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Rules · 9 min

Prohibited Strategies at Prop Firms: What Can Cost You a Payout

Arbitrage, tick scalping, cross-account hedging, martingale or copying signals: the strategies prop firms ban and where each one draws the line.

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Trading · 9 min

Forex Market Sessions: The Best Times to Trade

Asia, London and New York: when liquidity peaks, when to trade indices and gold, and how trading hours interact with prop firm rules.

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Rules · 10 min

Prop Firms with No Time Limit to Pass the Challenge

Which prop firms set no deadline on the challenge, which programs still do, and the hidden clocks that keep ticking: inactivity and subscriptions.

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Psychology · 9 min

Trading Journal: What to Record and How to Use It

What to record in a trading journal, how to turn it into metrics like expectancy, how to review it weekly and why it matters so much at a prop firm.

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Rules · 10 min

Daily Loss Limit at Prop Firms: How It's Really Calculated

Balance, equity or the higher of both: how each prop firm calculates the daily loss limit, when it resets and how to trade without ever hitting it.

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Prop Firms · 10 min

Forex vs Futures Prop Firms: Which Type Fits You?

Practical differences between forex and futures prop firms: markets, platforms, drawdown, schedules, fees, and execution style.

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Prop Firms · 10 min

Refundable Prop Firm Fees: How They Really Work

What a refundable fee really means, when it is returned, and what conditions different prop firms apply in 2026.

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Trading · 10 min

How Much to Risk per Trade During a Prop Firm Challenge

A practical method for setting trade risk using drawdown, win rate, expected losing streak, and distance to the challenge target.

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Prop Firms · 10 min

How to Choose the Right Funded Account Size

Choose account size using usable drawdown, fee, risk per trade, and actual capacity rather than the advertised headline balance.

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