What's the smallest useful trading account?

Every broker has a minimum deposit, but the useful minimum is higher: enough that 1% risk per trade is still a tradeable position size with a sensible stop distance.

What's the smallest useful trading account? — risk-reward diagram
A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Work the numbers with us:

  • your account size
  • your risk per trade in money
  • whether micro lots make it possible
What's the smallest useful trading account? — moving average crossover diagram
A fast moving average crossing a slower one

The position sizing guide and the lot sizes guide have the arithmetic.

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