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Risk Management

Rigorous Stop-Loss Boundaries and Drawdown Containment in Multi-Asset Trading

Why loss boundaries must be fixed before every market entry — and how our rule set sizes positions along mathematical criteria.

Date
18 February 2026
Read time
5 min

Before the position

Entry, exit and the loss boundary are fixed before a position is opened.

Limits instead of feel

Position sizes and drawdown thresholds follow fixed parameters and are not adjusted on the fly.

The consequence

Preserving capital across the cycle takes precedence over maximising any single peak.