If you’re trading Deriv’s synthetic indices — whether it’s V75, Boom 1000, Range Break 100, or Jump 25 — the most important thing you can do is get your lot size right. Too big and your account gets wiped. Too small and you waste clean setups. That’s exactly why we built this Lot Size Calculator […]
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When I first ventured into trading synthetic indices on Deriv in 2016, I was overwhelmed by the multitude of options. With over a decade of forex trading experience, I still found myself uncertain about which index to start with. This guide is designed to help beginners avoid that initial confusion and set them on the […]
Lot size mistakes are one of the biggest killers of small accounts on Deriv. Unlike forex, synthetic indices have different minimum and maximum lot sizes, and Deriv doesn’t use pips — it uses point-based movement pricing. That means 0.01 on V75 and 0.01 on Boom 1000 aren’t the same thing. In this post, I’ll break […]