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Lot Size
The standardized quantity of a financial instrument in a trade. In forex: Standard lot = 100,000 units, Mini lot = 10,000, Micro lot = 1,000, Nano lot = 100.
Example
“A beginner forex trader started with micro lots of 1,000 units to limit their risk to just a few dollars per pip movement while learning the market.”