Use the assigned platform and account
MarketMates Prop Trading challenges are currently available on both MT5 and MatchTrade. Use the platform assigned to your selected challenge, together with the credentials and access route provided for that account. A personal broker account or an unapproved third-party platform is not a substitute.
Confirm the assigned platform at checkout and in your dashboard before trading. MT5 and MatchTrade are currently available, but this does not create a general right to switch platforms after purchase; contact support if the assignment looks wrong.
Check markets and account settings
Available instruments, leverage, spread and commission settings are properties of the selected plan and trading account. A symbol or setting available elsewhere may not be available on your challenge.
Use the live platform specification and the plan details to check the market, trading hours, margin and order settings before placing a trade.
Match the plan to your holding period
The current challenge styles are Best Mate, Scalper and Swing. They can apply different rules to intraday, overnight, weekend and minimum holding periods. Check your selected plan and terms rather than inferring permission from the plan name. You are responsible for closing positions before a required deadline; the platform may not close them automatically.
News, stop-loss and risk rules
Holding permission and news-trading permission are separate. Permission to hold overnight or over a weekend does not by itself permit holding, opening or closing a position during a restricted news window. Check whether the selected plan permits news trading and whether a stop-loss is required. Even where a plan has an exception, the remaining risk and prohibited-practice rules continue to apply. Review the economic calendar and current account rules before opening or modifying orders around an event.
Automation and integrations
Do not connect a bot, API, copier, analytics integration or other external service merely because it works technically. Some automated and external connections require registration or written approval. Exploitative, copying and prohibited high-frequency practices are not allowed. Ask support for written confirmation before connecting a tool.
Check current Prop Trading challenges, rules, and plan details