BrightFunded: HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping
▶BrightFunded HFT & Arbitrage Ban: The Tick Scalping Trap — 54s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
Prohibited: latency/data-feed exploitation, arbitrage, tick scalping (in/out within seconds for small pips), HFT, grid trading, overleveraging, correlated-asset overexposure, adding to losers, account rolling, and AI/superhuman-speed order systems.
The gotcha
'Tick scalping within seconds' is explicitly banned even though there's no general scalping ban — fast scalpers are at risk.
What happens if you break it
Breaching this voids the account outright — the evaluation or funded account is terminated and any unrealised profit is forfeited. It's the most severe class of breach.
The numbers
| forbidden | ["latency","arbitrage","tick_scalping","HFT","grid"] |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle hft & latency arbitrage
BrightFunded's hft, arbitrage & tick scalping is one approach. Here's how the rest of the field treats hft & latency arbitrage — sorted by how hard a breach hits.
| Firm | Rule | If breached |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha Capital Group | Arbitrage, HFT & group trading | Voids account |
| Blueberry Funded | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
| E8 Markets | Scalping / HFT cap (50% under 1 minute) | Voids account |
| FTMO | Prohibited strategies | Voids account |
| FundedNext | HFT, latency & manipulation | Voids account |
| FunderPro | HFT & latency arbitrage | Voids account |
| FundingPips | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
| Maven Trading | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | Voids account |
| The5ers | HFT, tick scalping & arbitrage | Voids account |
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Informational only — not financial advice, not affiliated with BrightFunded. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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