// POSITION SIZING — SIZE BY RISK, NOT GUT
Risk a fixed slice.
Set your account, the percent you're willing to lose, and your entry and stop — get the exact number of units to trade, your true dollars at risk and how much of the account the position spends.
Trade
Max Loss
−$100.00
20 units at stop
Sizing
Units / Contracts
20
Risk Amount
$100.00
target $ at risk
Risk / Unit
$5.00
entry − stop
Max Loss
−$100.00
Position Value
$2,000.00
notional exposure
% of Account
20.00%
Max loss vs account
Dollars at risk · account balance20.00%