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Funded Squad’s Trustpilot Rating Suspended as Traders Dispute the Two-Minute Rule

Trustpilot suspended Funded Squad’s rating; reviewers describe full-profit forfeiture under a disputed two-minute trade rule.

ByClarissa PenhallowInvestigative Markets WriterSource: Trustpilot reviews and platform notice
Funded Squad cover reads “Two minute trade rule wipes profits as rating suspended” over a dark market-grid background
Funded Squad cover reads “Two minute trade rule wipes profits as rating suspended” over a dark market-grid background

Funded Squad’s Trustpilot profile showed no public star rating in the snapshot supplied for this article. Trustpilot’s notice said the rating was suspended for a breach of its guidelines and that the platform had removed multiple fake reviews. The profile displayed 374 reviews, with 59 percent rated one star in the supplied research. Those facts concern the review platform’s profile; they do not establish whether any individual payout complaint is true or false.

The central issue in several dated 2026 reviews is a two-minute minimum trade duration rule. On 26 August, reviewer Farhan Khan said a single two-minute gold trade led to more than $2,600 in profit being denied. The reviewer says the firm returned the account to its starting balance rather than adjusting only the one trade. BestForex.io has not seen the account agreement, trade log or payout decision and cannot independently verify the reported result.

How the Rule Was Allegedly Applied

On 21 July, Danish Sardar said the firm cited 16 alleged violations of the same rule, even though the reviewer believed the rule had been removed before the account was purchased. A separate review posted that day by Dr. Azhar Ahmed said two trades closed within two minutes were both losing trades, yet the account was reset to its starting balance. These descriptions raise different questions: what exact rule applied to each account, when it changed, and whether the stated consequence applied to losing as well as profitable trades.

A review dated 5 September describes a separate payout dispute. Shiddat H said a lot-size violation was cited across 27 trades but that the firm did not provide the requested calculations. Mohit Sharma said an evaluation was passed but funding was denied by an internal risk team, and a requested free retry was also refused. The public reviews do not include enough account-level detail to determine how those decisions were made or whether the relevant terms were clear.

What a Review Snapshot Can Establish

Trustpilot’s suspension notice and fake-review removal are platform actions, not an adjudication of the two-minute rule or of a client’s payout. Similarly, a customer review documents what its author says happened, not an independently audited trading record. Readers should keep those evidence categories separate. The supplied snapshot also reports 374 total reviews and 59 percent one-star ratings; platform counts can change over time and should be rechecked before making a funding decision.

A minimum trade-duration rule can be part of a challenge provider’s published terms. The material question is whether the restriction was disclosed clearly, which version applied to an account, and how a breach affects a payout. Before purchasing an evaluation, traders can save a copy of the rules, ask how a change is communicated and confirm whether the remedy is limited to a flagged trade or can affect the full account profit. If a payout is disputed, request the trade IDs, timestamps and written calculation.


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The Rule Version and the Remedy Matter.

The reviews describe substantial profit consequences tied to a short trade-duration rule. The claims are not independently verified, but a firm should be able to show the rule version that applied and explain how it calculated any payout adjustment.

Anyone considering Funded Squad should get the minimum-duration rule and its consequences in writing before paying. A clear answer about appeals is as important as the rule itself.

About the Company

About Funded Squad

Product

Retail funded-trading challenges

Trustpilot snapshot

374 reviews; rating suspended

Reported issue

Two-minute trade-duration rule

Evidence status

Review allegations, not account audits

See the Funded Squad directory profile and confirm the current rulebook before funding a challenge.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Funded Squad’s Trustpilot rating suspended?

The cited Trustpilot notice says the rating was suspended after a guidelines breach and that multiple fake reviews were removed. The notice does not decide individual payout complaints.

What is the two-minute rule complaint?

Some reviewers say trades closed within two minutes resulted in loss of all account profit. The supplied public reviews do not include account records needed to verify the outcome.

What should traders ask before joining?

Ask for the applicable rule version, how updates are communicated, how a disputed trade is reviewed and whether a decision can be appealed.

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