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Currency exposure calculator

Buy EUR/USD and GBP/USD and you hold two pairs, but you have sold US dollars twice. This splits your positions into currencies, adds them up, and shows the total loss if every stop is hit.

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You getYour net amount in each currency (buys and sells added up) and its value in your account currency, plus the total loss if every stop is hit

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What to enter, and the terms used

You enterAccount currency, contract size, and for each position: pair, side (buy or sell), lots, entry price and (optional) stop distance

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One size for all lines. Check the contract size at your broker
Positions (one at a time, up to 10)
Only positions with both lots and an entry price are counted. Unfinished ones are skipped, and the result says which.
Your entries stay on this device only and will be here next time. You can use . or , for decimals. If a number has separators, we show how it was read below the field.

This assumes each stop fills exactly at its price. After a price gap or a news release, a stop can close at a worse price. Spread, commission and swap are not included. Correlation (how similarly pairs move) is not included. This is not advice on which positions to hold.

Example: enter this, get this

  1. Account currency: USD, contract size: 100,000 units
  2. Buy 0.5 lots each of EUR/USD (entry 1.0800), GBP/USD (1.2700) and USD/CAD (1.3600)
  3. Stop distance: 30 pips on each

By currency: EUR +50,000 (Buy 54,000.00 USD), GBP +50,000 (Buy 63,500.00 USD), CAD −68,000 (Sell 50,000.00 USD) and USD −67,500 (Sell 67,500.00 USD). Buying EUR/USD and GBP/USD sells US dollars twice; the USD/CAD buy adds 50,000 back. Converted to USD, the amounts add up to 0 (a check). Each stop is 50,000 × 30 × 0.0001 = 150 in the quote currency, and the USD/CAD one is 150 CAD ÷ 1.3600 = $110.29. If every stop is hit, the total loss is $410.29.

The example numbers only show how the calculation works. They are not recommendations. Replace them with your own account’s numbers, or use “Clear inputs”.

Where do I find these numbers?

Lots and entry price
The volume and price columns for each position in the Trade tab (the MT5 Toolbox or the MT4 Terminal)
Stop distance
The gap between your entry price and the position’s S/L price, in pips
Contract size
Right-click the pair in Market Watch → Specification → “Contract size”

The mobile app and platforms other than MT4/MT5 may use different names or places (for example, “Units” or “Lot size” for contract size). If you cannot find a number, check your broker’s help pages.

How it works

  1. The left currency of a pair (EUR in EUR/USD) counts as plus if you buy and minus if you sell. The right currency counts the other way, as amount × entry price (amount = lots × contract size).
  2. Amounts in the same currency are added up and converted to your account currency. Conversion rates are filled in from the entry prices of the pairs you entered (you can overwrite them).
  3. The loss at each stop = amount × stop distance (pips) × pip size, converted to your account currency. Lines without a stop distance are left out of the total.
  4. Correlation (how similarly pairs move) is not included, because it changes over time. See Holding the same currency in several pairs? for how to think about it.

FAQ

Why do the amounts in my account currency add up to 0?

Every trade buys one currency and sells the same value of another. Converted at the entry prices, the bought and sold sides cancel out. It is not 0 when a conversion rate differs from the entry price, or when you hold the same pair at different prices.

Does the largest total mean that currency is risky?

No. It only means that, among your positions, that currency has the biggest total (buy or sell, by size). It says nothing about whether a currency is good or bad, or which position to cut.

Can I add gold or stock indices?

This version covers currency pairs only.

Log it when you stack up the same currency.

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This tool is a calculation aid. It is not investment advice or a recommendation to make any trade. Real values depend on your broker’s contract size, rates, commissions and spread. Always check in your trading platform before placing an order. The numbers you enter are calculated on your device and never sent anywhere.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 · Run by Kenji Okumura, Representative, Tiltnote · About this site