What's your account balance versus what you can afford to lose?

FTC Community TeamStaff17 Sept 202617 views

The right account size isn't the broker's minimum or your savings total — it's money you can lose entirely without your life changing. Beginners routinely fund with the maximum, which changes how they trade.

What's your account balance versus what you can afford to lose? — risk-reward diagram — A risk-reward ratio of 1 to 2

Be honest:

how you sized your first account
whether trading that money changed your decisions
what you'd fund with today

What's your account balance versus what you can afford to lose? — candlestick anatomy diagram — The parts of a candlestick: wick, body, open and close

There's no judgement here. The most useful answers in this thread will be the uncomfortable ones.

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