Methodology
How Rizvante Measures and Verifies Performance
This page exists so that every performance figure anywhere on this site can be checked against a stated method. If a number appears elsewhere without satisfying what is described here, treat it as an error and tell us.
What we measure
Every record we publish carries all of the following fields. A record missing any of them is not published — it is shown with the missing field marked outstanding, so a gap is visible rather than quietly omitted.
- Account type — live or demo, and the account model. A demo record is labelled as such wherever it appears.
- Broker — execution conditions differ between brokers, so the same strategy produces different results.
- Verification provider — the independent service, or the broker statement, that the record can be checked against.
- Performance period — precise start and end dates, not “recent months”.
- Starting balance — because a percentage return means something different on a small account than a large one.
- Risk model — the position sizing rule in force during the period.
- Maximum drawdown — the largest peak-to-trough loss. The most important single number on any record.
- Deposits and withdrawals — these distort percentage return calculations, so they are disclosed rather than netted away.
- Last verified date — how current the record is.
What we deliberately do not do
Lead with win rate
A strategy winning 90% of its trades while risking ten times what it targets loses money. Win rate in isolation is the most commonly abused statistic in retail trading marketing, so it is never our headline metric.
Select favourable periods
Cherry-picking a strong quarter from a weaker year is technically true and substantively dishonest. Records run continuously from a stated start date, including the bad stretches.
Present screenshots as evidence
A screenshot of a profit figure proves nothing — it can be edited, staged on a demo account, or show one winning day from a losing month. If a record cannot be independently opened, it is not published.
Publish backtests as track records
A backtest describes what rules would have done on historical data with perfect hindsight about which rules to use. It is a design tool. Presenting one as a performance record confuses a simulation with a result.
Verified performance
Numbers you can check, or no numbers at all
Every record below can be opened on an independent verification service or evidenced by a broker statement. Where a field is blank, it is shown as outstanding rather than quietly omitted — a track record with the drawdown missing is not a track record.
| Account type | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
|---|---|
| Broker | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Verification provider | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Performance period | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Starting balance | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Risk model | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Maximum drawdown | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Deposits and withdrawals | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Live or demo | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
| Last verified | [VERIFIED PERFORMANCE DATA REQUIRED] |
No independently verified record has been published yet. Rizvante does not display trading results until they can be checked against a third-party verification service or a broker statement. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.
Win rate is deliberately not presented as the headline metric. A system can win eighty per cent of its trades and still lose money, and presenting win rate alone is the most common way trading results are made to look better than they are. Read how we measure and verify performance.
How to read any track record
Not just ours. These questions apply to any performance claim you encounter, and most claims fail at least one of them.
- Is it live or demo? Demo execution has no real slippage and no emotional pressure.
- How long is the record? Under twelve months tells you almost nothing about durability.
- What is the maximum drawdown, and would you have held through it?
- Were there deposits during the period? Adding capital during a drawdown flatters the percentage return.
- Can you open the record yourself on a third-party service, rather than being shown an image of it?
- Does the risk model match what you would actually use? A record built on 5% risk per trade is not achievable at 1% risk, and is not survivable for most people.