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Traders Mastermind · April 17 · 11 min

How Much Should You Really Risk Per Trade?

Sponsored by Pepperstone Most traders just pick 1% because someone told them to. But where did that number come from? And does it actually make sense for your goals, your win rate, and your R:R? In this episode I break down how to reverse engineer your risk per trade from your actual trading data. We look at why trade frequency can be a trap, why small changes in R:R massively shift the maths, and why the textbook approach ignores the one thing that matters most... your goal. I also built a risk per trade calculator you can play with. Risk Per Trade Calculator

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Sponsored by Pepperstone

Most traders just pick 1% because someone told them to. But where did that number come from? And does it actually make sense for your goals, your win rate, and your R:R?

In this episode I break down how to reverse engineer your risk per trade from your actual trading data.

We look at why trade frequency can be a trap, why small changes in R:R massively shift the maths, and why the textbook approach ignores the one thing that matters most... your goal. I also built a risk per trade calculator you can play with.

Risk Per Trade Calculator

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