PILLAR GUIDE · 14 MIN
Static vs trailing drawdown
The single rule that decides whether an account survives. All four structures worked through with numbers, what each does to position sizing and exits, which strategies they suit, and the exact questions to ask before you pay.
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PILLAR GUIDE · 13 MIN
The consistency rule, explained
The rule most likely to hold a payout on an account that passed every other test. Every variant, the arithmetic for planning around one, why unpublished versions are the real problem, and which strategies it structurally excludes.
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GUIDE · 5 MIN
Daily loss limits and reset times
The rule that ends more trading days than any other: how the limit is measured, when the clock rolls over, what happens to a position held across the reset, and how to set your own limit below the firm's.
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GUIDE · 3 MIN
Minimum trading days
Why the requirement exists, what counts as a trading day, and how it interacts with hitting the target early.
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GUIDE · 6 MIN
News trading restrictions
What the windows actually prohibit, the three variants firms use, and how a resting stop order breaches a rule you never consciously broke.
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GUIDE · 3 MIN
Weekend and overnight holding
Which firms let you carry positions, what it costs in swap, and the gap risk that a drawdown rule turns into account risk.
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GUIDE · 7 MIN
Prohibited strategies, and what they actually mean
The clauses every rulebook contains, what each one is really aimed at, how ordinary trading gets caught by them accidentally, and where automation and EAs actually stand.
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GUIDE · 3 MIN
What counts as a breach
The difference between rules enforced automatically and rules reviewed by a human, and why that distinction decides how you should trade.
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GUIDE · 2 MIN
When firms change their rules
How rule changes are typically announced, whether they apply to existing accounts, and how to notice one before it costs you.
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