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Viktors SilovsCreator of ViktorsFX
Forex and futures
Choose a market and explore its instruments, trading costs and risk calculations.
- NQ
- 20 USD
- MNQ
- 2 USD
Value of one index point for one contract.
Exchange-traded futures
NQ and MNQ track the Nasdaq-100 index, but the same price move produces a different dollar result per contract. Contract expiration and the account's loss limit also matter.
Read the article- Bid · sell price
- 1.08420
- Ask · buy price
- 1.08435
1.08435 − 1.08420 = 0.00015Hypothetical quotes. 1 pip = 0.0001.
Forex and CFDs
Currency pairs and index CFDs may appear on the same broker platform. A trade's risk depends on the instrument's specification, the position size, and the execution price.
Read the articleHow much room is left?
Choose an account size and adjust the trade risk. Both the daily and total limits apply.
Prop risk simulator
- Daily loss allowance · 5%
- 5,000 USD
- Total loss allowance · 10%
- 10,000 USD
- Total equity floor · 90%
- 90,000 USD
Allowances use the initial capital; the total equity floor is fixed. This is a learning model. Futures prop accounts require their own rules.
98,000 − 1,000 − 95,000 = 2,000 USD
The daily limit comes first
Equity after the planned loss: 97,000 USD
A loss limit is a boundary, not a suggested risk for a single trade.
This example has no open positions. Today’s realized losses already include costs. New trade risk is an additional net loss, assuming the stop fills at its planned price.
How the floors are calculated
Daily equity floor = balance at 00:00 CE(S)T − 5% of initial capital. Total equity floor = 90% of initial capital. Both floors apply at the same time.
Test your decisions in five scenarios.
Choose a 10k, 25k, 50k or 100k account. Calculate remaining daily room, combined risk and results after costs.
Try an exerciseFree. No account needed.
- 01
What already counts towards the daily limit?
Daily limit
- 02
Three stops and the remaining buffer.
Open positions
- 03
When the total limit is closer.
Total loss limit
- 04
What changes at the midnight reset?
Daily reset
- 05
70% wins. Is the sample profitable?
Results after costs
The score counts correct answers to these exercises. It does not predict your trading results.
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These are provider-specific quotes. OANDA index and oil CFDs are different instruments from exchange-traded futures; prices may also differ from your broker’s.
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