Aggressive pyramiding is a technique of increasing the size of the position above the limits established by the originally available margin. As your opening position’s gain expand, so does your account’s equity and on the cuff margin. This acknowledges you to tot up more lots to the initial position. Subsequently, you are able to exchange plenty bigger capacity than your account’s balance would have acknowledged. Certainly, for as long as the situation remains in gain.

The apparent drawback of such position sizing technique is that it is greatly risky. A big sufficient opponent move of the exchange will bring in a margin call and stop-out of all your foreign exchanges. A gap large adequate will result the account balance into negative zone. It is an extreme dangerous method.
Pyramid trading is a monetary management method. You can utilize it either to scale into your foreign exchanges or to start bigger exchanges than your margin would consistently allow you.

How to utilize Aggressive Pyramiding

The aggressive pyramiding technique consists of opening positions as vast as your free margin acknowledges instantly until your objective position size is attained. Delightfully, it is accomplished progressively, with every pip of friendly price movement. As a matter of fact, it would be a too monotonous work (if done manually), so increasing volume in one, two, or more extra trades may be a more excellent choice.

Why Utilize Aggressive Pyramiding

There are three completely important reasons for utilizing aggressive pyramiding to max out the margin for your exchanges:

a) If you desire a position of a specific size and your account balance is low, but you can’t deposit more cash right away. The reasons for not being able to deposit can be many: from deposit procedure taking too long (e.g. the broker is known for KYC/AML checks lasting for several days) to cash being confined in something else to allowing troubles with your payment system.

b) Occasionally, you just don’t want to deposit more with this specific broker.

c) When a special opportunity avails itself, you need to be all in on it and frequently even more than that. Aggressive pyramiding is just the move to be in such a case.

Actually, you have to be cautious of the vast risk this trading technique includes and should refrain it in nearly any situation unless your well-weighted contemplation instruct you otherwise.


Mike N
Mike N

Financial Trading Systems Design Expert

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