--- title: "Scalping Rules - Get Funded Now" description: "Scalping is allowed on every GFN programme, with one condition: each trade must stay open for at least 2 minutes. Latency exploitation is prohibited." url: "https://getfundednow.com/rules/scalping" language: "en" last_modified: "2026-09-22" publisher: "Get Funded Now (getfundednow.com)" translations: es: "https://getfundednow.com/es/rules/scalping" pt-BR: "https://getfundednow.com/pt-br/rules/scalping" fr: "https://getfundednow.com/fr/rules/scalping" it: "https://getfundednow.com/it/rules/scalping" de: "https://getfundednow.com/de/rules/scalping" disclosure: "All trading at Get Funded Now is simulated. 'Funded' means a simulated or virtual account; GFN is not a broker and does not hold client funds." --- Trading rules # Scalping, with a 2 minutes floor. Scalping is allowed on Instant, 1 Step and 2 Step. The condition is a minimum hold of 2 minutes on every trade, in both evaluation and funded stages. A strategy that depends on holding for seconds will not fit. Latency arbitrage and price-feed exploitation are prohibited separately from this rule. [Compare the three programmes →](https://getfundednow.com/challenges) · [Read the full handbook](https://getfundednow.com/rules) The rule ## Can I scalp? Percentages are what the industry publishes. These are the same rules in dollars, worked on a $100,000 simulated account, so there is nothing left to convert. - **Minimum hold time**: 2 minutes Every trade, every programme, every stage. - **Normal scalping**: Allowed - **Sub-two-minute strategies**: Do not fit Worth knowing before you buy rather than after. - **Latency arbitrage**: Prohibited A separate rule under prohibited trading. - **Cost per round turn**: $7.00 High trade counts make commission a material share of the daily buffer. Plan applicability ## Which programmes this rule applies to Our three programmes do not share one rulebook. This table is the part of the page to read before you buy. - **Instant Applies**: 2 minutes minimum Against the tightest daily loss limit at 3%, which is $3,000 on a $100,000 account. - **1 Step Applies**: 2 minutes minimum Evaluation and funded account alike. - **2 Step Applies**: 2 minutes minimum Both phases and the funded account. Why it exists ## The reasoning, stated plainly A minimum hold removes the strategies that profit from execution mechanics rather than from a market view. It is a blunt rule and we would rather publish it plainly than review each case after the fact. If your edge lives inside two minutes, these are not the right programmes and that is a straight answer rather than a soft one. Worked example ## The same rule, as a number A $100,000 simulated account, because that is the size most people are deciding about. ### A scalping session that works and one that does not The clock is per trade, from fill to close. - **Opened 09:31:10, closed 09:34:02**: Compliant 2 minutes 52 seconds. - **Opened 09:36:00, closed 09:37:30**: Breaks the rule 90 seconds. - **18 round-turn lots on the session 18 × $7.00**: $126 - **Share of a $5,000 daily buffer**: 2.5% Before any losing trade. Frequency is allowed; speed below two minutes is not. Plan the hold time into the strategy rather than into the exit. Commonly misread ## What traders get wrong here Every item below has cost somebody an account. They are published for that reason rather than for completeness. “The two minutes is an average”: It is per trade. One 90-second trade is one breach of the rule. “It only applies during an evaluation”: It applies at every stage on every programme, funded accounts included. The full cluster ## Every question about this rule The answers our support team works from, each on its own page. - [Can I scalp?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-scalp) - Legitimate short-term trading is permitted, provided every trade stays open for at least 2 minutes and nothing exploits latency, pricing errors or other prohibited behaviour. - [Is there a minimum trade duration?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-there-a-minimum-trade-duration) - Yes. Every trade must stay open for at least 2 minutes, on Instant Funding, 1 Step and 2 Step. - [Can I day trade?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-day-trade) - Yes. - [What is latency arbitrage?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-latency-arbitrage) - Latency arbitrage attempts to exploit delays between different price feeds rather than profit from genuine market analysis. - [Is there a maximum lot size?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/is-there-a-maximum-lot-size) - Position size is limited by your account's buying power, leverage, margin and risk limits - and a permitted lot size does not excuse a drawdown breach. [Search all questions →](https://getfundednow.com/faq) Related rules ## The rules that sit next to this one - [What trading is prohibited?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/prohibited-trading) - Exploiting platform errors, latency arbitrage, coordinated trading and account sharing are prohibited on every programme, and what happens if found. - [What does trading cost?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/commission) - Commission is $3.50 per side, $7 per lot round turn on every programme, charged on the simulated account. It counts toward the daily loss limit. - [Can I trade the news?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/news-trading) - News trading is permitted during an evaluation. On a funded account, profits from trades in a three-minute window around high-impact news may be removed. - [Are expert advisors allowed?](https://getfundednow.com/rules/expert-advisors) - Automated trading is allowed where it is legitimate and follows every rule. Systems built or sold to pass prop-firm evaluations may be prohibited. - [Instant: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/instant) - Every objective on the Instant programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [1 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/1-step) - Every objective on the 1 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. - [2 Step: the full rule sheet](https://getfundednow.com/challenges/2-step) - Every objective on the 2 Step programme, in dollars, at all six account sizes. Ready when you are ## Your capital stays yours. The risk is ours. One evaluation fee, no time limits and up to 90% of simulated profits. Pick an account size and your credentials arrive by email within minutes. 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