# What trading styles and strategies are permitted?

Permitted Trading Styles and Strategies



High-Frequency Trading (HFT) Bots (Challenge Phase Only) Allowed specifically
during the HFT Evaluation Challenge.



News Trading You’re free to open or close positions around major economic
releases.

Weekend Position Holding We permit carrying trades over weekends, subject to
standard risk controls.



Prohibited (or Toxic) Trading Styles and Strategies



Grid Trading You may only add once to a losing position. Repeatedly layering
multiple positions in a “grid” pattern is not allowed.



Tick Scalping Strategies that rely on extremely short-term “tick-level” moves to
exploit price feeds or platform latency are forbidden.



Martingale Aggressively doubling down on losing trades is not permitted due to
the excessive risk it introduces.



Hedging Holding opposing positions on the same instrument to artificially manage
margin or drawdown is disallowed.



Spamming Rapidly opening and closing orders (or sending excessive trade
requests) to abuse execution or server latency is strictly prohibited.



Latency Arbitrage Exploiting delays between quote providers or using software to
capitalize on discrepancies in data feeds is considered a toxic practice.



Quote Manipulation Any attempt to manipulate bid/ask quotes or generate false
market signals violates our fair-trading policy.



Other Platform Exploits Any strategy that deliberately takes advantage of
technical loopholes, glitches, or errors on the platform is likewise banned.



If a funded trader is found using any prohibited or toxic strategy, Pro-Tix
reserves the right to take immediate corrective action. This may include
suspending the account, revoking access to the firm’s capital, withholding
profits associated with the offending trades, and/or terminating the trader’s
contract altogether. We enforce these measures to ensure a fair and secure
trading environment for all participants.