Trading questions, answered
One question per post, with the numbers worked through: risk, drawdown, fees, prop firm maths, and the sport of trading.
RSS feedCan trading be a sport? What a sport needs, and what trading was missing
A sport needs an opponent, equal conditions, a clock, a score and a ranking. Ordinary trading has none of them. Here is what changes when it gets all five.
How much does drawdown cost you in a trading tournament? 6 scored sessions
Six sessions from the same starting capital, each scored with the live formula, so you can see what a deep drawdown takes off your result.
How much should you risk per trade? Work it back from your drawdown limit
Take the largest drop you will accept, divide it by the losing streak you should expect, and you have your risk per trade. Worked through with real numbers.
Prop firm challenge fee vs tournament entry fee: where does your $500 go?
The cost maths of a prop firm challenge fee against a trading tournament entry, worked through on the same $500.
Trading tournament fees compared: what 5 platforms take from your entry (October 2026)
What five paid-entry trading tournament platforms say they take from your entry fee, each figure read on the company's own page and dated.
Why do traders blow up their accounts? 5 causes, and none is the chart
Blown accounts come from five risk habits, and chart reading is rarely one of them. What each habit costs, and how to practise without an account on the line.