TRADZY Blog
Risk Management
8 guides on risk management — part of the TRADZY Blog.
Risk Management
Risk Management in Trading: The Complete Beginner's Guide
Position sizing, stop placement, max daily loss, and drawdown limits explained — the risk management fundamentals that determine whether you survive long enough to get good.
Risk Management
How to Calculate Position Size for a Small Trading Account
A step-by-step position sizing formula for small trading accounts, with worked examples for a $500, $1,000, and $5,000 account.
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Win Rate vs Risk-Reward Ratio: Which One Actually Matters?
Why a high win rate can still be a losing strategy, why a low win rate can still be profitable, and the actual formula for expectancy that ties both together.
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Max Drawdown Explained: Why It Matters More Than Win Rate
What max drawdown actually measures, why it reveals risk-of-ruin in a way win rate never can, and how to calculate and track it correctly.
Risk Management
CFD Leverage Limits in Europe Explained
How ESMA's retail leverage caps work for CFDs across the EU and UK — the actual ratios by asset class, negative balance protection, and how professional client status changes the limits.
Risk Management
Capital Gains Tax on Trading in the UK Explained
How UK capital gains tax applies to trading profits, the annual exempt amount, the difference between trading as a business vs investing, and where spread betting fits in.
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Wash Sale Rule Explained for Traders
What the IRS wash sale rule actually prohibits, the 30-day window, how it affects active traders specifically, and the mark-to-market election that can eliminate it.
Risk Management
Day Trading in a 401(k) or IRA: What's Actually Allowed
What's actually allowed when day trading inside a 401(k) or IRA — restrictions on margin, options, and short selling, plus the tax trade-offs of trading inside a retirement account.