Guides
Plain-English guides to managing risk. Each one links to the calculators that put it into practice.
The 1% Rule: How to Size a Trade
A plain-English guide to position sizing, the 1% rule and choosing your risk per trade.
Risk of Ruin ExplainedWhy small risk per trade survives losing streaks, and how drawdowns compound against you.
Topstep Rules Explained: Maximum Loss Limit and ConsistencyHow the Maximum Loss Limit trails and locks, and how the 55% consistency target can raise your profit target.
Apex Trader Funding Rules Explained: Drawdown, Daily Loss and ConsistencyEOD vs intraday trailing drawdown, where trailing stops, the daily loss limit and the 50% payout consistency rule.
MyFundedFutures Rapid Plan Rules ExplainedThe Rapid evaluation, the 50% and 30% consistency rules, and how the funded drawdown locks at $100.