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Total Capital
The total amount of capital in your wallet.
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Risk
The percentage of your total capital you are willing
to risk in the trade.
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Long
A buying position that enables you to profit if the
price of the asset increases.
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Short
A selling position that enables you to profit if the
price of the asset decreases.
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Leverage
The proportion of your trade that will be paid for
with borrowed funds. I.e. if you are using 10x leverage, you will be 1/10 of the trade. If
you are using 25x leverage you will be funding 1/20 of the trade.
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Entry
The price at which you enter the trade.
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Stop Loss
A price level you can set on a position which
will, once reached, close the trade and prevent any further loss.
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Exit
The price at which you exit the trade. Can be referred
to as your take profit or "TP".
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Risked Capital
The capital you stand to lose if the given
stop loss is reached.
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Margin
Margin is the portion of your own funds that you put
into a trade. Remember that depending on what margin mode you are using, your losses may not
be limited to this margin.
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Position Size
The size, or quantity, of the asset/coin (not
currency) for this position.
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Liquidation
The forced closure of a trade due to the
available margin being used up, forcing the exchange to close the trade to stop losses and
mitigate risk.
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PnL
Profit & Loss. Shows what you stand to gain or lose
with the inputs given.
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Risk / Reward
The ratio of potential profit of the trade to
its potential loss.
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Return on Equity (ROE)
The ratio of total profit to margin
(your cost).
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Percent Change
The percent
increase of the price of the asset. This is determined by provided entry and exit prices.