[Here’s why you need proper risk management in trading] Imagi | The Real Rayner Teo

[Here’s why you need proper risk management in trading]

Imagine:

There are two traders, John and Sally.

They both start with a $1,000 account

John is an aggressive trader and he risks $250 on each trade.

Sally is a conservative trader and she risks $20 on each trade.

Both adopt a trading strategy that wins 50% of the time with an average of 1:2 risk to reward.

Over the next 8 trades, the outcomes are Lose Lose Lose Lose Win Win Win Win.

Here’s the outcome for John:

-$250 -$250 -$250 -$250 = BLOW UP

Here’s the outcome for Sally:

-$20 -$20 -$20 -$20 +$40 +$40 +$40 +$40 = +$80

Do you see the power of risk management?

So here’s the deal:

As a trader, you’ll encounter losses regularly.

But with proper risk management, you can contain these losses till it feels like an “ant bite”.