Risk Management
Drawdown, leverage, margin and recovery maths — the numbers that decide whether an account survives a bad run.
Risk Management · Guide
Trading Drawdown Explained
Drawdown is the fall of an account from its peak. How to calculate it, the difference between balance and equity drawdown, maximum and daily drawdown, and how to set limits that actually protect an account.
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Risk Management
Leverage in XAUUSD Trading Explained
Leverage decides how much margin a gold position needs, not how much it makes or loses per dollar. What 1:100 really means, effective leverage, regulatory limits, and how leverage changes where an account is stopped out.
4 min read
Risk Management
Why a 50% Loss Requires a 100% Gain to Recover
Gains and losses are percentages of different amounts, so recovering from a loss always takes a bigger gain. The formula, a full table, how long recovery takes, and what it means for risk limits.
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