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This is a brief reminder of that fact and to think about it all the time as an option trader. Synthetically, vertical debit and credit spreads are the same. Many traders sell out-of-the-money OTM credit spreads. In other words, why are you risking a lot more than you are willing to make?
The answer is because the odds are on your side to profit so the risk is higher. You have three out of four ways to profit at expiration.
The stock can move higher, trade sideways or move lower. He can be wrong four out of five times and still be in great shape.
Anybody who is successful will tell you the same thing. Is it not a case of wishful thinking?
After all, anything can happen after one has entered a trade. Nowadays I trade two contracts. The first is and should the second reach I move stop to entry and then my target becomes Excellent article. I keep my risk small so I can stay in the game and try not to cut winners short. I am using Option strategy like strangle , Bull call spread etc based on my market outlook. I have also been asking the same question from risk management experts.
Till now I have not got an answer.
You should consider whether you understand how spread bets and CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. Full Bio Follow Linkedin. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Some of these stocks may obviously dissolve within their early days, while some may turn into the next blue-chip stocks. Most of your examples are in non stocks markets. Share on facebook.
Nice post Rolf. I am on the quest to make my algo trading platform. Halfway there and your posts really help me in correcting my methods. Thank you once again. I have been looking everywhere for this exact information. I knew I needed to weight based on probability but my math skills kind of suck. The fact that this information took me three days of searching to find might be part of why so many people lose money trading options. How often the price moves into your intended direction?
Thanks for the eye opener. This info is timely and very relevant. Your indepth explanation elaborates clearly the need to take risk analysis seriously but also ensure a trader takes those set ups that are well thought out and executed.
Hongera Sana! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. You are risking 5 pips for the chance to gain 20 pips. The basic theory for risk reward ratio is to look for opportunities where the reward outweighs the risk. The greater the possible rewards, the more failed trades your account can with stand at a time.
Think of it this way, if you were to use the example above and have a successful trade, it would buffer you against 4 losing trades with the same ratio. The idea of using a good risk reward ratio is to put the odds in your favor.
If you consistently did the ratio, you could lose on half of your trades, and still make a decent profit. The type of risk reward ratio that traders should use really depends on the type of trader you are, and the market conditions.
It would be ideal if you could always find trades that had high rewards and low risk, but what you might find in reality could be very different. It's generally frowned on to have a risk that is larger than the reward, but if markets are volatile, it might make sense. The point of having a stop loss is not only to protect capital, but also to stop your trade once it no longer makes sense.
Sometimes the point where the trade stops making any sense is much farther from the opening market price than the safe exit. When it comes down to it, it is up to you as a trader to figure out what type of risk reward ratio you want to use. You should try to avoid having your risk be bigger than your reward, particularly if you are a beginner, but there is no particular ratio that works for all traders.
The important thing is that you use a ratio that makes sense for your trading style and for market conditions. Search this site. How Important a Trading system is. Recent Announcements. Upcoming Seminars. Contact Us. Important Rules. Broker Recommended. Holly Grail. System Update. Money management.
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