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Old 26-12-2005, 17:23   #14
kenazen
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Re: How much to buy w/2% risk of $1k and w/50pip SL?

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Originally Posted by MickMason
Strewth, that's a lot of numbers!

Risking $40 with a stop of 30pips means a trade of 13k ($40 divided by 30pips = $1.33 per pip)


Mick

My first example was an "easy" nonUSD/USD one. If it is correct, then I will next post a USD/nonUSD example (like USD/JPY). The trickiest would be a nonUSD/nonUSD example, like CHF/JPY. I am assuming the formulas are different for each.
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