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Do I have to use a stop-loss?

Learn whether stop-loss orders are mandatory and how they help protect your simulated capital.

Stop-Loss Rules and Requirements

Q: Is a stop-loss required on a P1 Prop Markets challenge?

A: No. A stop-loss is not required on any P1 Prop Markets challenge or Funded account. How you choose to manage your risk and protect your individual positions is entirely at your discretion.

Why We Strongly Recommend Using a Stop-Loss

While placing a stop-loss is completely optional, we highly advise incorporating it into your trading strategy.

💡 Trading Tip: Protect Your Challenge Your Daily Loss and Max Total Loss are hard-coded limits. If breached, they will instantly terminate your evaluation or Funded account. A stop-loss is the simplest and most reliable way to minimize your downside during sudden market volatility. By automatically capping the risk on a single position, you ensure that one bad trade does not run away and cost you your entire account.

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