Sizing so a normal losing streak cannot end the challenge
Set a risk per trade and a personal daily stop from the challenge rules, before the first trade.
Module 14 of 26, Funded accounts: how prop firm challenges work. Lesson 4 of 4, about 10 minutes.
The takeaway
Size from the streak you must survive, set your own daily stop at half the firm’s, and let the target take as long as it takes.
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