Terms & Conditions

Our data shows that traders who trade without a stop-loss usually don't last long. Using a stop-loss helps protect your account and encourages smart risk management.

Trading without a stop loss puts your capital at risk and is not sustainable in the long run.

Example: If you open a buy trade on EURUSD, you need to set your stop loss within 1 minute. You can either:

• Enter the stop loss level before placing the trade, or
• Place the trade first and then add the stop loss within 60 seconds.

This ensures that every trade is protected and complies with our risk management rules.

What Happens If I Don't Use a Stop Loss?

Not using a stop loss is considered a soft breach, which means:

• It won't terminate your account, but our system automatically closes the trade after 1 minute if no stop loss is placed.
• You'll be notified of the trade's closure.
• Any profits made without using a Stop Loss won't count toward your profit target objective.

How To Use the Stop Loss?

• Your stop loss must be visible on the platform. 'Stealth' stop losses are not allowed.
• Place a stop loss within 1 minute after entering a trade.
• Use realistic stop loss levels that reflect genuine risk management.

Telos Capital gives you the freedom to copy trades across accounts for smoother trading, but with clear rules to protect integrity and ensure it's you trading, not someone else.

You can copy trades as long as the Telos Capital account used is the Master Account.

Is Copy Trading Allowed?

• Telos Capital Master Account to Personal account with any broker.
• Telos Capital Master Account to Other prop firms' accounts.
• Between Multiple Telos Capital Accounts: You can copy trades across your Telos Capital accounts with one of the accounts being the Master account.

What's Not Allowed in Copy Trading?

Telos Capital does not allow any form of third-party or outsourced trading.

• Copying trades from other prop firms into the Telos Capital Account.
• Copying trades from the Personal account into the Telos Capital Account.
• Copying other traders using social trading tools, platforms, or software.
• Using a prop firm challenge pass service to trade on your behalf.
• Sharing the same expert advisors (EAs) with other traders.

If you're unsure about a copy trading setup, please contact our support team at support@telostraders.com and get approved before you start.

We want to keep Telos Capital a safe, fair, and secure trading environment while still giving traders the flexibility they need — whether you're at home, travelling, or using trading tools like EAs, VPNs, or VPS systems.

IP Address Rules

We understand that your IP address can change, especially if you travel, switch networks, or trade from different locations. We do NOT ban accounts just for IP changes. But we do monitor for suspicious patterns to prevent fraud, account sharing, or coordinated trading.

• Only one account per household may use a single IP address.
• If multiple people in the same home/office want to trade with Telos Capital, only one may register and trade — no exceptions.
• No IP masking or trade masking allowed.

Travelling & International IP Changes

Trading while travelling is allowed — just keep Telos Capital informed. If you trade from a different country than the one you signed up with, you must email us with your travel dates, destination country, and proof of flight or accommodation. Email: support@telostraders.com

Device Limits: Max 2 Devices Per Trader

• The same devices must be used across all phases of the same challenge.
• You may trade on up to 2 devices — 1 PC or Laptop and/or 1 Mobile Phone. No exceptions.

VPN Policy

VPNs, proxies, and IP-masking services are not permitted under our trading rules. Any trading activity associated with VPN usage may lead to investigation, disqualification, or account termination.

VPS Policy

VPS usage is permitted only under the following conditions:

• You may use a VPS to run an Expert Advisor (EA), provided the EA fully complies with our EA Rules.
• You may use a VPS for copy-trading between accounts, provided it complies with our Copy Trading Policy.
• The VPS must not use a VPN, proxy, or any IP-masking service.
• Manual trading from a VPS is not permitted unless explicitly approved by Telos Capital.

If you wish to use a VPS, you must request pre-approval before trading. Please email support@telostraders.com for approval. Trading from an unapproved VPS may result in account review or breach.

Acceptable Behaviours

• Normal IP changes from switching networks as long as the device remains the same.
• Trading while travelling (with prior notification).
• Using a VPS with a static IP for running your EA or local copy trader.
• Using 1 PC + 1 mobile device.
• The same device is used across all phases of the same challenge.

Prohibited Behaviours

• Multiple traders using Telos Capital accounts from the same IP.
• Using the same device by multiple traders.
• IP masking, device masking, or trade-source masking.
• Rapid IP jumps between different countries without travel notification.
• Trading from more than 2 devices on the same accounts.
• Using a VPN.
• Trading from different countries while travelling without proof of travel.

Consequences of Non-Compliance

Failing to follow Telos Capital's IP and device security rules may trigger an account review, temporary suspension, or — in more serious cases — account closure. This includes unexplained or fraudulent IP changes, sudden location switches that do not match your travel history, sharing VPS access with others, or attempts to bypass Telos Capital's security framework.

If you plan to travel internationally, please notify us before you begin trading from a new country by emailing your travel itinerary to support@telostraders.com.

We look for skilled, independent traders who bring their own ideas and strategies to the table. We support and reward genuine trading talent.

These guidelines help ensure that all traders succeed based on real skills and responsible strategies, not by exploiting system loopholes or unfair tactics.

The following prohibited trading methods are not allowed:

Certain EA Types

• EAs that exploit price feed or price feed errors, HTF, etc., on all programs.
• 3rd party EAs on certain programs (see EA Trading section for details).

Group Hedging / Hedging / Group Trading / Copy Trading

• Group Trading or Coordinating trades with other traders.
• Opening opposite positions on the same or correlated symbols or across multiple accounts.
• Utilising signal services or copy trading to replicate the trades of other traders.

Account Sharing / Reselling / Account Management

• Sharing account or dashboard access with 3rd parties.
• Selling your account or giving away your account to another person.
• Using a funded account pass service to trade on your behalf in exchange for a profit split.

One-Sided Bets

When a trader repeatedly places trades in only one direction without proper analysis or consideration of market conditions.

Gamble Behaviour / Over-Leveraging

Using excessive risk on one trade idea, risking the entire drawdown limit in one go, or overleveraging.

Bracketing Strategies

Placing both Buy-Stop and Sell-Stop orders above and below the market price, triggering one of the trades, while the other is cancelled or quickly closed.

Martingale Trading Style (Excluding the 1-Step Challenge)

Adding more positions to losing positions as the market moves against the original trade.

Grid Trading

Grid trading is a strategy where traders place multiple buy and sell orders at set price levels above and below the current market price, creating a "grid" of trades. Grid trading is not allowed on any program.

If any prohibited methods are detected, we'll do our best to guide you back on track and resolve the issue together. However, misuse can result in losing your funded account, being permanently banned from our programs, or being denied future access.

If you're unsure whether your strategy is permitted, contact us at support@telostraders.com.

At Telos Capital, hedging is not allowed on any of our funding programs.

We want every trader's performance to reflect their own strategy, risk management, and decision-making. This helps us evaluate traders fairly and consistently.

What Counts as Hedging?

• Opening buy and sell positions on the same symbol at the same time on one or more accounts.
• Hedging across multiple Telos Capital accounts.
• Coordinated hedging between different traders.
• Using EAs or tools that automatically create offsetting trades.
• Reverse trading between accounts (one buys while another sells) of the same or different users.
• Hedging highly correlated instruments to bypass rules (e.g., EURUSD vs DXY, US30 vs SPX500).

Even if unintentional, these behaviours fall under hedging because they artificially remove risk and can be used to manipulate results across accounts.

Why Is Hedging Not Allowed?

Our goal is to maintain a fair, transparent, and consistent evaluation environment. Hedging can distort true performance, create artificial outcomes, and make it difficult to assess a trader's actual edge.

What Happens If Hedging Is Detected?

• The account may be immediately closed.
• Any profits made from hedged activity may be voided.
• In severe or repeated cases, the trader may be permanently banned.
• Future purchases may be restricted.

Yes! Telos Capital supports the use of Expert Advisors (EAs) and automated trading systems, provided they follow our approved guidelines.

We want traders to use tools that genuinely reflect their own strategy, while keeping the trading environment fair, ethical, and safe for everyone.

1-Step Challenge

You may use any third-party EA, even if you do not own the source code. However, using a popular or widely distributed EA may put your account at risk of a coordinated trading violation if it produces trades highly similar (entry, timing, size, behaviour) to those of other Telos Capital traders.

What You Must Provide

You must provide the EA source code to Telos Capital upon request so our risk team can verify its behaviour and ensure it does not violate prohibited trading methods.

What Is Not Allowed (All Programs)

To protect the integrity of our platform, the following automated behaviours are strictly prohibited:

Exploiting Market or Price Feed Inefficiencies:

• EAs that scalp during rollover to exploit price feed around 00:00 server time.
• Gaps or news scalping bots that open and close trades right before or during major news events or significant price gaps.
• Arbitrage to exploit price delays or differences between platforms or brokers.
• Taking advantage of any incorrect or delayed pricing.
• Open/close trades instantly during news spikes.

High-Frequency Trading or Ultra-Fast Scalping:

• HFT, tick-scalping, micro-scalping, emulators.
• Systems sending extremely high order frequency.

Arbitrage Bots (All Forms):

• Latency arbitrage, reverse arbitrage, hedge arbitrage.

If you're unsure whether your EA is permitted, reach out to us at support@telostraders.com.

At Telos Capital, we want traders to succeed through skill, discipline, and strong risk management. One-sided bets go against those principles because they rely on hope rather than strategy.

What Is Considered a One-Sided Bet?

A one-sided bet occurs when a trader commits to one direction (either BUY or SELL). This typically involves treating a single trade idea like a lottery ticket instead of a structured decision. Examples include:

• Trading in one direction without market analysis.
• Trying to hit your target in one single trade idea.
• Holding losing trades and hoping they reverse.
• Using overleveraged positions based on bias, not risk rules.
• Leaving trades unmanaged until TP or a margin call.

Consequences of One-Sided Betting

Depending on severity and history, actions may include:

• A warning.
• A restart from Phase 1.
• Forfeit of trading profit from the one-sided betting trade.
• A change in risk parameters or leverage.
• Failure of the challenge.
• Suspension of the funded account.
• Permanent account closure for repeated misuse.

At Telos Capital, our mission is to help traders build long-term, sustainable profitability. Gambling behaviour and over-leveraging undermine that goal because they rely on luck rather than skill, discipline, or risk management.

Why These Behaviours Cannot Be Monetised in Live Markets

Telos Capital works with live market execution and real liquidity. That means your trading must be sustainable and replicable in the long term.

• Live markets cannot safely execute extremely oversized trades.
• High-risk strategies distort performance data.
• Risking the entire account on a single trade idea is not viable for replicating in a live environment.

If a strategy cannot survive real market conditions, Telos Capital cannot allocate capital to it.

What Is "Gambling Behaviour"?

• Trying to pass the challenge with one single trade idea — Taking overleveraged trades (or stacking multiple positions on the same symbol) to hit the target instantly.
• Taking randomly oversized positions — If a trader suddenly uses larger lot sizes than their typical behaviour (especially when in a drawdown), only to hit the profit target in 1 trade idea. This is flagged as gambling.
• Over-Leveraging Trades — Over-leveraging occurs when a trader uses their entire available margin on a single trade idea, causing the Margin Level to fall to 150% or below.

Telos Capital's Fairness Approach — Mistakes Are Okay

We understand honest mistakes happen. That's why you may receive:

• A notice explaining what to correct.
• One free retry.
• Reduced leverage.
• A limit on the number of trades you can open per day.
• A 1% maximum risk-per-trade-idea rule.

If the behaviour continues, Telos Capital may apply challenge failure, funded account termination, ineligibility for payouts or upgrades, or formal warnings.

At Telos Capital, we want traders to succeed through skill, consistency, and responsible risk management. Two trading styles — Martingale and Grid Trading — are known to create extreme, uncontrolled risk. Because of this, Telos Capital restricts how these methods can be used.

Martingale Trading Style (Prohibited — Except on the 1-Step Challenge)

Martingale is a high-risk strategy in which a trader keeps adding more positions (regardless of position size) when the market moves against them, hoping the price eventually retraces.

• Martingale is allowed on the 1-Step Challenge, provided the total risk on the trade idea doesn't exceed 2%.
• Martingale is NOT allowed on funded accounts beyond the 1-Step Challenge evaluation.

What Is Still Allowed on All Programs?

Telos Capital permits limited scaling into a losing position as long as it remains controlled and responsible:

• You may layer up to 2 positions into a losing position.
• The maximum combined risk on the 3 positions must not exceed 2% risk of the initial account balance.
• More than 3 positions taken as the market moves against you will be classified as Martingale.

Grid Trading — Not Allowed on Any Program

Grid trading involves placing multiple buy and sell orders above and below the current price, forming a "grid." As prices move, orders get triggered at each level. Grid trading is NOT allowed on any Telos Capital program.

If you're unsure whether your strategy is permitted, contact us at support@telostraders.com.

At Telos Capital, our goal is to support traders in building long-term, sustainable success using professional risk management.

In some cases, based on your trading history or specific behaviours, our team may apply tailored risk parameters to help you grow with structure and consistency.

What This Might Look Like

Our team may identify the need for more structure, and you may be asked to trade within certain risk thresholds temporarily, which could include reduced leverage and/or risk control. A few examples of such trading activity:

• Risking the entire drawdown on one trade idea.
• Regular over-leveraged trades.
• Little trading history makes it hard to assess your strategy's profitability.

These risk measures aren't set in stone — we take into account several factors, such as your trading style, account size, the number of trades you run simultaneously, and your risk approach. Everything is reviewed in context, and our goal is to tailor the risk framework to support your long-term growth.

If you're unsure or need help understanding your risk profile, contact us at support@telostraders.com.

To keep your account active, you must place at least one trade every 30 days to avoid account suspension. This can be any trade size — even a small one.

What Happens If You're Inactive?

• If you don't trade for 30 days, your account will be suspended.
• This rule applies to all account types on all levels and all funding programs.
• Terminated accounts cannot be reactivated.

Will You Remind Me Before the 30th Day?

You'll get email reminders on Day 28 and Day 30. These reminders are sent to the email address you signed up with.

When Does the 30-Day Timer Start?

The countdown starts from your last trade, whether you opened or closed a position, whichever came last.

What Do I Do If I'm Going for a Long Break?

• Open and close a tiny trade (any size) before Day 30. This keeps your account active.
• Email us in advance at support@telostraders.com. We'll freeze your account for up to 2 months.

Yes, you can hold trades overnight and over the weekend with Telos Capital.

All traders are free to keep positions open through the weekend on all our funding programs and at every stage, including after becoming funded.

For crypto traders, markets run non-stop — 24/7 trading is always available, even when traditional markets take a break.

However, weekend holding comes with extra risk:

• Gap Risk: Markets can reopen at very different prices on Monday, especially after major global events.
• Low Liquidity: Weekend reopen can cause slippage or stop-losses to trigger at worse prices than expected.
• Unexpected News: Political or economic developments while markets are closed may impact your open positions.

Before the weekend, review your exposure and make sure your stop-losses and risk management are set appropriately.

Congratulations! Once you meet your trading objectives, here's what to expect:

Step-by-Step After Reaching Your Target

• Close all open trades: This helps us begin the review process smoothly.
• Sit back and relax: Our team will review your account within 2 business days to ensure it complies with Telos Capital's terms and conditions.
• We'll email you if we need anything. If we need any clarifications about your account, we'll reach out to you via email.
• Once approved, you'll receive your new login details for the upgraded account.

Do not use the Investor Password — it only gives you read-only access.

Merging Funded Accounts

Telos Capital does not offer account merging for any of our programs. Each account must be used and managed separately to ensure accurate tracking of performance, rewards, and trading activity.

When you first sign up with Telos Capital, you don't need to complete KYC right away. However, you will need to verify your identity once you pass or request a payout (whichever comes first).

When Is KYC Required?

• After passing the 1-Step Challenge evaluation.
• When requesting your first payout.
• When affiliates request their first referral commission withdrawal.

How to Complete KYC in the Dashboard?

We use a secure third-party service "SumSub" to handle verification.

• Inside your Client Dashboard, click on your "Profile Icon," then click "KYC" at the top right.
• Select "Verify."
• Follow the steps in SumSub to upload your required documents.
• Once verified, you'll get an email confirmation.

KYC Documents You'll Need

• Email Verification — Confirm the email address you signed up with.
• Proof of ID — Valid Passport, National ID, or Driver's License (must expire in over 3 months).
• Proof of Address — Utility Bill, Bank Statement, Internet Bill, or Government Letter (dated within 3 months).
• Live Selfie with ID — Take a clear photo of yourself holding your ID.

IMPORTANT: Only 1 Verified Account Per Trader

Each trader is allowed only 1 verified profile. Once your KYC is approved, your identity is linked to that profile, and you cannot create or use another profile with the same ID or personal details.

Zero Tolerance Policy

Providing false KYC information or attempting to use someone else's identity is illegal. If you commit KYC fraud:

• All your accounts will be immediately suspended.
• You will not receive any refund.
• You will be permanently banned from all Telos Capital services.

Having trouble with your KYC? Send your documents to support@telostraders.com. We'll help you right away.