Trading Conduct & Restrictions
5 articles · Instant
Hold times, layering, weekend rules, automation, and platform policies.
Minimum Hold Time (Instant)Instant is live stage from day one — the 3-minute minimum hold applies with zero tolerance. Closing earlier is a hard breach.
Pair Layering (Instant)Instant: maximum two open positions per instrument pair from day one. There is no cooldown after closing — re-enter as soon as you are under the cap.
Weekend Holding (Instant)By default, holding through the weekend window is blocked Friday 5PM–Sunday 5PM broker time. Unlock with the Weekend Holding add-on.
Automated Trading (Instant)EAs and automation are judged by integrity and risk behavior — latency abuse and feed exploitation are not allowed. Instant conduct binds robots from day one.
News Trading & Inactivity (Instant)Trade around major releases carefully — Instant’s 8% overall can breach quickly. Accounts left idle for roughly 30 days may be closed for inactivity.