Setting Up Futures Trading Screen
Futures Sizing and Risk Management
Futures and Commodities
Risk Control
By: Alson Chew
By: Alson Chew
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SETTING UP FUTURES TRADING SCREEN
Thinkorswim LAYOUT: PAM_Scalp for 5 Days 30mins
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FUTURES SIZING AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Follow the decimal format here to input prices and tick size into XSPY Risk Management Excel
Sheet.
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XSPY risk management spread sheet to calculate at a glance the number of shares/futures contracts
required to approximate risk exposure limits.
Note: This risk management spread sheet is only for sizing stocks, cryptocurrency and futures
Adjust PER TICK cell
according to the
product you are
trading according to
this table
Find Min. Entry Level to
achieve the RR you
required.
✓ Target Level
✓ Stop loss Level
Find Min. Target Level to
achieve the RR you
required.
✓ Entry Level
✓ Stop loss Level
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For /6E futures format (Tick 12.5, Risk $300) – SHORT ENTRY
Actual SL: $1.1279 (In XSPY EXCEL key as 11279)
Actual Short Entry: $1.1253 (In XSPY EXCEL key as 11253)
Hence, Target Level (RR 1:2): $1.1201
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For /YM futures format (Tick 5, Risk $2000) – LONG ENTRY
Actual SL: $19739 (In XSPY EXCEL key as 19730)
Actual Long Entry: $20103 (In XSPY EXCEL key as 20103)
Hence, Target Level (RR 1:2): $20849
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Futures Sizing and Risk Management
Futures and Commodities
Risk Control
By: Alson Chew
By: Alson Chew
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