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Drawdown & risk rules

Trailing, end-of-day and static drawdown, daily loss limits, consistency, news and size rules, with worked examples.

Drawdown & risk rulesHow Many Contracts Should You Trade on a Prop Firm Account?Your prop firm lets you trade far more contracts than you should. How to size a futures prop firm account so one bad streak doesn't end it.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesEnd-of-Day Drawdown Explained, With a Worked ExampleEnd-of-day drawdown only moves when the session closes. A day-by-day example, when it stops trailing, and why it's now the futures norm.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm Drawdown Rules: End-of-Day, Intraday and StaticDrawdown is the most you can lose before a prop firm account ends. How the three types work, what's typical by account size, and how to size your trades to them.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesIntraday Trailing Drawdown: How It Works and How to Trade ItIntraday trailing drawdown follows your open profit in real time. A worked example, when the trail locks, and four habits that help.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm Daily Loss Limit: Pause vs Fail ExplainedA daily loss limit caps one day's losses. The difference between a soft limit that pauses you and a hard one that ends the account, with real numbers.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesThe Prop Firm Consistency Rule: How to Calculate ItA consistency rule limits how much of your profit can come from one day. The one formula to know, typical limits and how to stay inside them.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm News Trading Rules: What's AllowedSome prop firms restrict trading around major news; many futures firms allow it. The three kinds of rules and how to check yours.Read the guide Drawdown & risk rulesProp Firm Contract Limits and Position SizeA contract limit caps your position size. Typical limits by account size, how micros count, scaling plans and how to size inside the limit.Read the guide

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