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#: '''Exposure''' is defined as follows: entry price * number of contracts. This is the definition for both long and short positions.
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# In the '''Exposure''' box, enter the maximum percentage of capital to be exposed to risk.
#: For example, with '''Exposure''' set to 50%, a maximum of 50% of the capital will be available for the sum of all positions. If an additional position causes total exposure to exceed 50%, the position size will be reduced so that the '''Exposure''' limit is not exceeded.
# In the '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position''' box, enter the maximum percentage of capital that can be risked per position.
#: For example, with '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position''' set to 5%, a maximum of 5% of the capital will be available for a single position. If an additional position risks more than 5% of capital, then the position size will be reduced so that the '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position''' limit is not exceeded.
#: <br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note''': '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position''' is defined as follows: entry price * number of shares. This is cannot exceed the definition for both long and short positions'''Exposure''' setting.</div>#: <br><div style="background-color: #E3FBE5;">'''Note2''': '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position''' cannot exceed is calculated based on equity, that is a % of (initial capital value + profit/loss of the closed trades). It is a general setting for the whole portfolio of symbols and strategies that limits the amount of your position.<br>If '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position'''Exposureallows you to buy 50 contracts only, while you are supposed to buy 100 contracts according to '''Trade Size''', your strategy will buy only 50 contracts.<br>If according to '''Trade Size''', you are supposed to buy 50 contracts, but '''Max % of Capital at Risk per Position''' settingallows you to buy 100 contracts, , your strategy will buy only 50 contracts.</div>
# In the '''Initial Portfolio Capital''' box, enter the amount of the initial trading capital.
# In the '''Required Capital Assumptions in Margin Trading''' section, choose to use either '''Margin per Contract''' settings or '''Potential Loss per Contract''' settings.<br>
