Risking a fixed fraction per trade

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Risk a small fixed percentage of your account on each trade — for most developing traders, 0.5% to 1%. At 1% risk, even ten straight losses cost about 10% of the account: painful, but survivable, and your strategy gets time to work.

Educational content — not financial advice.

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