How Much Of Your Capital Do You Risk On A Trade?

[Fraz333]

Hi guys, just being curious. Would like to know how much of your capital each of you risks on a single trade. I risk 4% at most. Never more than that.

[abory]

I am 5% of my trades. moreover I broker RealTrade we can get trade insurance, so when I experienced loss account, I can get back my capital. But even so I still have to be careful again to my trading so that risk can be minimized

[uncle gober]

Personally,i risk about 20% of my account on a single trade,though it may be very high and against the general principle of not risking more than 5% of your account balance on a single trade,i am able to to effectively manage it .I do these when i am trading economic news report and my trades are always short usually between ten and thirty minutes but for new traders risking 20% of your account balance may jeopardize your trading activities,it is better to limit it to a comfort level that would not put you on undue pressure. Let's Try Armada Demo Cup 2014 : Forex trading contest with 20 000 $ prize pool

[Guest gaban]

the risk we take in forex must be adapted to our capacity, if we do not have good skills then we do not need to risk a lot because it will only hurt your trading. although with a greater risk then we will also gain a great

[Jo Eshuijs]

As A trader I will never put all my or huge capital on Forex business without acquiring good trading knowledge but because it is very much risky business and according to a trader’s risk managing capability, he should invest money. As a great broker I have invested my money and they are very reliable so they allow no minimum deposit with providing advance risk managing tools. My trading is going well.

[uncle gober]

Do not forget to be able to evaluate well, traders can use the demo and educational programs to be able to correct the mistakes that exist in the existing trading system better than before.

[Ross Edwards]

For some people trading is easy, for some people it is very tough. It is fully depend on the knowledge and techniques trader has. If he can do all the trade very sharply it will be very easy to make profit. But those who can't deal the trade simply with their mind they may face difficulties in forex market. Sometimes some trader feels the trade tough just because of their broker. Broker plays an important role in trading. In my trading career, my broker TP Global FX helps me to make the trade easy. They give all kind of facilities I want to make my trade.

[Hanan Öberg]

Forex’s risk depends on how much leverage you take in your trading. To make forex trading easier for you, you have to increase understanding over the market. Your first investment should a small amount because initially investing big amount carries high risk for you. FXOpulence offers free educational program and demo account so traders can easily educate them.