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Intra-Day Trading Position Sizing Guide

This position sizing model provides guidelines for intra-day traders to set position sizes based on their monthly account balance and risk levels. The model aims to limit monthly losses to 2% while targeting monthly gains of 25%. The position sizing table provides recommended position sizes as a percentage of starting equity or fixed cash risk that correspond to different account risk values.

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Intra-Day Trading Position Sizing Guide

This position sizing model provides guidelines for intra-day traders to set position sizes based on their monthly account balance and risk levels. The model aims to limit monthly losses to 2% while targeting monthly gains of 25%. The position sizing table provides recommended position sizes as a percentage of starting equity or fixed cash risk that correspond to different account risk values.

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  • 2 & 25 Position Sizing Model
  • Position Sizing Table
  • Position Size Selection

2 & 25 Position Sizing Model

This position sizing model is designed for intra-day traders who prepare for their trading and set goals on a monthly basis.
The goal is to lose no more than 2% a month, while targeting a return of 25%.

Starting Notional
Account Balance $ 5,000.00
Starting Actual
Account Balance $ 300.00
Profit so far this Account Risk Value
month $ 100.00 Reference
Current Risk in the
Market $ 15.00 $ 5,085.00

Position Sizing
Table
If your account risk value reference is above the number listed in the account risk value column, use the figure in that row when

Position Size as a Fixed Cash Risk (to enter % of Equity (to enter
percentage of account into your trading into your trading
Account Risk Value starting value platform) platform)
$ 4,905.00 Stop trading for the month if your account falls below this figure
$ 4,905 0.10% $ 5.00 1.25%
$ 4,915 0.20% $ 10.00 2.50%
$ 4,930 0.30% $ 15.00 3.75%
$ 4,960 0.40% $ 20.00 5.00%
$ 5,001 0.50% $ 25.00 6.25%
$ 5,090 0.80% $ 40.00 10.00%
$ 5,150 1.50% $ 75.00 18.75%
$ 5,300 2.00% $ 100.00 25.00%
$ 5,500 2.50% $ 125.00 31.25%
$ 5,750 3.00% $ 150.00 37.50%
$ 6,000 1.50% $ 75.00 18.75%
$ 6,250 Stop trading for the month if your account goes above this figure
s on a monthly basis.

he figure in that row when you select your position size when you trade.

2 & 25 Position Sizing Model This position sizing model is designed for intra-day traders who prepare for their trading and
s on a monthly basis. he figure in that row when you select your position size when you trade.

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