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Forex Position Size Calculator

Calculate the lot size that fits a cash risk budget, a stop distance and a pip value. Then round down using your broker’s volume rules.

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How it works

Cash budget = equity × risk % ÷ 100. Loss estimate per lot = stop pips × pip value per lot + extra round-trip cost per lot. Divide the budget by the loss per lot, cap it at the broker maximum, and round down to the allowed volume grid starting at the broker minimum.

Worked example

At 10,000 account currency units, 1% budgets 100. A 25-pip stop at 10 per pip per lot plus 7 in costs gives 257 per lot. A 0.01-lot grid rounds the raw 0.389105 lots down to 0.38 lots, with a modeled loss of 97.66.

What the result assumes

Use equity and pip value in the same currency. Enter extra costs only if they are outside your entry-to-stop distance. The estimate excludes gaps, unentered slippage, minimum ticket fees and margin. If the broker minimum is above the modeled size, the calculator shows that no volume fits.

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