Managing Risk. Take time to understand this critical parameter.
The (Rising) Trailing Max Drawdown is quantified and termed the Limited Trailing Minimum Account Balance (LTMAB) or the Auto Liquidate Threshold Value (ALTV). The max drawdown amount assigned to your particular Practice account (example- $2500 for 8 contract account), trails your OPEN equity, intra-trade (NOT closed profit). It will NEVER stop trailing the highest UNREALIZED profit point of your account throughout the ENTIRE Practice Account.
- If met, your position will auto liquidate and you will lose the Practice Account. You will see a message that says, 'Order can be placed by Administrators only,' when you attempt another trade.
- If you meet the LTMAB (ALTV), you will HAVE to reset if you wish to continue trading the practice account. CLICK HERE to understand the reset process. (A reset does NOT affect your renewal or expiration date, nor does your 30 day renewal fee automatically reset a failed account)
- Tracking: To remain vigilant and prevent your account from breaching this limit, track your LTMAB (ALTV) in the R|Trader Pro Dashboard in the column titled "Auto Liquidate Threshold Value" (ALTV).
HOW IT WORKS
The Limited Trailing Minimum Account Balance is calculated live (ALTV), Intra-Trade. The LTMAB (ALTV) will increase a defined distance as your account balance increases and is calculated in real-time during your open positions. If the balance decreases, then your trailing minimum account balance does not change. For instance, the trailing max drawdown for a 3 Contract account is $1,500. That means your account cannot drop below a loss of $1,500 including fees/commissions and is calculated from your account balance high.
This stop continues trailing. Once the trader exceeds the account profit target, the stop will continue to trail i.e. if a trader meets the profit target but then the trade/account dips back below, the stop will continue to trail.
- Traders - with this type of stop, it will trail infinitely, so once you have exceeded the profit target, keep an eye on your trail if you have not met the minimum 10 days of trading because the stop will continue to trail.
The trailing max drawdown is to help you evaluate your trading plan in current market conditions and prepare you for trading a live account where self-discipline, risk management and trading-plan-reflection is key to success and reminds traders.
We truly want traders to learn to manage risk and managing risk to always be at your forefront.
Tracking: Traders can, and should, track this intra-trade in the column titled 'Auto Liquidate Threshold Value' in the R|Trader Pro Dashboard. The Auto Liquidate Threshold Value will update, not the Minimum Account Balance.
Rising Trailing Drawdown, Explained to you by a Leeloo™ Trader
Each Practice Subscription plan has a specific max drawdown amount. For example, the 12 Contract account, which is also $100,000, has a max drawdown of $3,000. This means that the max you can lose is $3,000 from the highest profit point (OPEN EQUITY, not closed profit), that your account reaches at any moment. For example, you begin the first day with $100,000 and the max you can lose is $3,000 or a low of $97,000. You place your first trade and the active trade is in profit $600 your max drawdown always TRAILS the profit peak in real time so now the max drawdown is $97,600. ($100,600- $3,000 = $97,600). However, you have not closed the trade yet and by the time you close the trade you only made $100 profit. Your max drawdown remains at $97,600 even though you only have $100,100 in the account (because at one time during an active trade you reached a peak of $100,600). The max drawdown always trails by $3,000 from the highest point.
How does the max drawdown operate in a Performance Account™ ? As stated. During the
Practice Account phase, the trailing drawdown NEVER stops trailing during the entire test. This is not true of the two Leeloo Performance Account
™ options.
- The Investor - the trailing drawdown works the same way as the Practice Account, HOWEVER it stops trailing at Initial Balance plus $100. It will no longer trail or ever move from Initial Balance plus $100 again. For example, a 12 contract / $100,000 Investor Performance-Paid Trading™ account has a trailing drawdown of $3,000. When the open equity of the account ever reaches $103,100, the trailing drawdown will stop at $100,100 and never rise again.
- The Accelerator - this option has NO trailing drawdown. CLICK HERE for more info. Phase 1 has a fixed max loss of $625 and minimum account balance limit of $99,375. It is static and does not trail. Phase 2 the static minimum account balance limit is adjusted to $100,100 and never moves from that point onward.
You can always monitor what your real time max drawdown level is in the RTrader Pro Leeloo™ Trader Dashboard.
Warning: Do NOT engage in any trading activity with money you cannot afford to lose. Day trading can be extremely risky and offers no guarantee for success. You should not fund day-trading activities with retirement savings, student loans, second mortgages, emergency funds, funds set aside for purposes such as education or home ownership, or funds required to meet your living expenses.
If you engage in day trading activities, set a budget and do not spend beyond your set budget.