A module that determines the volume of opened positions and pending orders placement, is applied in the HEDGE GATE, INTERSECTION , MAGELAN CHRONOVISOR, Carousel FX AVG advisors. This module is operating in two modes - fixed set volume in lots and auto determination of the volume that is calculated from set % value from the account's deposit amount.
If the averaging module is used, there is a direct dependence between opened position volume set in (parameter Typelot = % margin for lot size, Fixed lot size % margin for lot size = set value ) and the percent of profit fixing with averaging (parameter Averaging profit in% from the deposit = set value ).
All of the trading settings supplied with the advisor are set to use maximal proportion of free funds. Accordingly, if you want to lower the risks, you need to make the volumes of opened positions lower. With less volumes used, drawdown and deposit load is decreasing proportionally. But the profits will be lower as well, in relation to lowered volumes.
Important!
When the Fixed lot size % margin for lot size = set value parameter is lowered, parameter Averaging profit in% from the deposit = set value needs to be changed as well in proportion with lowered value in Fixed lot size % margin for lot size parameter.
Example:
Default values
• Typelot = % margin for lot size
• Fixed lot size % margin for lot size =1.0
• Averaging profit in% from the deposit = 2.5
Values that are changed by trader
• Typelot = % margin for lot size
• Fixed lot size % margin for lot size =0.5 (volumes are two times lower than default)
• Averaging profit in% from the deposit = 1.25 (accordingly 2.5 divided by 2=1.25)
Risk management manual.
Forex brokers have a limit on volumes of opened positions. Usually, it's 100 lots per opened position. When using default trading settings,
• Typelot = % margin for lot size
• Fixed lot size % margin for lot size =1.0
This volume of opened positions and orders of 100 lots with the leverage of 1:500, will be reached with the account's balance equal to $1 875 000.
When maximal volume of lot is reached (approximately 100) following actions need to be taken, when using the averaging module .
As the market position volume and reaching the set percent of total profit in relation to the account's balance, are directly dependant on each other, proportional values must always be set in Averaging profit in% from the deposit parameter .
When account's balance is increased, from the moment of maximal lot volume reach, parameter Averaging profit in% from the deposit needs to be changed to lower values, proportionally with the deposit's growth.
Example:
Account's balance is increased by 10% from the moment when maximal lot value is reached, accordingly, the Averaging profit in% from the deposit parameter needs to be 10% lower from current value.
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