Overview
There are no restrictions on trading style and the actual trading strategy you choose during the demo challenge is completely up to you. Of course, any trading styles that are deemed as "cheating" are not permitted and will result in a violation of our Terms of Service. This includes any style of demo account trading that would not result in profits in the real market or would not be possible in real market trading conditions.
For example, hedging trades between accounts or setting an unrealistic execution price in the demo environment due to a news event causing volatility in the market would be considered "cheating" and be a violation. For more information on strategies that may be deemed unrealistic in the demo environment, please see the Rules to keep in mind FAQ below
Below are some examples of prohibited trading:
Guaranteed limit orders
Use of data freeze
Use of a delayed data feed
Data feed manipulation
Trading on delayed charts
Grid Trading
Trading during significant macroeconomic reports and being filled at an unrealistic price due to the volatility.
Martingale Trading
Hedging between accounts
Signal trading
Reverse arbitrage
Account management
Latency arbitrage
High-frequency trading
Tick scalping