Guides to the rules that decide outcomes
Risk rules explained
How a daily loss limit is actually calculated
What the daily loss limit measures, when it resets, and why an open position can breach it before you close the trade.
Read →Static versus trailing drawdown, with numbers
The difference between a maximum loss limit that moves and one that does not, and how each changes the way a winning run affects your risk.
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Evaluation strategy
One-phase or two-phase: which evaluation suits you
In progressA practical comparison of the two most popular evaluation structures, covering targets, limits, leverage and the trade-offs between them.
Position sizing during an evaluation
In progressHow to size trades against a daily loss limit and a maximum loss limit at the same time, without starving your strategy of risk.
The five most common reasons traders breach a daily loss limit
In progressPatterns that end evaluation accounts, and what each one looks like before it happens.
Platform and execution
How weekend gaps affect an open position
In progressWhat happens when a market reopens away from Friday's close, and why most programs close positions before the weekend.
Using cTrader's risk tools to stay inside evaluation limits
In progressPractical platform setup: sizing before entry, attaching protective orders, and watching equity rather than balance.
How the model works
How simulated funded accounts actually work
In progressWhat a simulated funded account is, where rewards come from, and what the model does and does not involve.
How a performance reward is calculated
In progressWorking through a reward split on a simulated account, and the eligibility checks that apply before a request is approved.