Risk/Reward Calculator
Before you enter a trade, check what you stand to gain compared with what you stand to lose — and how often you need to be right for the plan to make sense.
"R" = the amount you risk on one trade. A positive number means that win rate would be profitable over many trades before spreads and commissions — and only if your real win rate matches. Prices shown to 5 decimals.
How it works
Risk is the distance from entry to your stop-loss; reward is the distance from entry to your take-profit. The risk-to-reward ratio is reward ÷ risk. A trade risking 50 pips to make 100 pips is 1 : 2.
The break-even win rate is 1 ÷ (1 + R:R). At 1 : 2 you need to win about 33% of trades just to break even (before costs); at 1 : 1 you need 50%. The optional expectancy line shows the average result per trade in "R" units for the win rate you enter: win% × R:R − loss%.
A high R:R is not automatically good — a distant target may rarely be reached. Combine this with honest records of your real win rate.
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Disclaimer: these calculators are for education and planning only and are not financial advice. Results are estimates — real pip values, spreads, commissions and swaps differ by broker. Trading leveraged products involves a high risk of loss. Read the full risk disclosure.