Proprietary firm accounts have tight maximum drawdowns, typically between 8% and 12%. If you risk 3% to 5% on a single setup, just two or three consecutive losses will blow your funded account! Always keep your risk per trade between 0.5% and 1% so you can easily survive inevitable losing streaks without hitting your hard breach level 📊📉✅
Spot on! Keeping risk between 0.5% and 1% per trade is the absolute best way to protect your funded account from unexpected losing streaks.
When dealing with tight proprietary firm drawdowns—which typically range from 8% to 12%—risking 3% to 5% per setup means just two or three bad trades can instantly push you past your maximum loss limit. Lower risk gives your edge time to play out without risking a hard breach.
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