# Trading percentage wrong **URL:** \ **Category:** C2\ **Created:** [May 26, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392 "2017-05-26T02:40:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HuckWilliams2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/huckwilliams2/32/238_2.png) [@HuckWilliams2](https://forums.collective2.com/u/HuckWilliams2)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/1 "2017-05-26T02:40:21Z")
I started trading the forex system Bijagual. I entered 20 percent for my scaling factor, but I got 200 percent of the system’s open positions. In the configure system it shows the proper Hypothetical results at 20 percent, but still opened twice the positions. I stopped trading the system and all closed properly at 200 percent thank god. There went 60 bucks to C2’s technology. ---
**Author:** ![TonWinter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/tonwinter/32/238_2.png) [@TonWinter](https://forums.collective2.com/u/TonWinter)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/2 "2017-05-26T05:14:17Z")
I also had problems with setting the scaling. It does not always what you gave in. Be very carefull. I think C2 has to look about this. ---
**Author:** ![carzxxz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/carzxxz/32/594_2.png) [@carzxxz](https://forums.collective2.com/u/carzxxz)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/3 "2017-05-26T05:55:32Z")
I agree, be careful. Many times I have set scaling to some amount less than 100% such 10, 25, or 65% and so on and when I click to close the window the scaling defaults back 100%. Also, sometimes when I scale at 20 or 30 percent I also get 200 percent or 300 percent scaling when I hit return after entering. When I am re-scaling my auto trading percentage I almost always wait until the markets are closed, since I trade mostly stock systems, and also immediately go back to the auto trade control panel to double check to be sure it is correct. ---
**Author:** ![TonWinter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/tonwinter/32/238_2.png) [@TonWinter](https://forums.collective2.com/u/TonWinter)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/4 "2017-05-26T09:05:15Z")
Please C2, will you take action? ---
**Author:** ![HuckWilliams2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/huckwilliams2/32/238_2.png) [@HuckWilliams2](https://forums.collective2.com/u/HuckWilliams2)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/5 "2017-05-26T11:40:15Z")
Just FYI, when I went back to stop auto trade, the configure screen still displayed 20%. ---
**Author:** ![HuckWilliams2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/huckwilliams2/32/238_2.png) [@HuckWilliams2](https://forums.collective2.com/u/HuckWilliams2)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/6 "2017-05-28T23:22:00Z")
I tried again today at 40 % and got fills at 400 percent. I have print screens detailing this. Why has this problem not been resolved or even responded to by C2? ---
**Author:** ![MatthewKlein](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/matthewklein/32/21382_2.png) [@MatthewKlein](https://forums.collective2.com/u/MatthewKlein)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/7 "2017-05-29T00:56:34Z")
Huck - The quantities being traded are completely correct. You are not doing the math right. At Collective2, the forex quantity is a minilot (i.e. 10,000 units). So the strategy you are trading (for example), is long 20 AUDCHF. That means the strategy is long: 20 x 10,000 AUDCHF which equals 200,000 units. You had a scaling factor of 40%. 40% of 200,000 = 80,000 … which is EXACTLY what AutoTrade opened. I think perhaps you do not know that forex quantities are minilots (i.e. 10,000 units). ---
**Author:** ![HuckWilliams2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/huckwilliams2/32/238_2.png) [@HuckWilliams2](https://forums.collective2.com/u/HuckWilliams2)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/8 "2017-05-29T14:24:32Z")
Thanks Matthew, I have been away for too long and was thinking that 10 was 10,000 not 100,000. I am sorry for all of my confusion. Huck ---
**Author:** ![NormanBooth](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forums.collective2.com/normanbooth/32/1487_2.png) [@NormanBooth](https://forums.collective2.com/u/NormanBooth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://forums.collective2.com/t/trading-percentage-wrong/10392/9 "2017-05-30T03:30:25Z")
I think I had an issue too about a week ago. I was trying to scale @ 20% ( I believe ) and it populated either 100 or 200%. It was on 1 of the popular long only VIX strategies. I dismissed it & corrected. I will let you no details if I see it happen again…