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How many shares to buy so that being wrong costs exactly what you decided it would, and no more.

Trading capital₹5,00,000

Risk per trade1 %

1-2% is the usual discipline.

Entry price

Stop loss

Most you can lose1.00% of capital₹5,000

Loss per share at the stop₹20.00

Buy this many250

Position costs25.00% of your capital₹1,25,000

Rounded down, never up: rounding up would risk more than you said you would.

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