Extracted to its own article — it's one of the most frequently breached rules and shouldn't require reading a 3,000-word document to find.
Quick answer: Every position must be held for at least two minutes. Profit from anything shorter is removed.
The rule
Two minutes, measured on server-side entry and close times — not your platform's display.
Example: buy US30 at 11:14:20, closed at 11:15:07 for +$300. Held 47 seconds. The $300 is removed.
Where it escalates
If your sub-two-minute profits exceed your payout share, the payout is rejected and the account is reset with a seven-day delay before the next payout window.
Payout share due: $1,800
Sub-two-minute profit: $2,100
$2,100 > $1,800 → payout rejected, account reset, seven-day delay.
Common questions
Does one short trade breach my account? Not by itself. The profit is removed. The outcome depends on your account terms, the trade result, frequency and the complete review.
What about losing trades under two minutes? The rule removes profit. Losses stand.
My platform shows 2 minutes 1 second. Server-side timestamps are authoritative. Leave margin.
Related
This is separate from tick scalping (Prohibited Practices §11) and high frequency trading (§2). A pattern of very short trades can be reviewed under those rules even where individual positions clear two minutes.
See also: Prohibited practices for your program