conflict of interest-policy

Conflict of Interest Policy

Purpose

This policy is intended to protect the integrity, fairness, and transparency of Mockapital’s operations, programs, reviews, and trader relationships. It is designed to prevent conflicts of interest that may influence decision-making, trading activity, account reviews, payout reviews, or the use of Mockapital’s services.

1. Definitions

A conflict of interest arises when an individual or entity’s personal, financial, employment, ownership, or business interests may interfere with their relationship with Mockapital or the fair use of Mockapital’s services. This includes situations where a person may benefit personally or commercially from actions that could negatively affect Mockapital, its traders, or its evaluation model.

2. Types of Conflicts

Conflicts of interest may include, but are not limited to:

Personal Interests: Personal relationships, outside obligations, or private interests that may influence decisions involving Mockapital.

Competing Interests: Employment, partnership, affiliation, ownership, investment, or involvement with another prop trading firm, brokerage, trading platform, or similar business.

Financial Interests: Financial stakes, investments, or arrangements that may be affected by Mockapital’s trading programs, trader activity, reviews, or business operations.

Ownership or Investment in Competing Firms: Owners, investors, employees, affiliates, contractors, or representatives of competing prop firms, brokerages, or similar platforms may be restricted from purchasing, holding, or using Mockapital accounts.

3. Disclosure Requirements

Traders, employees, partners, contractors, affiliates, and stakeholders must disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest where relevant to their relationship with Mockapital. This includes ownership, employment, investment, partnership, or other involvement with competing prop firms, brokerages, trading platforms, or similar businesses.

4. Preventive Measures

Mockapital may take reasonable steps to prevent or manage conflicts of interest, including:

Segregation of Duties: Reassigning responsibilities where an internal conflict may affect impartial decision-making.

Independent Review: Reviewing decisions involving potential conflicts to support fairness and transparency.

Restricted Participation: Restricting or prohibiting individuals connected to competing firms from purchasing, holding, trading, or benefiting from Mockapital accounts where a conflict exists.

5. Handling Conflicts

Where a conflict of interest is identified, Mockapital may remove the individual from relevant decision-making, restrict access to services, suspend or terminate accounts, deny payout eligibility, terminate contracts, or take other action considered appropriate.

6. Enforcement and Accountability

Failure to disclose a conflict of interest or comply with this policy may result in account suspension, account termination, disqualification, loss of payout eligibility, contract termination, or other action deemed necessary by Mockapital.

7. Regular Reviews

Mockapital may review this policy periodically to ensure it remains aligned with its business operations, program rules, market practices, and applicable requirements.

This Conflict of Interest Policy should be read together with Mockapital’s main Terms and Conditions, program rules, trading rules, FAQs, and other policies published on the Mockapital website or dashboard.