Alpha Capital Group $200,000 Challenge — Position Size Calculator

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With Alpha Capital Group's $200,000 account and 4% daily loss limit ($8,000), your risk management becomes critical from day one. At 1% risk per trade ($2,000), you can absorb exactly 4 consecutive losses before breaching the daily limit. At 2% risk ($4,000 per trade), you're down to just 2 losses. This is where traders get eliminated - they risk too much per trade and hit a string of losers early in their session. The math for position sizing works as follows: For EURUSD with a 30-pip stop loss, risking $2,000 means you can trade 6.7 standard lots ($2,000 ÷ $30). For gold (XAUUSD) with a $20 stop, you could trade 10 lots ($2,000 ÷ $20 per lot per dollar). On indices like NAS100, with a 20-point stop worth $2 per point per lot, you'd trade 50 lots ($2,000 ÷ $40). Always verify your broker's contract specifications as these can vary. The real danger scenario: You start the day, take a 2% risk trade that loses (-$4,000), immediately take another 2% risk revenge trade that also loses (-$4,000), and you're done. Account blown on just two trades. This happens more than you think, especially with news events or gap openings. Phase 1 requires hitting $220,000 (10% profit target). Phase 2 needs another $10,000 to reach $230,000. The daily loss limit stays at $8,000 throughout both phases, but your max drawdown of 6% ($12,000) never resets - it's calculated from your highest account balance achieved. Once funded, these same rules typically continue, but always verify the specific funded account terms as some firms modify rules post-challenge. Stick to 1% risk maximum per trade. Yes, it seems conservative on a $200,000 account, but it keeps you alive long enough to let your edge work. The goal isn't to get rich on one trade - it's to survive long enough to prove consistency.

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