[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Peter Brandt [@PeterLBrandt](/creator/twitter/PeterLBrandt) on x 803.9K followers Created: 2025-07-22 17:19:50 UTC What does a real futures market trading account look like? I can only explain my own Real markets with my own real money on real exchanges Seven figure real money account balance I collect T-Bill interest on XX% of acct balance Trade about XX different global futures contracts ranging from precious metals to grains to softs to interest rates to stock indexes Avg of X to X new trades per week -- that's it Hold trades overnight - sometimes for many weeks All trades based on chart construction Losers are liquidated within days Winners are allowed to run XXX% my own trading rules Hold up to X or so individual trades at any one time No restrictions on how I trade, how often I must trade, how many winning days I must have, etc etc. Those rules are BS optimized so that XX% of retail traders lose money No restriction on max loss per day or max drawdown, although I seldom have DDs >3-4% I own all my own losses and gains I do NOT day trade -- day trading is a losing proposition I am a swing trader - not interested in tops or bottoms, just chunks in the middle Hold positions over weekends and into report All orders entered as GTC between 4PM to 5PM Central Profits taken at targets Max risk per trade is XX basis points (8/10th of X% of total nominal capital)  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [avg](/topic/avg) [rates](/topic/rates) [futures trading](/topic/futures-trading) [exchanges](/topic/exchanges) [money](/topic/money) [futures](/topic/futures) [Post Link](https://x.com/PeterLBrandt/status/1947708176901591353)
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Peter Brandt @PeterLBrandt on x 803.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-22 17:19:50 UTC
What does a real futures market trading account look like? I can only explain my own Real markets with my own real money on real exchanges Seven figure real money account balance I collect T-Bill interest on XX% of acct balance Trade about XX different global futures contracts ranging from precious metals to grains to softs to interest rates to stock indexes Avg of X to X new trades per week -- that's it Hold trades overnight - sometimes for many weeks All trades based on chart construction Losers are liquidated within days Winners are allowed to run XXX% my own trading rules Hold up to X or so individual trades at any one time No restrictions on how I trade, how often I must trade, how many winning days I must have, etc etc. Those rules are BS optimized so that XX% of retail traders lose money No restriction on max loss per day or max drawdown, although I seldom have DDs >3-4% I own all my own losses and gains I do NOT day trade -- day trading is a losing proposition I am a swing trader - not interested in tops or bottoms, just chunks in the middle Hold positions over weekends and into report All orders entered as GTC between 4PM to 5PM Central Profits taken at targets Max risk per trade is XX basis points (8/10th of X% of total nominal capital)
XXXXXX engagements
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