Instant

The Instant Account gives Live simulated conditions from day one with no profit target. The objective is simply to respect the risk rules and manage the account responsibly.

Risk Limits

Instant Accounts are subject to the following risk limits from the moment they are activated:

• 3% Max Daily Loss.
• 5% Maximum Trailing Loss.
• 1% Maximum Open Risk.
• 2% Maximum Risk per Trade Idea.

Maximum Trailing Loss

The Maximum Trailing Loss is 5% and follows the highest equity ever reached by the account. The trailing threshold is calculated as Highest equity reached − 5% of the highest equity reached.

Each time the account reaches a new equity all-time high, the 5% limit is recalculated using that new maximum. The threshold therefore moves upward automatically as the highest equity increases.

The trailing threshold:

• Starts 5% below the initial account balance.
• Updates continuously whenever a new equity all-time high is reached.
• Takes both closed and floating P/L into account.
• Never moves downward.
• Does not reset at the end of the trading day.

If the account equity subsequently reaches or falls below $98,800, the Maximum Trailing Loss has been breached.

Maximum Open Risk

The combined negative floating P/L of all open positions may not reach or exceed 1% of the account balance.

This calculation includes all open positions, regardless of their instrument, direction, opening time or Trade Idea.

On a $100,000 account, the Maximum Open Risk is $1,000. If the combined negative floating P/L of all open positions reaches $1,000, the limit has been reached.

Maximum Risk per Trade Idea

The Maximum Risk per Trade Idea is 2% of the account's initial balance.

A Trade Idea may consist of one trade or several related trades when they:

• Are executed on the same instrument.
• Maintain the same direction.
• Have continuity within a rolling 10-minute window.

Continuity may exist between the opening of one trade and another, or between the closing of one trade and the opening of the next related trade. Each new related trade restarts the 10-minute window.

The risk is calculated by adding the maximum negative floating P/L reached by each trade during its lifetime.

Each trade contributes its maximum negative floating loss even if it later closes in profit or at break-even.

Consistency target

Your most profitable trading day may not represent more than 15% of your total accumulated net profit.

The calculation is:

Most profitable trading day ÷ Total accumulated net profit × 100

If the result exceeds 15%:

• The account is not breached.
• The profits are not removed.
• A payout cannot be requested until additional profits reduce the percentage to 15% or below.

News Trading

Trading activity is restricted from 10 minutes before until 10 minutes after a high-impact economic news event.

During this restricted window, no trading action may take place. This includes:

• Opening or closing positions.
• Modifying open trades, including Stop Loss or Take Profit.
• Placing, modifying or triggering pending orders.

The execution of a pending order, Stop Loss or Take Profit during the restricted window is also considered trading activity, even when it was configured before the window began.

What you can do

• Scalping
• Expert Advisors (EAs)
• Intraday trading
• Swing trading
• Overnight holding
• Weekend holding
• Copy Trading

Expert Advisors (EAs)

You may use an Expert Advisor only when it is your own and has been developed for your personal use.

Third-party, purchased, rented, shared or externally managed EAs are not permitted.

NYS Markets may request reasonable evidence at any time to verify that the EA belongs to you and that you control its strategy and operation.

Copy Trading

Copy Trading is permitted only between NYS Markets accounts owned and controlled by the same trader.

Copying trades or signals from third parties, coordinating trading with other individuals or replicating activity between accounts belonging to different traders is not permitted.

Prohibited Trading Practices

NYS Markets permits different trading styles, provided that the activity reflects genuine market trading and responsible risk management.

The following practices are not permitted:

• Toxic order flow or activity designed to exploit the execution environment rather than genuine market movements.
• Latency arbitrage, price-feed exploitation or the use of delayed, frozen or incorrect quotes.
• High-frequency order placement, excessive order modifications or order flooding intended to manipulate or overload the trading infrastructure.
• Opposite or coordinated positions between accounts intended to guarantee a result or avoid genuine market risk.
• Excessive exposure, overleveraging or position sizing that is inconsistent with responsible risk management.
• Opening unusually large positions or accumulating disproportionate exposure across one or more instruments.
• Copying trades, signals or strategies from third parties, or coordinating trading activity with other individuals.
• Allowing another person or an external service to manage or operate the account.
• Using third-party, rented, shared or externally managed Expert Advisors.
• Any strategy designed to bypass, manipulate or avoid the applicable risk limits or trading rules.

NYS Markets does not impose a fixed maximum lot size. However, position sizing, leverage and total exposure must remain reasonable and consistent with responsible risk management.

NYS Markets may take appropriate measures when trading activity presents disproportionate exposure, excessive leverage or patterns that are inconsistent with genuine and reasonable trading behaviour.

Maximum Leverage

The maximum leverage available is 1:100. The leverage applied depends on the instrument being traded:

• Forex: up to 1:100.
• Metals: up to 1:30.
• Indices: up to 1:20.
• Energies: up to 1:10.
• Crypto CFDs: up to 1:2.

These ratios represent the maximum leverage available for each instrument category. Traders remain responsible for managing their position size and total exposure within all applicable risk limits.

Payouts

Pricing