# Prohibited strategies

> Trading behaviour a firm’s rules forbid — commonly latency arbitrage, tick scalping, hedging across accounts and copying other traders.

**Source:** https://proptechpal.com/glossary/prohibited-strategies  
**Generated:** 2026-09-24  
**Publisher:** Prop Tech Pal — independent prop firm technology comparison

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## Why it matters

A rule is only as good as the engine’s ability to detect it; ask each vendor which of these it can flag automatically.

## Where it applies

- [Prop firm risk management software](https://proptechpal.com/categories/risk-management)
- [Prop firm copy trading software](https://proptechpal.com/categories/copy-trading)

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