Max Position Size
- 50 lots per order for FX and indices
- 20 lots per order for XAUUSD
Independent Evaluation
- Each trading evaluation must be completed independently.
Server Request Limitation
- There is a limit of 100 orders you can enter at a time, 2000 modifications of TP/SL and orders per day.
- The maximum position limit per day is also 2000.
Risk Management
- Risking your entire account balance on a single trade is not permitted.
- Excessively risky trading styles violate terms and will result in account termination with a full refund.
Hedging
- Hedging across multiple accounts, even those belonging to the same trader, is strictly prohibited.
Trade Copying
- In the evaluation phase, copying trades manually or via EAs from one account to another, including from a master account to an evaluation account, is prohibited.
Trade Duration
- You cannot hold more than 50% of your trades for under one minute.
Risk Exposure Limitation
- E8 reserves the right to de-risk trading strategies by limiting risk exposure to no more than 2% per trade idea or time horizon if prohibited practices are detected.
Copy Trading
- Allowed: You can copy trades from or to your personal account, another account, or even between multiple E8 Trader accounts, or between E8 Trader account and evaluation account (As long as these are your own trades from your own account).
- Restriction: You cannot copy trades (or use the same trading ideas) between multiple E8 evaluation accounts. Each evaluation must be done independently.
EAs (Expert Advisors)
- Allowed: You can also use any EA (Expert Advisor) as long as we don't see multiple users executing the same trades/strategy. We limit one strategy per user, so if we see multiple users utilize the same EA, it may lead to the termination of your account. So even though the use of third-party EA is allowed, we recommend that each user use their own programmed EA.
News Trading
- Evaluation accounts: Allowed.
- Funded accounts: Not allowed within 5 minutes before or after high-impact news.
Signature Program
- Overnight and weekend trading is not allowed.
Inactivity
- After 60 days of inactivity, the account is disabled and there is no entitlement to a refund.