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Home>Courses>Risk & Money Management>Lesson 7 of 7

Performance metrics: win rate, Sharpe, Sortino

The share of your trades that win, and why it means little without risk-reward.

Risk & Money Management·Lesson 7 of 7

All lessons

By the end of this lesson you'll be able to:

  • 01Define win rate
  • 02Explain why win rate alone is misleading
  • 03Combine win rate with risk-reward
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Step 1 · Read the guide

Read the guide first

Everything the quiz asks is covered in the linked guide. Read it, then answer the questions below.

What Is Win Rate in Trading? Formula, Impact, and Myths
Key terms
Win RateRisk-Reward RatioExpectancyTrading Journal

Step 2 · Take the quiz

Quick check

10 questions

Answer all 10, then check. Wrong answers show a hint and a link back to the guide.

  1. Question 01

    What is win rate?

  2. Question 02

    You win 6 of 10 trades. What is your win rate?

  3. Question 03

    Does a high win rate alone guarantee profit?

  4. Question 04

    With a 1:3 risk-reward, you can be profitable with a win rate around:

  5. Question 05

    A trader with a 90% win rate but huge losers can still:

  6. Question 06

    Win rate is most useful when judged together with what?

  7. Question 07

    What does expectancy combine with win rate?

  8. Question 08

    You win 4 of 10 trades but each winner is 3x each loser. You are likely:

  9. Question 09

    What does chasing a very high win rate often tempt traders to do?

  10. Question 10

    What is the best way to know your true win rate?

Answered 0 of 10 · pass 70% (7/10) to complete

Risk & Money Management7 of 7
  1. Risk management fundamentals
  2. The risk-reward ratio
  3. Position sizing
  4. Stop loss and take profit
  5. Max drawdown and risk of ruin
  6. Money management and diversification
  7. →Performance metrics: win rate, Sharpe, Sortino
  8. ⚑Final Assessment· 20 Q