Demo vs live: checklist before funding

Demo lets you click without financial ruin — but the mind knows the money is fake. Still useful for execution, platform and routine.

Minimum checklist: (1) do I know pip, margin and leverage? (2) can I compute risk in money? (3) is there a written plan? (4) did I survive a loss streak in demo without switching off my brain? (5) would the capital be risk capital, not rent money?

If any answer is no, stay in school and lab. Hurry is a hidden cost.

None of this recommends broker X. It is process education.