Leverage and margin calculator
Enter the position size, its price and the leverage your broker gives. The calculator shows the margin required, the full value of the position and what a 1% move costs. It runs in your browser: nothing is sent anywhere.
Approximate results. Each broker sets its own leverage and margin rules, which can change with the instrument, the position size, the time of day and your country. You type every price yourself: this page never shows market data. Trading with leverage involves a significant risk of loss. Education only, not financial advice.
Units, shares or coins. In forex, 1 lot is usually 100,000 units.
In your account currency. Type it from your platform: we never fetch prices.
30 means 1:30.
Enter the price, as shown on your platform.
Leverage and real leverage
The leverage your broker offers (1:30, for example) only sets the margin it holds: with 1:30, a position worth 30,000 asks for 1,000 of margin. Profit and loss still follow the full 30,000.
Real leverage compares the position value with your whole balance. A 30,000 position on a 10,000 account is 3x, whatever the broker's maximum: a 1% move against you costs 3% of the account.