Forex Risk Calculator
Find the money at risk and matching position size for a trade.
Results
Money at risk
$150.00
Price distance
0.005
Position size
30,000 units
0.3 standard lots
Position size here assumes your account currency is the pair's quote currency (e.g. a USD account trading GBP/USD). For other pairs use the Position Size Calculator.
How it works
Risk = balance × risk %. Units = risk ÷ price distance (in the quote currency).
Formula & methodology
Units = (Balance × Risk %) ÷ |Entry − Stop|
Assumes the account currency equals the quote currency.
Illustrative example
1.5% of $10,000 on GBP/USD
$150 risk, 0.0050 distance → 30,000 units (0.30 lots).
Hypothetical figures for illustration only.
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