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Risk per trade

Risk & psychology

The share of capital you accept losing on a single idea, fixed in advance and used to derive the quantity.

In plain terms

One percent is the standard for most professional discretionary traders, and it takes around seventy consecutive losses to halve an account. Decide the loss first; the number of shares is arithmetic afterwards.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya