What trading behaviors are prohibited?

Mako Markets enforces strict rules against behaviors that do not reflect realistic or tradable market conditions. Any attempt to exploit platform mechanics or circumvent normal trading environments results in immediate account termination.

Prohibited behaviors include:

  • Latency exploitation or high-frequency ping-based arbitrage
  • Copy trading from signal providers or third-party platforms
  • Insider information trading
  • Collusion between multiple accounts or traders
  • Using external accounts to influence the simulated environment
  • Artificial manipulation of PnL through non-tradable or unrealistic methods

These restrictions ensure fairness across all traders and maintain a simulation that accurately reflects real, executable market behavior.

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What trading behaviors are prohibited?

Mako Markets enforces strict rules against behaviors that do not reflect realistic or tradable market conditions. Any attempt to exploit platform mechanics or circumvent normal trading environments results in immediate account termination.

Prohibited behaviors include:

  • Latency exploitation or high-frequency ping-based arbitrage
  • Copy trading from signal providers or third-party platforms
  • Insider information trading
  • Collusion between multiple accounts or traders
  • Using external accounts to influence the simulated environment
  • Artificial manipulation of PnL through non-tradable or unrealistic methods

These restrictions ensure fairness across all traders and maintain a simulation that accurately reflects real, executable market behavior.