How do I calculate profit in forex?

Count the pips between entry and exit, then multiply by the pip value and the lot size. A buy from 1.0850 to 1.0900 on EUR/USD is 50 pips; at $10 per pip on 1 lot, that is $500.

How much profit per pip on 1 lot?

On pairs quoted in USD, such as EUR/USD, one pip on 1 lot is $10, so profit is $10 per pip. On yen pairs the value is converted from yen to dollars and moves with the exchange rate.

How much profit does 0.01 lot make?

On EUR/USD each pip on 0.01 lot is worth $0.10, so a 50-pip move is $5 and a 100-pip move is $10. Losses scale the same way.

How do I calculate profit on gold?

With a 100-ounce contract and a 0.1 pip, 1 lot is $10 per pip, which is $100 for every $1 move in price. A move from $2,400 to $2,410 on 0.1 lot (10 ounces) is 100 pips, or $100.

How do I calculate profit on a sell trade?

A sell profits when price falls, so the pips are entry minus exit. Selling EUR/USD at 1.0850 and closing at 1.0800 is 50 pips; on 0.5 lot at $5 per pip that is $250.

Does the profit calculator include spread and commission?

No. It shows the gross result from the price move. The spread, any commission and overnight swap come out of that figure, so the real result is lower.

Why is my broker's profit slightly different?

The calculator converts pip value at the price you enter, while your platform uses the live rate at the time of closing. Brokers also differ on gold pip size and contract size, so check your symbol specification.

Forex Profit Calculator: Profit per Pip, Lot and Gold

Choose the instrument, whether you bought or sold, your entry and exit prices and the lot size. The calculator shows the profit or loss in US dollars, before costs.

The formula

Profit = pips moved × pip value per lot × lots

Pips moved is the exit price minus the entry price for a buy, and the entry price minus the exit price for a sell, divided by the pip size (0.0001 on most pairs, 0.01 on yen pairs, 0.1 on gold). A negative result is a loss.

Worked examples

Buy EUR/USD. Entry 1.0850, exit 1.0900, 1 lot. That is 50 pips. One pip on 1 lot is $10, so profit is 50 × $10 × 1 = $500. On 0.1 lot it is $50.

Sell EUR/USD. Entry 1.0850, exit 1.0800, 0.5 lot. Price fell 50 pips in your favor: 50 × $10 × 0.5 = $250.

A losing buy. Entry 1.0850, exit 1.0820, 0.2 lot. That is 30 pips against you: 30 × $10 × 0.2 = -$60.

Buy USD/JPY. Entry 150.00, exit 150.50, 1 lot. A pip is 0.01, so the move is 50 pips. Because the profit is earned in yen, the pip value is converted to dollars: 100,000 × 0.01 ÷ 150 = $6.67 per pip. Profit is 50 × $6.67 = $333. The result shifts a little with the exchange rate.

Profit on gold (XAU/USD)

With a 100-ounce contract and a 0.1 pip, 1 lot of gold earns $10 per pip, or $100 for each $1 the price moves.

Example: buy 0.1 lot (10 ounces) at $2,400 and close at $2,410. The move is 100 pips: 100 × $10 × 0.1 = $100, which equals 10 ounces × $10. Some platforms call 0.01 a pip on gold; that changes the pip count, not the dollar result. Exness lists an XAUUSD lot as 100 ounces (source), but contract size can differ by broker.

Profit for a 50-pip move

Pairs quoted in USD (EUR/USD, GBP/USD) and gold with a 0.1 pip. Pip value is lots × $10.

Lot size	Value of 1 pip	50-pip profit	50-pip loss
0.01	$0.10	$5	-$5
0.1	$1	$50	-$50
1	$10	$500	-$500

A 50-pip stop on 1 lot risks $500, the same size as the example gain. If your stop loss is wider than your target, the same trade can lose more than it makes. The risk-reward ratio guide covers how targets and stops compare.

Break-even and net result

Costs set the price a trade must reach before it earns anything. On EUR/USD with a 1.5-pip spread, a buy needs to rise about 1.5 pips just to break even. On 0.1 lot that is about $1.50. Add a commission of, say, $7 per lot (an example figure, check your own account) and 0.1 lot pays $0.70 more, so the break-even moves further away. Net result = calculator result minus spread, commission and swap.

Trades that target only a few pips are hit hardest, because costs are a larger share of the move. A 50-pip target on 0.1 lot ($50) loses about $1.50 to the spread, while a 5-pip target ($5) loses nearly a third.

What the calculator leaves out

The result is gross. Three costs reduce it:

Spread. You buy at the ask and sell at the bid, so a trade opens slightly in the red. A 1.5-pip spread on 1 lot costs about $15. See what a spread is.
Commission. Some account types charge a fee per lot instead of, or on top of, a wider spread. See spread vs commission.
Swap. Positions held past the daily rollover pay or earn an overnight rate, which can be negative. See what a swap is.

Slippage can also move your exit price from the level you planned, especially around news.

Profit is not the same as margin

Opening a position requires margin, a fraction of its value set by your leverage. Profit depends only on lot size and pips, not on how much margin you hold. Check what you need with the margin calculator.

Before you place the trade

Know the pip value. The pip calculator gives it for any pair, and the gold pip calculator covers XAU/USD.
Size by risk. Work out the lot size from your stop loss with the lot size calculator instead of picking a size first and hoping.
Treat results as arithmetic. These figures show what a price move would be worth, not what to expect. Most traders lose money on leveraged products, so only trade with money you can afford to lose.

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