What is Fixed Fractional Sizing?

Fixed fractional sizing means risking the same percentage of the account on every trade, for example 1%. The number of shares or contracts is the money at risk divided by the loss per share or contract if the stop is hit.

Why Fixed Fractional Sizing matters

Size then shrinks after losses and grows after gains, and no single trade can do outsized damage.

Related terms

Lessons that use this term

Continue