Here is a detailed explanation for each field required by the calculators:
Position Size Calculator
Account Balance ($):
- Definition: The total amount of money in your trading account.
- Example: If your trading account has $10,000, enter
10000
.
Risk Percentage (%):
- Definition: The percentage of your account balance you are willing to risk per trade.
- Example: If you plan to risk 2% of your account, enter
2
.
Stop Loss (Pips):
- Definition: The number of pips you set as a stop loss for the trade to limit losses.
- Example: If your stop loss is 20 pips, enter
20
.
Pip Value ($):
- Definition: The monetary value of one pip movement for your trade size.
- Example: If one pip is worth $1 for your lot size, enter
1
.
Pip Value Calculator
Lot Size:
- Definition: The size of the position you are trading, measured in standard lots.
- Example: For a trade of 0.5 lots, enter
0.5
.
Currency Pair Rate:
- Definition: The current exchange rate of the currency pair you are trading.
- Example: If the rate for EUR/USD is 1.1200, enter
1.1200
.
Margin Calculator
Trade Size (Lots):
- Definition: The size of your trade measured in lots.
- Example: For a trade size of 1.5 lots, enter
1.5
.
Leverage:
- Definition: The leverage provided by your broker, which multiplies your trading power.
- Example: If your broker provides 1:100 leverage, enter
100
.
Currency Pair Price:
- Definition: The current price of the currency pair you are trading.
- Example: If the price for GBP/USD is 1.2500, enter
1.2500
.