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Regardless of someones skill level they can have a string of losses. Some reasonable risk level should be chosen. My personal suggestion was not more then 2% per trade. Anyone can have 3 full stops in a row. 6% loss on a few trades is more then enough for me. I can not see my view on...

There is this great program called Market System Analyzer. It allows you to run tests with all kinds of different position sizing methods. You can create trades based on statistics etc. Put in your account size, commission charges. I highly recommend you check it out. It has a 30 day...

id stick to 1% capital at risk per trade. I would not go above 2%.

Clarification. I am getting 800-1200 based on 2 to 3% of 40k

Thanks all. Yes I have been doing monte carlo simulations to see pobabilities at diferent confidence levels. I use MSA Market Systems Analysis from Adaptrade.com. That program also lets me test a lot of position sizing schemes. I guess the whole thing that got me scratching my...

Thanks So basically try to limit your risk as best you can so you can sleep with it at night. Try to diversify as much as your capital will allow. Try to add markets that are not very correlated. I will keep that in mind. I do not see a way of not going over the 2-3% risk area with...

I have ready in multiple books and online that 2% of capital risk per trade is a good acceptable leve. Once you start going over say 3% your pushing it. What I am wondering is what is this based off of? Is it the largest loosing trade if your trading a basket of markets? For example I...

I see lots of systems backtested on a portfolio of Futurers, Crude Oil, Coffee, Sugar, Soy Beans etc. Do you not have to worry about the possible chance that you may close after the contract date and someone may actually want you to take possession? I am new at trying to understand futures...

I have been doing lots of reading on system design testing etc. I thought it best to try to learn as much as possible about Money Management, etc while I work on getting sufficient capital to start an account. My question is is there a way to test/modify Tradestation code without having an...