrade
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GooeyPro

Match TraderMatch Trader

DXtrade

Additional Comments:
  • Automated strategies and EAs are allowed on platforms 4 and 5, provided traders adhere to the rules. However, their use is subject to the firm's policy on Prohibited Trading.
  • Copy trading from one account to another is only permitted if the trader owns all the accounts in question.

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Additional Comments:
  • Personal EA allowed in auto-trading mode, 3rd party allowed only to provide signal and open trades manually

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Additional Comments:

Expert Advisors

  • EAs are not allowed in Instant accounts.

Copy Trading

  • Allowed, personal accounts only.

  • Hantec’s partnership with Prop Firm One enables you to extend your copy trading capabilities even further. PF1 allows traders to seamlessly copy trades across different proprietary firm accounts within a single platform, offering increased flexibility and a broader range of opportunities. This means that, in addition to Hantec’s internal copy trading feature, PF1 empowers users to manage trades across multiple firms, enhancing scalability and trading efficiency without breaching Hantec’s core rules. For more details on this enhanced functionality, visit PropFirmOne.com.

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