Account Sharing
Account sharing refers to sharing or reselling your account with other individuals or entities without authorization. Sharing devices with other traders is prohibited, as it can cause trade data inconsistencies and make risk management impossible.
Example
- If two traders use the same account simultaneously, AIFO cannot verify the trader’s actual activity, and the account will be immediately closed.
After Violation: The account will be permanently closed
IP Monitoring
Frequent or unusual IP changes may indicate potential violations, such as frequent transactions by switching countries or regions via VPN, or multiple people logging into the same account from different locations.
Example
- If a trader frequently switches IPs between the US, UK, and Japan within a single day, AIFO may consider this as potential risk manipulation.
- If multiple accounts are being used from the same IP address to engage in prohibited activities (account management services, shared or controlled trading accounts), it will be deemed an account breach.
After Violation
First violation: Account frozen, trading disabled until trader provides a reasonable explanation
Second violation: Account closure if the explanation is unreasonable or inconsistent
Device Restriction
All trading must be performed on the trader’s personal device. Shared or public devices are prohibited due to security and accountability concerns.
Example
- If a trader operates an account on other devices without a reasonable explanation, the account will be directly closed once discovered.
After Violation: The account will be permanently closed
Gap Trading
Trading around significant global news, special macroeconomic events, or company reports may cause gap movements. Trading these instruments within 30minutes before market closes or event announcements is prohibited.
In the event of sudden special macro events and major news during the closed market period, the market may experience gap fluctuations when it opens. Since the operation of a trading account depends on real market liquidity, no trader can guarantee that orders will be executed directly. Mature traders will avoid conducting transactions in overly aggressive environments to prevent additional transaction costs and the consequences of irrational trading.
After such an incident occurs, AIFO will prohibit trading of the affected assets within 5 minutes of the market opening, and any transaction orders generated during the trading prohibition period will be deemed invalid.
Major News Event Trading
Trading is not allowed within the restricted time window around selected high-impact macroeconomic news events.
- Within the time window of 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after the news release, you are not allowed to open or close positions, including the triggering of pending orders.
- However, placing or modifying pending orders is allowed during this period.
If your position was opened more than 5 minutes before the restricted time window, you may continue to hold it. Please note:
- If the conditions for Stop Loss or Take Profit are met within the restricted time window, the order will not be executed at that time.
- If the conditions are still met after the restriction period ends, the pending order will be triggered immediately.
Trading on instruments not directly affected by the news event is still allowed. For example:
- During the Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) release, you may trade EURGBP or AUDNZD
- However, you are not allowed to trade USD-related pairs (such as USDJPY, GBPUSD) within the restricted time window.
| Affected Instrument | Macroeconomic Announcement |
| USD (related to Forex + Gold + US Indices + DXY) | ● Federal Funds Rate & Statement ● Non-Farm Employment Change Unemployment Rate & Wages ● Advance GDP q/q ● FOMC Meeting Minutes ● CPI y/y |
| EUR (related to Forex only) | ● Main Refinancing Rate |
| GBP (related to Forex only) | ● Official Bank Rate & MPC Votes ● CPI y/y |
| CAD (related to Forex only) | ● Overnight Rate/BOC Rate Statement ● CPI m/m ● Employment Change/Unemployment Rate |
| AUD (related to Forex only) | ● Cash Rate & RBA Statement ● Employment Change/Unemployment Rate ● CPI m/m ● GDP q/q |
| NZD (related to Forex only) | ● Official Cash Rate & RBNZ Rate Statement ● Employment Change/Unemployment Rate ● CPI q/q ● GDP q/q |
| CHF (related to Forex only) | ● SNB Policy Rate |
| Other Instruments | Announcement |
| Crude Oil (UKOIL.cash, USOIL.cash) | ● Crude Oil Inventories |
To check news events, please download the MT5 platform and navigate to the “Mailbox” section in the lower-left corner to view system notifications.
After Violation
First violation: Confiscate excess profits
Second violation: Account Closure
