How to Risk Only 1% Per Trade in Forex
Master the 1% risk rule to protect your forex account. Learn exact position sizing steps, psychological discipline from Mark Douglas, and how to stay consistent after losses.
You just took a loss. Your instinct screams to double the next trade and "get it back." This exact moment ends accounts for thousands of young traders every year.
The fix is simple but brutal: risk only 1% of your account on any single trade. Mark Douglas taught that trading is a probability game, not a prediction contest. Accepting small, controlled losses is the price of admission to the few winners you need.