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From demo to real account: when you are ready

Giordano SalvatoriGiordano Salvatori, founder of STA · 19/10/2026 · 3 min read
A stone staircase among trees: you move from demo to real account one step at a time
In short. You are ready to move from a demo account to real money when you have a journal of many trades, can explain every loss and respect the stop without exception. The move is made with a small amount you can lose without consequences, because with real money emotions change and the first results usually get worse.

The signs you are ready

  1. You have a journal with at least fifty trades, not five.
  2. Every trade had a stop set in advance, and you never moved it for fear of hitting it.
  3. You can explain your losses, and you do not blame the market.
  4. The result still holds if you remove your two best trades.

The first step with real money

Start with a small amount you could lose entirely without anything changing in your life. The aim of the first months is not to make money, it is to see how you behave when the loss is real. Keep the same rules as on demo, the same risk percentage and the same journal. If results get much worse than on demo, the problem is usually not the method, it is the mind.

What changes in your head

With real money things happen that you do not see on demo. You close a gain too early because you are afraid of losing it. You keep a loss open hoping it comes back. You double up after a stop to recover. Knowing this in advance helps, and an honest journal shows you straight away which of these mistakes is yours.

For the whole path from the start, there is the guide to mindful online trading. If instead you want to know how long to stay on demo, read how long to use a demo account

With STA the move is gradual

In STA the DEMO and REAL cards are the same. You can follow them on DEMO, free forever, until you have a journal that convinces you, and then move to REAL on your OKX account with a small amount. Your funds stay in your account, and you decide how much to risk.

Frequently asked questions

When should you move from a demo to a real account?When you have a journal of many trades, respect the stop without exception and can explain every loss. Time matters less than the number of trades done well.
How much should you start with on a real account?With an amount you could lose entirely without consequences. At the start what matters is understanding how you react to real losses, not how much you make.
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This article is for information only and is not investment advice. Trading crypto-assets involves a high risk, including the total loss of the capital used. Numerical examples are for illustration.

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