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What Trading Practices Are Prohibited?

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At KeyStone Funded, we are committed to maintaining a fair, transparent, and professional trading environment for every trader.

Any trading activity that attempts to exploit platform vulnerabilities, pricing discrepancies, or violates our Terms of Service is strictly prohibited.

All trading must reflect genuine market participation, proper risk management, and independent decision-making.


Consequences of Rule Violations

Any trader found engaging in prohibited trading practices may be subject to one or more of the following actions:

  • Immediate account termination

  • Forfeiture of any profits

  • Cancellation of pending payouts

  • Permanent suspension from all KeyStone Funded programs

The severity of the action taken will depend on the nature and seriousness of the violation.


Prohibited Trading Practices

The following practices are strictly prohibited on all KeyStone Funded accounts.

High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

The use of automated systems or algorithms designed to rapidly execute a large number of trades in order to exploit market inefficiencies or platform latency.


Latency Arbitrage

Taking advantage of delays in price feeds, execution, or differences between brokers or liquidity providers.


Unauthorized Copy Trading

Copy trading is only permitted between accounts that are owned and operated by the same individual.

The following are not permitted:

  • Copying trades from another trader.

  • Sharing accounts.

  • Signal mirroring between different individuals.

  • Copying trades from third-party providers without authorization.


Hedging Across Multiple Accounts

Opening opposing positions across multiple accounts to reduce or eliminate trading risk is prohibited.

Allowed:

  • Hedging positions within the same trading account (if supported by the platform).

Not Allowed:

  • Buying on one account while simultaneously selling the same instrument on another account.


Multiple Account Hedging

Using multiple accounts to create offsetting positions with the intention of guaranteeing profits or bypassing evaluation rules.


Tick Scalping

Executing an excessive number of extremely short-term trades intended solely to capture minimal price fluctuations rather than genuine market opportunities.


Grid Trading

Using grid strategies that continuously layer buy and sell orders without a clearly defined discretionary or systematic trading approach.


Arbitrage Strategies

Any form of arbitrage intended to exploit pricing errors, execution delays, server latency, or differences between market data providers is prohibited.


Group Trading

Coordinating multiple traders or accounts to execute identical trades with the intention of manipulating evaluation outcomes or reducing individual trading risk.


Group Hedging

Using multiple traders or accounts to place opposing positions designed to guarantee profits regardless of market direction.


Third-Party Account Management

Only the registered account holder is permitted to access and trade on a KeyStone Funded account.

The following are strictly prohibited:

  • Allowing another person to trade your account.

  • Account management services.

  • Shared account access.

  • Renting or purchasing trading accounts.

  • Operating an account on behalf of another individual.


Our Commitment to Fair Trading

KeyStone Funded is built on the principles of fairness, transparency, consistency, and professional risk management.

Our evaluation programs are designed to identify genuinely skilled traders—not strategies that rely on exploiting technology, platform vulnerabilities, or artificial trading behavior.

By participating in any KeyStone Funded program, you agree to comply with our Trading Rules and Terms of Service, helping us maintain a fair environment for every trader.

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