Position Size & Risk Calculator

Your trade

Account balance

Risk appetite (% per trade)

Entry price

Leverage

1 :

Lot size (default 0.01)

Stop-loss

Auto-set from your risk appetite

Take-profit (optional — needed to see profit)

Broker specs (advanced)

Contract size (oz / lot)

Min lot step

Your stop & risk

Suggested stop-loss

$1,900.00

auto · risks $100.00 (1%) at 0.01 lot

Lot size0.01 lot

Stop distance$100.00

If stopped out, you lose−$100.00

Position value (notional)$2,000

Leverage1 : 100

Margin required$20.00

Margin used of account0.2%

💡 Enter a take-profit price to see how much you could win.

How this is calculated (and why)

By default your stop-loss is solved for you so that being stopped out costs exactly your chosen risk %. You decide the lot size; the maths decides the stop:

Risk budget (1R) = Account × Risk% Stop distance = Risk budget ÷ (Lot × oz per lot) Stop-loss price = Entry ∓ Stop distance (auto) Position value = Lot × oz × Entry (notional) Margin required = Position value ÷ Leverage Account wipeout = a loss equal to your whole balance

Auto vs manual stop. Auto keeps your loss pinned to your risk appetite — change the lot size or entry and the stop moves with it. Switch to manual if you'd rather place the stop at a chart level; then your actual risk is whatever that stop implies (shown in red).

The blow-up warning only appears if your stop-loss is set so far away that hitting it would lose your entire account — a real danger with leverage. A suggested stop is a money-management output, not a view on where price will reverse; a stop should also make sense on the chart. Standard XAU/USD lot ≈ 100 oz ($1 move = $100/lot). Confirm specs with your broker. Figures are illustrative, not advice.

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Risk warning & disclaimer. This calculator is a general educational tool only. It does not constitute financial, investment or trading advice, and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. A stop-loss based on your risk appetite is a money-management output — not a view on where price is technically likely to reverse; a stop should also make sense on the chart. Outputs are illustrative and depend on values you enter and on your broker's actual contract specifications, spreads, slippage, financing costs and margin-call rules — your real risk may differ, and during fast markets or gaps a stop may fill worse than its price. Trading gold and leveraged products carries a high risk of loss; you can lose more than you intend. Only ever risk money you can afford to lose, and consider seeking independent, licensed advice before trading. The CRAZII link is a referral; JTVertex may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.