Gold position size
Start with your risk budget: USD account balance × risk percentage. Divide by your stop distance in USD per ounce, then by the contract's troy ounces per lot.
Lots = risk USD / (stop distance × oz per lot)
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Size a planned XAUUSD trade around your stop-loss, not your emotions.
Default: 100 oz/lot. Verify XAUUSD contract size and minimum volume in your broker's instrument specification.
Estimate P&L for an XAUUSD buy or sell using your own price scenario.
Estimate the USD margin needed to open a gold position at a stated leverage.
Know the approximate USD value of a chosen XAUUSD price increment.
Estimate financing using your broker's signed USD-per-lot overnight amount.
Enter the actual broker swap rate. Positive = credit; negative = charge. Overnight rules and triple-swap days vary.
See why protecting capital matters. A percentage loss needs a larger percentage gain to recover.
Start with your risk budget: USD account balance × risk percentage. Divide by your stop distance in USD per ounce, then by the contract's troy ounces per lot.
Lots = risk USD / (stop distance × oz per lot)For a buy, the move is exit minus entry; for a sell, reverse it. Multiply by the total gold ounces. Include your broker's fees separately.
P&L USD = signed price move × lots × ozUnder a simple fixed-leverage model, estimate trade notional value and divide by leverage. Your broker can impose a higher requirement.
Margin ≈ (price × lots × oz) / leverageThe calculator is not a signal. Choose a trade idea, plan a valid stop, calculate possible exposure, confirm broker conditions and journal the outcome.
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No. Many brokers use 100 troy ounces per lot, but XAUUSD contract size, minimum lot, swap, margin and quote conventions vary by broker and account. Check your exact contract specification and change the input.
No. Enter your own current quote, entry, exit and stop prices. The outputs are estimates based only on the numbers you enter.
For an account denominated in USD, estimated lots = (balance × risk percentage) ÷ (absolute USD-per-ounce stop distance × troy ounces per lot). Check fees, slippage and account currency before using the result.
No. Slippage, gaps, fees, spread, broker specifications and currency conversion may change the realized result. These tools do not execute trades or provide personalized financial advice.
These free tools provide arithmetic estimates, not live market data, broker quotes or financial advice. Leveraged forex and gold trading can cause substantial losses. Verify all instrument terms before placing a trade.
Plan position sizing before you enter a trade.
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