Trading calculators

How much room you have left, what a point is worth, and how many contracts fit your risk.

How much room do I have left?

The trailing drawdown calculator. Enter your account's numbers to see where your loss limit sits right now, and how many points you can lose before the account fails.

Starting balance ($) Maximum drawdown ($) Drawdown type

Highest balance so far ($) Current balance ($) Stops trailing at

Contract Contracts

Loss limit now—

Room left—

Room in points—

For end-of-day trailing, use your highest closing balance. For intraday trailing, use your highest balance including open profit.

Points to dollars

Contract Points (+ or −) Contracts Round-turn cost per contract ($)

Gross—

Costs—

Net—

Net = points × point value × contracts − costs × contracts

Futures position size

Contract Max risk on this trade ($) Stop distance (points)

Risk per contract—

Max contracts—

Actual risk—

Max contracts = max risk ÷ (stop points × point value), rounded down. If it rounds to zero, the stop is too wide for the risk, or the contract is too big: try the micro.

Stock position size

Max risk on this trade ($) Entry price ($) Stop price ($)

Risk per share—

Max shares—

Position value—

Max shares = max risk ÷ (entry − stop), rounded down. Check the position value against your buying power.

Point values, by contract

Dollar value of a one-point move, per contract. Micros are one-tenth of the full-size contract.
Contract	Symbol	Per point	Tick size	Per tick
Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100	MNQ	$2	0.25	$0.50
E-mini Nasdaq-100	NQ	$20	0.25	$5.00
Micro E-mini S&P 500	MES	$5	0.25	$1.25
E-mini S&P 500	ES	$50	0.25	$12.50
Micro E-mini Dow	MYM	$0.50	1	$0.50
E-mini Dow	YM	$5	1	$5.00
Micro E-mini Russell 2000	M2K	$5	0.10	$0.50
E-mini Russell 2000	RTY	$50	0.10	$5.00
Micro WTI Crude Oil	MCL	$100	0.01	$1.00
WTI Crude Oil	CL	$1,000	0.01	$10.00
Micro Gold	MGC	$10	0.10	$1.00
Gold	GC	$100	0.10	$10.00

Contract multipliers as set by CME Group. Your costs (commission, exchange and NFA fees, data) are yours to add. Education only: this is arithmetic, not a recommendation to trade any contract or size.