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High leverage and small deposit.. Suicide?
Apr 12, 2010 at 17:49
Membre depuis Aug 29, 2009
posts 22
Intentionally deposited so little fund just to show trading technique and what can be acheived and what risks are encountered during trading. Especially a LIVE trading.
Leverage - 1:500, depo - 26$
https://www.myfxbook.com/portfolio/niko1312/24424
skype: niko1312
Leverage - 1:500, depo - 26$
https://www.myfxbook.com/portfolio/niko1312/24424
skype: niko1312
Membre depuis Apr 20, 2010
posts 808
May 14, 2010 at 07:36
Membre depuis Apr 20, 2010
posts 808
Nothing to do with leverage. Matter of how good your skill or EA.
50 USD, leverage 1:100/
http://www.myfxbook.com/members/ForexSeeker/brainiac-50-micro/28366
50 USD, leverage 1:100/
http://www.myfxbook.com/members/ForexSeeker/brainiac-50-micro/28366
Information is Gold when come to organised.
Membre depuis May 04, 2010
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Membre depuis Oct 28, 2009
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May 27, 2010 at 11:48
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Pulling the trigger when the money is about the price of a meal is a lot easier than when your bank is up to the price of a house.
11:15, restate my assumptions: 1. Mathematics is the language of nature. 2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers. 3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge. Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature.
May 27, 2010 at 19:54
Membre depuis Sep 08, 2009
posts 8
The leverage is not the problem. The problem is more how much you risk in your account. If you risk only 5% or lower leverage won't be a problem. You can charge the maximum avaible in one direction while limiting losses. This would mean tighter stop!!
Main problem remain always draw down in account
Main problem remain always draw down in account
Membre depuis May 30, 2010
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Membre depuis Mar 04, 2010
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May 31, 2010 at 21:31
Membre depuis Mar 04, 2010
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as some ppl mentioned before, the problem is not the high leverage..its all about the consistency when your account is growing bigger and bigger...most ppl simply risk to much at some point and are wondering why their system fails when it comes to larger amounts of money...so what it comes down to is MM ..nothin more nothin less...;)
Membre depuis Sep 04, 2009
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Jun 01, 2010 at 04:21
Membre depuis Sep 04, 2009
posts 849
AfricanBombata posted:
as some ppl mentioned before, the problem is not the high leverage..its all about the consistency when your account is growing bigger and bigger...most ppl simply risk to much at some point and are wondering why their system fails when it comes to larger amounts of money...so what it comes down to is MM ..nothin more nothin less...;)
Regards your high DD u risking to much as well....🙄
Membre depuis Mar 04, 2010
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Jun 01, 2010 at 07:22
Membre depuis Mar 04, 2010
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hehe....unfortunatly your right.However, i never said that i have a good MM....that´s why i´m testing my strategies on a demo account....cause i am one of those guys who are havin problems when the depot reached a certain level, i´m aware of that....but that does not make the points i mentioned wrong, does it? ;)

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Aug 07, 2011 at 10:53
Membre depuis Aug 06, 2011
posts 326
I use 1:400 leverage, but risk 2% or less per trade. Why 1:400? Because it allows me to trade a broader range of pairs at any given time without draining my capital. The simple MM rule that makes this practical is to NEVER open a new trade until the first trade hits breakeven and is locked-in with a trailing stop, at which point risk is eliminated. Only then do I look for another opportunity.
Sep 01, 2011 at 11:30
Membre depuis Sep 04, 2010
posts 13
I have a trading account like that and it helps me to be more accurate in trading and have a strict money management system in play. I eventually want to trade larger amounts but the biggest killer of all accounts must be emotion, not leverage. Leverage does limit your flexibility to trade time frames and i found trading on the 1 hour time frame is better for smaller account sizes and higher leverage.
Trading small time frame should also not make you blind towards higher time frames that gives clearer signals. Smaller time frames allows for larger stop loss areas with the least amount of risk. I believe if you can master the ability to increase a small account by at least 10 % in any given time frame, you can achieve this with larger sums of money and have the patience and control to be consistant. Consistancy is after all the holy grail of any trader.
Trading small time frame should also not make you blind towards higher time frames that gives clearer signals. Smaller time frames allows for larger stop loss areas with the least amount of risk. I believe if you can master the ability to increase a small account by at least 10 % in any given time frame, you can achieve this with larger sums of money and have the patience and control to be consistant. Consistancy is after all the holy grail of any trader.

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