It is mostly suitable for beginner traders that are looking for live trading experience with lower capital.
No, using a small account does provide low profits, but it is one of the safest ways to trade in forex without taking much risk, and the loss is also at a smaller value.
Start with what your comfortable potentially losing would be my advice
Size of the account does not matter. Consistency in profit earning matters a lot. The smaller the account is the smaller are the worries about losing actual money. It is even better if you are fine with small profits and are not in a hurry to make money. You will be able to learn a lot with a small account risking a small amount of money.
Not if you are a beginner. Using a small account during your inital stages of live trading is actually an advantage because the loss and risk involved in it are at a lower rate and can be recovered easily.
I totally agree, Starting trading live using a small amount is a wise start. Small account allows a trader to understand the nature of the market and learn to control his emotions while trading live. As a trader learns and gains experience he can switch to a standard account
You have the answer - small account is not a problem.
But it CAN be a problem, if treated without caution.
The most important factor will the be broker account to trade with. Very popular setup for broker account is 1:30 leverage and minimum position size = 0.01 lot. This means, that:
- You will be able to open around 1-3 trades at the same time for 0.01 lot (required margin for 0.01 EURUSD is around 36$)
- 1 pip on EURUSD will have value of 0.1 USD
- 2% of your capital is only 20 pips with minimal position size (not counting the spread)
- If you want to keep 2% risk (or something similar) you need to trade low timeframes which is more risky. Going on D1 or H4 will force you to stretch your risk out of comfortable zone or stop you out too often.
With such parameters it IS possible to trade, but you will need to ignore multiple trades waiting for one which meet your tight stop loss criteria OR risk more than reasonable. It would be best to trade demo with higher balance and gather more trading capital in the meantime. But, if you really need to start trading right away with 100USD - it is possible, but be very cautious with broker account.
I remember that some time ago Oanda allowed position sizes at unit level (0.00001 lot) not sure, if there are any other brokers with such setup, but this gives much better resolution and allows much smaller positions (=much better risk control and more trades taken)
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Small account is not a problem. With a small account, your trading lot should be tiny as well. There is a thing called risk management in trading. It suggests that you must not take more than 2% risk in a single trade. If you take less risk, the reward would be small as well. This is it. Do not concentrate on earning money first. Concentrate on earning number of pips. You will be on the right track to make a good amount of money within some years.
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Providing you can practice good risk management and have realistic expectation of what is possible with $100 then that is fine. Too many expect to be making 10x on their deposit each month with that much and it simply won’t happen. AT least not sustainably
As above use proper risk management so between 1-2% per trade irrespective of account size and let your edge payout
Using a small account as a beginner is the right choice to make, and it is also one of the safest ways to trade in forex without causing any big loss on your profits.
I don’t see starting trading with a small account to be a problem. With small risks, traders can get acquainted with the market better. But in the longer run, this wouldn’t bring you big profits. You have to take higher risks to get higher rewards.
It is completely ok to start trading forex with a $100 deposit. Here’s something you need to know Can I trade Forex with $100?
In case, if you want to explore forex with very less deposit, read Which Forex account is best for Low Capital Investment?
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You can watch my trading journal. See for yourself how it will grow, so you can take it as a fact. No need for opinions in this business.
Small account is difficult to be fair. Especially as it takes a lot of patience. Starting small is good to find out your own weaknesses and to strenghten yourself as a trader.
I think it’s best to start trading with a small trading account because if you trade directly with the big risk, you can face a lot of burden, which can cause problems for you if your trading psychology is weak. So it is better to take small risks first and get used to becoming profitable with that. .
I find starting with a small trading to be a good move. As a new trader, you lack trading skills. Since with a small trading account there is low risk, you can utilise this opportunity to build skills and understand trading psychology in a real trading environment.
This should be one of the best replies to consider on this post. Even when you have large sum in your account, always consider starting from small to build consistency in the market. You have nothing much to lose if something goes wrong in your early days.
Just look for a broker with good minimum account size that you can start with, the joy I felt when I saw Forexchief’s minimum account size is still vivid. I concluded this was something I could work with for a start without fear.
It’s fine to learn on a smaller account, just use 0.01 lot size and just trade one pair at a time to start with (that’s what I would do anyway). Also it could be a good idea to stick to the major pairs as they tend to be less volatile. One of the trading groups I am in did a fun challenge last year and I did $10 to $100 on my CedarFX account. Tight risk management was out of the window, but it was fun, low risk (not much to loose) and showed it was definitely possible.
When you start trading, you hardly know anything. Learning takes one step at a time. And small accounts are great to help you with skills since they also minimise the risk of trading. I think it depends on your purpose. For anyone who has been trading for a long time, small accounts will hold no meaning for them since they are ready to take a high risk.
even$1 works, its all the same