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Position calculator

Sizes a position for your target risk, margin and R:R — with currency conversion and multi-leg take profits.

The calculator answers risk management's core question: what size to enter so you risk exactly what you decided.

What it does

  • Forex, stocks, crypto, indices, commodities — with instrument specs and leverage (yours or the default).
  • Stop by price, in points, or as a % of entry; optionally several take profits (a split order).
  • Two modes: fix the risk (% or $) → get the size, or fix the size → see the risk.
  • Currency conversion — if the quote currency differs from your account's, the rate is fetched automatically.

The output

Position size (in lots, coins or shares), the value of R in money, risk and cost/margin, and the resulting R:R.

Pick a specific account before calculating — the calculator uses its real balance (capital + realized result) instead of the profile default, so the size is honest.

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