We require the average duration of all your trades to be greater than 2 minutes. You can find this information on your dashboard ("Account Metrics" page > "Insights" tab).
To be clear, we understand that some trades may last less than 2 minutes, and this is fine; we simply require the majority of trades and the average duration of all trades to exceed 2 minutes.
At least 50% of your gross generated profits (profits above the initial account balance) for qualified accounts, or total targeted profits for evaluations, must come from trades that exceed 2 minutes. If the total profit from all trades lasting less than 2 minutes, including those taken while the account was below its initial balance, exceeds 50% of that amount, the rule will be breached.
If you pass the evaluation but breach this rule, you will be required to restart the evaluation from Phase 1. If this breach occurs during the qualified stage, all profits made will be removed, and the account will be reset to its initial balance.
This rule is in place to prevent tick scalping and to stop high-frequency traders from attempting to manipulate the price feed we offer in good faith.
Please note that this rule applies to all accounts.