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Trade90 Safety System — Built for US Funded Traders

The Risk Discipline
Calculator for
Funded Traders

Calculate the exact lot size for every trade. Enforces the 0.5% per-trade limit and 1% daily risk target so your challenge drawdown stays clean.

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POSITION SIZER

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Your current account equity or challenge balance

Trade90 Safety System: 0.5% max per trade

Your planned trade entry price

Price where your trade idea is invalidated

Your target — used to calculate R:R ratio

Recommended Position

✓ SAFE
1.00

Standard Lots

Total Risk

$500.00

R:R Ratio

1:1.00

Stop Pips

50.0

Daily Risk Budget
Used of daily target 0.00% of 1.0%
Safe trades remaining today 2

Trade90 Safety System • 0.5% Max Per Trade • 1% Daily Cap

Internal Risk Framework

The Trade90 Safety System

Most funded traders fail not from bad entries — from bad sizing. The Trade90 Safety System is a two-rule risk framework that keeps your challenge drawdown clean through every losing streak.

Not an official prop firm rule — Trade90's internal discipline standard

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Rule 1

0.5% Max Per Trade

On a $100,000 challenge, that is $500 maximum risk per trade. Five consecutive losses cost only 2.5% — comfortably inside every prop firm's 4–5% daily drawdown limit.

5 losses at 2.0% → −10% (FAIL)

5 losses at 1.0% → −5% (borderline)

5 losses at 0.5% → −2.5% (SAFE)

2
Rule 2

1% Daily Risk Target

Total risk across all trades in a single day should not exceed 1% of your account. This is half the typical 4–5% daily limit — giving you a safety buffer even on your worst session.

2 trades at 0.5% = 1.0% daily (target hit)

3 trades at 0.5% = 1.5% daily (over target)

Firm limit typically = 4–5% (danger zone)

Calculator Risk States — Instant Feedback on Every Trade

SAFE

≤ 0.5% funded / ≤ 1% real

Within Trade90 limits. Proceed.

CAUTION

0.5–0.75% funded

Slightly above the 0.5% target.

AGGRESSIVE

0.75–1% funded

High risk. Drawdown builds fast.

DANGEROUS

> 1% funded

Challenge at risk. Reduce size.

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How Position Sizing Works for Funded Accounts

Every funded challenge has a maximum daily drawdown (typically 4–5%) and a maximum total drawdown (typically 8–10%). The lot size you trade determines whether a losing trade costs $100 or $5,000 — regardless of what percentage you think you're risking.

The formula is simple. The discipline to use it on every trade is not. The TRADE90 calculator removes the discipline barrier — it does the math instantly so you never enter a trade without knowing the exact dollar cost of being wrong.

Funded traders worldwide — from the USA, UK, Europe, and Australia — specifically benefit from the calculator's Funded Account mode, which enforces the Trade90 Safety System limits automatically and shows your remaining daily budget in real time.

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Position Size Formula

Risk $ = Account Balance × (Risk% ÷ 100)

Pips = |Entry − Stop Loss| ÷ Pip Size

Lots = Risk $ ÷ (Pips × Pip Value/Lot)

Example — EUR/USD, $100k Challenge

Account Balance $100,000
Risk (Trade90 max) 0.5% = $500
Entry Price 1.08500
Stop Loss 1.08250 (25 pips)
EUR/USD Pip Value $10.00 per lot
Calculation $500 ÷ (25 × $10)
Lot Size 2.00 lots

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What is the Trade90 Safety System? +
The Trade90 Safety System is TRADE90's internal risk framework for funded account traders. It sets two limits: 0.5% maximum risk per trade and a 1% daily risk target. These are not official prop firm rules — they are conservative guidelines that keep you well inside challenge drawdown limits through losing streaks. The calculator shows your real-time risk state (Safe / Caution / Aggressive / Dangerous) and warns you before you breach the limits.
How do I calculate lot size for a funded account challenge? +
Lot Size = (Account Balance × Risk%) ÷ (Stop Loss Pips × Pip Value per Lot). For a $100,000 FTMO account at 0.5% risk with a 25-pip stop on EUR/USD: $500 ÷ (25 × $10) = 2.00 lots. Select Funded Account mode in the TRADE90 calculator and it applies the Trade90 Safety System limits automatically.
What percentage should I risk per trade on a funded challenge? +
The Trade90 Safety System recommends a maximum of 0.5% per trade. At 0.5%, five consecutive losses only cost 2.5% — well inside most prop firms' 4–5% daily drawdown limits. Traders who risk 1–2% per trade are frequently stopped out by normal losing streaks before their edge has time to work.
Which prop firms does this calculator work for? +
The TRADE90 calculator works for all major prop firms worldwide: FTMO, E8 Funding, The Funded Trader, MyFundedFX, Apex Trader Funding, Topstep, The5ers, and others. Traders in the USA, UK, Europe, and Australia all use it to stay inside the standard 4–5% daily and 8–10% max drawdown structure used across the industry.
What is the 1% daily risk rule for funded traders? +
The Trade90 Safety System caps total daily risk at 1% of account balance. At 0.5% per trade, this means a maximum of 2 trades per day — which aligns with the discipline framework of consistently funded traders. This 1% target is not an official prop firm rule. It is half the typical daily limit, creating a recovery buffer.
Does position sizing work differently for gold and indices? +
Yes. Gold (XAU/USD) uses a $1 pip value per 0.01 lot (or $10 per 0.1 lot). Indices like NAS100, US30, and SPX500 use $1 per point per 0.1 lot. Because gold and index moves are larger in raw terms, the correct lot size is typically much smaller than forex. The TRADE90 calculator pre-configures every instrument automatically so you always get the right number.

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