Average trade duration under 60s: which brokers still welcome that

[LondonScalper]

Quick reality check for scalpers whose average hold is under a minute.

Some brokers are fine with it. Some quietly widen, reject, or “review” accounts that look like HFT noise. I’d rather know the policy before I optimize an M1 playbook.

What I’m trying to map
1. Stated scalping policy vs what actually happens after 2–4 weeks of sub-60s trades
2. Typical reject / requote behavior on market orders in London open
3. Whether hedging / opposite positions / rapid BE moves trigger flags
4. Any minimum stop distance / freeze level that makes sub-60s math impossible

My current filter
• If I can’t modify SL to BE when tape is fast, the broker fails the use-case — even if the website says “scalping allowed.”
• If average trade is 20–40s, I care more about reject rate + slippage p95 than about a 0.0 spread screenshot.

Drop your broker + roughly how short your average trade is (no account numbers). Curious which names still treat sub-60s as normal retail flow in 2026.

Not financial advice — execution discussion.

[PTScalper]

Hi traders, hi LondonScalper,

yes, you are right, some brokers have problem with scalping.
Especially STP brokers, who are not hedged against market makers in short time.

I have traded 7+ years with IC Markets and no problem at all.

[PropScalpDesk]

Sub-60s holds: read the broker policy cold

If average hold is under a minute, broker attitude matters as much as your pattern. Some books welcome it; some widen, reject, or quietly review accounts that look like noise. I map stated policy against what my deal history shows before I optimise an M1 playbook.

From Frankfurt I log reject rate, widening during my hold window, and any account emails that smell like activity review. Optimising entries on a venue that hates your hold time is unpaid research.

Rule: new broker or account type → micro size until the execution sample looks honest at your real duration.

I would rather slightly longer holds on a venue that fills cleanly than theoretically perfect thirty-second tickets on a venue that fights me. Execution regime is part of the strategy.

I ask support clear policy questions in writing before scaling. Vague “scalping allowed” marketing is not a contract with your hold-time distribution.

What warning sign showed up first when a venue disliked your sub-60s style — rejects, widening, or a “quality of execution” message?