E8 Markets: Scalping / HFT cap (50% under 1 minute)
▶E8 Markets Scalping Rule: The 50% Limit That Voids Accounts — 39s explainer, decoded by FundedWiki
You cannot hold more than 50% of your trades for under one minute — at least half of your trades must each last over a minute. Feed abuse, freezing/latency exploitation, high-frequency trading and straddling are prohibited.
The gotcha
Pure tick-scalpers fail this passively, even when profitable — half your trades can't be sub-minute.
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
| maxSubMinuteTradesPct | 50 |
| forbidden | ["feed_abuse","latency","HFT","straddling"] |
Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.
How other prop firms handle hft & latency arbitrage
E8 Markets's scalping / hft cap (50% under 1 minute) 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 |
| BrightFunded | HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping | 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 E8 Markets. Verify against official terms before relying on this. Last reviewed Jun 5, 2026.
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