The rules, with numbers: daily loss and maximum loss
Work out the loss line for the day and for the whole account, and see how a trailing limit shrinks your room.
Module 14 of 26, Funded accounts: how prop firm challenges work. Lesson 2 of 4, about 12 minutes.
The takeaway
Know two lines before you trade: today’s floor and the account’s floor. Open losses count against both, and a trailing floor takes back room when you give back profit.
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