High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
Updated 31 October 2026
High-Frequency Trading (HFT) is completely banned on FundedCobra servers.
What is HFT?
HFT means automatic programs that place very fast orders (often dozens or hundreds per second) to catch tiny price moves.
Why is it banned?
In the real world, HFT needs server setups costing millions of dollars placed right at the exchange, to act before normal traders.
In a simulated prop firm, HFT bots do not really trade the market. They take advantage of delays in the price feed. A simulated account fills orders at the shown price, so an HFT bot can make huge simulated profits that are impossible to repeat in the live, real-money market.
Enforcement
Our risk systems watch the server for unnaturally fast trading, tick scalping and latency arbitrage (profiting from slow prices).
- No very fast orders placed by scripts.
- If you use an HFT bot on an account, we remove all profits, your account ends (a breach), and you are banned from the platform.