Risk & Position Sizing
Build position size from loss budget, stop distance, contract specification, margin and effective leverage.
- FX & CFD Lot Size Calculation Guide
- How Much Should You Risk per Trade?
- Margin, Usage & Effective Leverage
Follow daily market analysis and global macro research, then validate the decision with six practical financial tools for sizing, cost, backtesting, chart context and documentation.
Market context first. Transparent calculation next. No signals, no promises and no hidden decision-making.
Financial decision tools
Choose the uncertainty you need to reduce. Every tool below has a free way to start and a direct path from research to verification.
Load a TradingView CSV or XLSX and inspect KPIs, equity, drawdown, Monte Carlo, risk of ruin and stress tests before risking capital.
Analyze a backtestCalculate lot size, required margin, estimated stop loss and effective leverage across FX, metals, indices and crypto CFDs.
Calculate position sizeCombine spread, commission and swap or funding to estimate all-in cost and the break-even price before you enter.
Calculate total costVisualize public COT positioning, interest rates, real yields, rate differentials and EIA energy data in one workbench.
Open the workbenchTurn a decision into a repeatable checklist, trade plan, journal or finance-team document using a searchable template library.
Find a templateBrowse Pine Script indicators for sessions, ATR, VWAP, trend, volume and risk management. Inspect the code before adding one.
Browse free indicatorsMarket intelligence
Move from the latest market picture to the deeper macro regime, or enter the complete English research library by topic.
Review the latest cross-asset moves, major catalysts, market reactions and the events shaping the next session.
Read daily analysisConnect central banks, fiscal policy, geopolitics, liquidity, growth and inflation to the market regime rather than a single headline.
Read global macro analysisBrowse position sizing, trading costs, backtesting, macro, TradingView, journals, FX, CFDs, commodities, indices, stocks, metals and crypto.
Explore all financial articlesRead it. Calculate it. Verify it.
The articles organize the question. The calculators and workbenches expose the assumptions. Use both sides together instead of treating commentary or a single result as the answer.
Daily analysis and global macro research frame what changed, what matters and what remains uncertain.
Position size, margin, break-even, drawdown and scenario results are inspectable rather than hidden behind a recommendation.
Lot, cost and imported backtest data are processed on your device in the applicable tools, not sent to SG Group.
Information, calculation, visualization, research and document support only — never individualized investment advice.
Use the core content and tools first. Compare plans only when you need saving, reusable workspaces, deeper diagnostics, exports, reports, expanded libraries or customization.
Research by decision
Each theme below connects practical articles to the financial tool that can help you test, calculate or document the same decision.
Build position size from loss budget, stop distance, contract specification, margin and effective leverage.
Measure spread, commission, swap or funding, conversion and slippage before judging a strategy or account.
Use the trade cost calculatorMove beyond headline profit by checking drawdown, sequence risk, out-of-sample behavior and parameter stability.
Connect positioning, rates, real yields, policy, inflation and energy data to the broader market regime.
Open the macro workbenchUse charts, scripts, alerts and strategy settings with explicit controls for risk, time zones and order sizing.
Make plans, reviews, risk limits and evidence reusable so the process survives beyond one trade or one meeting.
Articles and tools provide educational and informational support. Market conditions, broker specifications and data can change; confirm primary sources and your actual trading conditions before acting.
Read the market, test the assumptions, calculate the exposure and document the decision — all from one finance-first starting point.
Daily market analysis · Global macro research · Six financial tools · Themed practical guides
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