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6 articles with this tag

What Is a Daily Loss Limit? And Why Prop Firms Enforce Two

Daily drawdown and maximum drawdown are different rules that kill accounts in different ways. Most breaches come from the first one, in the first week.

October 13, 20256 min

What Is Breakeven Automation?

Moving your stop to entry once a trade is working sounds simple. The trigger, the offset and the failure modes are where it gets interesting.

September 8, 20256 min

What Is a Layered Entry?

Splitting one signal across several orders in the entry zone changes your average price, your effective stop distance and your risk. Here is how it works.

August 11, 20256 min

What Is Lot Size? The Math You Get Wrong at 3am

Lot size decides how much a pip is worth to you. Here is the calculation, worked through in two account currencies, and why doing it under pressure goes wrong.

July 14, 20256 min

Signal Slippage: The 18 Pips Between the Post and Your Fill

Your broker costs you a pip or two. The gap between the signal posting and your order landing costs you fifteen to twenty-five. Here is how to measure yours.

June 9, 20256 min

What Is a Signal Copier?

A plain explanation of what signal copiers do, what separates a good one from a bad one, and the questions worth asking before you pay for any of them.

May 12, 20256 min