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📐 BookUnit's four unit stake principles for IPL bankroll management

Unit Principle 1 — Unit definition (1 unit = 1% of current bankroll, recalculated seasonally): The first unit principle is the definition: 1 unit equals 1% of the current season's starting bankroll. With a ₹10,000 starting bankroll: 1 unit = ₹100. This definition has two important properties: (a) the unit is fixed for the season at the season's starting bankroll — it does not fluctuate with in-season bankroll changes, which would cause stake sizes to shrink continuously during a losing run and grow explosively during a winning run; (b) the unit is recalculated at each season's start using the new starting bankroll — allowing the unit size to compound upward as the bankroll grows across seasons. After Season 1 with ₹11,400 bankroll: 1 unit = ₹114. After Season 3 with ₹16,900 bankroll: 1 unit = ₹169. The unit definition is the foundation of the compounding bankroll system.
Unit Principle 2 — Tier scaling (1, 2, or 3 units scaled precisely to the deviation percentage): The second unit principle is tier scaling: the number of units staked on any qualifying position is determined by the position's deviation percentage after overround, with three tiers: 1 unit for 5–7.5% effective deviation (minimum qualifying — smallest edge above threshold), 2 units for 7.5–10% effective deviation (moderate qualifying — medium edge), 3 units for 10%+ effective deviation (strong qualifying — largest edge above threshold). The tier scaling converts the deviation percentage into a precise stake size: a 20.8% effective deviation at Chepauk qualifies for 3 units (3 × ₹100 = ₹300 at a ₹10,000 bankroll). The tier boundary is applied consistently — a 9.9% effective deviation gets 2 units, not 3, regardless of how close it is to the 10% boundary.
Unit Principle 3 — Recalculation schedule (annual at season start; drawdown-triggered interim review): The third unit principle is the recalculation schedule: the unit size is recalculated once per year at the start of each new IPL season, using the bankroll at that date. Mid-season unit recalculations are prohibited — they introduce the dangerous dynamic of stakes shrinking during losing runs (compounding the damage) and expanding during winning runs (introducing ruin risk). The only exception to the no-mid-season-recalculation rule is the drawdown-triggered protocol: when a 15% drawdown is reached, the stake is reduced to 50% of the current unit size (not a new unit recalculation) until the bankroll recovers to within 8% of the pre-drawdown high. This drawdown reduction is a protective override, not a unit recalculation.
Unit Principle 4 — Protection limits (maximum per-bet and per-season unit caps): The fourth unit principle is the protection limits that prevent the unit system from permitting ruin: (a) per-bet maximum: no single bet may exceed 3 units (3% of bankroll), regardless of the deviation percentage. A 25% deviation does not qualify for 5 units — the maximum is 3 units, applied to every position regardless of how extreme the qualifying signal appears; (b) combined per-match maximum: when dual-trigger positions arise (both pitch and squad qualifying), the combined exposure from both positions in the same match does not exceed 4 units; (c) seasonal maximum: total units risked in a season do not exceed 50 units (50% of bankroll at 1% per unit), preventing a scenario where every qualifying position is concentrated in a small number of matches and the season total exposure exceeds safe bankroll management limits. The protection limits are the system's circuit breakers — they prevent the unit system from permitting outcomes that even accurate qualifying decisions cannot protect against.