Drawdown Recovery: How Much Profit Is Needed After a Loss?
Why does a 10% loss require an 11.1% gain to recover? Learn the mathematical formula for drawdown recovery, prop firm buffer dynamics, and a…
Prop Firm Soft Breach vs Hard Breach Explained
What is the difference between a prop firm soft breach and hard breach? Learn how drawdown, trading rules, inactivity, and other violations…
Can Stop Loss Slippage Cause a Prop Firm Violation?
Stop-loss slippage can push a trade beyond your planned risk. Learn whether this causes a prop firm violation, how different firms handle…
Can You Trade During Low Liquidity With a Prop Firm?
Learn whether prop firms allow low-liquidity trading, how spreads and slippage change during thin markets, and how rollover can impact stops…
How Prop Firms Handle Slippage During High-Impact News
Slippage during high-impact news can affect stop-loss execution, increase losses beyond planned risk, and potentially breach prop firm…
Can an Open Trade Breach Your Prop Firm Account?
Yes, an open trade can breach a prop firm account. Learn how floating losses affect equity, how daily loss and maximum drawdown rules apply to…
Prop Firm Equity vs Balance: Which One Determines Your Breach?
Account equity vs balance: discover which metric determines a prop firm breach, why floating losses matter, how daily loss is calculated, and…
Does Commission Count Toward Prop Firm Drawdown? Explained
Discover whether trading commissions reduce your available prop firm drawdown, how equity calculations work, and how transaction costs can…
Can Spread Expansion Cause a Prop Firm Breach? What Traders Need to Know
Can spread expansion cause a prop firm breach? Learn how widening spreads affect equity, floating losses, stop-losses, drawdown limits, and…
Can a Prop Firm Close Your Account Without a Drawdown Breach?
A drawdown breach is not always the only reason a prop firm can suspend or terminate an account. Here's what traders should check in the…