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Position sizing, costs, drawdowns and the maths behind why most traders lose, and what to do about it.

RISKEUR/USD random entries · net pips per trade after spread60%win rate needed on a 5-pip scalpRisk

Why most forex traders lose money: the maths, with real data

Regulators say 74–89% of retail CFD accounts lose money. We placed 16,574 random EUR/USD trades to show the main reason: what the market charges you to trade, before skill even enters it.

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