Risk & Trading Research

Explore trading risk, position sizing, expectancy and backtesting. Learn to examine assumptions, costs and sample limits before using research results.

FundingPips Review: Rules, Simulation and Due Diligence

A cautious FundingPips review of simulated trading, model-specific rules, risk limits and a due-diligence checklist...

FundedNext Review: Terms, Simulation and Due Diligence

A cautious FundedNext review of simulated evaluation terms, rule checks and questions to verify before...

FTMO Review: Rules, Simulated Environment and Due Diligence

An evidence-led FTMO review covering simulated trading, current rule checks, risk limits and a due-diligence...

How to Calculate Lot Size for a Prop Firm Challenge

Calculate prop-firm lot size from cash risk, stop distance and contract specifications while leaving room...

Consistency Rule in Prop Trading: Formula, Checks and Risk

Learn what a consistency rule means in prop trading, how formulas differ, what to verify...

Static vs Trailing Drawdown: What Changes and What to Verify

Learn the difference between static and trailing drawdown, including high-water marks, balance/equity basis and rule-verification...

Daily Loss vs Maximum Loss: Prop Firm Rule Guide

Understand daily loss versus maximum loss in prop firm rules: equity, balance, floating P&L, reset...

One-Step vs Two-Step Prop Firm Challenge: How to Compare

Compare one-step and two-step prop firm challenges by loss limits, targets, time rules, fees and...

Funded Account vs Simulated Account: What the Labels Mean

Compare funded and simulated accounts in prop trading, including programme terms, risk limits, execution assumptions...

What Is a Prop Firm? Evaluation Rules, Risks and Due Diligence

What is a prop firm? Learn how evaluation programmes work, what to verify in the...

Monte Carlo Trading Simulation: Drawdown and Sequence Risk

Understand Monte Carlo trading simulations, trade-sequence risk, drawdown distributions, modeling limits and how to stress-test...

Walk-Forward Analysis for Trading

Learn walk-forward analysis for trading: in-sample development, rolling out-of-sample validation, realistic costs and limits of...

Risk of Ruin: Expectancy, Position Risk and Drawdown

Risk of ruin explained with transparent assumptions, drawdown thresholds, Monte Carlo limits, costs and scenario-based...

R Multiple in Trading: Measure Risk Before Reward

Understand R multiple, 1R, invalidation, position sizing, planned versus realized R, costs and common measurement...

Trading Risk Management: Position Size, Invalidation and Drawdown

Learn a risk-first trading workflow covering invalidation, position sizing, drawdown, correlated exposure, execution costs and...