What is Funded Account?
A funded account provides trader capital after passing evaluation, with profit split and risk limits.
Indian market context (NSE)
Reference levels: Nifty 50 at 24,300, Reliance Industries at ₹1,300, Bank Nifty futures at 55,000 (lot size 30). Examples below show how Funded Account shows up on Indian index, equity, and futures books — update to live quotes in your journal.
Nifty 50 perspective
Funded Account in Indian context at Nifty 24,300: apply SEBI/regulatory framing where relevant and tag index trades separately in weekly review.
Reliance Industries perspective
Funded Account using Reliance at ₹1,300 as a liquid large-cap example — adjust numbers to your live quote and contract note.
Bank Nifty futures perspective
Funded Account with Bank Nifty futures at 55,000 — respect lot size 30 and quarterly vs monthly contract rules on NSE.
How to validate
- Validate Funded Account with a written rule and at least 20 tagged examples.
- Ask whether the reading changed because of process or one outlier trade.
- Compare two independent time windows before adjusting position size.
- Document validation date in weekly review notes.
How to track in TradeLyser
- Mention Funded Account in trade comments when it influenced the decision.
- Mirror the term in weekly review questions for consistency.
- Filter trades mentioning the concept during monthly analytics.
- Cross-link to related glossary terms in mentor notes.
Best practices
- Teach Funded Account the same way to mentors and peers — shared vocabulary.
- Re-read this page after major rule changes to Funded Account usage.
- Prefer one improvement per month over ten simultaneous tweaks.
- Link learn articles when Funded Account needs deeper study.
Common pitfalls
- Using Funded Account buzzwords without measurable journal tags.
- Copying another trader’s Funded Account rule without sample size context.
- Skipping weekly review because the term feels “basic”.
- Letting social media redefine Funded Account mid-quarter.
How to use this in TradeLyser
Separate journal tags for eval and funded phases; obey daily loss limits strictly.
Related terms
Max loss per day is a pre-set rupee or R ceiling — trading stops when hit.
Proprietary trading firms allocate firm capital to traders under risk limits and profit-sharing agreements.
Risk per trade is the planned loss at your stop — not the notional value of the position. A ₹10 lakh notional trade might risk only ₹3,000.
Discipline is repeatable adherence to entries, exits, size, and pause rules — especially after wins and losses.
FAQ
Funded same as prop firm?
Often yes — read specific program rules.
Merge funded stats with personal?
No — different risk constraints.
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