Position size.
How many lots can I trade so a stopped-out trade loses exactly what I planned?
Run it on your own numbers.
Every figure comes from what you type, and the formula behind the answer is printed under it.
Position size
How many lots can I trade so a stopped-out trade loses exactly what I planned?
Position size
5.00 lots
Lots = (account x risk percent) / (stop in pips x pip value per lot). Pip value defaults to $10, the one-lot EUR/USD convention; adjust it per instrument, or work it out in the pip value tool.
How it is computed
Lots equal your account size times the risk percent you allow one trade, divided by the stop distance in pips times the pip value per lot. Nothing else enters the figure.
Pip value defaults to 10 dollars, the one-lot EUR/USD convention. For gold, indices or crosses, work out the real pip value in the pip value calculator first and carry it over.
Runs in your browser over the numbers you type. Nothing is stored, nothing is sent anywhere, and no result is a recommendation or financial advice.
Asked about this calculator.
Short answers in the same plain arithmetic the calculator uses.
Why size from the stop instead of a fixed lot count?
A fixed lot count makes the loss depend on wherever the stop happens to sit. Sizing from the stop turns every trade into the same planned loss, which is what a prop firm's daily limit actually prices.
What risk percent do funded traders typically use?
Common practice is between 0.25 and 1 percent per trade, because a 5 percent daily limit survives only a handful of ordinary losses at 1 percent. The calculator shows the dollar risk so you can check it against your own limits.
Does this include spread and commission?
No. It prices the distance to your stop. The live board and cost calculator on this site measure what entering and exiting actually costs on top.
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