Risk per trade: how much do you actually risk as a beginner?

The common rule is 1% of the account per trade. It feels tiny, which is exactly the point: ten losses in a row leave you with about 90% of your money rather than nothing.

Tell us honestly:

• the percentage you risk per trade
• how you convert that into a position size
• whether the rule changed after your first bad streak

The full method, with worked examples for pairs that don't include your account currency, is in position sizing and risk per trade.