Propology AcademyHow the mechanics actually work

Risk and margin

What the engine actually checks, and where accounts die. Margin, liquidation and the loss limits, with the arithmetic rather than the slogans.

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How maintenance margin actually works
Why a 20x position liquidates before a 5% move, how tiered risk brackets change the answer as size grows, and where the maintenance amount comes from.
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Theory is cheap. Positions are not.

Take the same mechanics onto a funded account and let the engine keep score.

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