Position Size & Risk Calculator (Excel)

About this course

The single most important number in trading is your position size. This calculator gives it to you in seconds — and shows why risking 1% instead of 5% keeps you in the game.

What's inside

• Stocks & Crypto — capital, risk %, entry, stop (or ATR × multiplier), target, max position % and charges → units, capital used, actual risk, R:R and breakeven win rate. Fractional units for crypto.
• F&O Lots — lot size, entry, stop, margin per lot → lots by risk, lots by margin and the safe number to trade.
• Option Buying — size from a stop on the premium, with worst-case loss.
• Forex — standard, mini and micro lots from pips and pip value.
• Risk Tables — account left after 1–20 losses in a row at different risk levels, gain needed to recover from a drawdown, and breakeven win rate by R:R.

Who it's for

• New traders building good habits
• Swing and intraday traders
• F&O, forex and crypto traders

Format

Works in Microsoft Excel (2010 or later), Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc. Instant download after payment — available any time in your account.