What is FundingPips's hft, arbitrage & tick scalping rule?

Banned outright: HFT, all arbitrage (latency, hedge, long-short, reverse), tick scalping, gap trading, server/execution exploits, 'toxic flow,' opposite-account hedging and churning. FundingPips classes all arbitrage as toxic. Watch out: Tick scalping and gap trading are named explicitly — fast scalpers get flagged even without intent to arb. Enforcement is discretionary and applied at payout review, so you can pass and still be voided when you withdraw.

FundingPips · HFT & latency arbitrage

FundingPips: HFT, arbitrage & tick scalping

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Banned outright: HFT, all arbitrage (latency, hedge, long-short, reverse), tick scalping, gap trading, server/execution exploits, 'toxic flow,' opposite-account hedging and churning. FundingPips classes all arbitrage as toxic.

The gotcha

Tick scalping and gap trading are named explicitly — fast scalpers get flagged even without intent to arb. Enforcement is discretionary and applied at payout review, so you can pass and still be voided when you withdraw.

The numbers

forbidden

["HFT","latency_arb","tick_scalping","gap_trading","opposite_account_hedge","churning"]

Source: support — official page . Confidence: verified.

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