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Position Sizing Formula: Examples ke Saath Simple Guide

Kitni quantity leni hai? Position sizing ka simple formula seekho, stock, options aur forex ke examples ke saath.

ShivamFounder, ScalpTrading.in
21 October 2026 5 min read

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Kya aapke saath aisa hota hai ki ek din 3 quantity lete ho, agle din 10, aur phir ek bada loss poore hafte ki kamai kha jaata hai? Problem aksar setup mein nahi hoti. Problem hoti hai quantity mein. Matlab position sizing mein.

Is article mein hum simple bhasha mein samjhenge ki position sizing kya hai, iska formula kya hai, stock, options aur forex mein ise kaise lagayein, aur beginners kaun si galtiyan karte hain. Saare numbers sirf example hain, taaki maths clear ho jaaye.

Position sizing kya hai aur kyun zaroori hai

Position sizing ka matlab hai: ek trade mein kitni quantity leni hai. Ye decision feeling se nahi, ek fixed rule se hona chahiye.

Achha trader pehle ye sochta hai ki “agar main galat hua to kitna jaayega?” Profit baad mein aata hai. Jab har trade ka risk pehle se fix hota hai, to koi ek bura trade aapka account nahi tod sakta.

“Setup decide karta hai ki trade lena hai ya nahi. Position size decide karta hai ki aap kal bhi trade kar paoge ya nahi.”

Position sizing ka basic formula

Formula sirf teen cheezon par chalta hai: account size, risk percent aur stop loss ki doori.

STEP 01

Risk amount nikalo

Risk amount = Account size × Risk percent. Beginners ke liye bahut log 1% ya usse kam rakhte hain. Ye aapka personal rule hai, koi guarantee nahi.

STEP 02

Per unit risk nikalo

Per unit risk = Entry price − Stop loss price (short trade mein ulta). Ye batata hai ki ek share ya ek unit par kitna nuksan ho sakta hai.

STEP 03

Quantity nikalo

Quantity = Risk amount ÷ Per unit risk. Answer ko hamesha neeche round karo, upar nahi.

Bas itna hi. Pehle stop loss chart se decide hota hai, phir quantity formula se. Ulta kabhi nahi.

Worked example: equity intraday

Ye sirf ek example hai, koi trade recommendation nahi.

  • Account size: 1,00,000 rupaye
  • Risk per trade: 1% = 1,000 rupaye
  • Entry: 500 rupaye, Stop loss: 495 rupaye
  • Per share risk: 5 rupaye
  • Quantity = 1,000 ÷ 5 = 200 shares

Ab maan lo stop loss chart ke hisaab se 490 par hona chahiye. Per share risk 10 rupaye ho gaya. Quantity = 1,000 ÷ 10 = 100 shares.

Dekho kya hua? Stop bada hua to quantity apne aap chhoti ho gayi. Risk dono baar 1,000 rupaye hi raha. Yahi position sizing ki asli taakat hai.

Charges ko mat bhoolo

Scalping mein brokerage, STT aur baaki charges chhote trades par bhi lagte hain. Achha tareeka ye hai ki apne risk amount mein charges ka andaza bhi shaamil karo. Exact charges apne broker ke calculator par check karo.

Options aur forex mein position sizing

Options (lot ke saath)

Options mein quantity lot mein aati hai, isliye formula thoda badalta hai:

Lots = Risk amount ÷ (Premium mein stop × Lot size)

Example: Risk 1,000 rupaye hai. Premium ka stop 10 rupaye neeche hai. Agar lot size 50 maan lein (sirf example), to ek lot ka risk = 10 × 50 = 500 rupaye. Lots = 1,000 ÷ 500 = 2 lots.

Lot size time ke saath badalta rehta hai. Current value apne broker / NSE par check karo. Aur agar ek lot ka risk hi aapke risk amount se zyada hai, to trade skip karo. Ye bhi ek valid decision hai.

Forex aur Gold

Forex mein formula same hai, bas units pips aur lots hain:

Lot size = Risk amount ÷ (Stop in pips × Pip value per lot)

Example: Risk 10 dollar, stop 20 pips, aur maan lo 1 standard lot ka pip value 10 dollar hai. To 20 × 10 = 200 dollar per lot. Lots = 10 ÷ 200 = 0.05 lot. Pip value pair aur broker ke hisaab se alag hota hai, isliye apne platform ka calculator use karo.

Risk percent kyun chhota rakhein

Losing streak har trader ki life mein aati hai. Neeche simple maths dekho. Maan lo 1,00,000 ka account hai aur lagatar 10 trades loss mein gaye (sirf example):

  • 1% risk per trade: account lagbhag 90,400 bachega
  • 2% risk per trade: account lagbhag 81,700 bachega
  • 5% risk per trade: account lagbhag 59,900 bachega

5% wale case mein wapas 1,00,000 tak aane ke liye lagbhag 67% return chahiye. 1% wale case mein lagbhag 11%. Chhota risk aapko game mein bane rehne deta hai.

“Bada loss recover karna, chhota loss lene se kai guna mushkil hai.”

Beginners ki common galtiyan

RULE 01

Quantity pehle, stop baad mein

Pehle socha “100 lena hai”, phir stop ko quantity ke hisaab se chhota kar diya. Isse stop galat jagah lagta hai aur jaldi hit hota hai.

RULE 02

Loss ke baad size badhana

Ek loss ke baad “double karke cover kar lunga” wali soch revenge trading hai. Risk percent fix rakho.

RULE 03

Margin ko risk samajhna

Broker zyada margin de raha hai, iska matlab ye nahi ki utni quantity lo. Margin buying power hai, risk limit nahi.

RULE 04

Daily loss limit na rakhna

Per trade risk ke saath ek daily limit bhi rakho, jaise 3 losses ke baad us din band. Ye number aap apne plan mein khud decide karo.

Position sizing checklist

  • Account size aur risk percent likha hua hai?
  • Stop loss chart ke logical level par hai?
  • Per unit risk sahi calculate kiya?
  • Quantity neeche round ki?
  • Options mein current lot size aur forex mein pip value check ki?
  • Charges ka andaza risk mein jod liya?
  • Aaj ki daily loss limit yaad hai?

Position sizing boring lagta hai, par yahi woh cheez hai jo beginner ko trader banati hai. Har trade se pehle 30 second ka ye calculation aapko bade nuksan se bachata hai. Basics strong karne ke liye hamara free course Scalping Fundamentals zaroor dekho. Is topic ka poora video bhi YouTube par hai, examples ke saath: yahan dekho.

WRITTEN BY Shivam

Founder, ScalpTrading.in. Nifty options scalper and creator of ScalpTool. Here he writes about what he has learned from his own trading: rules, risk and discipline.

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