Futures Position Size Calculator
Set your risk and stop in ticks or points: the calculator tells you how many futures contracts to open, with ticks and values for MES, MNQ, ES, NQ, M2K and currency futures already set.
Set up your position
Costs and contract specifications
Fees are entered in USD, then converted into your account currency.
- Size · MES
- 4 contracts
- Risk budget
- US$100.00
- Estimated loss at stop
- US$100.00
Calculation details
- Risk budget
- US$100.00
- Estimated loss at stop
- US$100.00
- Effective risk
- 1%
- Unused risk budget
- US$0.00
- Risk per contract
- US$25.00
- Stop distance
- 20 ticks
- Tick value
- US$1.25
- Point value
- US$5.00
Size rounded down to whole contracts.
How it works
- Step 1
Set account and risk
Enter balance, account currency and the percentage you want to risk on the trade.
- Step 2
Pick contract and stop
Select the future: tick size and value are already set. Enter the stop in ticks or points and the conversion is automatic.
- Step 3
Add your costs
Round-trip commissions and estimated slippage are included in the risk of each contract. The result is always rounded down.
Frequently asked questions
No. A tick is the minimum price move: on ES and MES one point contains 4 ticks. A tick is worth 12.50 USD on ES and 1.25 USD on MES.
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