Prop Firm for Scalpers: Rules, Limits in Dollars and What Is Allowed
Scalping is allowed at OctoFunded, with no minimum hold time in the rules. See the three practices that cross the line, every $100K limit in dollars and the price of each plan.
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A prop firm for scalpers is one that lets you open and close many short trades without a minimum hold time, and OctoFunded allows scalping on every program, with a $100K Classic 1-Step from $499, or $449.10 with the public code OFF10. The line is drawn at exploits, not at speed: latency arbitrage, high-frequency exploitation of the simulator, news straddling and gap harvesting close the account. Everything else on a short timeframe counts as normal trading.
This guide is the scalping prop firm page in numbers: what is allowed, what is not, every $100K limit in dollars and what each plan costs. For how scalping compares with longer holds, read scalping vs swing trading.
Is scalping allowed at OctoFunded?
Yes, scalping is allowed at OctoFunded, on the challenge and on the funded account. The Prohibited Trading Practices page is a closed list: if a practice is not on it, it is not a violation. Scalping is not on it, and no minimum trade duration appears in the rules.
Many firms handle short trades differently, with a minimum number of seconds or profit removal on quick trades. The scalping vs swing trading guide lists those common rule types. At OctoFunded, a 20 second trade and a 2 hour trade count the same way toward the target and the limits.
What crosses the line for a scalper?
Three practices on the list matter most to fast traders. Each one exploits the simulator or a price feed rather than taking market risk.
| Practice | What it means | Closes the account | Does not |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latency, reverse or cross-feed arbitrage | Profiting from delayed or mismatched prices between feeds | Buying on a lagged quote and selling on a faster feed for a riskless lock | A normal opposite trade to hedge your own position |
| High-frequency or bulk automated exploitation | Automation that floods or harvests the simulator | A robot firing hundreds of order and cancel cycles per minute | An EA or AI agent placing trades at a normal pace |
| News straddling | Opposite pending orders around a release | A buy stop and a sell stop armed into a CPI release | One directional trade before or after the news |
| Platform or feed exploitation | Using frozen quotes or broken fills as an edge | Repeatedly trading a quote you know is frozen | An ordinary fill in a liquid market |
Tick scalping is not named on the list. A strategy that takes one or two ticks from real market movement is trading. A strategy whose edge only exists because a quote is stale is arbitrage. If your method sits close to that line, ask [email protected] in writing before you run it. The full wording is in the Prohibited Trading Practices and the Terms. The consequence of a listed practice is that the account closes, and rewards already paid are not reclaimed.
Directional news trading is allowed too. The news trading rules guide covers spreads and slippage at releases.
How much does a scalping prop firm account cost?
| Plan ($100,000 simulated capital) | List price | With OFF10 | Split | Fee refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic 1-Step | $499 | $449.10 | 80% | With the first payout |
| Classic 2-Step | $529 | $476.10 | 80% | With the first payout |
| Classic Instant | $879 | $791.10 | 100% | None |
| Perpetuals 2-Step | $999 | $899.10 | 90% | With the first payout |
| Perpetuals 1-Step | $1,159 | $1,043.10 | 90% | With the first payout |
| Futures 1-Step | $1,352 | $1,216.80 | 90% | With the first payout |
| Perpetuals Instant | $2,399 | $2,159.10 | 90% | None |
| Futures Instant | $3,952 | $3,556.80 | 90% | None |
Prices checked 3 November 2026.
OFF10 takes 10% off every plan in every market. Other sizes are in the full OctoFunded price list, and how the code works is in the OctoFunded coupon code.
What are the limits in dollars on a $100K account?
Each figure is the percentage multiplied by $100,000. These are the numbers a scalper hits first, because many small losses add up inside one server day.
| Rule on $100,000 | Classic 1-Step | Classic 2-Step | Classic Instant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | $10,000 (10%) | $10,000 (10%), then $5,000 (5%) | None |
| Daily loss limit | $4,000 (4%) | $5,000 (5%) | $3,000 (3%) |
| Max loss | $8,000 (8%), end-of-day trailing, locked at the initial balance | $10,000 (10%), static | $12,000 (12%), static |
| Minimum trading days | 2 | 3 per phase | None |
| Best day or consistency | Best day at most 50% of phase profit | None | No day above 20% of cycle profit at payout |
| Rule on $100,000 | Perps 1-Step | Perps 2-Step | Perps Instant | Futures 1-Step | Futures Instant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit target | $6,000 (6%) | $4,000 per phase (4%) | None | $6,000 (6%) | None |
| Daily loss limit | $3,000 (3%) | $4,000 (4%) | $3,000 (3%) | $3,000 (3%) | $2,000 (2%) |
| Max loss | $6,000 (6%) | $6,000 (6%), static | $7,000 (7%), static | $4,000 (4%) | $3,000 (3%), static |
The daily loss limit guide explains how the day is measured. For anything not shown here, see the program rules.
How many losing scalps fit inside the daily limit?
The daily limit decides how many losses in a row you can take before the account closes. Worked example (illustrative): a scalper risks $100 per trade on a $100K account.
| Plan | Daily limit | Losing trades at $100 | At $200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic 2-Step | $5,000 | 50 | 25 |
| Classic 1-Step | $4,000 | 40 | 20 |
| Classic Instant, Perps 1-Step, Futures 1-Step | $3,000 | 30 | 15 |
| Futures Instant | $2,000 | 20 | 10 |
Step by step for the Classic 1-Step: $4,000 / $100 = 40 losing trades. At $200 per trade, $4,000 / $200 = 20.
Twenty losses sounds like a lot until a choppy session hands you twelve before noon. Costs make it worse: every trade pays spread and commission whether it wins or loses, so a run of scratch trades still eats daily room. Set a personal stop well above the firm's limit, for example half of it, and size each trade with the risk per trade guide.
How do the best day and consistency rules affect scalpers?
Scalpers usually spread profit across many days, which suits both rules. One big session can still slow you down.
- Classic 1-Step, best day at most 50% of phase profit. On a $10,000 target, your best day can be at most $5,000 of the phase profit. Illustrative: if one day makes $6,000, the phase stays open until total profit reaches $12,000. Nothing is lost. The best day rule shows the arithmetic.
- Classic 2-Step: no consistency rule.
- Classic Instant, 20% at payout. No single day may exceed 20% of the cycle's profit when you request a payout. Illustrative: with $5,000 of cycle profit, the cap is $1,000 per day. The excess of a bigger day moves to the next cycle; it is not removed.
- Perpetuals and Futures: no consistency rule.
Which market fits a scalper best?
Pick the market by where your edge was tested, then check how fills work there.
- Classic (forex, metals, indices, BTC and ETH CFDs) has the lowest fees and the widest dollar limits, leverage 1:100 and trading hours that follow each instrument.
- Perpetuals trade 24/7, weekends included. A market order walks the visible order book level by level, so a large order fills at the average of several prices. Stops and loss limits use the mark price, so a single off-market print cannot trigger your stop. Open positions pay or receive funding every hour, which matters little to a trade held for minutes.
- Futures use fixed contract sizes, tick sizes and tick values shown in the platform, with no swap and no funding. The limits are the tightest: $2,000 daily on Futures Instant at $100K.
Payouts on the Classic 1-Step and 2-Step come first after 14 days on the funded account, then weekly. Classic Instant pays first after 7 days, then weekly. Perpetuals and Futures Instant pay on demand after 6 and 5 trading days.
Can you scalp with an EA or an AI agent?
Yes. EAs, scripts and AI agents are allowed on every stage, on the OctoFunded web platform or through the robot API. A bot is judged by the same closed list: placing trades at a normal pace is trading, while hundreds of order and cancel cycles per minute to harvest the simulator is the banned high-frequency exploitation. Before you leave a scalping bot alone, give it a hard daily stop and a maximum spread check. The guide on a prop firm that allows EAs covers the setup.
If your trades last days rather than minutes, read the swing trading prop firm guide and the one on holding trades over the weekend.
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FAQ
Is scalping allowed at OctoFunded?
Yes. The Prohibited Trading Practices page is a closed list, and it does not name scalping or set a minimum hold time. What it bans is latency or feed arbitrage, high-frequency or bulk automated exploitation of the simulator, news straddling and gap harvesting, among others.
Does OctoFunded have a minimum trade duration?
No minimum trade duration appears in the OctoFunded prohibited practices or program rules. A trade closed after a few seconds counts like any other trade, as long as it is not one of the listed practices.
What is the daily loss limit for a scalper on a $100K account?
$5,000 on the Classic 2-Step, $4,000 on the Classic 1-Step and Perpetuals 2-Step, $3,000 on the Classic Instant, Perpetuals 1-Step, Perpetuals Instant and Futures 1-Step, and $2,000 on Futures Instant.
Can I scalp with an EA or a bot?
Yes. EAs, scripts and AI agents are allowed on every stage. A robot crosses the line only when it floods or harvests the simulator beyond ordinary trading, which is the high-frequency or bulk automated exploitation named in the rules.
How much does a $100K account for scalping cost?
From $499 for the Classic 1-Step, or $449.10 with the public code OFF10. The Classic 2-Step is $529 ($476.10) and the Classic Instant is $879 ($791.10). Prices checked 3 November 2026.
Scalp with rules that are written down
Speed is not the problem; exploits are. OctoFunded lists exactly what closes an account, sets no minimum hold time and gives a $100K Classic 1-Step a $4,000 daily limit for $449.10 with OFF10, all on simulated capital, for a one-time fee and with no time limit.
