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
Play around with the options in our example below to see how margin requirements and profit or loss are calculated on CFD trades.
* 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
Set up our calculator using different points of movement, from 50 points all the way up to 500, which are typical amounts of price movement in various CFD trade timeframes.
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).
See how your margin and P&L are calculated
Look at the margin requirement and final profit or loss for the trade using the figures provided by the example, and tweak the input data to get a different calculation.
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Fast execution on a huge range of markets
Enjoy flexible access to 17,000 global markets, with reliable execution
React faster with powerful technology
Our platform and apps are intuitive and highly responsive, so trading opportunities are always within reach
Grow your confidence with an established provider
We’re a FTSE 250 company that’s been leading our industry for nearly 50 years, so our expertise is second to none
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
Remember that our CFD calculator is a useful tool for determining the margin requirement and potential profit or loss of your CFD trade before you open a position. Forex traders can also check out our FX calculator tool,
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.
Learn more about calculating your profit or loss on a CFD trade
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