Prop firm rules and the scalping restrictions inside them

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Funded account programmes advertise generous leverage, but many include rules that clash with scalping. Minimum holding times, restrictions on trading around news, and limits on trade frequency are common.

A rule requiring positions to stay open for at least two minutes changes everything for a strategy built on thirty-second trades. Another banning trades within a window around high-impact news removes some of the best opportunities.

Reading the terms thoroughly before paying for an evaluation prevents wasted money. Details about consistency rules, maximum daily loss definitions, and what counts as a violation matter.

Drawdown calculations differ as well. Some use balance, others use equity including floating losses, which makes tight scalping stops more dangerous.

Testing the strategy under the exact rule set on a demo account before paying is a sensible safeguard.

A spreadsheet listing each rule next to how the strategy behaves against it makes the fit, or the clash, obvious before any fee is paid.

Which funded programme rules have caused the most trouble for scalping approaches?