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Lot size calculator

Not sure about the lot size of your trade? Don't want to risk too much of your account? We've got you covered! With our lot size calculator, you can easily calculate your risk for each trade.

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How does the Forex lot size calculator work?

Never enter a trade of the wrong size again! In just a couple of easy steps, you can calculate the correct lot size for your trade depending on your desired account risk.

Select the instrument you're trading and the account currency (account base currency) of your forex trading account

Input the entry-level and the stop loss for your planned trade

Input the trade size of your account

Select your risk tolerance (either how many % of your account you want to risk or a fixed amount)

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How do we calculate lot size?question mark icon
Calculations assume that the lot size of the instrument is 100.000 currency units (standard lot), and the minimum lot size is 0.01. In real life, this may differ depending on the broker and type of instrument (currency pairs, major forex crosses) and how many units are there in a lot. Unlimited functionality is available in our Risk EA
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Why use Lot Size Calculator?

It can help you to accurately calculate how your trading account equity can be affected after a series of losing trades and eventually even recoup from previously losing trades.

Note: The lot size calculator is sometimes referred to as the position size calculator by many forex traders.

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