NordFX | 0.10 Lot Is Not Always 0.10 Lot

You type 0.10 into the order window. Familiar number. Familiar risk? Not necessarily. 👀

The same lot size can represent completely different exposure depending on what you trade:

💶 EURUSD — 1 lot = 100,000 EUR
🥇 XAUUSD — 1 lot = 100 oz
₿ BTCUSD — 1 lot = 1 BTC
📊 DE40–1 lot = 1 index unit

So copying the same lot size from forex to gold, crypto or an index does not mean copying the same risk.

🔍 The difference is hidden in three numbers traders often overlook: contract size, tick size and tick value.

And there are more traps. A tick is not always a pip. A tiny tick size does not necessarily mean tiny risk. And even a 0.00 tick size shown in MT5 does not mean a price move is worth nothing.

Our new guide breaks it all down with practical examples and shows how to read instrument specifications, calculate the value of a price move and size positions more intelligently. 📊

👉 Before you compare lot sizes, compare what those lots actually represent.

📖 Read the full guide:
https://nordfx.com/useful-articles/tick-size-tick-value-contract-size?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=nordfx

📏 NordFX | 0.10 Lot Is Not Always 0.10 Lot was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.