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[EquisMetaStock Group] Re: Why 1~3% risks for investment ?



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Could you please tell me which issue of MSTT include the allocating 
capital according to individual risk exposure?
Thank you
Eric


> 
> More on this in the current issue of MSTT.


--- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Jose Silva" <josesilva22@xxx> 
wrote:
>
> > Many people use 1~3% risks for their investment, but does anyone
> > know why?
> 
> No one knows what lurks in the minds of traders, otherwise we could 
> preempt the public and become quite wealthy practically 
overnight.  ;)
> 
> I suspect that the main reasons for a fixed (1%~3%) trade capital 
> allocation are based on a misunderstanding of risk, or an inability 
to 
> measure and act on risk properly.
> 
> The main reason for capital allocation (money management), is to 
> control risk to some extent.
> 
> Allocation of capital (i.e., exposure to risk), should be done on 
an 
> individual security basis.  That is, look at individual trade 
history 
> for each security, and allocate x% of capital to it according to 
> historical risk.
> 
> For example, a risky/volatile stock may require caution and a 
smaller 
> capital outlay, whereas a more stable/trending security with less 
> historical risk, can cope with a larger trade size.
> 
> In other words, don't allocate capital % on hearsay or fixed 
> percentages.  Be smarter, and allocate capital according to 
individual 
> risk exposure.
> 
> More on this in the current issue of MSTT.
> http://www.metastocktips.co.nz
> 
> 
> jose '-)
> http://www.metastocktools.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In equismetastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, chichungchoi <no_reply@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Many people use 1~3% risks for their investment, but does anyone
> > know why? Does it have any approach to determine the risk level
> > based on the performance of any strategy?
> > Thank you in advance
> > Eric
>









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