To maintain fair trading conditions and promote sustainable trading practices within the One Step Funded (Pay Later Model), all trades must remain open for a minimum duration of 5 minutes to be considered valid.
This rule is designed to discourage gambling behavior, ultra-short-term speculative execution, and trading strategies intended to exploit rapid market volatility during high-impact news events.
KeyStone Funded does not permit trading activity focused on entering and exiting positions within seconds or extremely short timeframes solely to capitalize on sudden price spikes or latency-driven market movements.
How the Rule Works
Every executed trade must remain open for at least 5 minutes.
Trades closed before the minimum duration threshold may be considered invalid for performance evaluation or payout eligibility.
This rule applies across all trading instruments and market conditions.
Example
If a trader opens a position at:
10:00:00 AM EST
The position must remain open until at least:
10:05:00 AM EST
for the trade to be considered valid under the One Step Funded (Pay Later Model) rules.
Any trade closed before the required minimum duration may be excluded from payout calculations or flagged for further review.
Important Notes
This rule applies to all trading activity within the One Step Funded (Pay Later Model) environment.
Trading strategies primarily based on ultra-fast execution, rapid news spikes, or short-duration speculative exposure are not aligned with the firm's risk management standards.
Repeated violations of the Minimum Trade Duration Rule may result in payout adjustments, payout denial, account review, or other compliance actions.