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Crypto Position Size and Risk Calculator

Size any crypto trade by risk. Pick BTCUSD or ETHUSD, enter your balance, risk percent, and a dollar stop, and get the exact position size. Free, no sign-up.

Position Size
USD
Risk as
%
Stop loss in
pips
Advanced
0.83lots
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recommended position
Risk amount $200.00
Value per pip $10.00
Units / contracts 83,000
Margin required $900.55
Actual risk at this size $199.20
Stop distance 24 pips
indicative price Sizing runs in your browser

Educational tool, not financial advice. Results depend on your broker's contract specs and pricing. Runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is stored. Leverage limits vary by regulator and broker. Confirm your account's limits before trading.

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help_outline How to use this calculator

  1. 1Pick your instrument and account currency.
  2. 2Enter your account balance.
  3. 3Set risk per trade as a percent of the account or a fixed amount.
  4. 4Enter your stop loss in pips, in price, or in dollars.
  5. 5Read the lot size, units, pip value, and margin in the panel.
  6. 6Copy or share the result, or embed the calculator on your own site.

Crypto Sizing Reference

Instrument1 lot$1 move per lotTypical price
Bitcoin (BTC/USD)1 BTC$1.00~$63,000
Ethereum (ETH/USD)1 ETH$1.00~$3,300

Spot Exchange vs CFD, and Volatility-Scaled Stops

On a spot exchange you buy the coin outright, so your position size in coins is your dollar risk divided by your stop distance, with no leverage math needed. Through a CFD broker the same size applies, but leverage sets the margin the broker holds. Either way, size from risk first and think about margin second.

Because crypto is volatile, scale your stop to the instrument rather than copying a forex distance. A stop that is tight on EURUSD can be far too tight on ETHUSD. Set the stop where the idea is wrong, accept that it will be wider in dollars, and let the calculator shrink the position so the risk stays constant.

quiz Frequently Asked Questions

How do I size a crypto position by risk?expand_more
Divide the dollars you are willing to lose by the dollar distance to your stop. The result is your position in coins. Risking $50 with a $500 stop on ETH is 0.10 ETH, whether you trade spot or CFD.
Should crypto stops be wider than forex stops?expand_more
Usually yes, in dollar terms, because crypto is more volatile. Set the stop where your trade idea is invalidated rather than at a fixed distance, then let position sizing keep the dollar risk constant.
Is position sizing different on a spot exchange versus a CFD broker?expand_more
The risk-based size in coins is the same. The difference is margin: on spot you pay the full value, while a CFD broker holds a fraction as margin set by your leverage. Size by risk in both cases.

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