SignalFloor · Free guide · English

Your trading checklist

Six checks to help you plan a trade, understand your exposure and verify what actually happened at the broker. Keep it beside your trading workspace.

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1. Write the trade planRecord the market, direction, entry condition, stop loss and target. Note what would invalidate the setup before placing an order.
2. Check the amount at riskUse the account's reported balance, equity and currency. Calculate the potential loss at the stop, then check lot-size rounding, fees and available margin.
3. Check your total exposureInclude existing positions and pending orders. Check combined and weekly limits, plus trades that may depend on the same market move.
4. Confirm execution conditionsCheck the broker's trading session, current spread and quote freshness. Avoid treating a stale price or an unfilled order as a confirmed trade.
5. Verify the broker resultAfter submitting, check the actual fill, position size, stop and target in the receiving account. A published signal or connected terminal alone does not confirm execution.
6. Review the closed tradeRecord the actual result, costs and whether you followed your plan. Review a series of trades rather than judging a creator or strategy by one win.

This educational checklist supports a repeatable process. It does not recommend a trade or guarantee a loss limit. Gaps, slippage and fees can increase losses beyond the amount planned at a stop.

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SignalFloor · Free guide · English

Your trading checklist

Six checks to help you plan a trade, understand your exposure and verify what actually happened at the broker. Keep it beside your trading workspace.

0 of 6 checks reviewed · saved only for this visit

1. Write the trade planRecord the market, direction, entry condition, stop loss and target. Note what would invalidate the setup before placing an order.
2. Check the amount at riskUse the account's reported balance, equity and currency. Calculate the potential loss at the stop, then check lot-size rounding, fees and available margin.
3. Check your total exposureInclude existing positions and pending orders. Check combined and weekly limits, plus trades that may depend on the same market move.
4. Confirm execution conditionsCheck the broker's trading session, current spread and quote freshness. Avoid treating a stale price or an unfilled order as a confirmed trade.
5. Verify the broker resultAfter submitting, check the actual fill, position size, stop and target in the receiving account. A published signal or connected terminal alone does not confirm execution.
6. Review the closed tradeRecord the actual result, costs and whether you followed your plan. Review a series of trades rather than judging a creator or strategy by one win.

This educational checklist supports a repeatable process. It does not recommend a trade or guarantee a loss limit. Gaps, slippage and fees can increase losses beyond the amount planned at a stop.