radex78 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Position sizing is a fundamental factor in trading to manage risk. This concept is used to determine how much capital is allocated in trading. Proper position sizing can minimize the impact of risk in trading so that in one trading transaction you do not experience a margin call too quickly due to using a position size that is too large. Determining position sizing is closely related to the leverage used. As is known, leverage is like a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you can increase profits, on the other hand, the risk is higher. Ideally, high leverage allows traders to create higher position sizes than low leverage, but the impact can narrow the margin level that measures account strength. Things that need to be considered when making position sizing are risk tolerance and market volatility. To determine risk tolerance, each trader may have a different method. Some determine based on the risk percentage, and some determine based on the value in dollars. In determining the stop loss, the trader has previously calculated the risk tolerance in a trading plan and will adjust the position size to adjust the stop loss to the risk tolerance. For a more comprehensive explanation of position sizing, you can visit the FXOpen blog and find the article with the title Optimal Position Size May Reduce Risks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boltushkin Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 My standard lot size with Hotforex is 0.05 lot because I trade long-term so focus to profit from sizeable price swings like from 1.05 to 1.10 on EURUSD. Also I set wide stop loss and quite tolerable to volatility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkChoi Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Good info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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radex78 Posted May 6 Author Share Posted May 6 I more often use a position size of only 0.01 in trading on FXOpen using a standard account, although it is possible to use a larger position size, I prefer to divide transactions with the same lot size of 0.01 with different targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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