FREE Forex Lot Size Calculator: How to use the Right Lot Size for your Trades!

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 126

  • @TraderNick
    @TraderNick  Рік тому

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  • @DrawdownTrader
    @DrawdownTrader 2 роки тому +33

    There's an even faster way to do this right off your phone with your calculator.
    Account Size x %of risk ( 5000x0.02) = 100
    100 Divided by the pips ( including the number after the decimal! )
    100/919 = 0.1088 LOTS

    • @jadeymanio8522
      @jadeymanio8522 Рік тому +1

      youre the best!

    • @boomboomyes75
      @boomboomyes75 Рік тому

      Thanks bro for the tips. My question is if I want to calculate for XAUUSD the pips issue is counted differently if I'm not mistaken?
      Example of the current chart 2023. Pips that would take as Lost.
      1.-1956.792 - 1951.497 = 5,295
      measuring bar tells me = 529.5
      What pip would you take?

  • @lessgo...
    @lessgo... Рік тому +11

    Or - risk (1% of account) ÷ stop size (number of pips) = pip value (trade size)
    If using leverage,
    pip value ÷ leverage

    • @2JZLS
      @2JZLS 7 місяців тому

      Under rated comment, thanks!

  • @TokyoNinja1467
    @TokyoNinja1467 3 роки тому +4

    6:09 And thats why....🥁......i just subscribed.
    The main thing i look for in trading videos is a person, in a room, with a computer.......that is it !
    No car, flash monitor setup or pumped up kicks.

  • @verbon5434
    @verbon5434 2 роки тому +6

    Awesome! Finally the answers I needed. Thank you.

  • @xjebant
    @xjebant 4 роки тому +4

    Always coming thru with the clutch videos.

  • @sadiqalattar8115
    @sadiqalattar8115 2 роки тому +2

    My brother, the owner of the channel, please in the upcoming videos enable the feature of translating into Arabic so that we can benefit from your wonderful videos

  • @amirmoezi8316
    @amirmoezi8316 3 роки тому +7

    Thanks a million for your invaluable content.... it's just wonderful

  • @biigfx6338
    @biigfx6338 2 роки тому +1

    amazing !! this just solved my problem. thanks

  • @egirl2040
    @egirl2040 Рік тому

    Best video ever such a simple explanation omg

  • @cliffenriquetam
    @cliffenriquetam Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much for this video Nick! I have a question about calculating position size if we introduce leverage/ margin into our trade. In your example the original risk percentage is 2%, if we consider to use 10x leverage, does it mean we have to divide 2% by 10 to get the correct risk percentage (e.g. 0.2% = 2%/ 10) in our calculation?

  • @mthobisizondo487
    @mthobisizondo487 Рік тому

    Your are the best, I have been looking for exactly this tool.

  • @ipkiss1162
    @ipkiss1162 2 роки тому

    Your so Posh, intelligent, and helpful. Thank you sire

  • @brightkwena6713
    @brightkwena6713 4 роки тому +7

    But since the calculator reads 2% of $5000 wont you be trading a mini lot cause a mini lot is 0.01 but am seeing 10.8696 whlie micro lot is 0.10 and on your video is 1.087 same as standard lot can you explain why

    • @kyledavis290
      @kyledavis290 Рік тому +1

      did you ever figure this out ? I need an answer

  • @boomboomyes75
    @boomboomyes75 Рік тому +1

    Thanks bro for the tips. My question is if I want to calculate for XAUUSD the pips issue is counted differently if I'm not mistaken?
    Example of the current chart 2023. Pips that would take as Lost.
    1.-1956.792 - 1951.497 = 5,295
    measuring bar tells me = 529.5
    What pip would you take?

  • @Steve_Kh
    @Steve_Kh 2 роки тому

    Love the tips u give and examples too

  • @bobdylan9027
    @bobdylan9027 Місяць тому

    Hi!, does leverage matter when calculating lot sizes?

  • @Youarturo
    @Youarturo 3 роки тому +4

    Hello Nick, thank you for this video. I love Babypips. But I really want to ask you about how to calculate the risht position size and pip value for Gold, Silver and Oil : XAUUSD, XAGUSD, USOUSD, UKOUSD ??? I use MT4 and to try to find Pip Value and Position Size on these instruments is a night mare !!! PLEASE help me out. Stay safe and healthy !!! Thank you !!!

    • @shashikanaidoo5553
      @shashikanaidoo5553 Рік тому +1

      Have you figured this out now ??

    • @Youarturo
      @Youarturo Рік тому +1

      @@shashikanaidoo5553 No, I am still struggling trying to get the right position size and pip value for Gold, Silver and Oil : XAUUSD, XAGUSD, USOUSD, UKOUSD ... any advice please ???!!! 🤕🤕🤕

    • @shashikanaidoo5553
      @shashikanaidoo5553 Рік тому +1

      No. .. I'm sorry... I'm a beginner... struggling with this too🙏🌺

  • @vedgola6674
    @vedgola6674 8 місяців тому

    IF I CALCULATE FOR USDCHF THEN WHAT SHOULD THE CURRENT ASK PRICE?

  • @rox.3346
    @rox.3346 Місяць тому

    Thank you bro

  • @Sowboi1985
    @Sowboi1985 3 місяці тому

    What about the spread, do you need to add that in your calculator?

  • @careemshah682
    @careemshah682 7 місяців тому

    How do I work out what the ‘current ask price’ would be on the calculator?

  • @SSEnrich
    @SSEnrich Рік тому

    I just did my first trade with real money. My account is 111 $ that I will increase to over 1000 later this week. Anyway. I just wanted to do one trade. Obviously not super worried about the 2.5 % risk I put on the trade. As I will adjust that later. The thing though is that I never had the chance to adjust the lot size. The broker did that automatically for me?

  • @Ronaldexpensive
    @Ronaldexpensive Рік тому

    Thanks for the video though I haven’t understood on how you find the actual lot size u use after findin out the amount u are Riskin anyone to help out

  • @krabs00345
    @krabs00345 9 місяців тому

    great video !!

  • @tokiowayneoffiicial7243
    @tokiowayneoffiicial7243 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for the Video....

  • @Chris3246x
    @Chris3246x 4 роки тому +3

    Help! It doesn't give you the option to put in the leverage you use, so how do i calculate my position size accurately!?

    • @ericburdon6148
      @ericburdon6148 3 роки тому

      A calculator that takes into account the leverage and clearly states the required margin is nice. I see your question was posted 9 months ago. Have you since solved that problem? Your feedback would be much appreciated

    • @Chris3246x
      @Chris3246x 3 роки тому +7

      @@ericburdon6148 I had to work it out manually as there is no calculator that does absolutely everything. The Formula is Lot Size (Units) / Leverage X Exchange Rate. In my case, I want to trade EUR/USD and the currency I'm trading with is Australian Dollars (AUD). My Lot Size is 2.00 which is (200,000 Units). My Leverage is 30:1 and Lets say the exchange rate for EUR/AUD is 1.5531. So, I would calculate: 200,000 / 30 X 1.5531 = 10,354. That is the margin I would need to place the trade on EUR/USD. Hopefully this helps you and sorry for the late reply

  • @mrbagzml5102
    @mrbagzml5102 5 місяців тому

    If cents account , is it mini lot or micro lot? Tnx for the amswer

  • @tyreeberry23
    @tyreeberry23 Рік тому

    my guy..my guy... good content

  • @erha79able
    @erha79able 6 місяців тому

    how to calculate leverage

  • @vedgola6674
    @vedgola6674 8 місяців тому

    THANX A LOT SIR

  • @sawfalllama2186
    @sawfalllama2186 Рік тому

    my problem is after figuring out the lots size tying in and placing trade the entry candle has moved too much already and do t know what to do 😅

  • @bossmonster23
    @bossmonster23 4 роки тому +2

    Can you please explain what the standard lots, mini lots and micro lots mean?

    • @mil.o
      @mil.o 4 роки тому +2

      Dunstan standard is 100,000 units of a currency (excluding yen) mini is 10,000 and micro 1,000

    • @Aidenclare
      @Aidenclare Рік тому

      But how do I calculate pips on different pairs like it’s different for every pair no?

  • @manuelalexander584
    @manuelalexander584 4 роки тому +1

    What about for exotic pairs? Some of them I don’t see on the position calculator and the stop loss in pips is like 3700.4 for example

  • @noeljamesfx
    @noeljamesfx 2 роки тому

    wait, so how would you calculate your trade if you have to enter one first...?

  • @ange1210
    @ange1210 3 роки тому +1

    does my leverage affect the lot size?

  • @andresmarron1153
    @andresmarron1153 Рік тому +1

    Big fan of the channel thank you but quick question. Does that mean we need $10,869 of capital ? Or do we need to use leverage?

    • @kyledavis290
      @kyledavis290 Рік тому

      was wondering the same thing, did you ever find an answer ?

  • @heybear7271
    @heybear7271 4 роки тому

    WHAT SHOULD BE THE INPUT IN "account balance"? IS IT YOUR REMAINING BALANCE AVAILABLE ? AND WHAT IS THE "CONTRACT SIZE" TO BE USED? thanks !

    • @Whoitnow
      @Whoitnow 4 роки тому +1

      Yes, it's your remaining balance. So what ever you have available to trade with!!

    • @heybear7271
      @heybear7271 4 роки тому

      @@Whoitnow heelo! thanks for the reply, just wanna know if theres an update with the site. Because it now asks for CONTRACT SIZE. DOnt know what to put since i cant really find videos showing the update. Pls reply, i dont wanna mess my computation. thanks so much!

  • @kyriakosk.1528
    @kyriakosk.1528 2 роки тому

    Suppose you hold Euro currency and you want to trade AUD/USD, the calculator will ask for the current ask price of EUR/USD. Is that ask price the price you set your limit order at?

    • @whc1737
      @whc1737 2 роки тому

      Hi there, no I think that it is just so that the calculator can convert your account currency (in your case, Euros) into US dollars as the pair AUD/USD requires US dollars to make the trade. Hope that helped 👍

  • @isratsinvention6910
    @isratsinvention6910 Рік тому

    Its just awesome

  • @ethanwebb4051
    @ethanwebb4051 3 роки тому +1

    Excuse my lack of understanding but does it work in reverse- instead of 3% risk percentage, 100% risk percentage but a stop loss set at 3%?

  • @cod-newbie9166
    @cod-newbie9166 3 роки тому

    Does this work for index trading

  • @generationalfxwealth1844
    @generationalfxwealth1844 4 роки тому

    Good info

  • @user-wl2fb7vv2v
    @user-wl2fb7vv2v 9 місяців тому

    Bro if use leverage

  • @SANBOOST
    @SANBOOST 4 роки тому +6

    hi tradernick
    loved watching your video but i have one question.
    your information is completely valid but what about the leverage?
    for backtesting i used a demo account with 1:2000 leverage and exeuted my position with 2% risk, when the position was executed, i had straightaway 4% in negative
    can you please tell how to calculate position size in regards to leverage

  • @Nish11116
    @Nish11116 10 місяців тому

    can you use this calculator for calculating lot sizes for trading indices?

  • @bruhg2698
    @bruhg2698 3 роки тому

    Do they have indices?

  • @rashidmahmoodarshad5071
    @rashidmahmoodarshad5071 Рік тому

    Wht is the pips?

  • @daiyalrana8222
    @daiyalrana8222 Рік тому

    Nice video

  • @raymondsantos3678
    @raymondsantos3678 3 роки тому

    are the standard, mini, and micro lot sizes backwards?? Isn't the standard lot size 1.00?

  • @brThefox
    @brThefox 11 місяців тому

    Where is the bid price on the calculator?

  • @vaisakhvivek6819
    @vaisakhvivek6819 10 місяців тому

    Wab gold we can look it in same calculator?

  • @ezehmiracle4738
    @ezehmiracle4738 Рік тому

    Now how do I calculate my profit

  • @abbaschatta
    @abbaschatta 2 роки тому

    Why you didn't talk about mini lot and micro lots In the calculator.?

  • @olowuelijah9656
    @olowuelijah9656 Рік тому

    Great.

  • @lutherclement5273
    @lutherclement5273 Рік тому

    Pls I seriously need this answer, that $5000 is the leverage calculated to it, or this is the main capital.

  • @akumziakuva5689
    @akumziakuva5689 4 роки тому +2

    So this morning I lost all my money and I couldn’t understand how it happened so now I’m still sad about it and I’ve been trying to develop my own strategy bt even that it’s not working out please help. From South Africa 🇿🇦

    • @TraderNick
      @TraderNick  4 роки тому +2

      Sorry to hear that Akumzi, that is very hard to deal with. All you can do is take a step back, evaluate what went wrong, and go back to the drawing board. I know it's not an easy thing to experience, so best of luck to you.

    • @jacktheripper5661
      @jacktheripper5661 4 роки тому +2

      How can u actually lose all ur money you must be doing something very wrong🤔
      1. Your capital was too small to actually risk 1% you’ll be risking too much with a small account like $100 take that 100 and invest in a forex course instead you’ll blow 100 quicker then u can blink it’s way too small
      2. You didn’t use risk management you risked too much I always recommend you risk 1% for example a $500 account u risk $5 dollars per trade (use lot size calculator) if u risk 1% and have a 1-4 risk to reward u can lose 3 trades back to back win 1 and make back ur losses plus more
      3. You over leveraged because u went on a winning streak and became too confident and excited STICK TO YOUR TRADING PLAN NEVER CHANGE, CHANGE AS YOUR ACCOUNT GROWS
      4. Something might be wrong with ur strategy go back and backtest and don’t rely on indicators only (I personally don’t use any)
      Hoped this helped dont quit keep going everyone takes losses I’ve blown 2 accounts before I became profitable now I’m very happy stick to it✌🏽

    • @akumziakuva5689
      @akumziakuva5689 4 роки тому +2

      Aleeyaah Lavoisier I think I got too comfortable because everything was going good and then this happened and I also think u are correct when u say I changed something I just need to figure it out anyway thank you I won’t give up

    • @jacktheripper5661
      @jacktheripper5661 4 роки тому +1

      Akumzi Akuva yes keep going and I forgot to add a point make sure u use a stop loss it’s the most important thing in forex

    • @akumziakuva5689
      @akumziakuva5689 4 роки тому

      Aleeyaah Lavoisier yes will use all this information because I didn’t have any thank you,I was just winning by luck and it was good so this had to happen so that I can hear new information and learn this is really helpful.

  • @d-frankafrica
    @d-frankafrica Рік тому

    What if I don't know my stop loss pips amount?

  • @skyflat221
    @skyflat221 3 роки тому

    does this work on the phone android mt4?

  • @defsouljuniour377
    @defsouljuniour377 Рік тому

    My only question is, I have a small account. And only making 0.18 in profit how do I make 100 something? Lol I have been winning a lot and just want to know

  • @d1psfx880
    @d1psfx880 2 роки тому +1

    How do you calculate the GBP/JPY lot size. I used this on my demo and i did not risk 1% it put me in a much bigger drawdown. Can someone help?

  • @facelessfx95
    @facelessfx95 4 роки тому

    how come when you select nzdcad, usd cad comes up

  • @4mAALIKcHIN4
    @4mAALIKcHIN4 4 роки тому

    I’m confused. Why do they have to differentiate lots. 2% is .27 standards= 2.7 mini= 27 micro. You don’t do that on MT4 which is what I use

    • @rachgodf03
      @rachgodf03 4 роки тому +1

      just use standard lots. I use MT4 and it works well

  • @chimemanuel6145
    @chimemanuel6145 Рік тому

    Doesn't support Gold

  • @mohammedjakirhussain6572
    @mohammedjakirhussain6572 5 місяців тому

    no sound

  • @erasemyself1506
    @erasemyself1506 4 роки тому

    Where did you get that 92 pips? 🙁

    • @canosike2272
      @canosike2272 3 роки тому

      The original stop loss (risked pups in red on graph)

  • @thatguybrooooooo5239
    @thatguybrooooooo5239 4 роки тому +75

    Why you guys make it so complicated. Let me give you a simple example. If you have $10k account and you max loss is 1% which means $100 you just should adjust your lot size right before you enter the trade so your SL cannot exceed $100. if your SL is 10 pips then you open 1.00 lot size. If your SL is 20 pips then you open 0.50 lot size etc. If you cannot do this simple calculation then I think it would be better to change your profession😅 ✌️

    • @TraderNick
      @TraderNick  4 роки тому +37

      It's also different based on your base currency, which makes this tool super useful. It's not always a simple conversion if you are trading pairs outside of your base currency.

    • @mosiuoatsomela5622
      @mosiuoatsomela5622 4 роки тому +9

      @@TraderNick I certainly agree with you Nick, the currency pairs do contribute significantly to this calculation.
      thanks, Nick

    • @thatguybrooooooo5239
      @thatguybrooooooo5239 4 роки тому +4

      @@TraderNick Okay. This makes sense. I trade mainly gold and major that's why I think like that 😅

    • @blessings9204
      @blessings9204 Рік тому +19

      ​@@thatguybrooooooo5239 You too should change your profession, comedy suits you better 😂😂

    • @nnadistella8352
      @nnadistella8352 Рік тому +2

      @@blessings9204 omg😂😂😂

  • @mmsciencecollagebilaspur
    @mmsciencecollagebilaspur 2 роки тому

    Ta nick

  • @dja1000s
    @dja1000s 4 роки тому +3

    I've just checked that Aussie trade and it was a loser

  • @willbobig
    @willbobig 9 місяців тому

    Low value add video. Here's a calculator and how to use it. Would be more interested in the raw calculations instead of this walkthrough.

    • @TraderNick
      @TraderNick  9 місяців тому

      Sorry to disappoint you. Have a great day!

  • @jassongarcia4266
    @jassongarcia4266 3 роки тому

    You never did the most important thing in the whole video... trade using the results of the calculator

  • @shantanubiswas5303
    @shantanubiswas5303 Рік тому

    😢 watching this video after losing my 300 dollars just because of abnormal lot size

  • @marqueswilsonn
    @marqueswilsonn 3 роки тому

    Reload this video with the Full House theme song on it. Put the Chorus right when you three start spinning around in your chairs.

  • @wiassghulam5403
    @wiassghulam5403 4 роки тому

    First

  • @socialinvestments9838
    @socialinvestments9838 Рік тому

    You don’t see lamborghini 😂😂 over rated

  • @Youarturo
    @Youarturo Рік тому

    Hello Nick, thank you for this video. I love Babypips. But I really want to ask you about how to calculate the risht position size and pip value for Gold, Silver and Oil : XAUUSD, XAGUSD, USOUSD, UKOUSD ??? I use MT4 and to try to find Pip Value and Position Size on these instruments is a night mare !!! PLEASE help me out. Stay safe and healthy !!! Thank you !!!

  • @manafpp4210
    @manafpp4210 Рік тому

    i have doubt, if i have leverage 1000, how do i calculate?