Tradexprop Forex Evaluation Trading Rules

Tradexprop Forex Evaluation Trading Rules

Whether you're taking on an evaluation challenge or already in a funded account, these rules will help you trade with confidence while staying within the limits.

The trading rules for evaluation and funded accounts are the same. However, funded accounts do not require a profit target.


[UPDATE] Implementation of Consistency Rules

Starting Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (EST), a new Consistency Rule will take effect for all new Forex evaluation purchases. This initiative reflects Tradexprop’s broader strategic vision: a stronger ecosystem built on trust, transparency, and consistent performance.

How the Consistency Rule Works

Evaluation Phase
Funded Phase
Evaluation Phase
  • Applying the Consistency Rule

    To pass the evaluation, your best trading day must not exceed 45% of your total profit target.

    • Formula for Consistency Score = (Best Trading Day ÷ Total Profit Target) x 100
    • Threshold: Must be ≤ 45% to pass the evaluation
    • Formula for Profit Target Readjustment (if threshold is breached) = (Best Trading Day ÷ 45) x 100
    • Example:
      Suppose your evaluation profit target is $8,000, and your best trading day shows a profit of $4,000.

    Consistency Score Calculation:
    ($4,000 ÷ $8,000) x 100 = 50%

    That means your best day accounts for 50% of your total profits — which exceeds the 45% threshold.
    Since we don’t allow this threshold to be breached, the system will adjust your profit target upward to bring your Consistency Score back to exactly 45%.

    Adjusted Profit Target Calculation:
    ($4,000 ÷ 45) x 100 = $8,888.89
    You will need to continue trading until you reach the new adjusted target.
    This ensures the account is not passed based on a single outsized day.
Funded Phase

To qualify for a payout, your best trading day must not exceed 45% of your total profits.

Once a payout is successfully processed, your best trading day and cumulative total profit will reset.

  • Formula for Consistency Score = (Best Trading Day ÷ Total Profits) x 100
  • Threshold: Must be ≤ 45% to be payout eligible.

📅 Day-by-Day Example

DayProfit for the DayCumulative Total ProfitConsistency ScorePayout Eligibility
1$500$500100%No
2$500$1,00050%No
3$500$1,50033.33%Yes
4$2,000$3,50057.14%No
5$1,000$4,50044.44%Yes

Interpreting the Example:
This example illustrates a trader who becomes eligible for a payout on Day 3 after maintaining a Consistency Score of 33.33%. However, the trader chooses to continue trading and earns a large $2,000 profit on Day 4, pushing the Consistency Score to 57.14% — making them ineligible for payout at that point.

By Day 5, with another $1,000 added in profit, the trader brings their Consistency Score back within the 45% threshold (now 44.44%), becoming eligible for payout once again.



1. Hard Breach vs. Soft Breach – Know the Difference

  • Soft Breach – Violating a rule may result in:
    • Your position(s) being closed
    • Profit/Loss (P&L) removed
    • Leverage reduced
    • Continued trading permitted

Example: Trading during a restricted news window.

  • Hard Breach – A critical rule violation that results in account closure.
    • Exceeding Daily Loss Limit
    • Breaching the Maximum Drawdown
    • Inactivity for 30+ days
    • Prohibited trading behavior

🔗 Soft Breach vs. Hard Breach – Full Article


1.1 Daily Loss Limit – 5%

Your Daily Loss Limit is designed to protect your account from excessive losses. It is based on your previous day's balance and recalculates daily at 5 PM EST.

Example: If your account balance is $100,000, your max daily loss is 5% ($5,000). If you grow your account to $105,000, your limit adjusts accordingly, increasing your risk buffer as your account grows.


1.2 Maximum Drawdown (Static)

Maximum Drawdown (static) is a fixed percentage based on your starting balance, regardless of your account's growth. It remains constant throughout the account's lifetime.

Max Drawdown for Forex Evaluation:

  • X-1 Step Forex Evaluation: 6% drawdown limit
  • X-2 Step Forex Evaluation: 8% drawdown limit

Example: If your starting balance is $100,000 and your max drawdown is 6%, your account cannot drop below $94,000.

Additional Note: The Maximum Drawdown does not reset when you request a withdrawal.


1.3 Inactivity Rule

If you do not place a single trade for 30 consecutive days, your account will be breached.

Examples of Inactivity:

  • Purchasing but never trading
  • Trading and then halting for over 30 days

1.4 News Event Trading – Time Restrictions

Opening trades within 3 minutes before or after major news events is prohibited.

If violated:

  • Trade may be closed
  • P&L may be removed
  • Leverage may be reduced
  • Account may be breached

1.5 Prohibited Trading Activities – Play Fair, Win Big

  • Exploiting Platform Errors: No latency abuse, price manipulation, or software exploits.
  • Insider Trading & Front-Running: No use of non-public information for trading advantage.
  • Jeopardizing Broker Relationships: No trades that can result in broker trade cancellations or regulatory issues.
  • Arbitraging Accounts: No mirroring trades between multiple prop firms or internal accounts.
  • Using Marketed Strategies: No third-party strategies designed specifically to pass evaluations.
  • Strategy Switching: No changing strategies between assessment and funded accounts.
  • News Event Trading: Strictly no trades within 3 minutes before or after a news release.
  • Gambling Practices: No high-risk, all-in, or excessive leveraging strategies.
  • Reverse Trading & Group Hedging: No hedging across multiple accounts.
  • Copy Trading: Only permitted between your own accounts.

🔗 View our complete list of Prohibited Uses in our Terms and Conditions

Important Notice: This is only a summary. Traders must review the full policy to fully understand the rules and avoid potential breaches.

2. Account Rules – Allowed vs. Not Allowed

Understand what actions are permitted on your evaluation or funded account.

ActionAllowed?Notes
Hold positions over the weekend✅ YesBy default
Use own broker account for evaluation❌ NoYou must use the account provided by TradeXProp
Use automated strategies (EAs)✅ YesAllowed, as long as not violating prohibited trading rules
Trade without a stop-loss✅ YesNo stop-loss requirement

3. Leverage & Margin Details

We offer competitive leverage options across different asset classes:

  • Forex & Metals – Up to 50:1
  • Indices – Up to 10:1
  • Oil – Up to 5:1
  • Cryptocurrencies (BTCUSD, BCHUSD, ETHUSD, LTCUSD) – Up to 2:1 (subject to broker availability and changes)

While our current leverages and margin requirements are fixed, we reserve the right to implement tiered or variable margin requirements at our discretion, and such changes may be made without prior notice.


4. Lot Sizes – Trade Smart with the Right Volume

Understand lot sizing to manage exposure properly:

  • Forex: 1 lot = $100,000 notional
  • Indices: 1 lot = 1 contract (SPX500: 10 contracts, JPN224: 500 contracts)
  • Crypto: 1 lot = 1 coin
  • Silver: 1 lot = 5,000 ounces
  • Gold: 1 lot = 100 ounces
  • Oil: 1 lot = 100 barrels

5. Handling Taxes

All traders are treated as independent contractors. You are responsible for declaring and paying your own taxes on trading profits.


6. Eligibility to Trade

You must be at least 18 years old, or meet your country’s legal age requirement to purchase an evaluation.
Our program is open to traders from most countries, except those on the OFAC list or otherwise restricted by applicable regulations.

Traders we cannot receive:

PK - Pakistan
RU - Russia
CU - Cuba
SD - Sudan
SO - Somalia
IR - Iran
LB - Lebanon
SY - Syria
LY - Libya
VN - Vietnam

7. What Happens If I Breach But Have Profits?

Even if you are breached, you are still entitled to your share of the profit.

Example:
You grow a $100,000 account to $110,000 but violate a hard rule.


8. Trading Hours

Trading hours are generally set by the Liquidity Provider, unless set by our rules. We do not have any control over the trading hours. You can see the trading hours for each product by using the following methods:

  • DXtrade – Right click symbol, select “Instrument Info”
  • MatchTrader – Click symbol to expand, select “Info”
  • cTrader – Navigate to Symbol Window, scroll down to see “Market Hours” for selected symbol

9. Maximum Evaluation Limits

You can only purchase one evaluation per account size and plan type at a time. Limit: Up to $1,000,000 total in active evaluation plans.

Example:

  • One 100K One-Step Plan + One 100K Two-Step Plan = ✅
  • Two 100K One-Step Plans (even on different platforms) = ❌

10. Commission & Fees

Funded accounts at TradeXProp receive the same pricing and commission structure as those applied to self-funded retail accounts by our liquidity providers.

Commissions and Fees:
Commissions or commission-equivalents may apply based on your trading activity.
Rates are determined by the underlying asset class and set by our liquidity providers.
These rates may be adjusted periodically to reflect market conditions.

Overnight Swap Rates:
Positions held overnight may be subject to swap charges.
Swap rates vary by asset class and are also subject to change without prior notice.



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