Prop Hedge Calculator

Live Fund Recovery Model

Use this to estimate how much slave/live hedge sizing you need to recover the challenge cost after the prop account first goes up, then later fails by hitting max trailing drawdown.

Risk zone: Clean

Inputs

1.0 = recover fee. 1.5 = recover 150% of fee. 2.0 = recover double fee.
Max trailing DD amount
$0
Peak prop balance
$0
Fail level after peak
$0

Core outputs

Base slave multiplier from start
0%
Prop profit before fail
$0
Live/slave loss before fail
$0
Recovery needed after rise
$0
Required slave multiplier after rise
0%
Expected live profit on failure leg
$0
Net live result after failure
$0
Net after buying challenge
$0

Minimum live funds estimate

$0

Simple survival estimate: live loss before failure plus your safety reserve and buffer. It does not include broker margin requirements or a second adverse move after increasing hedge size.

Formula logic

Base slave multiplier = (challenge cost × recovery factor + buffer) ÷ max trailing DD
Live loss before fail = prop profit before fail × base slave multiplier
Recovery needed after rise = challenge cost × recovery factor + buffer + live loss before fail
Required slave multiplier after rise = recovery needed after rise ÷ max trailing DD

Ruthless note: if the required multiplier gets too high, this stops being clean insurance and starts becoming recovery gambling.