📘 How to Use a Forex Lot Size Calculator (Step-by-Step With Examples)

🔍 Why Lot Size Calculation Matters

Most new traders get wrecked not because their strategy sucks, but because they’re risking way too much per trade. A lot size calculator helps you align your position size with your actual risk, not just your “gut feeling.”

⚙️ What Is a Lot Size Calculator?

A lot size calculator tells you exactly how big your trade should be based on:

• Account size

• Risk % per trade

• Stop loss in pips

• Currency pair

Instead of guessing, you're trading with a system — just like funded traders do.

✅ Step-by-Step: How to Use One

Let’s use MyFXBook’s calculator:

Step 1: Enter Account Settings

• Account currency: USD

• Account size: $1,000

• Risk: 1% (means you risk $10 per trade)

Step 2: Trade Details

• Pair: EUR/USD

• Stop Loss: 25 pips

Step 3: Calculate

→ You’ll see the result: 0.04 lotsThat means you should enter with 0.04 lot size to risk exactly $10.

💡 Pro Tip: Use This Daily

I recommend traders add this to their pre-trade checklist.If you're risking different amounts each trade, your strategy becomes impossible to measure.

Bonus: Once you use the calculator enough, you'll start doing the math automatically in your head — it becomes second nature.

🧠 Final Thoughts

Using a lot size calculator might seem like a small detail… but it’s one of the most important habits for serious traders. If you're guessing your position size, you're gambling — not trading.

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