Risk
6 articles
Daily Loss Limit: The Guardrail Every Algo Needs
Learn how to design a daily max loss and kill-switch for algo trading in India — with formulas, examples, failure modes, and a practical risk checklist.
Position Sizing Rules for Algo Trading India
Size positions from a fixed risk budget, not confidence. Practical position sizing rules Indian retail traders should set before automating any strategy.
Manual Override Rules for Live Algo Trading
Rules for when to pause, reduce, or kill your live algo — and how to override without turning automation into emotional trading.
Duplicate Orders in Algo Trading: Causes and Fixes
Why algo systems fire duplicate orders, how idempotency and order state tracking prevent them, and a practical checklist for Indian retail traders.
Live Monitoring Checklist for Retail Algo Traders
A practical live monitoring checklist for Indian retail algo traders covering broker orders, risk limits, data feeds, and execution drift signals.
Gap Risk in Indian Markets: Why Backtests Miss It
Overnight and event gaps regularly break intraday backtests. Here's how gap risk hides in your equity curve and what to check before going live.