What a Stop-Loss Order Can and Cannot Guarantee
A stop-loss is an instruction to close a position at a level, not a promise of that price. Understanding the difference is the core of managing risk on leveraged trades.
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A stop-loss is an instruction to close a position at a level, not a promise of that price. Understanding the difference is the core of managing risk on leveraged trades.
AX Editorial1 min read

A trading signal is a structured statement of a trade idea: an instrument, a direction, an entry area, an invalidation level and one or more objectives. It is a conditional plan, not a forecast and not a guarantee.
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Position size is derived, not chosen. Given account equity, a risk budget for the trade and the distance to invalidation, there is exactly one size that respects the budget.
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Four recurring costs separate a strategy on paper from a strategy in an account. Each is measurable, and each should be stated explicitly before any result is interpreted.
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