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Old 26-12-2005, 20:16   #21
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

Isn't that formula too simple? Where is leverage accounted for? Where am I wrong in my steps?

I am preparing my USD/JPY example, but it is based on the one you said was wrong. So I need to understand where I went wrong.
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