Forex Risk Calculator

Input
Account size: ($) 3000 What is you initial account size in $?
Margin: (ratio:1) 200 What is your margin ratio?
Maximum risk per trade: (%) 2.5 What percentage do you want to risk on each trade?
Spread: (pips) 2 What is the spread of the pair?
Pip value std. lot: ($) 10 What is the pip value in $?
Cut off level: ($) 1500 Where do you want to stop trading?

Output
1 std. lot is worth: ($)
..with margin: ($)
$ value of max. risk: ($)
Pip value of max risk: (pip)
100000
500 How much real money does it take to control that sum?
75 How much $ can you risk per trade?
7.5 How many pips can you risk per trade?

Conclusion
- When your stop loss level is 15 pips away, you can buy or sell max. 0.44
- If you lose all trades with a 3% loss, the table and diagrams below shows the development of your accoun
- To lose 50% of your initial account, you have to lose 27 trades in a row.
- Your defined cut off level is reached after losing 28 trades in a row. This is the point where you sho

*Note: These calculations assumes that the spread and slippage is already included in the maximum loss of $

Data table for 100 trades: Trade No Start equity End equity Loss/trade Total loss
1 3000.00 2925.00 75.00 75.00
2 2925.00 2851.88 73.13 148.13
3 2851.88 2780.58 71.30 219.42
4 2780.58 2711.06 69.51 288.94
5 2711.06 2643.29 67.78 356.71
6 2643.29 2577.20 66.08 422.80
7 2577.20 2512.77 64.43 487.23
8 2512.77 2449.96 62.82 550.04
9 2449.96 2388.71 61.25 611.29
10 2388.71 2328.99 59.72 671.01
11 2328.99 2270.76 58.22 729.24
12 2270.76 2214.00 56.77 786.00
13 2214.00 2158.65 55.35 841.35
14 2158.65 2104.68 53.97 895.32
15 2104.68 2052.06 52.62 947.94
16 2052.06 2000.76 51.30 999.24
17 2000.76 1950.74 50.02 1049.26
18 1950.74 1901.97 48.77 1098.03
19 1901.97 1854.42 47.55 1145.58
20 1854.42 1808.06 46.36 1191.94
21 1808.06 1762.86 45.20 1237.14
22 1762.86 1718.79 44.07 1281.21
23 1718.79 1675.82 42.97 1324.18
24 1675.82 1633.92 41.90 1366.08
25 1633.92 1593.08 40.85 1406.92
26 1593.08 1553.25 39.83 1446.75
27 1553.25 1514.42 38.83 1485.58
28 1514.42 1476.56 37.86 1523.44
29 1476.56 1439.64 36.91 1560.36
30 1439.64 1403.65 35.99 1596.35
31 1403.65 1368.56 35.09 1631.44
32 1368.56 1334.35 34.21 1665.65
33 1334.35 1300.99 33.36 1699.01
34 1300.99 1268.46 32.52 1731.54
35 1268.46 1236.75 31.71 1763.25
36 1236.75 1205.83 30.92 1794.17
37 1205.83 1175.69 30.15 1824.31
38 1175.69 1146.30 29.39 1853.70
39 1146.30 1117.64 28.66 1882.36
40 1117.64 1089.70 27.94 1910.30
41 1089.70 1062.45 27.24 1937.55
42 1062.45 1035.89 26.56 1964.11
43 1035.89 1010.00 25.90 1990.00
44 1010.00 984.75 25.25 2015.25
45 984.75 960.13 24.62 2039.87
46 960.13 936.12 24.00 2063.88
47 936.12 912.72 23.40 2087.28
48 912.72 889.90 22.82 2110.10
49 889.90 867.66 22.25 2132.34
50 867.66 845.96 21.69 2154.04
51 845.96 824.82 21.15 2175.18
52 824.82 804.19 20.62 2195.81
53 804.19 784.09 20.10 2215.91
54 784.09 764.49 19.60 2235.51
55 764.49 745.38 19.11 2254.62
56 745.38 726.74 18.63 2273.26
57 726.74 708.57 18.17 2291.43
58 708.57 690.86 17.71 2309.14
59 690.86 673.59 17.27 2326.41
60 673.59 656.75 16.84 2343.25
61 656.75 640.33 16.42 2359.67
62 640.33 624.32 16.01 2375.68
63 624.32 608.71 15.61 2391.29
64 608.71 593.49 15.22 2406.51
65 593.49 578.66 14.84 2421.34
66 578.66 564.19 14.47 2435.81
67 564.19 550.09 14.10 2449.91
68 550.09 536.33 13.75 2463.67
69 536.33 522.93 13.41 2477.07
70 522.93 509.85 13.07 2490.15
71 509.85 497.11 12.75 2502.89
72 497.11 484.68 12.43 2515.32
73 484.68 472.56 12.12 2527.44
74 472.56 460.75 11.81 2539.25
75 460.75 449.23 11.52 2550.77
76 449.23 438.00 11.23 2562.00
77 438.00 427.05 10.95 2572.95
78 427.05 416.37 10.68 2583.63
79 416.37 405.96 10.41 2594.04
 80 405.96 395.81 10.15 2604.19
81 395.81 385.92 9.90 2614.08
82 385.92 376.27 9.65 2623.73
83 376.27 366.86 9.41 2633.14
84 366.86 357.69 9.17 2642.31
85 357.69 348.75 8.94 2651.25
86 348.75 340.03 8.72 2659.97
87 340.03 331.53 8.50 2668.47
88 331.53 323.24 8.29 2676.76
89 323.24 315.16 8.08 2684.84
90 315.16 307.28 7.88 2692.72
91 307.28 299.60 7.68 2700.40
92 299.60 292.11 7.49 2707.89
93 292.11 284.81 7.30 2715.19
94 284.81 277.69 7.12 2722.31
95 277.69 270.74 6.94 2729.26
96 270.74 263.98 6.77 2736.02
97 263.98 257.38 6.60 2742.62
98 257.38 250.94 6.43 2749.06
99 250.94 244.67 6.27 2755.33
100 244.67 238.55 6.12 2761.45
 Instructions
You can change all input values printed in blue, values in red are calculated output values.
The assumed primary account currency is USD.
on each trade?

Note
These calculations are for educational and informational purpose only. This is not a solicitation or offer to
purchase or sell any security or currency. This information is not intended to be used as the primary basis
for investment decisions, nor should it be construed as advice designed to meet the particular needs of an
investor. You alone will need to evaluate the merits and risks associated with the educational material
provided. Decisions you make based on information contained here are your sole responsibility.
control that sum?
Copyright 2006 by Dworatzek Consulting, Germany (http://www.day-trading.de), Version 12020601

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