CFD trading calculator
Discover how a CFD trade works – including the margin requirement for your trade and the potential profit or loss – with our CFD trading calculator.
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Our CFD trading calculator*
Choose your points of movement in the EUR/USD pair – assuming an opening price of 1.2100:
Select your order size in amount of quote currency (USD in this example) per point of movement:
| Trade | Buy EUR/USD contract – no stop loss** |
|---|---|
| Trade size | $2.00 per point move |
| Margin requirement |
$484.00How CFD margin works |
| EUR/USD moves up 100 ptsto 1.2200 |
$198.00 profit |
| EUR/USD moves down 100 ptsto 1.2000 |
$202.00 loss |
How to get started with CFD trading
* The profit, loss and margin requirement figures in this example are for illustrative purposes only, and the calculation assumes a spread of 1 point – which could vary. If you keep your positions on spot markets open overnight, you will pay overnight funding charges.
How to use our CFD trading calculator
Choose your points of movement
Select your order size
Put in a range of order sizes including $1, $2, $5, $10 and $25 per point of movement in the underlying market.
Keep in mind that FX CFDs are always traded in the quote currency – so you might be trading in a different currency than USD (which we used in our example above).
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How to get started with CFD trading
To get started with CFD trading, check out the educational resources we have at IG Academy – which can help you with your market analysis and risk management – or learn more about how CFD trading works.
- Learn how to trade CFDs
- Choose a market to trade
- Create a CFD trading account
- Take steps to manage your risk
- Open, monitor and close your CFD trade
FAQs
If you want to trade financial markets, you’ve come to the right place. We invented financial spread betting in 1974, and today we offer CFDs to retail traders who are looking to seize their next opportunity. We’ve got a range of markets to choose from, including indices, forex, commodities, shares and more.
FAQs
How is CFD margin calculated?
CFD margin is calculated as a percentage of the total position size, and it’s the deposit that you need to put down to open a leveraged CFD trading position. Our CFD margin requirements vary between the markets you’re looking to trade.
How is CFD profit and loss calculated?
CFD profit and loss is calculated as the difference in price from when you opened your position to when you closed it, multiplied by your total position size. You should remember that when you’re trading with leverage, your final profit or loss will be calculated using the full position size – not just the margin required to open it – which can result in both greater profits, and greater losses.
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