Martingale trading is allowed for all challenges. For Instant Funding Pro accounts, traders can add to losing positions but must avoid continuously doubling lot sizes after losses.
What is Martingale?
Martingale trading is a strategy where traders increase their positional notional volume after each trade, aiming to recover previous losses or amplify winnings on subsequent trades. This involves doubling down after a losing trade.
For One-Phase Pro, One-Phase Micro, One-Phase Crypto, Two-Phase, Two-Phase Micro, IF Micro Pro and IF Micro Crypto accounts (including funded stage):
- Martingale trading is fully permitted without restrictions
- You can add to losing positions and increase lot sizes as you see fit
For Instant Funding Pro and Instant Funding Lite accounts:
- Adding to losing positions is allowed
- Repeatedly doubling lot sizes after losses is not permitted
Martingale activity is evaluated without consideration of the symbol or asset involved, meaning positions across different instruments may still be flagged under this strategy. Instant Funding Lite follows the same approach as Instant Funding Pro.
The notional volume of a trade is calculated as follows: Notional Volume (USD) = Trading lot × Contract size × Price of the underlying asset
IF Micro Lite
A confirmed Martingale policy for IF Micro Lite hasn’t been published yet — this page will be updated once it’s finalised.
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