This change applies to Hola Prime's standard Sim Funded accounts, not Prime X, the separate account type this site covered previously, which is explicitly marketed with no mandatory stop loss requirement. The two accounts now have opposite policies on this specific rule.
No more grace period.
Hola Prime has tightened its stop loss placement rule for its standard Sim Funded Forex and Futures accounts. A stop loss is now mandatory on every trade, with the previous 3-minute grace period removed entirely.
Hola Prime's standard Sim Funded accounts have historically required a stop loss to be placed within 3 minutes of opening a position, or before closing it, whichever came first; a position without a stop loss placed within that window was treated as carrying infinite risk by default. That grace period has now been removed. A stop loss is required immediately, with no window to place it after opening a position.
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What is confirmed, and what isn't.
The removal of the 3-minute placement window and the new immediate mandatory stop loss requirement are confirmed via a dated report on PropScorer's live feed. Hola Prime's own published trading rules for both Forex and Futures accounts have historically documented the 3-minute rule this change replaces, corroborating the baseline this update modifies. Hola Prime did not specify whether this change applies retroactively to positions opened before the update, or which specific account types beyond the standard Sim Funded account it covers.
Why this matters.
This is worth understanding precisely, and worth not confusing with Prime X. Prime X, which this site covered separately, is explicitly marketed with no mandatory stop loss requirement as one of its differentiating features. This change applies to Hola Prime's standard account type and moves in the opposite direction, tightening rather than loosening the stop loss requirement. A trader on a standard Sim Funded account needs to place a stop loss the moment a position opens, with no buffer window at all, where previously there was a 3-minute allowance. We will update this piece if Hola Prime clarifies whether this change applies retroactively or provides further detail on which account types it covers.
Questions, answered.
Sources
- PropScorer, Hola Prime stop loss rule change report, propscorer.com/news, accessed September 2026.
- Hola Prime, Forex Trading Rules and Futures Trading Rules, holaprime.com, accessed September 2026, for baseline documentation of the prior 3-minute rule.
