Profit and loss calculator
Result of a trade in pips and in your account currency, net of commission.
Example inputs, not market prices: change them to your trade.
Result
How it is computed
Result = (Exit − Entry) × Contract size × Volume × Conversion − Commission
The price move in the direction of the trade, multiplied by the units held, gives the result in the quote currency, converted at the exit price or at the rate you enter.
Worked example
Inputs
- Instrument
- EURUSD
- Account currency
- USD
- Direction
- Buy (long)
- Entry price
- 1.1
- Exit price
- 1.105
- Volume (lots, contracts or shares)
- 1
Result
Net result
+$500.00
- Pips (pip)
- +50
- Gross result
- +$500.00
- Commission
- $0.00
Computed on the server by the same code as the form above (calculator table 2026-10-04.1).
Around economic releases
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Is the swap included?
No. Use the swap calculator for positions held overnight.
Which commission should I enter?
The round-trip commission per lot or contract, in your account currency.
Why does a short trade show a gain when the price falls?
For a sell, the move is Entry − Exit: a lower exit is a gain.
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A calculation, not a forecast. Not investment advice.