What is acceptable Lot Volume on 2000 USD balance?

[Deevog]

Looking 5% return on capital so what will be reasonable lot volume size on 2000 USD balance then account equity can fight well?

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[William Roeder]

1. In code
   • You place the stop where it needs to be - where the reason for the trade is no longer valid. E.g. trading a support bounce the stop goes below the support.
   • Account Balance * percent/100 = RISK = OrderLots * (|OrderOpenPrice - OrderStopLoss| * DeltaPerLot + CommissionPerLot) (Note OOP-OSL includes the SPREAD, and DeltaPerLot is usually around $10/pip but it takes account of the exchange rates of the pair vs. your account currency.)
   • Do NOT use TickValue by itself - DeltaPerLot
   • You must normalize lots properly and check against min and max.
     
   • You must also check FreeMargin to avoid stop out
2. Use a GUI: Indicators: 'Money Manager Graphic Tool' indicator by 'takycard' Forum - Page 5