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How Long to Double a $100 Account
2:50 · 8 chapters · Forex lessons, part 44
What you'll learn
Doubling $100 at sensible risk takes years, not weeks. Here's the compounding maths, and why savings beat raising risk.
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- Key point 1
- The rule of 72 for estimating months to double
- Key point 2
- What 1% risk per trade can realistically produce
- Key point 3
- Why raising risk deepens drawdowns instead of saving time
- Key point 4
- How regular deposits grow a small account faster than returns alone
- Key point 5
- Why offers to double your account in weeks are a warning sign
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