Risk management
Copy trading: the advantages and what they cost
You keep control of the account, but you inherit the lead trader's risk as well. Six selection criteria — and…
Risk management
Leverage, margin, slippage and managing a position through a volatile session.
Risk management
Why traders hold losers and cut winners short
A loss hurts about twice as much as an equivalent gain feels good. Six measures that work, and a simple…
Risk management
Weekend gaps and how to protect against them
A stop loss does not protect you across a gap. A planned 30-pip risk can become 110 pips at the…
Risk management
If my account goes negative, do I owe the broker?
When price gaps past the stop-out level — a weekend gap, an unscheduled headline — the account can fall below…
Risk management
Risk management in forex: the complete guide, from rules to psychology
70-80% of retail accounts lose money, according to the figures European brokers are required to publish - and mostly not…
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A trading journal: what to record and how to use it
The most dangerous box is not breaking the rules and losing - it is breaking the rules and winning, because…
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What traders actually earn: read the published figures, not the screenshots
This question is usually answered with a screenshot of a profit. There is a far more reliable source: the loss-rate…
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Risk-reward ratio, and why win rate alone tells you nothing
At 1:3 you break even winning 25% of the time; at 3:1 you need 75%. Why a 70% win rate…
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A withdrawal that will not go through: six causes, in the order to check them
A stuck withdrawal does not automatically mean fraud - most cases are incomplete verification or withdrawing through the wrong channel.…
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How to place a stop loss properly
The stop belongs to the chart, not to your wallet. Four sound methods, and why a short position's stop fills…