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Gutenberg money printing machine.. 100 to 1.000 to 10.000 to 100.000? 15 replies
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DislikedHedge funds use strict rm to keep the client's happy.. hedge funds make money mostly on management fees so why scaring their clients with a 50% drawdown lol nobody would invest in a fund with 50% dd to them it's all about keeping the dd low.. and clients are happy. 100k is just not enough to trade with strict rm and make a living. this year I'm up around 5% and I risk 5%/trade.. imagine if I was risking 1% . no big deal if I was a hedge fund, I would still make money on fees. but as a retailer,it's almost impossible to make a living...Ignored
DislikedMy only comment is if you think you can consistently make 5% a month, what are you doing on FF. you beat world's best hedge fund managers by a mile (may be except jim simon). you should have no trouble raising capital to become multimillionaire in a year or 2 If you really want to sustain long term, target 10-20% per ann on average and accept that some years you will just break even.Ignored
Disliked{quote} so you are saying,that your trading strategy is same like world's best hedge funds? So what are you doing here?This is retail forex forum. We are using leverage from 1:20 to 500. we are trading small amounts. we are scalping(at least some of us) Do you thing that hedge funds do same????Ignored
Disliked{quote} once again this thread was about "trading for living". When trading a small account, you can use leverage which and not care much if you blow up. that is not trading for living. See other comments after my original post. I hope you realize why "trading for living" is so different than trading for fun and may be some profit (just like you go to casino for fun)Ignored
Disliked{quote} When I get my university degree in economics with minor finance I hope I can work for a big bank for a few years and save enough money to be able to trade full time until I have enough money to leave home. I make money with my small account but I think that if I had £100,000 I would have enough money to trade full time.Ignored
Disliked{quote} leverage it's only amount of money you're suppose to deposit with broker to open position.Nothing else. If your money management says 3% risk per trade,leverage is not important and it cannot blow your account.You should know better.Ignored
DislikedI know there will be many opinions regarding this issue. But this topic will surely help for those who are aspiring to trade for a living Considering all the expenses on a monthly basis House Loans Car Loans College Loans Food Utilities Bills (Internet, Electricity others) Kids Insurance Vacations Taxes Vices Nexflix etc... Which could sum at least 3000$ in first world countries or at least 1000$ on 3rd world countries How much is the minimum capital to cover your expenses and be able to withstand losing months. Or course Applying strategies that...Ignored
Disliked{quote} leverage more than 100x can cause large drawdown, which will be hard to recover fromIgnored
Disliked{quote} 10000,- equity. 3% risk = 300,- lets's say SL 30pips = 10,- per pip risk,usually 1 standard lot in us currency. I'm too lazy count it exactly but in my eur account 1 lot eurusd laverage is 1st - acc -1:200 = deposit 500,-, 2nd- acc 1:500 = 200,- deposit and account with 3rd - acc 1:30 = 3300,- deposit per 1 standard lot. I risk 3% per trade and according to my SL in pips I adjust size of my stake i eur. So now explain to me,how the higher leverage will cause large drawdown on any of those 3 accounts???Ignored
Disliked{quote} do some backtest on a *profitable* strategy; with various leverages. traders uses leverage to increase profit potential; so does the risk increases; causing large volatility in the equity curve; and hence large drawdowns; and very long ones {image}Ignored
Disliked{quote} gimme me something concrete. Guns do not kill people.People kill peopleIgnored
Disliked{quote} 10000,- equity. 3% risk = 300,- lets's say SL 30pips = 10,- per pip risk,usually 1 standard lot in us currency. I'm too lazy count it exactly but in my eur account 1 lot eurusd laverage is 1st - acc -1:200 = deposit 500,-, 2nd- acc 1:500 = 200,- deposit and account with 3rd - acc 1:30 = 3300,- deposit per 1 standard lot. I risk 3% per trade and according to my SL in pips I adjust size of my stake i eur. So now explain to me,how the higher leverage will cause large drawdown on any of those 3 accounts???Ignored
Disliked{quote} at the end of quarter you will have (39 winners & 21 losers) which means 65% win rate and you should withdraw your profits every quarter (not every month)Ignored
Disliked{quote} Your statement is not entirely correct. A trader with good money management and with a 40% win rate might be more profitable than a trader that has a 65% win rate composed of small gains and large losses because of his poor money management.Ignored