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Create AccountLoss Calculator
Work out what a trade will cost if the stop is hit — in pips, in money, and as a share of the account.
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The calculation runs in your browser. Rates used for currency conversion are indicative — check your broker for the exact figure.
A stop loss placed in pips hides its real cost. Fifty pips sounds modest until it is multiplied by the position size and read against the account. This calculator does that multiplication and tells you what percentage of the balance is on the line.
It is the reverse of a position size calculator, and it is the check to run when the size came from somewhere else — a signal, a copied trade, or a position that has already been opened.
When to use it
- Before confirming an order, as a last sanity check on the size.
- When following a signal that specifies lots rather than risk.
- When adding to a position and the total exposure is no longer obvious.
- On a funded account, to check a single trade cannot breach the daily loss limit.
Distance to the stop, converted into money by the size you are holding.
Stop Distance = |Entry − Stop| ÷ Pip Size
Loss = Stop Distance × Pip Value per Lot × Lots
Share of Account = Loss ÷ Balance- Direction only affects which side of the entry the stop sits on. The loss is the same size either way.
- Spread widens the real loss slightly, because the stop triggers on the other side of the quote.
- Anything above 2% of the account on a single trade is worth a second look before confirming.
A buy on EUR/USD at 1.0850 with the stop at 1.0800, one standard lot, on a $10,000 account.
Working: 50 pips × $10 = $500, which is 5% of a $10,000 account. That is well above a normal risk limit — at 1% the position would be 0.20 lots, not 1.00.
Why is my actual loss bigger than this?
Spread and commission are not included, and on a fast market the stop can fill below the level you set. Both push the real figure a little higher than the calculation.
What share of the account is too much?
Most written plans cap a single trade at 1% to 2%. Funded accounts are usually stricter, because the daily loss limit leaves no room for two bad trades in a row.
Does a guaranteed stop change this?
It removes the slippage risk, so the loss is exactly the figure shown. Brokers charge a premium for that certainty, which is a separate cost.
Can I use this for gold or crypto?
Yes for gold and silver — select XAU/USD or XAG/USD. The contract size changes and the loss for the same price move is very different from a currency pair.
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