Size and cost
Position size
Lots that put a fixed percent of the account at the stop. Example numbers are filled in so the arithmetic is visible. They are not live quotes.
- Position
- 0.50 lots
- Units
- 50,000
- Money at risk
- US$100.00
- Pip value, 1 lot
- US$10.00
Formula. Money at risk = balance × risk %. Position in lots = money at risk ÷ (stop-loss pips × pip value of one lot in the account currency).