Trading Strategies
Martingale Strategy
Definition
A high-risk strategy where traders double their position size after each losing trade to recover losses with one winning trade.
How It Works
Martingale involves increasing position size after losses: if you lose $100, you bet $200 next; if you lose again, you bet $400, and so on. While mathematically it guarantees recovery with a single win, it requires unlimited capital — which prop traders don't have.
A losing streak of 5-6 trades can wipe out an entire account. Most prop firms explicitly prohibit martingale and grid strategies because they create extreme risk.
Even firms that don't explicitly ban it will likely flag your account due to the erratic position sizing triggering their risk monitoring systems.
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