🇮🇳 THE TRADING IQ RESULTS ARE IN!

The clock stopped. The calculators came out. The leaderboard is locked. 🧠

25 questions.
11 minutes.
One shot.

And we have our Top 3 👇

🏆 THE TOP 3

🥇 Ahamed Ahsan aka u/Zealot_007 — 25/25
🥈 Shathananth SM aka u/Shathananth07 — 25/25
🥉 Johan Mahendran aka u/Johan_2004 — 25/25

Congratulations to all three! 🎉

You’ve each earned a $50K Select Account. (Kindly DM me)

Now we want to know...

How did YOU do?

Drop your score in the comments.

Be honest. No screenshots needed.

25/25? 
20–24? 
15–19? 
Under 15? 

And for everyone asking about the questions:

Which question absolutely cooked you? 👇

⚠️ FINAL NOTE

All submissions were reviewed against the challenge rules, including score, completion time, the 11-minute limit, and duplicate entries.

The winners and final rankings are final. No further changes or appeals will be considered.

Huge respect to everyone who participated. 🇮🇳

Who do you think had the hardest question? 👇

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 7 days ago

🇮🇳 TRADEIFY INDIA TRADING IQ CHALLENGE IS LIVE

The wait is finally over!

25 questions.
11 minutes.
3 × $50K Select Accounts.

Think you can top the leaderboard?

🔗 TAKE THE CHALLENGE NOW⁠
(click on the above text or type in the below link)

Link -: https://tradeify.typeform.com/tradingiqquiz

⏱️ IMPORTANT

• Once you start, your 11-minute timer begins.
• One submission per person
• More than 11 minutes = disqualified
• Quiz closes at 8:00 PM IST
• Only r/TradeifyIndia subscribers are eligible
• Winners announced after 8 PM

Read fast. Calculate carefully.

Good luck. 🇮🇳

GO. GO. GO. 🧠

u/Yash_Tradeify — 7 days ago

🇮🇳 TRADEIFY INDIA TRADING IQ CHALLENGE

Think you've got the sharpest trading mind in India?

Let's find out.

We're putting you through 25 brutal trading questions in just 11 minutes.

These aren't basic trading questions. They're built around calculation, mathematics, risk management, and multi-step trading scenarios.

🧠 No Google. No AI. Just you and the clock.

With 25 questions and only 11 minutes, there won't be much time to look anything up.

Read fast. Calculate carefully. Choose wisely.

🏆 PRIZES

🥇 1st: $50K Select Account
🥈 2nd: $50K Select Account
🥉 3rd: $50K Select Account

📋 RULES

  • The quiz link will be shared at 7:00 PM IST
  • You must be subscribed to r/TradeifyIndia for your entry to count
  • Make sure notifications are turned on so you don't miss the link
  • You get 11 minutes from the moment you start the quiz
  • There is NO countdown timer displayed on the quiz
  • Your completion time is tracked internally
  • You must submit within the 11-minute limit
  • Any submission taking more than 11 minutes will be disqualified
  • The quiz closes at 8:00 PM IST
  • Any submission after 8:00 PM IST will not count
  • One submission per person. Multiple submissions will result in disqualification
  • Highest score wins
  • In case of a tie, the fastest valid completion time wins
  • Winners will be announced after 8:00 PM IST, once all valid submissions have been reviewed and verified

⚠️ IMPORTANT

Only start the quiz when you're ready.

Your 11-minute timer begins as soon as you start.

You have 25 questions. 11 minutes. 3 × $50K accounts.

Think you can handle it?

See you at 7 PM. 🇮🇳

u/Yash_Tradeify — 8 days ago

🇮🇳 WE HIT 1,000 MEMBERS!

**1,000 strong. ❤**️

From the first few members to 1,000+ thank you to everyone who’s been part of building this community.

And now…

👀 Who’s ready for what’s next?

We’ve got something special coming.

Stay tuned. 🇮🇳❤️

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 16 days ago

🚨 TRADEIFY INDIA, WE’RE COOKING.

We’re putting together something special for the community.

You won’t just be entering.

You’re going to have to earn your spot. 👀
Details soon.

🇮🇳❤️

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 21 days ago

What Is Risk to Reward Ratio in Trading?

You’ve probably heard traders say “I only take 1:2, 1:3 setups or even seen some negative RR traders all over the internet.”

But what does that actually mean?

Risk to reward ratio (R:R) compares how much you're risking on a trade to how much you're targeting.

Simple example

1:2 R:R

Risk $100 → Target $200

1:3 R:R

Risk $100 → Target $300

So if you risk $200 on a trade with a 1:2 R:R, your target would be $400.

Here's where it gets interesting

You don't necessarily need to win more than 50% of your trades to be profitable.

Imagine 10 trades with a 1:2 R:R:

>6 losses = -6R
4 wins = +8R

Net = +2R

You only won 40% of your trades, but your average winner was twice the size of your average loser.

So what's the best risk-to-reward ratio?

There isn't one magic number.

A higher R:R can allow for a lower win rate, but that doesn't mean you should force every setup into a 1:5 or 1:10 trade.

Your target still needs to make sense for the setup, market conditions, and strategy.

That's why R:R should be looked at alongside your win rate and average win/loss, rather than by itself.

The simple takeaway

Win rate = how often you win.
Risk to reward = how much you make when you win compared with how much you lose.

Understanding both gives you a much clearer picture of your trading performance.

TL;DR: A 1:2 risk-to-reward ratio means you're risking 1 unit to potentially make 2. R:R doesn't guarantee profitability by itself — it works together with your win rate and actual trading results.

Tradeify 101: What trading concept should we break down next? 👇

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 24 days ago

How Much Should You Risk Per Trade?

One of the most common questions in trading is:

“How much should I actually risk on each trade?”

There isn't one percentage that works for every trader. Your risk should depend on your account size, strategy, drawdown limits, and ability to handle losing streaks.

A simple way to think about it

Let's say you have a $50,000 account and decide to risk 0.5% per trade.

$50,000 × 0.5% = $250

Your planned maximum risk is $250 per trade.

If you risk 1%:

$50,000 × 1% = $500

The percentage isn't the important part by itself.

What matters is understanding how that risk affects your account if you have several losses in a row.

Think about the losing streak

Imagine risking 1% per trade:

  • 1 loss → -1%
  • 3 losses → -3%
  • 5 losses → -5%
  • 10 losses → -10%

Now compare that with risking 0.5%:

  • 5 losses → -2.5%
  • 10 losses → -5%

This is why risk per trade should be considered alongside your drawdown limit, not in isolation.

What about prop firm accounts?

This is where things get particularly important.

A $50K prop account doesn't necessarily mean you should treat $50K as your personal risk capital.

If the account has a $2,500 drawdown, your risk needs to be considered relative to that $2,500 — not simply the headline account size.

For example, risking $500 per trade means:

$2,500 ÷ $500 = 5 full losing trades

That's a very different picture from saying:

>“I'm only risking 1% of a $50K account.”

A better question to ask

Instead of:

>“What percentage should I risk?”

Ask:

>“How many consecutive losses can my account withstand before I reach my maximum acceptable drawdown?”

That gives you a much better perspective on whether your position size is appropriate.

One more thing

Your risk per trade isn't the same as your position size.

Your position size depends on:

Risk per trade ÷ (Stop distance × contract value)

So changing your stop distance can change the number of contracts you should trade.

TL;DR: There is no universal “correct” risk percentage. Choose a risk level that allows your strategy to withstand realistic losing streaks while staying within your account's drawdown and risk limits.

Tradeify 101: How much do you personally risk per trade? 👇

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 26 days ago

What Is Futures Contract Rollover?

If you trade NQ, ES, or other futures, you've probably seen something like:

NQU6 → NQZ6

and wondered:

What actually happens during a futures rollover?

What is futures rollover?

Futures rollover is the process of moving from an expiring front-month contract to the next active back-month contract.

Futures contracts have a fixed expiration. As that expiration approaches, trading activity typically shifts toward the next contract.

That's when you'll see volume and open interest migrate from the old contract to the new one.

Example: NQ

E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures (NQ) use a quarterly expiration cycle:

H → M → U → Z

  • H = March
  • M = June
  • U = September
  • Z = December

So:

NQU6 → NQZ6

means you're moving from the September 2026 NQ contract to the December 2026 NQ contract.

ES follows the same quarterly cycle.

When do futures contracts roll?

There's no single universal futures rollover date for every market.

For equity-index futures such as NQ and ES, traders generally watch for the point where volume shifts from the expiring contract to the next contract.

That usually happens before the official futures expiration date.

So don't simply switch contracts because a calendar says it's rollover day.

Watch the liquidity.

Front month vs. back month

Front month: The nearest expiration contract.

Back month: A later-dated contract.

During rollover, the back month gradually becomes the more actively traded contract.

Once liquidity has moved, continuing to trade the old front month can mean lower volume, wider spreads and potentially worse execution. 

What should you actually do?

If you're a day trader, you may not need to physically "roll" an open position.

But you do need to make sure you're trading the correct active contract.

Before trading during rollover:

  1. Check volume between the current and next contract.
  2. Check open interest.
  3. Confirm which contract your platform is displaying.
  4. Move your chart, orders and execution to the active contract when appropriate.

And remember:

Changing your chart to the next contract does NOT automatically move an open position.

One more thing: continuous futures

You may also see symbols such as NQ1! or other continuous-contract symbols on charting platforms.

These can stitch multiple individual futures contracts together into one continuous chart. That's convenient for analysis, but it's not the same thing as actually holding one specific futures contract.

TL;DR: Futures rollover is the transition from an expiring contract to the next active contract as liquidity moves from the front month to the back month.

Tradeify 101: Ever opened your platform and realized you were trading the wrong contract month? 👇

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 27 days ago

How to Calculate Position Size in Futures?

One of the easiest ways to accidentally take on too much risk in futures is choosing your contracts first and thinking about risk afterward.

Position sizing helps you do it the other way around.

The Basic Formula

Contracts = Maximum Risk ÷ Risk Per Contract

And:

Risk Per Contract = Stop Distance × Dollar Value Per Point

Let's say:

  • You want to risk $200
  • Entry: 20,000
  • Stop: 19,990
  • Stop distance: 10 points
  • NQ = $20 per point

So:

10 points × $20 = $200 risk per contract

$200 ÷ $200 = 1 NQ contract

That's your position size.

What if you used MNQ?

MNQ is $2 per point.

With the same 10-point stop:

10 × $2 = $20 risk per contract

$200 ÷ $20 = 10 MNQ contracts

Same market. Different contract size. Very different position sizing.

Before entering a trade, know these 3 things:

  1. How much am I willing to risk?
  2. Where is my stop?
  3. How much is each point/tick worth?

Then calculate your contracts.

Don't choose your position size first and figure out the risk afterward.

TL;DR:

>Position size = Maximum risk ÷ (Stop distance × Dollar value per point)

Note: commissions and fees can increase your actual loss, so leave some room rather than sizing right up to your maximum.

Tradeify 101: What should we break down next? 👇

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 28 days ago

What is a Tick in Futures Trading?

If you're new to futures, you’ll hear traders talk about ticks constantly. But what exactly is a tick?

A tick is the smallest price movement allowed for a futures contract.

For example, NQ (Nasdaq-100 futures) moves in increments of 0.25 points.

So:

>20,000.00 → 20,000.25 = 1 tick

>20,000.00 → 20,001.00 = 4 ticks

But here's where it gets important:

A tick also has a dollar value, and that value depends on the contract.

For example:

Contract Tick Size Tick Value
NQ 0.25 $5.00
MNQ 0.25 $0.50
ES 0.25 $12.50
MES 0.25 $1.25

So if you trade 1 NQ contract and price moves 10 ticks in your favour:

10 × $5 = $50

With 1 MNQ contract:

10 × $0.50 = $5

Why should you care?

Understanding ticks helps you calculate:

  • Stop-loss risk
  • Take-profit targets
  • Position size
  • Potential profit/loss

TL;DR: A tick is the smallest price movement of a futures contract. Knowing the tick size and tick value tells you exactly how much each price movement is worth.

Tradeify 101: What futures concept should we break down next? 👇

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 29 days ago
▲ 3 r/tradeifyindia+1 crossposts

What Is a Consistency Rule in Prop Trading?

If you’re new to prop trading, you may come across something called a consistency rule. But what does it actually mean?

A consistency rule is a requirement designed to make sure your profits aren’t coming from one unusually large trading day.

Simple example

Let’s say you make:
Day 1: +$500
Day 2: +$450
Day 3: +$550
Day 4: +$400

Your profits are relatively consistent.

Now compare that to:
Day 1: +$2,000
Day 2: +$100
Day 3: +$50
Day 4: +$50

Depending on the firm’s rules, that $2,000 day could cause a consistency issue.

Why do prop firms use consistency rules?

The idea is to encourage traders to demonstrate repeatable risk management and trading performance, rather than taking outsized risks hoping for one big winning trade.

Important
Not every prop firm uses a consistency rule, and the calculation can be different between firms and account types.

Before trading, make sure you understand:

• What percentage or formula is used?
• Is it based on your biggest winning day?
• Does it apply to evaluations, funded accounts, or payouts?
• What happens if you don’t meet the requirement?

TL;DR: A consistency rule generally means your trading profits need to be distributed across multiple trading days rather than being heavily dependent on one big winner.

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 1 month ago

🗣️Give this trader ONE piece of advice - Part 2

Let’s admit, everyone has been through their own phases in their trading journey ain’t it?

Give this trader one - just one piece of advice like you would’ve told to your past self.

Let’s hear it in the comments 👇

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago
▲ 11 r/tradeifyindia+3 crossposts

🖇️ Write A Cheque To Yourself

If your next trading payout had to be written as a cheque, what would it say?

Pay to: You
For: Whatever that payout means to you.

👇 Let’s see what everyone is trading for.

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago
▲ 13 r/tradeifyindia+1 crossposts

🫡 Give this trader ONE piece of advice.

Make it something you wish someone had told you when you were in the same situation. 👇

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago
▲ 18 r/tradeifyindia+1 crossposts

Survey Says: Tradeify Edition drops tomorrow at 6PM EST. 👀

We asked 100 traders 5 different questions.

Think you know what most of them said?

Tomorrow. 6PM EST. Don't be late!

Comment 🎯 If you're playing for a chance to win a free account.

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago

🇮🇳 Happy Independence Day, traders!

Freedom looks a little better today. 👀

🔥 45% OFF + 3 Travis Head signed bats up for grabs!

To enter:
• Subscribe to r/TradeifyIndia
• Follow @TradeifyIndia on X
• Like + repost
• Reply with a photo/video that shows YOU as an Indian trader

📸 Your charts. Your setup. Your city. Your chai. Show us your Trading India. 🇮🇳

Use code IND for the extra 5% off. (Ends 15th Aug, 11:59 PM)

Good luck, and Happy Independence Day! 🇮🇳

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago

Welcome To The Payout Gang 💸

Got paid by Tradeify?

Post your unedited payout certificate with the account number from which you got the payout (something like #FTDFY) and join the gang.

And get a “Payout Gang” flair on r/Tradeify

Not a competition.

Just proof that you got paid.

Drop yours below 👇

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago

The Indian Trader's Declaration Of INDEPENDENCE 🇮🇳

We hereby declare ourselves free from:

  • Revenge trades
  • FOMO entries
  • Moving stops
  • "One last trade"
  • Trading because we're bored

Signed:
Every trader who has learned the hard way.

What would you add to the declaration? 😂

👇 Add one rule below.

u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago

🇮🇳 What Does Financial Freedom Actually Mean to You?

Forget the P&L for a second.

What are you actually trading for?

- More time with family
- Travel
- Working on your own terms
- Less financial stress
- Becoming a better version of yourself

Apni definition kya hai? 🇮🇳

👇 Tell us.

P.S. Something is cooking.. Stay Tuned 👀

View Poll

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago

🇮🇳What Trading Habit Are You Declaring Independence From?

Independence Day is coming.

Time to declare independence from the one thing that keeps messing with your trading.

Apni azaadi kis se? 🇮🇳

👇Vote and tell us why.

P.S. Something’s coming on the 15th. 👀

View Poll

reddit.com
u/Yash_Tradeify — 2 months ago