Position sizeek trade mein kitne shares ya lots lene hain

Position size is the quantity you trade, and deciding it correctly is the core of risk management. Start with the rupees you are willing to lose on one trade, commonly 1% to 2% of capital. Then divide by the distance between entry and stop loss per share. Suppose your capital is ₹2,00,000, your risk per trade is 1%, or ₹2,000, and you want to buy SBI at ₹800 with a stop at ₹790. Risk per share is ₹10, so the position is 200 shares, worth ₹1,60,000. If the stop is ₹20 away, the position halves to 100 shares. Sizing this way keeps every loss roughly the same and survivable, regardless of which stock or how volatile. Most beginners size by how much they can afford to buy, not by how much they can afford to lose, which is why one bad trade removes months of gains.