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How much of your account do you risk per trade, on average?

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I trade about 12% of my account, for example. I trade option spreads. I have a small account $5400, and I'll buy a spread that costs me $700. So I know I only lose what I have invested - I prefer the low nightmare futures effect. Anybody else do this?

What is that?

Especially the futures part since you are talking about trading options.

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What is that?

Especially the futures part since you are talking about trading options.

@SunTrader my trades are more obscure than I thought. I sold a March corn 3.8 strike put. I bought a january soybean 10 strike and sold a january 9.6 strike. These are options on the underlying futures contracts. These are longer term swing trades that I don't have to watch every minute. Hope that helps :-)

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Kanab utah/usa
 
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thanks for your input!

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