01 — POSITION SIZE
Set the stop first
A stop loss belongs where the trade idea is invalidated. Once that distance is clear, calculate position size rather than moving the stop to fit a random lot size.
Calculate my position size
Prop-Firm Risk Calculator
Plan the trade.
Plan the trade.
Protect the account.
Calculate position size, real loss after costs, targets, remaining drawdown and consistency impact for Gold, indices and major Forex pairs — before you enter.
✓Gold, US100, DAX and major Forex presets
✓Daily and total drawdown protection
✓Consistency and payout planning
✓Trade-plan copy and print export
The FOXTRADES trade safety check
Prop-Firm Risk Calculator for Gold, Indices and Major Forex Pairs
Enter the trade you are considering. The calculator sizes it against your cash risk and checks whether the risk is too large for your remaining account room.
Trade risk planner
All values are editable. Check your platform’s contract specification before trading.
1Choose your market
2Set up the trade
Gold CFD assumption: £/$100 per $1 move for 1.00 lot. Verify with your broker.
The result rounds down so it does not exceed planned risk.
3Define risk
Advanced protection settings
Use the calculator properly
One tool. Four account-saving decisions.
The point is not to predict price. It is to know your maximum loss, size the position correctly and avoid rules that can end the account.
02 — DRAWDOWN
Risk the remaining room, not the account headline
On a funded account, the relevant question is how much drawdown remains today and overall. Use your firm’s actual rule values in the advanced settings.
Check drawdown exposure03 — CONSISTENCY
Plan the payout maths
A large winning day can create a consistency problem at firms using a largest-day limit. Enter your current profit, best day and rule percentage to test the effect of this trade.
Check consistency impactPractical education
Learn the decision behind the number.
Each section takes you back to the exact part of the calculator needed to apply the idea.
Risk is a fixed amount, not a feeling
Set a cash or percentage maximum before the trade. A £500 risk is still £500 whether the stop is five points or fifty; only the position size changes.
Open risk settings →Costs make real risk larger
Spread, commission and slippage can push a planned loss beyond the number you intended. Add a modest buffer instead of assuming a perfect fill.
Add trading costs →Reward-to-risk controls required accuracy
A 1:2 plan needs a lower win rate to break even than a 1:1 plan, before costs. The calculator shows the maths; it does not judge the setup.
Test target scenarios →Gold and indices are not universal lot sizes
CFD point values vary across brokers and prop firms. Use the market presets as a starting point, then overwrite value-per-point with your platform’s specification.
Verify contract value →Forex pip values depend on the pair
EUR/USD and GBP/USD normally use a familiar pip convention, while pairs such as USD/JPY require a different pip conversion. The value-per-pip field is editable for that reason.
Use Forex preset →Do not confuse a risk score with a trade signal
The Account Survival Score estimates rule and drawdown pressure only. It cannot tell you whether the market will rise or fall.
Use the pre-trade checklist →Before you press buy or sell
Pre-trade discipline checklist
A correctly sized trade can still be poor. Use this quick screen after calculating the risk and before executing.
Why does the calculator round position size down?
Rounding down keeps the estimated maximum loss at or below your chosen limit. Rounding up can breach it after costs.
Does this use my prop firm’s live rules automatically?
No. Rules and contract values vary and can change. Enter the figures from your firm’s current rulebook and your own platform specification.
Is this financial advice or a trade signal?
No. It is an educational planning tool. It does not assess your financial circumstances, tell you what to trade, or guarantee any result.
Why can a planned loss exceed my cash-risk input?
If the broker only permits a coarse lot-size increment, or your cost assumptions are high, the tradable size may not match the desired risk exactly. The result reports the estimate.