Finotive Funding Rewrites Its Scalping, Overnight and Concentration Rules From October 19

What happened

Finotive Funding has spent the past week announcing a rewrite of its trading rules on its own X account, in a series of "reveal" posts that started on 14 October 2026. The firm says the new rules and its new dashboard are targeted to roll out on Monday, 19 October 2026 (Finotive Funding on X, 12 October).

Three changes have been announced so far:

• Quick trades: the separate scalping and high-frequency trading (HFT) tests become one HFT rule.
• Overnight trading: two Thin Liquidity Windows become one shorter window.
• Concentration: on Instant Funding, two concentration rules become one Profit Concentration rule.

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The new high-frequency trading rule

Finotive says three rules (scalping, trades opened less than 10 seconds apart, and trades held under 60 seconds) are becoming one. Under the updated rule, up to 20% of your profit can come from trades held for two minutes or less (Finotive Funding on X, 16 October). In an earlier post the firm described it as replacing "the separate profit and frequency limits" with "one profit-based limit on trades closed in under two minutes" (Finotive Funding on X, 16 October). As reported by TheGodFunded, the rule only starts counting after your first 10 closed trades, and going over the limit is not a strike, but you have to get back under 20% before you request a payout.

What it replaces. Finotive Funding's current terms and conditions (checked 18 October 2026) treat scalping as a problem when 40% or more of closed trades in a payout cycle are held 120 seconds or less, or 20% or more of profit comes from those trades. Its HFT help article adds two more tests for Instant Funding Standard and Lite: 30% or more of closed trades held under 60 seconds, or five trades in a row each opened within 10 seconds of the last.

Why it matters: the tests based on how many quick trades you take are the ones going away. Under the new rule, what counts is how much of your profit comes from them.

One shorter Thin Liquidity Window

Finotive says its two windows become one shared window, 21:59 to 23:59 UTC, and that for global instruments this cuts the window from four hours to two. You can still trade inside it, but no more than 20% of your total realised profit can come from it (Finotive Funding on X, 15 October; follow-up post).

What it replaces. The current Liquidity Abuse help article monitors global instruments from 22:00 to 01:59 UTC and Asian instruments such as the Hang Seng and Nikkei from 22:00 to 00:59 UTC. The new window starts at almost the same time (21:59 instead of 22:00) but ends two hours sooner for global instruments and one hour sooner for Asian instruments.

Profit Concentration on Instant Funding

For Instant Funding only, Finotive says "Single-Trade Profit Dependency" and "One-Sided Position Concentration" become one Profit Concentration rule: up to 60% of your total profit can come from one symbol in one direction, with buy and sell profits on the same symbol tracked separately. Going over is not a strike, but you have to get back within 60% before requesting a payout (Finotive Funding on X, 17 October; follow-up post).

What it replaces. The current terms flag Instant Funding payout cycles where one trade makes up 60% or more of positive realised profit. Separately, they flag accounts with at least 10 closed trades where 70% or more of trades, or 70% or more of exposure, are on the same symbol in the same direction. Under the current terms, requesting a payout while either condition is active records a strike and cuts that payout to 10%, and five strikes close the account.

Who gets the new rules

Finotive says accounts purchased from 1 October 2026 qualify for the new rules and dashboard "as they become available," and that existing rules apply until an account is updated (Finotive Funding on X, 12 October). So an account you bought in September may stay on the old rules for now, and even a new account may not switch on 19 October itself.

What traders should do

If you scalp: the new HFT rule is easier if you take a lot of quick trades but most of your profit comes from longer holds. It is not looser if your edge actually comes from trades held two minutes or less, because the 20% profit cap still applies.

If you trade the US close or the Asian open: check the new 21:59 to 23:59 UTC window against your session times. Trades between 00:00 and 01:59 UTC on global instruments fall outside the new window.

If you hold Instant Funding: watch the new Profit Concentration tracker before you request a payout, especially if you mostly trade one pair in one direction. Finotive's posts don't say what happens to concentration checks on Challenge or Pro accounts, so ask support if that affects you.

Before you request a payout on or after 19 October: confirm in the dashboard which rule set your account is on. The current help center pages still describe the old rules.

The bigger picture

Finotive's countdown promised five reveals running through Sunday 18 October, and four have been posted so far (Finotive Funding on X, 14 October). The direction is consistent across all four: fewer rules, each one tied to a share of profit, with a dashboard tracker and no strike for crossing the line as long as you fix it before you ask to be paid. Other firms have been moving the same way, for example FundingPips dropping three rules on new accounts earlier this month.

FAQ

Q: When do the new Finotive Funding rules start? A: Finotive says rollout is targeted for Monday, 19 October 2026, and accounts bought from 1 October qualify as the updates become available. Existing rules apply until an account is updated.

Q: Can I still scalp at Finotive Funding? A: Yes, within limits. Finotive says up to 20% of your profit can come from trades held for two minutes or less.

Q: Is this an affiliate or partner offer? A: No. This is editorial coverage of Finotive Funding's public announcements. ProprietaryTrading.com is not claiming a partner discount, promo code or tracked referral with Finotive in this article.

Sources: Finotive Funding on X reveal posts from 12 to 17 October 2026; Finotive Funding's terms and conditions and help center, checked 18 October 2026; TheGodFunded (16 October 2026). Terms can change, so confirm them with Finotive before you trade.