Trading Risk Calculator
Set what you are willing to lose and where the trade is wrong. Everything else — position size, exposure, profit, loss, risk/reward — follows from those two numbers. Your values have been carried over.
Your trade
You are risking $100 on this trade.
2% away — below your entry.
Leave empty to size the trade without a target.
Fractional sizing.
Changes how money is written, not the maths — a position size is the same number in any currency.
Try an example
Position Size
51,102.8coins
51,102 whole coins risks $100.00
Maximum Risk
$100
1% of your account
Potential Loss
-$100
If the stop is hit as planned
The concepts behind these numbers
Each result above comes from one idea. Read the idea, then come back and change the input to see it move.
This website provides educational information only. It is not financial, investment, or trading advice. Results assume your stop fills at the stop price; gaps, slippage, commissions and financing costs are not included and will change your real outcome. Verify every figure with your broker before placing a trade.