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Prop Firm Rules Explained
Drawdown, daily loss limits, consistency rules, news trading, EAs and copy trading — the fine print that decides whether you keep your account.
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Why Funded Accounts Get Breached: The Six Real Causes
Ranked by how often they actually end accounts, with the specific fix for each. None of the top three is a strategy problem.
Rules & mechanicsHow Much to Risk Per Trade on a Funded Account
Work backwards from the drawdown, not forwards from the target. A simple table that turns your firm's maximum loss into a defensible risk-per-trade number.
Rules & mechanicsThe 8 Prop Firm Rules That Actually Decide Whether You Get Paid
Rule sheets run to thousands of words. Eight of them determine the outcome. What each one does, what good looks like, and the question to ask about each.
Rules & mechanicsTrading Hours, Rollover and Session Rules on Funded Accounts
Your daily loss limit runs on the broker's clock, not yours. Why server time, rollover and session boundaries breach more accounts than traders expect.
Rules & mechanicsProp Firm Leverage: How Much You Get and How Much to Use
High leverage is a marketing headline, not an advantage. What 1:100 actually permits, and why your real constraint is the daily loss limit, not the margin.
Rules & mechanicsMinimum Trading Days: What They Cost You and Why They Exist
A minimum trading day requirement can add weeks between passing and getting paid. What the rule is for, how firms count a day, and where FundedAxe sits.
Rules & mechanicsProp Firms With No Time Limit: Why Deadlines Break Traders
A 30-day expiry turns a calm target into a deadline, and deadlines cause overtrading. What removing the clock actually changes about how you trade.
Rules & mechanicsCopy Trading at Prop Firms: Where the Line Is Drawn
Copying your own trades across your own accounts is usually fine. Copying someone else's, or coordinating with other traders, is not. The line explained.
Rules & mechanicsHedging, Arbitrage and the Strategies Every Prop Firm Bans
Four techniques void accounts at essentially every firm. What each one is, why it is prohibited, and the legitimate strategies that get confused with them.
Rules & mechanicsEAs, Bots and Algo Trading: What Prop Firms Actually Allow
Most firms permit EAs and prohibit a specific list of exploits. Here is where the line usually sits, and the four behaviours that get accounts voided.
Rules & mechanicsGrowth Targets: Why 4% Can Be Harder Than 8%
The target is the number everyone compares, and the least useful one. Why the drawdown attached to a target matters more than the target itself.
Rules & mechanicsNews Trading at Prop Firms: Who Allows It and What to Watch
News restrictions vary wildly and are easy to breach by accident. What a typical restriction actually forbids, and how to check before you buy.
Rules & mechanicsConsistency Rules: The Clause That Voids Passing Accounts
A consistency rule caps how much of your gain can come from one day or one trade. Here is how they are worded, why they exist, and how to trade around one.
Rules & mechanicsDaily Loss Limits: Why They Breach More Accounts Than Anything Else
The daily loss limit ends more evaluations than max drawdown ever does. How EOD and intraday measurement differ, and how to trade comfortably inside one.
Rules & mechanicsBalance-Based Drawdown: What It Is and Why It Favours You
Balance-based drawdown measures your loss against realised balance rather than floating equity. The practical difference is bigger than the wording suggests.
Rules & mechanicsStatic vs Trailing Drawdown: The Rule That Decides Your Fate
The most important and most misunderstood rule in prop trading. Worked examples showing how a trailing drawdown can breach an account that is still up 8%.
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