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What bigger sizes would cost you ↓

Same stop, other sizes

share of your balance lost if the stop hits

Risk and reward

at your size

Each step is one more stop-distance in your favour — that is what 1R, 2R, 3R mean.

What holding it costs

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How it works

Why "the first lot"

It is called the first lot because it is the only one that has to be sized. When a position runs far enough that the trail has already banked the risk, the desk adds to it — every added lot measured against this number. That is Free-Roll, and the first lot's risk never increases when it adds.

Risk, not leverage

Your risk is a dollar amount; your stop is a distance; the quantity connects them. Leverage is not on this page, because leverage decides only what the broker will allow, not how much of an account is at risk. The bars above show the difference.

R is the score

One R is the amount you decided to risk. A position that returns +3R made three times that. It never tells you the quantity — the quantity is what makes the stop equal your 1R. Sizes are always rounded down, never up.

Arithmetic only, on numbers you enter yourself. EDGEwise does not place trades, does not set anyone's position size, and this page is not a recommendation to take any position or to risk any particular amount — those are your decisions. Contract specifications, spread and slippage differ between brokers and can change the real value of a point, so confirm the figures against your own account before you trade. Educational information only, not financial advice. Trading carries substantial risk of loss.

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