Thanks in advance. I have a swing trading system and I was asked by a hedge fund interested in running it how much buying power I need. I’m having a hard time calculating the # I should give them. Any advise would be appreciated.
Normally I risk 1.5% of the portfolio on any trade, so if I have $1MM AUM, my risk on a trade would be $15,000. If my stop is 3 points, I’d buy 5000 shares. Fairly straight forward.
Here is my issue. I have had times where I have 20 positions opened and…