Common prop firm mistakes and how to avoid them

These mistakes end the most accounts. You can avoid every one.

Mistake 1: Too much risk

Big trades to reach the target fast. This is the number one reason accounts fail. Keep risk small and the same every time.

Thinking the limit is static when it is trailing, or forgetting floating losses count. Read the drawdown guide.

Opening or closing a trade in a restricted news window can remove profits or fail the account.

Copying another trader or hedging between accounts or firms breaks the rules almost everywhere.

The trading day resets on server time. Losses before and after your midnight can count as the same day.

Bought bots often break hold-time or high-frequency rules. Ask the firm in writing first.

After a loss, stop. The next trade is not better because you need it.

Refund for a mistake?

Almost never. Some firms offer a cheaper retry.

Does the firm warn me first?

No. Hard breaches usually close the account automatically.