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Balance, Equity and Unrealized P&L: Reconcile an Account Ledger
Follow a loss from an open position into balance, distinguish deposits from profit, and compare account snapshots without double-counting P&L.
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Contract Notional Value: Measure Exposure Separately From Margin
Calculate futures and FX notional exposure, compare gross and signed totals, and understand where price-times-multiplier formulas stop being appropriate.
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Forex Position Size Calculator with Costs and Lot Steps
Model forex lots from a hypothetical risk budget, stop distance, pip value and costs. Round down to a chosen volume step and see unused modeled budget.
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Margin Level and Free Margin: Calculate Both From One Account Snapshot
Calculate free margin and margin level, model a change in equity, and distinguish account headroom from a stop-loss budget or guaranteed order approval.
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Portfolio Exposure Calculator: Gross, Net and Equity Ratios
Compare gross and signed net notional with account equity using long and short totals. Understand currency conversion, offsets and concentration limitations.
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Risk and Reward Ratio Calculator with Costs
Compare modeled target profit with stop loss for long or short linear-price scenarios, including quantity and total costs. Check price ordering and limits.
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Risk of Ruin in Trading: Define the Barrier Before the Formula
Understand trading risk of ruin with fixed-stake and fractional-risk examples. Define the loss barrier, time horizon and model assumptions before calculating.
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Simple Margin Requirement Calculator
Estimate single-rate margin from base units, price, currency conversion and leverage. Understand why broker tiers, offsets and futures margin differ.
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Volume-Step Rounding: Keep a Tradable Size Within Its Intended Budget
Round an example trade size to an allowed increment, quantify the exposure difference, and handle quantities below minimum without silently increasing risk.
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