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FREE FUTURES P&L CALCULATOR

Futures Profit Calculator

Estimate gross and net futures profit or loss from entry, exit, direction, tick size, tick value, contracts, commissions, and slippage.

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CALCULATOR INPUTS

Enter your planning values

CALCULATED OUTPUT

Your planning estimate

Enter or adjust the values, then select Calculate results.

STEP-BY-STEP

How to use this tool

  1. Select the actual long or short direction.
  2. Enter average filled entry and exit prices rather than unfilled chart levels.
  3. Copy minimum tick size and dollar tick value for the exact contract.
  4. Enter whole contracts and the current round-turn fee per contract.
  5. Estimate total slippage across entry and exit in ticks per contract.
  6. Compare the result with the broker statement and record actual net P&L in the journal.
WORKED EXAMPLE

See the calculation in context

A two-contract long moving 10 points on a 0.25-tick product produces 40 ticks per contract. At $0.50 per tick, gross P&L is $40 before fees and slippage.

Calculation method

Directional ticks = (exit − entry) ÷ tick size for a long, or (entry − exit) ÷ tick size for a short. Gross P&L = directional ticks × tick value × contracts. Net P&L subtracts commissions and entered slippage.

AVOID THESE ERRORS

Common mistakes

  1. Using a full-size tick value for a micro contract
  2. Reversing long and short direction
  3. Entering points where the tool expects price
  4. Ignoring average fills on scaled entries or exits
  5. Leaving commission and slippage at zero without verifying
  6. Treating estimated P&L as guaranteed before execution
FREQUENTLY ASKED

Questions and answers

Can this calculate an open trade?

It can estimate P&L using a current reference price, but actual closing P&L depends on the fill and all charges.

Why can the tick count be fractional?

The entered prices may not align with the minimum tick increment, or the instrument specification may be wrong.

Does this include currency conversion?

No. Products settled in a currency different from the account may require a separate conversion.

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USEFUL NEXT TOOLS

Continue the workflow

FREE TOOLTick-to-Dollar ConverterConvert futures ticks into gross and net dollar movement for a whole-contract position using an entered tick value, direction, fees, and slippage.FREE TOOLFutures Break-Even CalculatorCalculate the minimum favorable futures price movement needed to recover entered commissions and slippage for a whole-contract position.FREE TOOLRound-Turn Commission CalculatorEstimate per-side, round-turn, and multi-trade futures commissions from contract quantity and entered broker, exchange, and regulatory fees.FREE TOOLFutures Point Value CalculatorConvert a futures contract’s tick size and tick value into dollar value per point and total position sensitivity.
Educational-use notice.

Outputs are planning estimates, not investment advice or guarantees. Verify instrument specifications, fees, prices and binding prop-firm rules with the relevant official source before relying on any result.