Evaluation Framework
Trading Rules
A comprehensive breakdown of HTX Core evaluation objectives and risk management parameters. Transparency is the core of our system.
Section 01
Evaluation Plans Comparison
| Parameter |
2-Step |
Elite |
Instant |
1-Step BNPL |
| Account Sizes |
$5K – $200K |
$5K – $200K |
$2.5K – $100K |
$5K – $100K |
| Step 1 Profit Target |
7% |
7% |
3% |
8% |
| Step 2 Profit Target |
5% |
5% |
3% |
— |
| Step 3 Profit Target |
— |
— |
3% |
— |
| Daily Drawdown |
3% |
3% |
3% |
3% |
| Max Drawdown |
6% |
6% |
6% |
6% |
| Profit Split |
Up to 80% |
Up to 80% |
Up to 80% |
Up to 80% |
| Profit Cap |
Yes (5%) |
No Cap ✦ |
Yes (5%) |
Yes (5%) |
| Payout Cycle |
14 Days |
14 Days |
14 Days |
14 Days |
Section 02
Risk Management Rules
- Maximum Daily Loss: Calculated based on the starting equity or balance of the day (whichever is higher). Crossing this threshold results in account disqualification.
- Maximum Total Loss: The absolute maximum drawdown allowed on the account from the initial balance.
- Consistency Rule: While we encourage diverse strategies, extreme outliers in lot sizing or profit distribution during the evaluation phase may be reviewed.
- Inactive Accounts: Accounts with no trading activity for more than 30 consecutive days may be closed.
Section 03
Prohibited Trading Strategies
To maintain a fair evaluation environment, the following practices are prohibited:
- Latency arbitrage or exploitation of feed delays.
- High-frequency trading (HFT) designed to overwhelm the simulated execution engine.
- Coordinated trading across multiple accounts to bypass drawdown limits.
- Exploiting demo environment bugs or non-market conditions.