There are four separate holding time rules at GFF, and they apply to different plans.

Profit from any trade closed within 2 minutes of opening is not eligible, and is deducted from your account balance and from any payout calculation. The trade itself is not a breach. This applies to EOD, 1-Day-Pass-Plan and Instant Classic accounts, in both the evaluation and funded phases.

Flex accounts are not covered by the microscalping rule. Instead, at each payout request, at least 50% of your closed trades and at least 50% of your net profit in that payout cycle must come from trades held longer than 1 minute. If either is not met, the payout request is declined and all profit from trades held under 1 minute in that cycle is deducted. This is not a breach and your account stays open.

Daily Payouts accounts are not covered by the microscalping rule either. At each payout request, at least 50% of your net profit since your last payout must come from trades held longer than 60 seconds. If it is not met, the request is declined and the profit from trades held 60 seconds or less in that period is deducted. This is not a breach and your account stays open.

The difference from Flex is that the Daily rule tests your net profit only. Flex tests both the number of closed trades and the profit.

Opening and closing positions within seconds to capture small tick profits, typically $10 to $50 a time, is not permitted on any account, including Flex and Daily Payouts. Profit generated this way may be reviewed and deducted.

They exist so that results reflect what would realistically be executable on a live exchange, where slippage, partial fills and liquidity limits apply.

None of them should be confused with the 2 minute news buffer, which is a separate restriction around high impact news events.