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
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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…
Market analysis
GBP/USD: more volatile than you expect
Its daily range runs 30-50% above EUR/USD, so using the same stop distance is a recipe for being swept out.…
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…
Fundamentals
Sizing a position from the risk you accept
Risk decides size, not the other way round. The same $50 of risk gives 0.2 lots of EUR/USD but only…
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…
Fundamentals
Do brokers hunt your stop loss?
Your broker can see your stop loss — that is true of every broker. Whether it has a reason to…
Fundamentals
Balance, Equity and Free Margin: what each one means
Balance stands still for as long as you hold a position, so an account deep in loss still shows the…
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…
Fundamentals
Forex for beginners: the complete guide, in the order worth learning it
Start with cost and position size rather than indicators. Most accounts are not lost by guessing direction wrong but by…