Update stake_amount description

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Matthias 2019-11-27 14:24:14 +01:00
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| `max_open_trades` | **Required.** Number of trades open your bot will have. If -1 then it is ignored (i.e. potentially unlimited open trades)
| `stake_currency` | **Required.** Crypto-currency used for trading. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
| `stake_amount` | **Required.** Amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade. Per default, the bot will use (0.05 BTC x 3) = 0.15 BTC in total will be always engaged. Set it to `"unlimited"` to allow the bot to use all available balance. [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
| `stake_amount` | **Required.** Amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade. Set it to `"unlimited"` to allow the bot to use all available balance. [More information below](#understand-stake_amount). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
| `amount_reserve_percent` | Reserve some amount in min pair stake amount. The bot will reserve `amount_reserve_percent` + stoploss value when calculating min pair stake amount in order to avoid possible trade refusals. <br>*Defaults to `0.05` (5%).*
| `ticker_interval` | The ticker interval to use (e.g `1m`, `5m`, `15m`, `30m`, `1h` ...). [Strategy Override](#parameters-in-the-strategy).
| `fiat_display_currency` | Fiat currency used to show your profits. [More information below](#what-values-can-be-used-for-fiat_display_currency).
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### Understand stake_amount
The `stake_amount` configuration parameter is an amount of crypto-currency your bot will use for each trade.
The minimal value is 0.0005. If there is not enough crypto-currency in
the account an exception is generated.
The minimal configuration value is 0.0001. Please check your exchange's trading minimums to avoid problems.
This setting works in combination with `max_open_trades`. The maximum capital engaged in trades is `stake_amount * max_open_trades`.
For example, the bot will at most use (0.05 BTC x 3) = 0.15 BTC, assuming a configuration of `max_open_trades=3` and `stake_amount=0.05`.
To allow the bot to trade all the available `stake_currency` in your account set
```json
"stake_amount" : "unlimited",
```
In this case a trade amount is calclulated as:
In this case a trade amount is calculated as:
```python
currency_balance / (max_open_trades - current_open_trades)