Armonia Abnormal Trading Behavior Management Rules

Chapter 1: General Provisions

1.1 To maintain a fair trading environment and prevent market manipulation, wash trading, arbitrage, and other abusive behaviors, these Rules define the identification standards and handling measures for abnormal trading behaviors.

1.2 These Rules apply to all Armonia users and partners. Violations will be subject to graded penalties based on severity.

1.3 The platform's risk control system determines violations using real-time automated monitoring combined with manual review.

Chapter 2: Definition of Abnormal Trading Behaviors

2.1 Short-term Flipping: Frequent opening and closing of positions within a very short timeframe.

2.2 Excessive/High-frequency Trading: Daily opening trading volume significantly exceeding normal trading activity.

2.3 Coordinated Violations by Associated Accounts
(Identified by same KYC information, device, IP address, fund transfer records, or converging trading behaviors)

• Market Manipulation: Using associated accounts to manipulate market prices through matched orders or cross trades for illegal profit.
• Wash Trading: Executing wash trades using the same account or associated accounts.
• Exceeding Position Limits: Combined positions of associated accounts exceeding the exchange's position limits.
• Wash Trading for Rebates: Using personal and associated accounts to perform wash trading to generate rebates.
• AB Account Trading: Using one or multiple accounts to engage in AB account trading strategies.
• Abnormally Converging Trades: Abnormally convergent trading behavior among associated accounts.
• Fee Generation via Multiple Devices/Accounts: Using multiple devices and accounts to generate trading fees or engage in hedging transactions.

2.4 Unauthorized Account Access/Trading: Accessing another person's account without authorization or using associated accounts for illegal trading and fund transfers.

2.5 Technical Violations

• High-frequency Trading: Unreported API algorithmic order rate > 100 orders/second or cancellation rate ≥ 70%.
• Exploitation of Vulnerabilities: Including but not limited to funding rate arbitrage, oracle price manipulation, system latency arbitrage, etc.

2.6 Unauthorized Quantitative Trading: Engaging in quantitative trading arbitrage without authorization.

2.7 Account Management on Behalf of Others: Operating another person's account to execute trades.

2.8 Price Manipulation and Malicious Acts: Malicious acts affecting market prices, including pumping and dumping, spoofing, wash trading, and pump-and-dump schemes.

2.9 Profiting from Exploits or System Flaws: Profiting through technical or abnormal means, or harming others or the platform's interests.

2.10 Harmful Market Behaviors: Any behavior undermining trading fairness, stability, or harming user interests, including spreading false information, placing misleading orders, collusive arbitrage, etc.

2.11 Small-Coin Arbitrage Trading: Engaging in regular abnormal trading using funding rates and/or order book depth of small-cap coins.

Chapter 3: Graded Penalty Mechanism

1. Standard Futures/Perpetuals Trading:

2. Futures Bonus Trading Triggering Risk Control: Illegitimate gains will not be issued or will be reclaimed.

3. Futures Copy Trading: The trader's identity will be immediately revoked with permanent cooperation ban.

Chapter 4: Appeal and Transparency

4.1 Appeal Process: Users must submit evidence to Help@Armonia.com within 7 days of the penalty. The risk control team will respond within 48 hours (delayed for holidays).

4.2 Disputed cases will be reviewed by the risk control and technical teams, with a final ruling issued within 15 days.

Chapter 5: Supplementary Provisions

5.1 These Rules will be regularly reviewed and updated. Major changes will be announced 7 days in advance.

5.2 The final right of interpretation belongs to Armonia. Matters not covered herein shall be governed by the User Agreement.

Effective Date: May 16, 2026