At LivvFX, the integrity of our brokerage and the sustainability of our liquidity relationships are our highest priority. To maintain a fair and stable trading environment for all participants, certain trading styles are strictly prohibited on our platform.
Any client or Introducing Broker (IB) engaging in or benefiting from these prohibited practices will be subject to immediate action as outlined below, including trade cancellation, profit forfeiture, account termination, and commission revocation.
Definition: High-Frequency Trading (HFT) refers to opening and closing trades at extremely high speeds, often within seconds, using oversized lot sizes. This style is designed to exploit minor price movements and typically generates unsustainable trading volume.
Why it's prohibited:
Examples of HFT behavior that are not permitted:
Arbitrage trading refers to taking advantage of price discrepancies between different brokers, exchanges, or liquidity sources. This includes executing trades on LivvFX based on price differences observed on other platforms or external feeds in order to capture risk-free or near risk-free profit.
Latency exploitation involves placing trades that take advantage of delays in price feeds or platform updates. This may occur when a trader enters or exits positions based on a known delay between the actual market price and the price displayed on the LivvFX platform.
Trading behavior that demonstrates consistently abnormal execution patterns may be flagged by the platform's risk monitoring systems. This includes, but is not limited to:
Any attempt to manipulate, abuse, or exploit platform systems, including pricing mechanisms, order execution processes, or technical infrastructure, is strictly forbidden.
Opening oversized positions for a few seconds with the intent of capturing only 1 to 5 pips repeatedly is considered a form of HFT and is strictly prohibited.
If LivvFX determines that an account has engaged in prohibited trading practices, the company reserves the right to take one or more of the following actions at its sole discretion:
All accounts are subject to automated and manual review by LivvFX's risk and compliance systems. By using the LivvFX platform, traders agree to abide by these rules and acknowledge that any trading activity deemed to violate these policies may result in corrective action without prior notice. LivvFX maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward strategies that undermine fair market conditions.
Our IB program is built for sustainable partnerships. Here's what that means in practice:
LivvFX manually reviews accounts and IB commissions on a regular basis to identify prohibited activity. While certain platforms such as TradeLocker may not automatically block these trades, LivvFX retains full discretion to close accounts, revoke IB commissions, and reject trading styles deemed harmful to the brokerage or our liquidity providers.
This policy is final and applies universally to all clients and IBs.
Swing, position, and legitimate day-trading strategies are all supported and paid out in full. If you're building a serious trading career, LivvFX is built for exactly that.