How to Risk the Exact Percentage of an Account?

1 min. readlast update: 01.29.2025

We don't have a risk factor that exactly calculates trade size based on a % of risk to take on the Slave balance alone. The closest would be auto risk. With Auto Risk method the Slave trade size adjusts proportionally to the Master’s trade size and account size. This method ensures the same risk level is maintained between accounts.

  • Formula: Slave Order Size = (Slave Account Balance / Master Account Balance) x Master Order Size x Auto Risk Value
  • Example: if the Master account is $1000 and the Slave account is $500, setting Auto Risk to 1 means the Slave places 0.5 lots for every 1 lot the Master trades.
  • With Auto Risk value, 1 will take the same risk, 2 twice the risk, 0.5 is half the risk.
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