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Consistency Rule Calculator: When the 15% Rule Blocks Your Payout
Risk Management

Consistency Rule Calculator: When the 15% Rule Blocks Your Payout

A consistency rule caps how much of your profit may come from a single day. Here is the exact Dolvero formula, a calculator that shows how much more profit unlocks your payout, and how the rule ranges from 15% to 50% across ten firms.

Dolvero27. 10. 20266 min read
Prop Firm Position Size Calculator: How to Size Trades on a $50K to $200K Challenge
Risk Management

Prop Firm Position Size Calculator: How to Size Trades on a $50K to $200K Challenge

The formula, the pip values and an interactive calculator that turns your risk percentage into a lot size and checks it against the daily loss limit, the maximum drawdown and Dolvero's 2% cap per trade idea.

Dolvero15. 10. 202613 min read
Why Accounts Get Breached: 6 Real Cases From Dolvero's Enforcement Log
Risk Management

Why Accounts Get Breached: 6 Real Cases From Dolvero's Enforcement Log

In Dolvero's enforcement log, 75.4% of breached accounts failed on the daily loss limit, three of them by $11, $4 and $9. Six anonymised cases with the exact figure that decided each one, the rule behind it and what would have prevented it.

Dolvero13. 10. 202613 min read
Trading Gold (XAUUSD) in a Prop Firm Challenge: Spreads, News Windows, Sizing
Risk Management

Trading Gold (XAUUSD) in a Prop Firm Challenge: Spreads, News Windows, Sizing

Gold is the instrument that appears most often in Dolvero breach records, and the reason is contract size. Here is the lot maths for 0.01 to 1.0 lots, the sizing tables for the 2% cap and the daily limit, and the news windows that block trading around NFP, CPI and the FOMC.

Dolvero1. 10. 202613 min read
Daily vs Max vs Trailing Drawdown: Worked $100K Examples and a Calculator
Risk Management

Daily vs Max vs Trailing Drawdown: Worked $100K Examples and a Calculator

The three drawdown limits every prop trader must know, measured on equity, with worked examples on a $100,000 account, Dolvero's exact parameters for every model and an interactive calculator that turns percentages into dollars and losing trades.

Dolvero22. 9. 20265 min read
The Psychology of Drawdown: A Position Sizing Framework for Prop Traders
Risk Management

The Psychology of Drawdown: A Position Sizing Framework for Prop Traders

Drawdown is inevitable. Blowing your account is not. This article introduces the drawdown ladder — a systematic method for reducing position size as drawdown deepens — and the emotional discipline required to execute it.

Dolvero3. 4. 202615 min read
Weekend Holding and the Friday Close: Why Positions Close Before the Weekend and How the Addon Changes That
Risk Management

Weekend Holding and the Friday Close: Why Positions Close Before the Weekend and How the Addon Changes That

By default, all open positions on Dolvero accounts are closed before the weekend. This article explains the risk management logic behind the rule, what gap risk actually looks like in practice, and how the optional weekend holding addon works for traders who want to hold positions through Saturday and Sunday.

Dolvero17. 3. 202612 min read
The 7-Day Inactivity Rule Explained: Why It Exists, What Triggers It, and How to Stay Compliant
Risk Management

The 7-Day Inactivity Rule Explained: Why It Exists, What Triggers It, and How to Stay Compliant

Dolvero's Instant Funding accounts require at least one trade every 7 calendar days. This article explains the reasoning behind the rule, exactly how the 7-day window is calculated, and simple habits that ensure you never trigger an inactivity violation.

Dolvero13. 3. 202610 min read
Trailing Drawdown in the 1-Step Evaluation: How It Works, How It Moves, and How to Survive It
Risk Management

Trailing Drawdown in the 1-Step Evaluation: How It Works, How It Moves, and How to Survive It

Dolvero's 1-Step Accelerated evaluation uses a 6% trailing drawdown that follows your equity high-water mark. This article explains the exact mechanics, shows how the floor rises with your profits, and outlines the strategies that keep experienced traders alive.

Dolvero3. 3. 202614 min read
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