Tradesera static drawdown and risk rules

Static drawdown and core risk rules

Static drawdown and core risk rules

Short Answer

Tradesera currently uses static drawdown models, not trailing drawdown or daily loss limits. You still have to stay within product limits, account status rules, and prohibited-activity rules.

What Static Drawdown Means

A static drawdown gives the account a fixed minimum balance threshold based on the product rules. It does not trail your profits upward like a high-water mark.

Current Product Examples

  • MNQ Scale Cup:
    Starts with a $900 drawdown at 3 MNQ and can expand as approved size unlocks increase.
  • NQ Showdown:
    Uses a fixed $2,000 static drawdown.

What Tradesera Does Not Currently Use

  • No daily loss limit.
  • No consistency rule.
  • No intraday trailing drawdown.
  • No end-of-day trailing drawdown.

What Still Matters

  • Product contract limits.
  • Approved products and symbols.
  • Account status.
  • Copy trading rules.
  • Hedging and coordinated trading restrictions.
  • Prohibited activity.
  • Fresh account telemetry.

Common Issues

  • I made a new high in the account:
    That does not move the static drawdown threshold upward.
  • I did not break a daily loss limit:
    That is fine, but you can still break drawdown or product rules.
  • I traded an unavailable symbol:
    The platform may show symbols that are not approved for your Tradesera account. Only trade what is enabled for that account.

Related Articles

  • MNQ Scale Cup overview
  • NQ Showdown overview
  • Product limits and approved symbols
  • Copy trading and hedging

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