Minimum Trade Holding Time Rule

Range4EX requires every trade to be held open for a minimum of 3 minutes before it is closed.

If a position is closed before 3 minutes have passed since it was opened, this is treated as a rule breach.

🔹 Why This Rule Exists

This rule is in place to prevent high-frequency scalping, latency arbitrage, and other ultra-short-duration trading strategies that don't reflect genuine market risk-taking.

📐 Rule Summary

Trade Duration = Trade Close Time − Trade Open Time

• If Trade Duration < 3 minutes → Breach
• If Trade Duration ≥ 3 minutes → Valid trade, no breach

📊 Examples

Example 1 — Valid Trade

• Trade opened at 10:00:00
• Trade closed at 10:03:15
• Duration = 3 minutes 15 seconds → Valid, no breach

Example 2 — Breach Case

• Trade opened at 14:20:00
• Trade closed at 14:21:40
• Duration = 1 minute 40 seconds → Breach, held for less than 3 minutes

Example 3 — Edge Case

• Trade opened at 09:00:00
• Trade closed at 09:03:00
• Duration = exactly 3 minutes → Valid, no breach

🔑 Key Points

• Applies to all trades on the account
• Minimum holding time: 3 minutes
• Closing a trade earlier than 3 minutes is flagged as a breach
• Applies regardless of profit or loss on the trade