Tool — Use on every trade
Position Size & Risk Calculator
Enter your account balance, the percentage you are willing to risk, and your entry and stop-loss — get your exact position size instantly. Works for Forex, Gold, Indices and Crypto.
1%Typical risk per trade
Position Size Calculator
Calculates live as you typeYour total trading account size
Most professionals risk 1% or less
$10 for most FX pairs. $1 for Gold per 0.10.
0.0001 for most FX, 0.01 for JPY and Gold
Your position
Enter your details to begin
—For education only. Always double-check lot size with your broker's own calculator.
Why Position Sizing Is the Most Important Calculation
You can be right about direction more often than not and still lose your account if your position size is wrong. Professional traders fix their risk first and let position size follow — never the other way round.
How It Works
Your risk amount is balance times risk percentage. Your stop distance is how far your stop-loss sits from entry in pips. Position size is risk amount divided by (stop distance times pip value).