I'm fully aware of all your comments though it is difficult to get it right on a trade. Firstly the lack of capital becomes a problem. Given the typical 2-3% rule on MM, a small account of $500 has a $10-15 risk per trade. In trading terms that is ...
Oh well I've just blown my $500 mini account. My first margin call. At least the brokers are kind enough to leave you with your initial investment so I have $49 in the account. I guess I had this coming since I was trading blindly off my own ...