Rule

Trading rules

StarTrading has twelve rules and every one of them is published with its amounts. Only the Max Loss Limit fails an account. The Daily Loss Limit pauses a day, the consistency rule delays a payout, flat time closes positions. Each rule has its own page with worked examples per account type and size.

The twelve rules and what each one does
Rule	In one line	Fails the account?
Max Loss Limit	Trailing drawdown, computed at end of day, locks at starting balance + $100. The only rule that fails an account.	Yes
Daily Loss Limit	Soft limit: positions closed and trading paused until the next session. Never fails the account by itself.	No
Consistency rule	Largest day ≤ 40% (Cycle funded), 50% (Clear and Stream evaluation), 20% (Direct) of the cycle profit. Never fails an account.	No
Buffer	Cycle and Stream: starting balance + Max Loss Limit + $100 stays in the account before payouts. None on Clear and Direct.	No
News trading	Allowed on every account, including evaluations. Funded Stream accounts: flat one minute before and after red-folder releases.	Funded Stream only
Flat time on Rithmic and Tradovate	Flat by 4:15 pm ET (Rithmic) or 4:45 pm ET (Tradovate). Auto-close, no failure. Reopens 6:00 pm ET Sunday to Thursday.	No
Payout policy	90% to the trader, $500 minimum, no window, wire in 2 business days. Caps depend on the account type.	No
Live program	After 5 sim payouts: Live account from $0 with a starting drawdown by size, no DLL, no consistency, daily payouts, one-time Live Bonus.	No
Scaling	Max position 2/4/6/10 minis (micros ×10). Funded DLL scales to 60% of the best closed day and never comes down.	No
Prohibited practices	HFT, hedging (including across accounts, permanent ban) and micro-scalping (> 50% of profit from trades ≤ 5 seconds).	On breach, after review
Copy trading	Allowed across your accounts and from external signals. Same direction only: opposite positions across accounts are hedging.	No
Bots and algos	Allowed on every account. No HFT. Bots must respect flat time, position limits and funded-Stream news windows.	No

Simulated accounts until Live. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss.

What applies to every account?

Flat by the platform's flat time on weekdays: positions are closed automatically, the account is not failed. Markets reopen at 6:00 pm ET Sunday to Thursday.
Trading through NFP, FOMC and CPI is allowed, except on funded Stream accounts.
Bots and trade copiers are allowed. High-frequency trading is not. Hedging, including across accounts, is a permanent ban.
Scalping is allowed. If more than half of your profit comes from trades held five seconds or less, the account is flagged.
The Max Loss Limit trails at end of day on every account, except funded Stream accounts, where it trails intraday.
The Daily Loss Limit is soft: it pauses trading until the next session and never fails the account on its own.
One fee. No subscription, no time limit, no activation fee. Funded accounts activate 5 to 30 minutes after the target is reached.

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