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title: "Do I need to use a stop loss? - Get Funded Now"
description: "Your requirement to use a stop loss depends on the rules attached to your specific program/account."
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Drawdown & risk

# Do I need to use a stop loss?

Your requirement to use a stop loss depends on the rules attached to your specific program/account.

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## The full answer

Your requirement to use a stop loss depends on the rules attached to your specific program/account.

Where a stop loss is mandatory, one must be used in accordance with the applicable rules.

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## Terms used in this answer

[Stop loss](https://getfundednow.com/glossary/stop-loss)

## Related questions

- [Can profitable trades offset a previous breach?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-profits-offset-a-previous-breach) - Drawdown & risk - No. Once a hard breach has occurred, a later market recovery does not undo it.
- [What happens if a compulsory stop loss is missing?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/missing-compulsory-stop-loss) - Drawdown & risk - Where the account requires stop losses, placing a trade without one may result in action being taken against the position or account according to the current trading rules.
- [Can I move my stop loss?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-move-my-stop-loss) - Drawdown & risk - Yes, provided doing so does not violate your account rules or cause the account to exceed any risk limit.
- [Can I use mental stop losses instead?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/can-i-use-mental-stop-losses) - Drawdown & risk - Not where an actual platform stop loss is required by your account rules.

## More on drawdown & risk

- [What is fixed drawdown?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-fixed-drawdown) - A fixed drawdown level is calculated relative to a defined account level and does not continue trailing upward simply because the account makes additional profit.
- [What is the Daily Loss Limit?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/what-is-the-daily-loss-limit) - The Daily Loss Limit is the maximum amount your account is permitted to lose within the defined trading day.
- [Does the Daily Loss Limit include open trades?](https://getfundednow.com/faq/does-the-daily-loss-limit-include-open-trades) - Yes - floating losses affect your equity, so an open position counts against the limit before you close it.

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