™03 · RISK CONTROL
Position Size
How to use it: Enter your account value, the percentage you are willing to risk, your planned buy price and your stop price. It estimates how many shares keep the possible loss near your chosen limit. Example: 1% of a $25,000 account is $250; with $3 at risk per share, the estimate is 83 shares.
Estimated position size83 shares
Capital at risk$250.00
Position value$4,150.00
What this result meansThe share estimate keeps the modeled loss near the risk budget if the stop fills as entered. Gaps and slippage can increase the actual loss.