Position size calculator
The lot size at which a stop-out costs the amount you chose.
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Lot size table
Every stop you use, against the risk you take, on one page you can print and keep next to the screen.
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An example with typical numbers. Change any box to use your own.
Gold (XAUUSD) on $10,000.00. Find your stop on the left and your risk on the top: the cell is the lot size. Your 1% column is outlined.
Lots, rounded down to 0.01, for a stop this far from the entry (price), at each risk per trade. A dash: even 0.01 lots would risk more.
| Stop (price) | 0.25% $25 | 0.5% $50 | 1% $100 | 2% $200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| 3 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.66 |
| 5 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| 7.5 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.26 |
| 10 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| 15 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| 20 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 |
| 30 | – | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 50 | – | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Spread and commission are not included, and a stop can be passed in a gap. Print this page to keep the table next to your screen.
Education only, not investment advice. The answer comes from the numbers you typed in, not from your account or the market. Simulated results are hypothetical and have limits: real trading has slippage, gaps, changing results and emotions. Trading leveraged products can lose money quickly, including all of it. Risk warning
Educational only, not financial advice; trading involves risk.
Stop first, then size
The stop goes where the trade idea is wrong, not where the lot size feels comfortable. The table turns that around the right way: pick the stop from the chart, then read the size off the row. A wider stop means a smaller size, so the money at risk stays the same.
- For one exact trade, with commission and a volatility stop: the position size calculator.
- Whether your stop sits inside the normal wiggle: the stop noise check.
Not advice. Contract sizes are the common ones (gold 100 ounces, silver 5,000 ounces, currencies 100,000 units, indices 1 dollar a point); check your broker's.
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