Understanding Forex - 4 - Money Management.
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Understanding Forex: Money Management
Series Overview
This series explores the Foreign Exchange Market, or Forex, guiding you through what Forex is, how it operates, and its potential profitability. The articles in this series include:
1. What is Forex
2. Technical Analysis
3. Fundamental Analysis
4. Money Management
5. Compound Interest
Money Management in Forex
Money management is a crucial element of any successful trading system. Accurate market forecasts are essential, but without effective money management, long-term profitability remains elusive.
Understanding Money Management
At its core, money management involves how you handle your trading capital, including your investment per trade and the balance of potential gains against risks. Utilizing orders like stop loss, limit orders, and trailing stops can help automate and safeguard your trades.
Key Aspects of Money Management
1. Position Sizing: This refers to the size of your trades. It's generally wise to risk no more than 1% to 2% of your total capital per trade.
2. Expectancy: This is the ratio of expected profits to potential losses. Maintaining a positive expectancy is vital. For example, aiming for a 50-pip profit while risking only a 15-pip loss is a scenario with positive expectancy.
Positive expectancy means you can afford to lose three trades in a row and still profit from the fourth. Implementing trailing stops can help integrate positive expectancy into your strategies, alongside other order types.
Types of Orders
- Stop Loss Order: Protects against substantial losses by automatically closing a losing position. This serves as insurance against unforeseen events like technical failures or market excitement due to breaking news. It also allows for automated trading, reducing the need to monitor positions constantly.
- Limit Order: Automatically closes a position when a predefined profit level is reached. Similar to stop loss orders, limit orders facilitate automation, ensuring profits are secured before they can turn into losses.
Trading Strategy: "Cut Your Losses Short, Let Your Winners Run"
Many traders mistakenly do the opposite, leading to long-term losses. Tools like trailing stops can help you implement this strategy:
- Trailing Stop: A dynamic order that adjusts with favorable market movements. If the market moves in your favor, the trailing stop moves with it, allowing unlimited potential gains. If the market reverses, it triggers the stop and prevents the position from turning negative.
These techniques are integral to most successful trading systems. To deepen your understanding, explore other articles in this series, covering areas like technical and fundamental analysis.
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EasyWebRiches 2006
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