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Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
[Frank]
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Post subject: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
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Posted: Thu 21 Apr, 2011, 16:54
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Hi Support, could You show in statistics even the Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio ?
Best regards, Frank
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fifty_fifty
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Post subject: Re: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
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Posted: Fri 22 Apr, 2011, 02:53
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Frank wrote: Hi Support, could You show in statistics even the Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio ?
Best regards, Frank Hi Frank, Great Idea! I too would love to see this! Cheers, fifty_fifty
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Contest Support
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Post subject: Re: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
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Posted: Fri 22 Apr, 2011, 07:39
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Frank wrote: Hi Support, could You show in statistics even the Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio ?
Best regards, Frank Do you mean the average position by "Average risk"?
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[Frank]
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Post subject: Re: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
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Posted: Fri 22 Apr, 2011, 08:58
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Hi Support, I try to explain:
Let's consider one trade: Equity= 100000, Amount=2 mio, StopLoss= 30 pips then Risk($) = 200* 30 = 6000 $
Risk($)/Equity($) ratio = 6000($)/100000($) = 0.06
Let's consider a second trade: Equity= 100000, Amount=5 mio, StopLoss= 30 pips then Risk($) = 500* 30 = 15000 $
Risk($)/Equity($) ratio = 15000($)/100000($) = 0.15
Now the Average of Risk/Equity ratio, for the two trades, is: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio = (0.06 + 0.15)/2 = 0.105
Best regards, Frank
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[Frank]
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Post subject: Re: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
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Posted: Fri 22 Apr, 2011, 09:07
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Hi, here is a better example:
Let's consider one trade: Equity= 100000, Amount=2 mio, StopLoss= 30 pips then Risk($) = 200* 30 = 6000 $
Risk($)/Equity($) ratio = 6000($)/100000($) = 0.06
Let's suppose the first trade lost so Equity= 94000
Let's consider a second trade: Equity= 94000, Amount=5 mio, StopLoss= 30 pips then Risk($) = 500* 30 = 15000 $
Risk($)/Equity($) ratio = 15000($)/94000($) = 0.159
Now the Average of Risk/Equity ratio, for the two trades, is: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio = (0.06 + 0.159)/2 = 0.109
Best regards, Frank
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[Frank]
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Post subject: Re: Average Risk($)/Equity($) ratio |
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Posted: Fri 22 Apr, 2011, 09:57
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Hi, a real Risk Management suggests that this ratio should be for each trade max 0.02. Of course the lower is better.
Best regards, Frank
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