Understand the calculation

Put a number on position risk.

Enter a scenario to explore the relationship between stop distance, position quantity and exposure. This educational calculation uses no live prices and does not recommend a trade.

Account currencyThis selects a label only. No automatic currency conversion is performed.Capital for this calculationAmount in the selected account currency.Risk percentage for this calculationA percentage you enter for the scenario, not a recommendation.Entry priceA price in your scenario, without live market data.Stop priceUse the same price units as the entry price; the two prices must differ.Value multiplier per unitAmount in the account currency for a one-point price move, per quantity unit.Allowed quantity incrementThe allowed quantity increment, such as a whole or fractional unit. Enter the product’s terms.

Quantity is rounded down to the selected increment. A quantity unit is not necessarily a contract or lot.

Scenario result

Enter your scenario and select calculate. Changing an input clears the previous result.

All monetary inputs must be consistent with the account currency and multiplier. This calculator does not calculate currency conversion, margin, available leverage or trading costs, and it does not place orders.

How is the result calculated?

The risk budget is capital multiplied by the risk percentage. Loss per unit is the absolute difference between entry and stop prices, multiplied by the contract multiplier. The position quantity uses only complete quantity steps that fit within the budget.

The calculated risk is quantity multiplied by loss per unit. Notional exposure is quantity multiplied by the entry price and multiplier. A stop order does not guarantee execution at the price entered.

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Scenario result

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