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Profit, Loss & Pip Value Per Trade
Work out exactly what a forex or gold trade is worth before you place it. Enter the pair, direction, entry, exit and lot size, and get profit, loss and pip value instantly.
Switch between the profit/loss calculator and the pips to price tool. Both use standard contract sizes and approximate USD pip values for each instrument.
Calculate the profit or loss on any forex or gold trade from the pair, direction, entry price, exit price and lot size.
Calculations use approximate USD pip values and standard contract sizes (1 lot = 100,000 units, or 100 oz for gold). Spread, commission and swap are not included, so always confirm with your broker.
Three steps to turn an entry, an exit and a lot size into a dollar figure.
Choose the currency pair or metal you are trading, then select Buy or Sell. The tool applies the correct pip size for you: the fourth decimal on most pairs, the second decimal on JPY pairs and gold.
Type your entry and exit prices, then set the lot size. One standard lot is 100,000 units of the base currency, 0.10 is a mini lot and 0.01 is a micro lot. Results update in real time as you type.
You get the profit or loss in dollars, the pip distance and the pip value of that position size. Switch to the Pips to Price tab to turn a pip target into an exact take profit or stop loss level.
The maths behind every forex profit calculation, in plain language.
A pip is the standard unit of price movement in forex. On most pairs it sits on the fourth decimal, so EUR/USD moving from 1.10000 to 1.10500 is a 50-pip move. On pairs quoted in yen the pip is the second decimal, so USD/JPY moving from 150.20 to 150.70 is also 50 pips. Gold is quoted in cents, and this calculator treats a $0.01 move in XAU/USD as one pip.
Every forex profit calculation comes down to one line: Profit = Pips x Pip Value Per Lot x Lot Size. On a USD-quoted major such as EUR/USD or GBP/USD, one pip is worth roughly $10 per standard lot (1.00), $1 per mini lot (0.10) and $0.10 per micro lot (0.01). So a 50-pip winner on 1.00 lot is about 50 x $10 = $500, while the same 50 pips on 0.10 lots is about $50. A 50-pip loser costs the same amounts in reverse.
Pip value only sits at a clean $10 per standard lot while the quote currency is the US dollar. On USD/JPY, USD/CAD or EUR/GBP it depends on the live exchange rate, so it drifts above or below $10 and moves during the session. Gold works differently again: a 100-ounce standard lot is worth about $1 for every $0.01 move. This calculator uses approximate USD pip values, so your broker's figures may differ slightly depending on your account currency.
| Lot Size | Pip Value | 50-Pip Win | 50-Pip Loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.01 (Micro) | $0.10 | $5.00 | -$5.00 |
| 0.10 (Mini) | $1.00 | $50.00 | -$50.00 |
| 1.00 (Standard) | $10.00 | $500.00 | -$500.00 |
| 5.00 | $50.00 | $2,500.00 | -$2,500.00 |
Six principles that decide what your pips are actually worth.
Size every position so that a full stop loss costs no more than 1-2% of your balance. On a $5,000 account that is $50 to $100 of risk, no matter how wide the stop happens to be.
One standard lot is 100,000 units of the base currency and moves about $10 per pip on a USD-quoted major. A mini lot (0.10) is around $1 per pip and a micro lot (0.01) around $0.10 per pip.
The wider your stop, the smaller your lot. A 100-pip stop needs half the lot size of a 50-pip stop to keep the same dollar risk, so work out the pips first and the lots second.
Risking 1% to make 2% is a 1:2 trade. At 1:2 you need to be right on roughly a third of your trades just to break even, which is why where you exit matters as much as where you enter.
On JPY pairs the pip is the second decimal, not the fourth, and its value moves with the USD/JPY rate. For XAU/USD a $0.01 move is one pip and a 100-ounce lot is worth about $1 per pip. Check the instrument before you size it.
United Kings signals arrive with a defined entry, stop loss and take profit, so you can run the numbers here before you commit. Trading carries real risk, and no signal service removes it.
Common questions about the forex profit calculator and pip calculations.
Take the pip difference between your entry and exit, then multiply it by the pip value for your lot size. On a USD-quoted major, one pip is worth about $10 per standard lot, so a 40-pip gain on 1.00 lot is roughly $400. On a sell trade the pips run the other way: you gain when the exit price is below your entry. The calculator above does all of this the moment you enter the four inputs.
On a pair quoted in US dollars, such as EUR/USD or GBP/USD, one pip is worth approximately $10 per standard lot (1.00), $1 per mini lot (0.10) and $0.10 per micro lot (0.01). When the quote currency is not the dollar, pip value floats with the exchange rate, so USD/JPY or USD/CAD sits either side of $10 per standard lot. Select your pair in the calculator to see the value it applies.
For pairs that end in JPY, a pip is the second decimal place rather than the fourth. USD/JPY moving from 150.20 to 150.70 is a 50-pip move, not 5,000 pips. The calculator applies the right pip size for each instrument automatically, so you can enter raw prices without converting anything yourself.
Open the Pips to Price tab, enter your entry price, choose Buy or Sell, then type the number of pips you are targeting. The tool adds or subtracts the correct decimal distance and returns the exact price level, plus what that move is worth on one standard lot. Use it the same way for stop losses by entering your stop distance in pips.
This calculator uses approximate USD pip values and ignores spread, commission, swap and slippage. Your broker also converts the result into your account currency at live rates, which shifts the number slightly. Treat the output as a planning figure and confirm the exact cost of a position in your trading platform before you commit to it.
Yes. When a United Kings signal arrives with an entry, stop loss and take profit, enter those prices here to see what each outcome is worth at your chosen lot size. Doing that before you take the trade shows whether the position fits inside your risk limit. Trading carries risk and no signal service can remove it, so size positions you can comfortably hold.
A forex profit calculator answers the question that matters before you click buy or sell: what is this trade actually worth in dollars? Every forex profit calculation rests on three inputs - the pip distance between entry and exit, the pip value of the instrument, and the lot size you trade. Get those three right and profit or loss becomes arithmetic rather than guesswork, whether you are trading EUR/USD, GBP/JPY or gold.
Lot size is the multiplier that turns pips into money. One standard lot is 100,000 units of the base currency and moves roughly $10 per pip on a USD-quoted major, a mini lot (0.10) moves about $1 per pip, and a micro lot (0.01) about $0.10. That is why two traders can take the identical setup and end the month with completely different balances. Running the numbers before entry keeps your position size tied to a risk limit rather than to how confident you feel.
Not every instrument behaves the same way. Pips sit on the fourth decimal for most pairs but on the second decimal for anything quoted in yen, and pip value only stays near $10 per standard lot while the quote currency is the US dollar. Gold adds another wrinkle: XAU/USD is quoted in cents, a standard lot is 100 troy ounces, and a $0.01 move is worth about $1 per lot. This forex profit calculator applies the correct pip size and approximate pip value for each instrument, so you are always comparing like with like.
United Kings delivers forex and gold trading signals to more than 13,000 VIP traders, and every alert includes a defined entry, stop loss and take profit that drop straight into this calculator. Knowing what both the target and the stop are worth before you enter is what separates a planned trade from a hopeful one. Forex trading carries substantial risk and losing trades are part of the process, so use these tools to size positions you can comfortably hold, and never risk capital you cannot afford to lose.