Marketbench

Position size

Work out how many shares to buy so that hitting your stop loses only the share of your account you chose.

Starting values are examples. Replace them with your own.

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Long position size
31 shares

If the stop is hit you lose about £248.00, which is 0.99% of your account.

Stop (risk)£142.00Entry£150.00Target (reward)£170.00
Position value£4,650 (19% of account)
Risk per share£8.00
Risk you chose£250.00
Reward to risk2.50 to 1
Profit at target£620.00
Win rate needed to break even29%
  • The stop is assumed to fill at exactly your stop price. Gaps and slippage can lose more.
  • Commission is charged on the way in and on the way out, and only whole shares are counted.
  • A stop below your entry is a long trade. A stop above it is a short trade.