Competition Rules
Read and accept these rules before joining the Arena. Administrators may adjust these values per competition edition.
Starting Balance
$100,000 simulated capital for every competition account.
Competition Duration
Arena I: 5th–14th of each month. Arena II: 5th through the final calendar day.
Eligible Instruments
XAU/USD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/JPY, NAS100, US30, US500, BTC/USD, ETH/USD.
Trading Hours
24/5 for forex, indices, and commodities. Crypto trades 24/7.
Maximum Daily Loss
5% of account balance. Breaching this limit results in account suspension for the remainder of the competition day.
Maximum Overall Drawdown
10% from the account's high-water mark. Breaching this limit results in permanent account failure.
Position Size Restrictions
Maximum 10 lots per position. Administrators may adjust this limit per competition.
Prohibited Trading Behavior
No copy trading between accounts, no latency arbitrage, no hedging across accounts, no use of expert advisors or automated trading bots for external participants.
Account Suspension Rules
Accounts may be suspended for rule violations, suspicious activity, or system abuse. Suspended accounts retain their rank but cannot open new trades.
Data and Execution Methodology
All trades are executed through the Fund Flow proprietary engine. Market data may be live, delayed, or historical. Simulated results are never presented as live execution.
Ranking Methodology
Accounts are ranked by total equity. Rankings are recalculated whenever account performance changes. All participants compete on the same leaderboard.
Reward Eligibility
Top-ranked participants receive cash allocations and funded account opportunities. All proposed amounts require final management approval.
Results Verification
All competition results are verified through server-side trade records, audit logs, and ranking history. Results are not finalized until the verification period is complete.
Dispute Process
Disputes must be submitted within 48 hours of competition end. Fund Flow reviews all disputes and provides a written resolution within 5 business days.
Fair Competition
- Every account starts with $100,000 simulated capital
- Same instruments, rules, and risk limits for all
- Rankings update in real time as trades execute
- No predetermined outcomes — pure performance
How to Participate
- Register during the open registration window
- Trade through the Fund Flow Arena terminal
- Compete on the global leaderboard
- Top ranks earn cash and funded account rewards