Risk
What a position gains or loses for each point the instrument moves. It differs by broker and product, so it must be confirmed rather than assumed.
US30 is traded as CFDs, spread bets and YM futures, and these do not share a point value. Getting it wrong by a factor of five means risking five times what was intended while the sizing formula looks perfectly correct.
Also called: tick value.
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Position Sizing on US30Risk Before Anything ElseThe arithmetic that turns a risk percentage and a stop distance into an actual position size.
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