// Overview

Performance summary

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Win Rate
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Profit Factor
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Net P&L
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Expectancy
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per trade (R)
Avg R:R
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Max Drawdown
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Streak
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Instruments
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Equity Curve

Results Distribution

Latest Trades

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// Trade Journal

Minimum 25 trades for reliable statistics

New Trade

Statistics

WIN RATE
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NET P&L
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PROFIT FACTOR
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EXPECTANCY
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Next Win probability—
3 consecutive Wins prob.—
3 consecutive Losses risk—

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// Global Analysis

Performance, equity, drawdown & random walk

Avg Win
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Avg Loss
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Best Trade
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Worst Trade
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Equity Curve & Drawdown

P&L per Giorno

Long vs Short

Random Walk Analysis

1000 sim

Compare your performance against 1000 random traders with your same parameters.

Percentile
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vs Random
Z-Score
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Random Avg
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Tuo P&L
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Enter at least 25 trades for Random Walk.

// By Instrument

Detailed performance for each asset

// Risk Management

Statistical risk analysis, optimal sizing, capital health

Capital Health

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INITIAL CAPITAL
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CURRENT CAPITAL
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P&L totale: — Change: —
Capital alert zones

Kelly Criterion

Mathematical formula
K% = (WR × RR − (1−WR)) / RR
Calculates the % of capital to risk to maximise long-term geometric growth. Use ½ Kelly for safety.
FULL KELLY
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% capital per trade
½ KELLY (RECOMMENDED)
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% capital per trade
Inserisci almeno 10 trade per calcolare il Kelly.
Compare with your history

Smart Position Sizer

Choose your risk profile
POSITION SIZE
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lots / contracts
% RISK
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RISK €/$
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TARGET PROFIT
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KELLY LOTS
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Historical Lot Validator

from journal

Analyzes the average risk used in past trades and compares it with mathematically optimal sizing.

Risk % per trade (historical)

Risk of Ruin

Statistical formula
RoR = ((1−edge)/(1+edge))^(U/r)
Probability of losing the account before reaching the target. Where U = units at risk, r = risk per trade.
RoR by loss threshold
Drawdown recovery impact

Losing Streak Impact

How many consecutive losses your account can withstand at current risk.

Capital impact (current risk)
Streak probability (historical WR)

Historical Drawdown Analysis

Max Drawdown
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Avg Drawdown
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Recovery Factor
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PnL / Max DD
Ulcer Index
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stress medio DD

// Projection & Crash Risk

Probability of critical drawdown and future account projection

Crash Probability

DD Threshold (%)20%
Horizon (N trades)100
CRASH PROBABILITY
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Configure the parameters.

DD Risk Matrix

Probability by threshold × horizon

ℹ Crash probability grows over time. Set preventive stop-trading rules.

Future Account Projection

1000 sim
Future trades200
Capital (€/$)10000
Risk/Trade (%)1%
P5 Bearish
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P50 Median
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P95 Bullish
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Profit Prob.
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// Monte Carlo Simulator

3000 stochastic simulations of future scenarios

3000 sim
Win Rate50%
Avg R:R1.5
No. Trades100
Risk/Trade1%

Simulations

Expected Profit
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Profit Prob.
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Expectancy (R)
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P5 Bearish
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P50 Median
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P95 Bullish
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Expected Max DD
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Ruin Prob. (>50% DD)
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Modify parameters for analysis.

// Complete Guide

How to use ForwardTrader Pro to concretely improve your trading

📖 How to use this guide

This guide is divided by section. Each chapter explains what each metric measures, how to correctly fill in each field, and above all how to interpret the results to make better trading decisions. Read from the start or click directly on the chapter you need.

Chapter Index

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1. Getting Started
First access and workflow
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2. Trade Journal
How to record trades
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3. Key Metrics
WR, PF, Expectancy, R:R
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4. Global Analysis
Equity, drawdown, random walk
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5. By Instrument
Which assets to cut
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6. Risk Management
Kelly, lots, RoR
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7. Proiezione & Crash
Crash probability, scenariosos
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8. Monte Carlo
Stochastic simulations
 ⚙️
9. Weekly Workflow
Improvement routine

🚀 Chapter 1 — Getting Started

The core concept

ForwardTrader Pro is a tool for statistical analysis of your real trading. It is not a signal service, not a bot. It is a quantitative mirror: it transforms your trades into numbers that tell the truth about your strategy.

The fundamental principle is that 25 trades is the recommended threshold for statistically significant data. Below this, everything is noise: you may be lucky or unlucky, but you do not yet know if your strategy has a real edge.

✓ Edge = real statistical advantage

A trader with edge has a positive expectancy: they profit in the long run. Without edge, any sizing strategy is useless. First verify the edge, then optimise risk.

Recommended workflow — every session
1
Record the trade
Go to the Trade Journal and fill in all fields immediately after closing the trade, while you remember everything.
2
Check the Dashboard
Check whether the main metrics (WR, PF, Expectancy) are improving or worsening over time.
3
Check the sizing
Before the next trade, open Risk Management → Position Sizer to calculate the correct lot size.
W
Weekly review
Once a week: Global Analysis + By Instrument + Monte Carlo. Decide whether to adjust the strategy.

📝 Chapter 2 — Trade Journal

The Journal is the heart of the application. All other modules rely on the data you enter here. Data quality determines analysis quality.

How to fill in each field
DATA

Enter the closing date of the trade (not the opening). This is used for the day-of-week analysis: you will discover which days you lose the most.

ASSET

Use a consistent format: always EURUSDnever eur/usd o EUR-USD. The field converts automatically to uppercase. Consistency = correct instrument analysis.

RISK €/$

Enter the maximum you would have lost if the stop had been hit. Not the final P&L if you exited before the stop. This value must reflect planned risk, not accidental risk.

REWARD €/$

The actual gain if the trade is a Win. If you closed before the target, enter what you actually collected. This measures your ability to let profits run.

NOTE / SETUP

Write the setup used (e.g. "Break H1 + FVG", "Retest EMA200", "Supply zone D1"). This will let you filter and understand which setups really work.

Common mistakes to avoid
✗ Cherry picking

Do not only record good trades. Falsified data leads to wrong decisions. Record everything, especially losses.

✗ Inflated reward

If you close a Win at RR 1.2 but write the target at RR 2, your statistics will lie. Always write what you actually collected.

✗ Inconsistent asset names

"NAS100", "USTEC", "NQ" are the same instrument but the app counts them as three different assets. Choose a convention and always stick to it.

✗ Delayed recording

The longer you wait, the more you distort the data (e.g. misremembering the risk used). Record within 30 minutes of closing.

💡 Break Even — when to use it

Select "Break Even" only if you closed exactly at the opening price (P&L = 0). If you got even just +€1 or -€1, use Win or Loss. BEs do not count in the win rate and expectancy calculation.

🎯 Goal: 25 trades in 2–4 weeks

If you do 3–5 trades a day trading 5 days a week, you reach 25 trades in 2–3 weeks. If you trade less, even 25 trades in 2 months is fine: data quality matters more than speed. Do not open unnecessary trades just to reach the threshold.

📊 Chapter 3 — Key Metrics

These are the 6 fundamental metrics that every professional trader monitors. Learning to read them together — not individually — is the difference between an amateur and a structured trader.

Win Rate (WR)Win / (Win+Loss)

The percentage of trades you close in profit. Alone it means nothing. A 30% WR can be excellent with RR 4:1; a 70% WR can be devastating with RR 0.3:1.

✓ Good: any value as long as Expectancy is positive
⚠ Warning: if WR <40% make sure RR compensates generously
Profit Factor (PF)Gross Win / Gross Loss

How many euros you earn for every euro you lose. PF = 1.5 means for every €100 lost, you collect €150. It is the most robust metric for evaluating a strategy.

✗ <1.0: strategy with negative expected value
→ 1.0–1.2: breakeven, commissions will destroy you
✓ >1.5: good strategy
◆ >2.0: excellent strategy, hard to maintain
Expectancy (R)(WR × AvgWin) − ((1−WR) × AvgLoss)

The average expected gain per trade, expressed as multiples of R (where R = risk per trade). It is the single most important metric. Expectancy +0.3R with €100 risk = average gain of €30 per trade.

✗ Negative: do not trade, any sizing will ruin you
→ 0 – +0.2R: weak edge, study setups and exits
✓ +0.2R – +0.5R: good edge, work on sizing
◆ >+0.5R: strong edge, scale with discipline
Risk:Reward (RR)AvgWin / AvgLoss

The average ratio between what you gain on Wins and what you lose on Losses. Warning: planned RR and real RR often diverge. If you plan RR 2:1 but on average close Wins at RR 1.2, you are exiting too early.

Compare your real RR (from the journal) with what you expect. If it is consistently lower, you have an exit management problem.
Max DrawdownMaximum loss from peak

The maximum percentage loss from the account peak to its minimum. It measures how much you can psychologically tolerate and how close you are to ruin. A 30% DD requires +43% to break even.

✓ <10%: excellent risk management
⚠ 10–20%: acceptable, monitor
✗ >20%: reduce sizing immediately
Recovery FactorNet P&L / Max DD value

How much you earn relative to the maximum drawdown experienced. It measures strategy efficiency. RF = 2 means you earned twice your worst drawdown: good.

✗ <1: you earn less than you risked
→ 1–2: average
✓ >2: excellent
◆ >5: very efficient strategy
⚡ The triad that really matters

Do not optimise a single metric. Optimise the triad: Expectancy + Max Drawdown + Profit Factor in a balanced way. A strategy with Expectancy +0.4R, PF 1.8 and Max DD <12% is far more solid than one with Expectancy +0.8R, PF 3.0 but Max DD 35%. High drawdown will make you stop following the strategy at the worst moments — exactly when you should.

🔍 Chapter 4 — Global Analysis

Equity Curve & Drawdown

The equity curve shows the cumulative P&L trend over time. The drawdown chart below shows the loss phases from the peak.

Healthy curve
Gradual rises, short and contained drawdowns. Frequent new highs.
Unstable curve
Steep rises followed by sharp crashes. High long-term ruin risk.
Flat or negative curve
No real edge. Change strategy before increasing sizing.
P&L by Day of the Week

If you consistently lose on Mondays or Fridays, consider not trading those days. Many traders find Wednesday and Thursday are their best days (high liquidity, defined trends). Cutting losing days is an immediate way to improve performance.

Random Walk Analysis — how to interpret it

The Random Walk creates 1000 simulated traders with your same win rate and R:R, but with trades in random order. It then compares your real P&L with this distribution.

Percentile >70 — Real edge
You are performing better than 70% of random traders. The order in which you take trades (your setup selection) adds real value.
Percentile 40–70 — Average
Your trade selection does not add relevant value compared to chance. Analyse your entry criteria more carefully.
Percentile <40 — Below chance
You are actively worsening your performance with timing choices. Consider a more mechanical approach.
💡 Z-Score

The Z-Score measures how many standard deviations you are above the random average. Z > 1.5 suggests your performance is not random. Z < 1 means chance explains almost everything.

🎯 Chapter 5 — By Instrument

This section answers the most important question a trader should ask: "On which asset do I really make money, and on which am I losing?"

How to use it to improve
1.Mentally rank the assets by Net P&L. Identify the top 1–2 assets and the worst one.
2.If an asset has PF <1.0 with more than 15 trades, you are systematically losing money. Remove it from your trading plan for at least 30 days.
3.If an asset has WR >60% and PF >2.0, concentrate 60–70% of your trades there. Specialising is more profitable than diversifying.
4.Check whether Long or Short perform differently on the same asset. Some markets structurally trend in one direction.
Warning signals by asset
✗ PF < 1.0 con >15 trade: you have no edge on this asset. Stop.
✗ WR < 30%: you are guessing less than chance. Analyse your entries.
⚠ Max DD > 25% on an asset: too much concentrated risk. Reduce sizing on this instrument.
⚠ Real RR < 1.0: you are taking profits too early or letting losses run.
✓ PF >1.8, WR >45%: core asset. Gradually increase sizing here.

🛡️ Chapter 6 — Risk Management

Risk Management is the most important section for your account's survival. A trader with mediocre edge but excellent sizing survives and improves. A trader with great edge but wrong sizing gets ruined. Study this chapter carefully.

Capital Health — how to use it

Enter the initial capital you started recording trades with. The app will automatically calculate the current capital by summing all journal P&Ls.

Green Zone (>90%): normal trading, no restrictions.
Yellow Zone (70–90%): reduce risk per trade by 50%. You are going through a drawdown, do not make it worse.
Red Zone (<70%): stop trading for 1 week. Analyse what went wrong. Resume only with halved sizing.
Critical Zone (<50%): your account is at ruin risk. Stop everything. Review the strategy from scratch.
Kelly Criterion — practical guide

The Kelly Criterion is the mathematical formula that calculates the optimal percentage of capital to risk to maximise long-term geometric growth.

K% = (WR × RR − (1−WR)) / RR
Never use the full Kelly. Theoretically optimal, in practice it creates psychologically unsustainable volatility and can wipe the account in adverse scenarios.
Use ½ Kelly. Halve the full Kelly. It reduces growth by ~25% but cuts volatility by 75%. Most professional traders use between ¼ and ½ Kelly.
Negative Kelly = do not trade. If the formula returns a negative value, your strategy has negative expectancy. No sizing exists that can make it profitable.
Position Sizer — how to fill it in
OPERATING CAPITAL

The capital available for this session. If you are in the Yellow Zone, enter 50% of your real capital to simulate reduced sizing.

STOP LOSS (POINTS/PIPS)

The distance in points or pips from your entry to your stop loss for the specific trade you are planning. Not a generic value: enter the one for the real trade.

VALUE PER POINT/PIP

Depends on the instrument and lot size. For standard Forex: $10/pip per 1 lot. For indices: varies by instrument. Check with your broker.

RISK PROFILE

Conservative (0.5%): for those with <25 trades or in drawdown. Moderate (1%): standard for most traders. Aggressive (2%): only with proven edge and >100 trades. ½ Kelly: uses your historically calculated edge automatically.

Risk of Ruin — interpretation

The Risk of Ruin (RoR) is the statistical probability of losing a given percentage of the account before reaching the target, with the current sizing.

RoR <1%: negligible ruin risk. Optimal sizing.
RoR 1–10%: moderate risk. Consider reducing sizing by 20–30%.
RoR >10%: high risk. Drastically reduce sizing or the edge is not robust enough.
⚡ Recovery Table — why it is crucial

A drawdown of 30% requires +43% to break even. 50% requires +100%. 75% requires +300%. Protecting capital is mathematically more important than increasing gains.

📈 Chapter 7 — Projection & Crash Risk

Crash Probability — what it means

Simulates 2000 trade sequences with your parameters and calculates in how many of them the account reaches the set drawdown threshold within N trades.

DD Threshold: set the maximum drawdown you consider "unsustainable". For a prop trader it is usually 8–10%, for a retail trader 20–30%.
Horizon: how many trades you expect to make in the analysed period. 100 trades ≈ 1 month for active traders.
Parameter source: use "Historical data" if you have >50 recorded trades. Use "Manual" to simulate hypothetical scenarios.
How to use the Risk Matrix

The matrix shows the crash probability for each combination of DD threshold and time horizon. Find the cell with your acceptable threshold and horizon: if the probability exceeds 20%, reduce risk per trade.

Account Projection — how to read it

The projection simulates 600 future account paths and shows three probabilistic scenarios.

P95 — Optimistic scenario: the best 5% of simulations. Do not aim for this: it is the lucky case.
P50 — Realistic scenario: the median. 50% of similar paths end above, 50% below. Plan on this value.
P5 — Pessimistic scenario: the worst 5%. Verify this scenario is not catastrophic: you must be able to survive even the adverse case.
⚡ Practical rule

If P5 brings the account below 70% of initial capital, your sizing is too aggressive for your demonstrated edge. Reduce risk per trade until P5 stays above 80%.

🎲 Chapter 8 — Monte Carlo Simulator

Monte Carlo runs 3000 stochastic simulations with the parameters you set. It differs from the Projection because it includes variability in trade distribution and is used to test hypothetical scenarios as well as your real history.

Parameters — how to set them
BASE SCENARIO

Use "Bearish" for stress tests, "Neutral" for normal planning, "Bullish" for optimistic goals. Custom gives you full control.

WIN RATE

Use your historical WR as a starting point. Then lower it by 5–10% to see what happens in a slightly worse scenario: does your account hold?

N. TRADE

Simulate the time horizon that interests you. 100 trades ≈ 1 month, 500 trades ≈ 6 months of active trading.

Metrics to monitor
Profit Prob.: percentage of simulations ending in profit. Must be >70% for the strategy to be mentally sustainable long-term.
Expected Max DD: average drawdown in simulations. Psychologically prepare to experience this scenario.
Ruin Prob. (>50% DD): must be <5%. If higher, sizing is too aggressive for the edge.
💡 Advanced use

Aumenta gradualmente il risk/trade and observe how the Ruin Prob. changes. The optimum point is where Profit Prob. is maximum and Ruin Prob. stays below 5%. That value is your optimal sizing.

⚙️ Chapter 9 — Weekly Improvement Workflow

Having the data is not enough. You need a structured process to turn it into concrete actions. Here is the recommended weekly routine.

🗓️ EVERY DAY (5 min)
□ Record every trade in the journal
□ Check the capital zone
□ Calculate lots with Position Sizer before each trade
□ Check the risk indicator
📅 EVERY WEEK (20 min)
□ Global Analysis: equity + day of week
□ By Instrument: is there an asset to cut?
□ Risk Management: has Kelly changed?
□ Monte Carlo: adverse scenario stress test
□ Document 1 insight in the Notes field
📆 EVERY MONTH (45 min)
□ Reached 25 trades? Full analysis
□ Random Walk: is my edge real?
□ Projection: am I on track toward the goal?
□ Decide 1 change to the strategy
□ Export data as backup
📈 Signs of real improvement
✓ Expectancy growing month over month
✓ Max Drawdown decreasing
✓ Random Walk Percentile above 60 and rising
✓ Real RR approaching planned RR
✓ Kelly increasing (stronger edge)
✓ Equity curve becoming smoother
🚨 Warning signals — act immediately
✗ Negative Expectancy after 50+ trades
✗ Capital in Yellow or Red Zone
✗ Random Walk Percentile below 30
✗ 3+ consecutive losses — check the rules
✗ Real RR consistently below 1.0
✗ Equity curve in drawdown for 3+ weeks

📚 Quick Glossary

Edge
Statistical advantage: positive expectancy in the long run.
R (Risk Unit)
1R = the planned risk for a trade. E.g. risk €100 → 1R = €100.
Drawdown (DD)
Percentage loss from the account peak to the subsequent minimum.
Kelly Criterion
Formula for optimal sizing. Use ½ Kelly in practice.
Risk of Ruin
Probability of losing the account before reaching the target.
Profit Factor
Gross Win / Gross Loss. >1.5 good, >2.0 excellent.
Z-Score
Statistical measure: how many standard deviations you are from the random average.
Recovery Factor
Net P&L divided by the absolute value of Max Drawdown.
Ulcer Index
Measures average drawdown stress (square root of mean DD² = downside volatility).
Monte Carlo
Stochastic method: repeats thousands of simulations with random parameters to estimate result distributions.
P5 / P50 / P95
Percentiles: P50 = median. P5 = worst scenario (5%). P95 = best scenario (5%).
Expectancy
Expected gain per trade: (WR × AvgWin) − (LR × AvgLoss). The most important metric.

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Challenge & funded account risk management — pass your challenge, protect your capital

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Instrument & Leverage

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