Trading Rules

Instant Capital Prop follows a straightforward set of trading rules—stick to them,
and you’ll stay eligible for your payouts with no hassle.

5% daily Drawdown

10% Overall Drawdown

Yes, news trading is fully permitted at Instant Capital Prop. We do not impose any limitations around high-impact economic events, giving you complete freedom to take advantage of market-moving announcements.

You’re welcome to trade during scheduled news like NFP, FOMC, CPI, or any other major release without restrictions on timing, lot size, or strategy.

However, while you're free to capitalize on volatility, we encourage traders to exercise extra caution during these periods. Markets can behave unpredictably, with increased slippage, widened spreads, or fast spikes—especially around major news releases.

In short:

  • ✅ News trading is allowed
  • ✅ No time-based or strategy restrictions
  • ⚠️ Volatility may be high—manage risk wisely

We respect your trading style and trust you to act with discipline, even in fast-moving conditions.

Each position must be held for a minimum of 240 seconds (4 minutes). This rule ensures that trades reflect a thoughtful strategy rather than fast in-and-out scalping.

Note: If your trade hits the Stop Loss (SL) before the 4-minute mark, it will not be treated as a violation.

If your actual stop-loss gets triggered within four minutes, it won’t count as a rule break. But if it’s unreal stop-loss that gets hit in under four minutes, then it will be treated as a violation.

To maintain active account status, traders must place trades on at least 5 trading days each week. Additionally, all positions must be closed before the market closes on Friday.
Leaving trades open over the weekend is not allowed.

To protect trading integrity, certain behaviors and strategies are strictly banned. These include:

  • Tick or pip speculation (hyper-short-term trading)
  • Martingale-style trading (increasing lot sizes after losses)
  • Hedging within the same account
  • Any behavior resembling gambling

Important Note on Lot Sizes:

While you're free to choose your lot size, sudden and extreme changes in position size can raise red flags. For instance, if you usually trade 0.10 lots and suddenly jump to a 1.00 lot—a 10x increase—it may be considered gambling behavior and could lead to account suspension.

The focus here is consistency and responsible risk management. Maintain steady trading behavior and your account stays in good standing.

Approved Trading Approach

At Instant Capital Prop, we support all authentic trading styles, including manual strategies, swing trading, and trading during news events. As long as your strategy reflects real-world trading behavior and can be replicated under live market conditions, it’s welcomed and encouraged.

We value transparency and fair practice. That means your trades should be based on realistic execution, not exploiting system flaws or artificial methods.

Important Note on Automation and Payouts

  • The use of Expert Advisors (EAs), bots, or automated trading tools is strictly prohibited. Accounts found using such tools will be terminated immediately.
  • To initiate your payout, all positions must be closed. Open trades at the time of withdrawal will result in payout delays.

Monthly Profit Share Structure

At Instant Capital Prop traders who follow all rules and stay within risk limits qualify for a monthly profit split of 80% with no challenges no verifications and no profit targets required

Your payout is based on a 29-day trading cycle 

Example
If you start with $100000 and end the cycle with $120000 that’s a $20000 profit
You will receive 80% of the profit which is $16000

Just trade responsibly follow the rules and after the first 30 days you will receive 80% of the profit directly

Lifetime Access with No Renewal Fees

At Instant Capital Prop traders are not required to pay any recurring or renewal fees Once you purchase your account it remains active for a lifetime unless a rule violation occurs

We do not operate on a subscription based model Your account includes lifetime validity allowing you to focus entirely on trading without the concern of monthly payments or renewals

This means
You make a one time payment
There are no hidden fees
There are no renewals
There are no time restrictions

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