Evaluation Gambling Is Prohibited: Why All-or-Nothing Reset Spam Gets Flagged
Prop firm evaluation gambling rules exist for one reason: an evaluation is supposed to measure trading skill, not luck. At MyFundedPerps, evaluation gambling, meaning repeated maximum-risk attempts, treating challenge fees as lottery tickets, all-or-nothing binary trades, and repeating the same high-risk strategy across resets, is prohibited. Accounts flagged for it can be denied funding, breached, closed, or made ineligible for refunds, rewards, or payouts. This article explains what evaluation gambling looks like, why it gets flagged, and how to stay clearly on the right side of the line.
For the full strategy ban list, see prohibited-trading-strategies-at-myfundedperps-the-complete-list-and-the-consequences and the hub guide myfundedperps-rules-explained.
Prop firm evaluation gambling rules: what the ban covers
The updated FAQ names the pattern directly. Evaluation gambling covers:
- Repeated maximum-risk attempts: sizing so that a single trade either passes the account or breaches it
- Treating challenge fees as lottery tickets: buying evaluations with the plan to gamble them, expecting most to die and a few to pass by variance alone
- All-or-nothing binary trades: one oversized position where the only two realistic outcomes are target hit or account failed
- Repeating the same high-risk strategy across resets or across multiple fresh purchases
The common thread is that the trader is not building a track record of risk-managed decisions. They are buying dice rolls. Since Select, Prime, and Signature are 1-step evaluations with no time limit, no minimum trading days, and no consistency rule, there is no structural reason to gamble; the clock never forces your hand.
Why the rules ban behavior that mostly loses money
It might seem odd to prohibit a strategy that usually destroys the account anyway. There are two practical reasons. First, evaluation gambling sometimes wins. A trader running ten lottery-ticket accounts expects most to breach and a few to hit the target through pure variance. If those lucky passes were funded, the funded pool would fill with traders who have no repeatable edge, and payout exposure would be based on noise. Second, gambling behavior corrupts the data the platform uses to evaluate risk. An evaluation that can be passed by brute-force repetition stops measuring anything.
This is also why the ban extends across resets and purchases. Running the same all-or-nothing setup on a fresh account after each breach is the same lottery with more tickets.
The specific patterns that get flagged
The consequences listed in the FAQ are explicit: accounts may be denied funding, breached, closed, or made ineligible for refunds, rewards, or payouts.
How evaluation gambling differs from legitimate aggressive trading
Aggressive trading is not banned. The distinction is intent and repeatability. A trader with a real strategy can take large positions relative to the target when the setup justifies it, provided the risk fits inside the loss rules and the approach would look the same on a funded account. The gambling patterns fail that test: no one would run a coin-flip punt with funded capital they intended to keep, because the drawdown floor locks to the starting balance on the first withdrawal (see myfundedperps-static-drawdown) and a breached funded account earns nothing.
A useful self-check: if your sizing only makes sense because losing costs you nothing but the fee, it is evaluation gambling.
What compliant evaluation trading looks like
- Size risk as a fraction of the 3% daily loss allowance, not the whole thing. On a $100K account the daily floor is $3,000 below start-of-day equity; risking a small slice per trade leaves room for losing streaks.
- Respect the static max loss limit: 3% on Select, 5% on Prime, 6% on Signature, measured from the starting balance on equity including open P/L.
- Use the lack of a time limit. There is no deadline, so waiting for A-grade setups costs nothing.
- Treat news and volatile sessions with the same discipline you would need on a funded account, where a 3-zone restricted window applies around red-folder events (see myfundedperps-news-trading-rules).
- If you use automation, run it through the documented public API only, and remember automation never exempts you from any rule.
The strategy guide how-to-pass-myfundedperps-evaluation walks through a compliant path to the target in detail.
What happens if your account is flagged
Flagged accounts can be breached, closed, or denied funding even after a technical pass. Refund eligibility disappears because the refund policy requires no trading activity within 48 hours of purchase anyway, and gambling-flagged accounts are specifically excluded from refunds, rewards, and payouts. Funding and payout reviews can request additional information. If you believe a flag is wrong, contact support through the in-app Intercom chat, email [email protected], or call +1 (302) 219-3280 with your account ID and a clear description of your strategy.
Frequently asked questions
Is one big trade always evaluation gambling?
Not automatically, but a single trade sized so the only realistic outcomes are pass or breach matches the all-or-nothing pattern the FAQ prohibits. Legitimate aggressive trading keeps risk inside the loss rules and would look the same on a funded account.
Can I reset or repurchase and try a different approach?
Yes. Resets and new purchases are normal. What is prohibited is repeating the same maximum-risk gambling strategy across them, which treats fees as lottery tickets.
Does a passed account guarantee funding?
No. A passed evaluation goes through identity verification and the customer agreement, and applications can require Funding Review. Accounts flagged for evaluation gambling can be denied funding even if the target was technically reached.
What are the penalties for evaluation gambling?
Accounts may be denied funding, breached, closed, or made ineligible for refunds, rewards, or payouts. In serious or repeated cases, suspension or permanent restriction applies under the Terms of Use.
Where is the rule written?
The prohibition appears in the MyFundedPerps FAQ at myfundedperpetuals.com/faq under prohibited trading activity, with enforcement governed by the Terms of Use and Trading Disclaimer at docs.myfundedperpetuals.com.