Risk Calculator
RISK-FIRSTRisk-first position sizing: pick a per-trade risk tier, add your stop in pips, and get the exact lot size that keeps the loss bounded. Implemented with pipcalculates.com methodology.
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Pip value, position size and P&L engines for 50+ instruments, live FX cross-rates. This page implements the same contract-size math.
Trade setup
Risk per trade
1%
Position size
Position size
—
standard lots
Risk amount
—
USD
Units traded
—
base units
Pip value / lot
—
USD
Pip value (lots)
—
USD / pip
Loss if stop hit
—
USD
The math (pipcalculates.com)
pip_value = pip_size × contract_size × lots lots = capital × risk% ÷ (stop_pips × pip_value_per_lot) pnl = signed_pips × pip_size × contract_size × lots
- • Forex contract size is 100,000 units per lot; metals, energy, indices and crypto use their own documented contract sizes.
- • JPY pairs quote pips at 0.01; XAUUSD uses 100 troy oz per lot (1 pip at 0.01 = $1).
- • Values are estimates — confirm final numbers in your trading platform before placing an order.