# How to Survive with a 1000U Contract Account? Risk Management Is the First Lesson

Just starting with contract trading, only 1000U in the account, and thinking about liquidation right after opening? Honestly, this sense of crisis is correct.

The biggest problem for beginners is not choosing coins or reading indicators, but losing their composure. You have 1000U but operate as if you have 100,000U—that's the beginning of losing money.

Among the small fund traders who survive, none of them go all-in with heavy positions right from the start. The first step must be: divide your money.

**Fund splitting strategy** is crucial. Divide 1000U into 5 parts, use only 200U each time to trade, and keep leverage between 5-10x. Some beginners open 50x or 100x leverage immediately—this is not trading, it's gambling on a needle. When the needle hits, the account is wiped out instantly.

The remaining 4 parts of money should be kept aside. Don't add to a losing position, and definitely don't get emotional. I used to make this mistake—losing and then refusing to accept it, doubling down, and finally falling all the way down. Later I understood that stopping losses promptly is ten times more important than stubbornly holding on. The market offers opportunities every day; missing one trade isn't a big deal.

**Securing profits and executing properly** is very important. When you make 500U profit, don't leave it all in the trading account. Transfer out 300U, leaving only 200U to continue trading. Having real profits in hand prevents operations from becoming reckless. I've seen too many people who refuse to withdraw a few hundred dollars of floating profit, only to get stopped out on a sudden spike and wipe everything out, forcing them to start from zero again.

The truth about the contract market is: 10x leverage, a 10% wrong direction and you're done. Is a 10% move in BTC in a day common? Very common. Professional traders with a 60% win rate are already experts, so survival depends not on prediction accuracy but on keeping positions small and stop-loss quick.

**Discipline in execution is simple**: if daily losses reach 2% of total funds, be alert; if losses hit 6%, close the trading software immediately. For profitable trades, protect the principal first, then let profits run—don't let big gains turn into wasted effort.

For small funds, remember these points: don't rush blindly, use low leverage, always set stop-loss, and take profits promptly. Money is accumulated through stable compound growth, not by going all-in on one shot.