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Profit Calculator

Potential profit and loss on a trade, with costs included rather than assumed away.

Inputs it asks for
Direction choose
Entry price value
Exit price value
Position size, lots value
Pair type choose
Formula shown · assumptions disclosed

What it computes

Potential profit and loss on a trade, with costs included rather than assumed away. The page states the equation, the units it expects and the rounding it applies, so the result can be reproduced by hand.

Where it sits in the chain

A calculator gives you a number. This one feeds the next: account to risk, risk to position size, position size to the trade, and the trade to expectancy, drawdown and risk of ruin.

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Inputs
Result
Pips gained 100.0
Gross profit +$500.00
Gross figure, before spread and commission. Use the Position Size Calculator for a cost-adjusted result.
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The formula

profit = (exit − entry) ÷ pip size × pip value × lots (long)
profit = (entry − exit) ÷ pip size × pip value × lots (short)

Direction only changes the sign. The rest is the pip move multiplied by what a pip is worth at your size.

Worked example

Long 1 lot of EURUSD from 1.1650 to 1.1720:

move = (1.1720 − 1.1650) ÷ 0.0001 = 70 pips
profit = 70 × $10 × 1 = $700

Gross. A 1-pip spread and a $7 round-turn commission takes roughly $17 off it.

What it assumes

  • Gross of spread, commission and swap. Held overnight, the swap calculator adds the carry.
  • It assumes the full position is closed at one price. Partial exits need each leg computed separately.

Crypto and shares: no pips, just the move

Outside forex there is no pip. Profit is the price move multiplied by the units held, in the quote currency.

long 0.5 BTC from $62,000 to $64,500
move = 64,500 - 62,000 = $2,500 per coin
profit = 2,500 x 0.5 = $1,250
long 300 shares from $41.20 to $43.65
profit = 2.45 x 300 = $735

Crypto spot charges a percentage fee per side rather than a spread plus commission, so a 0.1% taker fee on a $31,000 notional is $31 each way. On perpetuals, funding accrues while the position is open and is charged separately from the trade.

Common questions

How much is a 70-pip move worth?

On one standard lot of a USD-quoted pair, $700. On a mini lot, $70. On a micro, $7.

Is this before or after costs?

Before. Subtract the spread on entry and the commission on both sides; the commission calculator totals them.

How do I calculate profit on a short?

The same way with the sign reversed: entry minus exit rather than exit minus entry. A short from 1.1720 to 1.1650 is the same 70 pips as the long in the opposite direction.

What to work out next

A calculator answers one question and raises the next. These are the ones this figure feeds into.

Commission Calculator

Round-turn cost per trade, and what share of your risk it eats.

Swap Calculator

Overnight financing on a held position, per night and over the expected hold.

Pip Calculator

What one pip is worth on the pair and size you are trading.

Profit Calculator · rounding shown to the precision displayed

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