PRO Account Rules

Here you will find all the rules for PRO accounts. This will all be in the PRO contract we send you as well.
 

1. No Trading bots/Algos

• We do not allow any automated or bot trading of any kind.
• All trades must be manually executed by the trader.  

2. Avoid the Limit Up/Down

• Understanding Market Price Limits

  • Futures and related markets can reach limit up or limit down levels, triggering circuit breakers.

  • This limits how far the market can go in a single day. 

  • Current daily price limits can be found on the CME website: CME PRICE LIMITS

• Trader Responsibilities

  • You must exit all open positions before a price limit is reached.

  • If the market approaches a limit, our company must "hedge" against traders holding positions near those levels.

• Account Liquidation

  • If a price limit is hit, and you have not exited your position, you will lose your PRO Account.

3. Trade your Account

• Weekly Trading Requirement

  • To keep your PRO Account active, you must trade at least one day per calendar week (Sunday–Friday).

  • A “traded day” is defined as a day where at least one round-trip has been executed on any permitted instrument.

• Purpose of This Rule

  • Ensures traders remain active and do not keep capital idle or “squat” on a PRO Account.

• Exceptions

  • Life circumstances may prevent trading.

  • Contact support if you need a temporary exception. 

4. No Counter Positions 

• You cannot hold open positions in opposite directions within the same product or closely related products.
• This applies across all account types: Test, PRO, and PRO+.

5. Intraday Trailing Drawdown

• How the Drawdown Works

  • The Trailing Drawdown is calculated intraday using your peak balance, which includes realized gains and unrealized gains.

  • The drawdown trails intraday as your unrealized profits rise.

  • The drawdown will never exceed your starting account balance.

  • Maximum drawdown in PRO = maximum drawdown from your passed test.

• Example

  • For a $25,000 PRO Account:

  • Drawdown = $1,500

  • If unrealized profit reaches $1,000, your minimum account balance rises to $24,500 in real time.

  • If you close the trade with a $500 realized gain, your balance becomes $25,500, but your minimum remains $24,500.

  • You are now $1,000 away from hitting the drawdown limit.

  • The drawdown continues to trail profits until it reaches your starting balance; once it reaches that level, it no longer moves.

• Account Liquidation
  • If your account balance drops to the Minimum Account Balance at any time — through realized or unrealized losses — the account is immediately liquidated.

6. No Open Positions During Prohibited News 

• General Rule
  • All PRO Accounts must be out of all open positions and have no open orders one minute before, during and one minute after any prohibited news event.

• Prohibited News Events (All Products)

  • FOMC statements/announcements Wednesdays at 2:00 PM ET (FED speakers, FOMC meeting minutes are allowed)

  • Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Monthly, Fridays at 8:30 AM ET

  • Consumer Price Index (CPI)

• In addition to these news events, the following news events are prohibited for specific instruments:

  • Crude Oil Inventories → Prohibited product: Crude Oil

  • Bond Auctions → Prohibited products: 10-Year Note, 30-Year Bond

• How to Track Prohibited News

  • Review news marked with the red folder, USD currency, on:

    • forexfactory.com

  • All required news events also appear on the trader calendar:

    • https://takeprofittrader.com/user-info/calendar