Gold Trading (XAUUSD)
How to Calculate XAUUSD Lot Size
Gold position size connects an account-currency risk budget to the price distance between entry and stop. A lot number alone does not describe risk: contract…
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Forex Trading Basics
What Is a Lot in Forex Trading?
A lot is a quantity convention for an instrument. The number that matters in a linear profit calculation is the underlying number of units, obtained…
Risk Management
How to Calculate Risk Per Trade
Planned monetary risk is an amount assigned to a trade scenario. A percentage makes that amount comparable with account balance, but it does not guarantee…
Forex Trading Basics
What Is Pip Value in Forex?
Pip value translates a chosen price increment into money for a particular position. It depends on the increment, position units and the currency in which…
Gold Trading (XAUUSD)
How to Calculate Gold Profit and Loss
For a linear XAUUSD instrument, gross P/L comes from signed dollar-per-ounce movement multiplied by the number of ounces represented by the position.
Risk Management
What Is a Risk-to-Reward Ratio?
A risk-to-reward ratio compares the loss distance to the intended gain distance. It summarizes the planned price geometry of a trade without claiming that either…
Forex Trading Basics
How Is Forex Margin Calculated?
Margin is collateral associated with exposure. A simple constant-leverage model divides position notional by leverage, but broker-specific rules can differ substantially.
Risk Management
How to Choose a Stop-Loss Distance
A stop-loss distance is an input to position sizing, not an output determined by a preferred lot number. This guide explains the mathematical relationship without…
Forex Trading Basics
Forex Leverage Explained for Beginners
Leverage describes a relationship between exposure and required collateral. It allows notional exposure to exceed deposited margin, but the price sensitivity still follows the underlying…
Gold Trading (XAUUSD)
Gold Trading Risk Management Basics
A gold risk calculation starts with a monetary budget, a stop scenario and the actual contract specification. Keeping those separate makes the result easier to…