Trading rules
Same rules. Every account.
Every account follows the same rules — challenge and funded. No trailing drawdown, no hidden conditions. Breaches are detected automatically and applied immediately.
Profit objectives
- Phase 1 target
- 8% of starting balance
- Phase 2 target
- 5% of starting balance
- Minimum trading days
- 3 per phase
- Time limit
- None
Risk limits
- Max daily drawdown
- 5% of starting balance (static-equity)
- Max total drawdown
- 10% of starting balance (static-equity)
- Reset
- Day boundary at 00:00 UTC
Funded payouts
- Profit split
- 70% → 80% → 85% (escalates each consecutive cycle)
- Payout cycle
- Bi-weekly
- Minimum profit before payout
- 5% of the account starting balance (standard and approved automated strategy accounts). Withdraw up to your split % of that profit.
- Method
- USDT (TRC-20) — wallet set in your dashboard
- First payout
- 14 days after the first opened position on the account
Prohibited strategies — instant breach
Grid / martingale
3+ same-side opens with average lot scaling ≥ 1.30× within 30 min
High-frequency trading
>40 position opens per minute
Cross-account hedging
Opposite sides on the same symbol across multiple of your accounts
News trading
Opening a position within ±2 minutes of high-impact economic events
Tick scalping
Holding times under 60 seconds with intent to scalp the spread
Allowed
- Expert Advisors (EAs)Yes, including commercial signals
- Cross-EA copy trading on YOUR own accountsYes
- Holding through weekendsYes
- Hedging within one accountYes (different symbols, same account)
Additional rules
- Consistency Rule
- No single trading day may exceed 30% of total profit before payout request.
- Minimum Profitable Days
- At least 3 profitable trading days are required before payout eligibility.
- Payout Protection
- Accounts showing gambling behavior, excessive all-in risk, or abnormal lot exposure may be manually reviewed before payout approval.
- Maximum Simultaneous Risk
- Total open risk across all positions must not exceed 4% at any moment.
- Inactivity Rule
- Accounts inactive for 30 consecutive days may be suspended.
Automated Strategy / EA Accounts
Accounts using automated strategies, Expert Advisors (EAs), grid systems, martingale systems, recovery systems, or semi-automated execution are subject to additional risk management rules.
- Grid, martingale & recovery
- Permitted only on approved automated strategy accounts.
- Minimum payout
- 5% profit for approved automated strategy accounts.
- Manual review
- All automated strategy account payouts are manually reviewed before approval.
- Risk-management actions
- Accounts showing excessive risk exposure, unsustainable recovery behavior, abnormal lot scaling, execution abuse, latency abuse, arbitrage, toxic flow, or platform manipulation may receive reduced payouts, delayed review, payout denial, or account termination.
- First-payout cap
- The firm reserves the right to limit the first payout amount on automated strategy accounts based on overall risk profile, consistency, and trading behavior.
- Manual trades on automated accounts
- Only trades placed by the approved automated strategy are covered by the automated-account exemption. Trades placed manually or by any other system on the same account are held to the standard rules, including the grid / martingale rule.
Real-time risk monitoring
Every active account is monitored in real time. Heartbeats land every 60 seconds; trade events are streamed at the moment they occur. Drawdown breaches are detected within 1 second; pattern violations (grid, HFT, hedge-x-account) are detected within 30 seconds.
Detection runs server-side on data we read from your broker via investor login — not from any software you install. Disputes are adjudicated against the audit log, which contains every trade, every heartbeat, and every state transition.
Rule versions
The rules published on this page at the time you purchase an account govern that account. Changes that would apply to existing accounts are announced on the dashboard at least 7 days in advance. We keep every published version of this page and of the Terms of Service and rely on that record in any dispute. These rules form part of the Terms of Service of CJR TOP STRIKER LLC, trading as Tradova Funding.