# Risk & Lot Settings

The MT5 product uses the risk and protection labels shown in the BananaEA-Auto MT5 Inputs tab.

### 🍌 AIMS Interactive Trade Risk & Lot Size Calculator

Stress-Free Math

Account Balance ($)$



50,000

50000

$



5



k$



10



k$



50



k$



100



k$



200



k

Risk Per Trade (%)1



%

1

0.25



%0.5



%1



%2



%

Stop Loss Distance (



pips



)20





pips

20

Instrument / Market

Forex (EUR/USD, GBP/USD — $10/pip/lot) (forex)

Recommended Lot Size

2.5Lots

Cash at Risk (1R)

-$



500.00

PC1 Target (3R)

+$



1500.00

Bank 25%: +$



375.00

Potential 23R Big Runner

+$



11500.00

Stop moved to Breakeven (+1 pip buffer) after PC1 milestone.

**☕ Immy's Doctrine:** *"A stop loss is an operational business expense, not a defeat. Let the EA do the sweating while you sip your tea."*

Sample size rule: Execute this exact risk across 20 to 100 trades. Consistency beats prediction every time.

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## Lot Sizing[​](#lot-sizing "Direct link to Lot Sizing")

| Input label                                   | What it controls                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Lot sizing method                             | How the EA calculates trade size. Choices include fixed lots, balance-percent risk, equity-percent risk, and account-currency risk. |
| Fixed lots, percent, or account-currency risk | The value used by the selected lot sizing method. For example, it can be a fixed lot size, a risk percent, or a currency amount.    |
| Max lots per trade, 0 disables                | Optional hard cap on lot size per trade.                                                                                            |
| Max risk percent cap, 0 disables              | Optional cap on risk percentage per trade.                                                                                          |

Start with small risk on demo, then confirm the calculated lot size in Strategy Tester before live use.

## Portfolio And Symbol Limits[​](#portfolio-and-symbol-limits "Direct link to Portfolio And Symbol Limits")

| Input label                                 | What it controls                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Max open positions, 0 disables              | Maximum total open positions across the portfolio.                                  |
| Max pending orders, 0 disables              | Maximum total pending orders across the portfolio.                                  |
| Max positions per symbol                    | Maximum open positions for one symbol.                                              |
| Max pending orders per symbol               | Maximum pending orders for one symbol.                                              |
| Max open trades when scale-in is enabled    | Maximum open trades allowed when the scale-in gate mode permits additional entries. |
| Max counted signals per session, 0 disables | Limits how many signals can be counted during one session.                          |
| Max open portfolio risk percent             | Optional cap on total open portfolio risk.                                          |

## Scale-In And Exposure Controls[​](#scale-in-and-exposure-controls "Direct link to Scale-In And Exposure Controls")

| Input label                                    | What it controls                                                                                                           |
| ---------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Scale-in gate mode                             | Whether additional same-direction trades are allowed, and whether they must wait for break even or partial close progress. |
| Allow opposite hedging exposure                | Allows opposite-direction exposure where the account model permits it.                                                     |
| Replace same-side pending order                | Replaces an existing same-side pending order when a newer one is accepted.                                                 |
| Block new signals while symbol position exists | Stops additional signals on a symbol while a position is already open.                                                     |

## Magic Number[​](#magic-number "Direct link to Magic Number")

| Input label            | What it controls                                                                                                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Banana EA magic number | The identifier stamped on orders placed by this EA instance. Use a different Magic Number for independent charts or portfolios. |

On multi-symbol or multi-chart setups, plan Magic Numbers before live use so one setup does not accidentally manage another setup's trades.