Most prohibited-trading pages leave you guessing. This one does not. Below is the complete list of activities prohibited on Fewpips accounts, with the borderline cases defined exactly, so you know where the lines sit before you place a trade. These rules are identical across every account type: CFD and Future Based CFD, Instant and challenge.
The Full Prohibited List
- Hedging between multiple accounts
- High-frequency trading (HFT)
- Latency-arbitrage style trading and tick scalping
- Tick manipulation
- Arbitrage exploitation and price-feed exploitation
- Extreme grid and martingale strategies
- Copy trading
- Multi-IP abuse and replication across multiple IPs or replication farms
- Multi-account scaling abuse
- Artificial volume creation
- One-sided betting
- Trading third-party accounts
- Sale or transfer of trader accounts
- System or platform exploitation
- Trading without a Stop Loss and Take Profit on funded accounts (SL and TP are mandatory on every trade)
The 30-Second Rule (Tick Scalping and Latency Arbitrage)
This is the one that catches fast scalpers. Any position opened and closed within 30 seconds may be flagged as a hard violation at audit. It is how Fewpips identifies latency-arbitrage style trading and tick scalping. If your strategy routinely opens and closes inside half a minute, it is at risk. Give your trades room to breathe past the 30-second mark.
Red-Folder News Trading (The Window Matters)
News trading is not banned outright. It is prohibited only inside a tight window around high-impact, red-folder events such as FOMC, CPI, NFP and rate decisions:
So a position that is open across the 5-minute-either-side window of a red-folder release is the problem. Plan entries and exits around the calendar and you stay clear.
Maximum Loss Per Trade Idea: 2%
No single trade idea may lose more than 2% of your starting balance. A "trade idea" is defined precisely: all entries on the same symbol, in the same direction, opened within a 10-minute window, assessed as one combined profit and loss. So you cannot sidestep the 2% cap by splitting one directional bet into several tickets. For the dollar figures per account size, see per-trade and daily loss limits explained.
Stop Loss and Take Profit Are Mandatory on Funded Accounts
On all funded accounts, a Stop Loss (SL) and a Take Profit (TP) must be set on every single trade. This is a hard rule listed under prohibited activities: opening or holding any position on a funded account without both an SL and a TP is a violation and results in an immediate account breach. It applies to every funded account type, every instrument, and every trade, with no exceptions. Set both the moment you enter, before you step away from the screen.
EAs and Bots Are Allowed, With Approval
Automated strategies are not on the prohibited list. EAs and bots are permitted with prior approval and submitted strategy documentation. They are conditional, not banned. Get your EA approved before you trade with it, or the results will not count.
Trade normally and none of this affects you. The prohibited list exists to stop exploitation of the simulated environment, not to restrict genuine discretionary or approved automated trading.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is scalping allowed on Fewpips?
Normal scalping is allowed. The line is the 30-second rule: any position opened and closed within 30 seconds may be flagged as a hard violation at audit, because that is how latency-arbitrage and tick scalping are identified.
Can I trade the news on Fewpips?
Yes, outside the restricted window. News trading is prohibited only from 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after high-impact red-folder events like FOMC, CPI, NFP and rate decisions. Trading outside that window is permitted.
Are EAs and trading bots prohibited?
No. EAs and bots are permitted with prior approval and submitted strategy documentation. Get approval before trading with an automated strategy.
What counts as one trade idea for the 2% limit?
All entries on the same symbol, in the same direction, opened within a 10-minute window, assessed as one combined profit and loss. That combined position cannot lose more than 2% of your starting balance.
Do the prohibited rules differ between Instant and challenge accounts?
No. The prohibited list is identical across every account type, CFD and Future Based CFD, Instant and challenge.
Related reading
- Per-trade and daily loss limits
- Stop-loss and take-profit requirements
- How the trailing drawdown works
- How the consistency rule works
- Why Fewpips has no time limits
- How leverage works on Fewpips
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