THE BEGINNER'S TRADE CALCULATOR

Know your risk.
Find your lot size.

Tell us your balance and trade plan. We’ll do the maths.

What would you like to calculate?Choose your risk budget and stop loss to calculate your position size.

1Start with your account

Account currencyAccount balance

Set my risk asRisk per trade

Risk is the amount you plan to lose if the stop loss is reached.

2Set up your trade

What are you trading?Trade direction

Your entry priceThe price where you plan to open your trade. Prices are entered manually.

Set stop loss usingStop-loss price

Set take profit usingReward for each 1 risked

3Check your broker settings

Forex example settings: 100,000 units per lot, minimum 0.01 lots. Confirm these in your broker’s symbol specification.

Lot limits & trading costs

Minimum lotLot step

Maximum lotExtra cost per 1 lotRound-trip commission / extra execution buffer, in account currency.

Units per 1 lot

Use executable entry and exit prices. Add costs not already reflected in those prices; do not count the spread twice. Overnight fees and gaps are not automatically included.

01 / Lot size

How big your trade is. A smaller lot means each price movement changes your balance by less.

02 / Stop loss

Your planned exit if price moves against you. A wider stop needs a smaller lot for the same money risk.

03 / Take profit

Your planned exit if price moves in your favour. A 2:1 target aims for twice the price-distance risk, before costs.