# Forex Profit Calculator: P/L Between Two Prices

> Free profit and loss calculator for forex, futures, indices and crypto. Enter entry, exit, size and direction to see what a trade returns in your currency.

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# Profit and loss calculator

Forex, futures, indices and crypto. No sign-up, no email.

What a trade makes or costs between two prices, at your size.

Instrument

### Trade

Direction

Entry price

Exit price

Position size lots

Total trading costs USD · optional

Profit / Loss

Enter entry, exit and size to see the result.

How it works

`P/L = (exit price - entry price) x direction x units x multiplier`

Direction is 1 for a long and -1 for a short. Everything is worked out in the currency the instrument is quoted in and converted to your account currency once, at the end.

A worked example

1. Long 0.50 lots of EURUSD from 1.0850, closed at 1.0920.
2. 0.50 lots is 50,000 units.
3. 1.0920 - 1.0850 = 0.0070 of price movement.
4. 0.0070 x 50,000 = $350.

FAQ

## Worth knowing

### Does this include spread, swap and commission?

It answers the price question only. Enter your real fill prices rather than the levels you planned and the spread is already inside the answer. Commission and overnight swap sit outside it.

### How do I work out a short?

Set the direction to short and enter the prices as they happened. Selling higher than you buy back returns a profit, and the calculator handles the sign for you.

### Why does my platform show a slightly different figure?

Usually the conversion rate. A trade in a pair not quoted in your account currency is converted at the moment it closes, and any reference rate used here is close to that rather than identical to it.

## The calculation is the easy half

Connect your broker once and Edge learns from your trades, journal and practice to show you what to fix, sizing included. Free to start.

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