Performance statistics · Pro
Profit factor
What does Profit factor mean?
Profit factor divides gross profit from winning trades by the absolute amount lost on losing trades over a measured sample. A value above one indicates positive profit under that accounting basis.
Example
$3,600 in winning results divided by $2,400 in losses gives a profit factor of 1.5.
Illustrative example; not a provider’s quoted offer.Why it matters for prop traders
Specify costs and sample size; a value based on very few trades is fragile.
Sources and further reading
The following primary sources support the terminology. Provider rules describe their own products and may change.