Can someone who is good at explaining stuff tell me how lot size, leverage, "volume" and your invested capital affect profits or losses in trading?
It's a bit musky.
It's a bit musky.
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DislikedHere is my take: lot size is the size of the block of money being traded. Leverage is the amount of margin used to control the block of money. Volume is amount of money that is exchanged in a particular time period.. Since we are talking about Forex, the volume is not true volume but is the number price ticks that occur in a given candle.. it has nothing to do with how much you will profit or loss unless using it to help time entries and exit based on volatility.. Your broker determines what amount of leverage or margin that you can hold in against...Ignored
Disliked{quote} I see - thanks much - is there a specific way to calculate what a pip (either negatively or positively) would value against a specific lot size and leverage?Ignored
Disliked{quote} I see - thanks much - is there a specific way to calculate what a pip (either negatively or positively) would value against a specific lot size and leverage?Ignored
DislikedI also have questions regarding forex. I've been using the trading platform MT4 for several weeks now, and I've recently began winning all my trades. (1) I'm still having trouble calculating what my actual cash value would be if I was using real money and not a demo account. (2) When I set my stop loss/take profit, the software doesn't recognize the request, I believe I'm doing it correctly. (3) Why do we need to go LONG or SHORT? Why can't we just buy/sell, wait till the candle reaches our desired number and take profit? Instead of waiting 10,...Ignored
DislikedYes, it seems you are correct. Slippage would be a major issue. Also, how do I setup mt4 to show profit for PIP and not PIPETTES? It seems all my trades were calculated in pipettes,Ignored
DislikedThere never was an easy answer..but that didn't deter the snake oil pitches from doing the rounds..Ignored