Risk Controls
Maximum Adverse Excursion (MAE)
MAE is calculated per trade and is limited to 50% of the original account drawdown.
Example: A $2,500 drawdown account has a maximum per-trade MAE of $1,250.
MAE Enforcement
MAE rules differ between Gladiator Light and Gladiator Forge accounts. Stocks (Equities) accounts and Legacy Gladiator Futures accounts follow the Light enforcement model.
Gladiator Light, Stocks, and Legacy: Three-Warning System
- One (1) MAE warning resets qualifying trading days
- Three (3) MAE warnings result in permanent account failure
- MAE warnings do not reset
- One MAE warning per account per day maximum
- MAE violations are final and not subject to appeal
Gladiator Forge: Instant-Fail (Two Triggers)
Forge accounts are governed by two instant-fail triggers. The first occurrence of either trigger fails the account immediately — there is no warning system, no per-day grace, no three-flag tolerance.
Trigger 1 — Single-Trade MAE. A Forge account fails the moment any open trade’s unrealized loss reaches the MAE Cap, or any single trade closes with a realized loss equal to or greater than that threshold.
Trigger 2 — Daily Loss Limit. A Forge account fails the moment net daily P&L (realized + unrealized) reaches the Daily Loss Limit value in loss on any calendar trading day. The Daily Loss Limit dollar value equals the MAE Cap for the same account size and variant.
| Forge Variant | MAE Cap = Daily Loss Limit |
|---|---|
| 25K Intraday DD | $625 |
| 25K EOD DD | $612.50 |
| 50K Intraday DD | $1,250 |
| 50K EOD DD | $1,125 |
Forge instant-fail violations are final and not subject to appeal.
MAE limits exist to ensure position sizing remains aligned with structured risk parameters.
Hedging
Hedging between accounts in the same instrument is prohibited.
Not Permitted
- Simultaneous long and short positions in the same symbol across multiple accounts
- Micro-to-parent contract offsetting (e.g., MES ↔ ES)
- Synthetic neutrality designed to reduce genuine market exposure
Permitted
- Correlated market positioning (e.g., Long ES / Short NQ)
- Multi-asset exposure (e.g., Futures and related equities)
Prohibited Practices
Once transitioned to Real Prop:
- Gambling-style risk concentration
- Excessive drawdown exposure on single trades
- Account manipulation or collusion
- Automation abuse
- Activity intended to circumvent program structure
