Calculate position size, stop loss, risk-reward ratios, breakeven points, and trading P&L. Essential tools for protecting capital and managing risk in Indian markets.
Determine price levels needed to recover from losses with asymmetric gain requirements.
Calculate optimal position size based on account size, risk tolerance, and stop loss levels.
Calculate trading P&L including brokerage, STT, taxes, and all transaction costs.
Evaluate trade quality with risk-reward ratios to ensure favorable odds before entering positions.
Calculate optimal stop loss price based on account size, risk percentage, and position size.
Trading & Risk Management Calculators help you protect your capital, size positions correctly, and maintain professional trading discipline. Whether you're a day trader, swing trader, or long-term investor, proper risk management is the difference between consistent profitability and account blow-ups. These calculators use professional risk management formulas to calculate position sizes, stop losses, risk-reward ratios, and breakeven points. Designed for Indian markets (NSE, BSE) with support for equity trading, F&O, and intraday positions. All calculators are free, work offline after loading, and include examples with Indian stocks and rupee amounts.
Prevent catastrophic losses by calculating exact position sizes based on your risk tolerance (1-2% per trade)
Professional traders use these formulas - now accessible to retail investors for free
Eliminate emotional decisions with predetermined stop losses and position sizes calculated before entering trades
Understand breakeven requirements - a 50% loss needs 100% gain to recover, making prevention critical
Calculate TRUE profitability after brokerage, STT, GST, and all transaction costs that erode gains
Filter out bad trades systematically - only take positions with favorable risk-reward ratios (1:2 minimum)
Survive inevitable losing streaks with proper risk per trade - 2% risk means 50 losses to zero account
Build consistent trading methodology with quantifiable risk parameters instead of gut feelings
Pre-trade planning with position size and stop loss calculations before entering positions
Account all transaction costs in P&L including brokerage, STT, exchange charges, GST for accurate profitability
Risk-reward analysis to evaluate if trade setup meets your criteria (recommended: 1:2 ratio minimum)
Breakeven calculations showing asymmetric nature of losses (30% loss needs 43% gain to recover)
Support for both percentage-based and absolute value inputs for flexibility in planning
Mobile-optimized for calculating on-the-go before trade execution from phone or tablet
📈 Day Traders executing multiple intraday positions and needing quick position size calculations
📊 Swing Traders holding positions 3-7 days and managing multiple concurrent trades with different stop losses
💼 Options Traders in F&O segment calculating position sizes for option buying/selling with defined risk
🎯 Breakout Traders placing stop losses below breakout levels and calculating exact share quantities to buy
🔰 Beginner Traders learning professional risk management before risking real capital in markets
💰 Serious Investors protecting long-term portfolios with trailing stops and position sizing discipline
🏦 Prop Traders managing firm capital with strict risk parameters and daily loss limits
📚 Trading Educators teaching students proper risk management methodology with practical examples
Conservative traders risk 0.5-1% per trade, moderate traders 1-2%, aggressive traders 2-3%. Never exceed 3% on single trade. Professional traders typically use 1-2% rule. Mathematics: With 2% risk, you can survive 50 consecutive losses before account zeroes (0.98^50 = 36% remaining). With 5% risk, just 20 losses and you're down 64%. With 10% risk, 10 losses = account cut in half. Most beginners lose 60-70% of trades initially, so 1% risk is mandatory for survival while learning. After 6+ months of profitable trading, you can increase to 2%. Never increase risk trying to "make back" losses quickly - this destroys accounts.
Formula: Position Size = (Account Size × Risk %) / (Entry Price - Stop Loss Price). Example: ₹5,00,000 account, 2% risk (₹10,000), stock entry ₹500, stop loss ₹480 (₹20 risk per share). Position Size = ₹10,000 / ₹20 = 500 shares. Investment = 500 × ₹500 = ₹2,50,000. If stop hit, you lose exactly ₹10,000 (2% of account). Key principle: Position size is determined by RISK, not capital available. A ₹50 stock with ₹2 stop requires 5x more shares than ₹500 stock with ₹20 stop for same risk amount. Use Position Size Calculator for every trade before execution.
Minimum 1:2 (risk ₹1 to make ₹2) for most strategies. Professional setups target 1:2.5 to 1:3. Day traders might accept 1:1.5 with high (60%+) win rates. Mathematics: With 1:2 ratio and 40% win rate, you're profitable (40 wins × ₹2 = ₹80, 60 losses × ₹1 = ₹60, net ₹20 profit per 100 trades). With 1:1 ratio, need >50% win rate just to break even. With 1:3 ratio, only need 28.6% win rate to profit. Never take trades below 1:1.5 ratio. Calculate BEFORE entering: Risk = Entry - Stop Loss, Reward = Target - Entry, Ratio = Reward/Risk. Use Risk-Reward Calculator to filter trades - if ratio <1:2, skip the trade and wait for better setup.
Frequent trading multiplies transaction costs exponentially. Example: Day trader making 50 trades/month at ₹1L each. Charges per trade: ₹20 brokerage × 2 (buy+sell) + ₹50 STT + ₹35 other = ₹125 total. Monthly: ₹125 × 50 = ₹6,250 in charges. If you're making 5% monthly (₹5,000 on ₹1L), charges eat ₹6,250, resulting in net LOSS despite winning trades! Solution: (1) Use flat ₹20 brokerage plans for large trades, (2) Reduce trading frequency - swing trading has 70% fewer charges than day trading, (3) Target 0.5-1% minimum profit to cover charges, (4) Use P&L Calculator BEFORE trade to ensure profitability after costs. Many "profitable" traders are actually losing money after full accounting.
Different approaches: (1) Fundamental investors: Use 20-25% trailing stop loss - if Reliance bought at ₹2,000, exit at ₹1,600 if fundamental story breaks (management change, debt increase). (2) Technical investors: Use moving average stop loss - 200-day MA for long-term, exit if stock breaks below. (3) Quality stocks: Consider wider stops (30-40%) as volatility is normal. (4) Speculative stocks: Tighter stops (10-15%) as they can collapse quickly. (5) Diversified portfolio: Individual stock stop losses less critical if total portfolio has 15+ stocks. Key: Stop loss protects against fundamental deterioration, not short-term volatility. Review quarterly, adjust for market conditions. Don't use tight stops (5-10%) for long-term holdings - you'll get stopped out in normal corrections.
Combine both: (1) Risk per trade: Never >2% on single trade, (2) Sector concentration: Max 20-25% in single sector, (3) Single stock: Max 10-15% of portfolio in one stock, (4) Total active risk: If holding 5 positions each with 2% risk, total portfolio risk is 10%. Example: ₹10L portfolio, want 5 positions. Per position: ₹2L investment, 2% risk = ₹20,000 max loss per trade. Set stops accordingly on each. Don't put all 10L in single sector even if individual stocks meet risk criteria. Correlation matters - 5 bank stocks are not diversified even if positions are sized correctly. Aim for: 8-12 stocks across 4-5 sectors with proper position sizing on each.
Mathematics of losses (Breakeven Calculator shows this): (1) 10% loss needs 11.1% gain, (2) 20% loss needs 25% gain, (3) 30% loss needs 42.9% gain, (4) 50% loss needs 100% gain (double your money), (5) 70% loss needs 233% gain (nearly impossible). This asymmetry is WHY stop losses are critical. If you lose 30% (₹3L from ₹10L = ₹7L remaining), you need 43% gain on ₹7L = ₹3L profit to get back to ₹10L. That could take 3-4 YEARS at 12% annual returns. Better: Use 2% stop losses, lose ₹20,000 instead, need only 2% gain to recover. Lesson: Prevention (stop losses) is 100x easier than recovery. Never let single trade lose >5% of account.
Top 8 fatal errors: (1) No stop loss - "stock will come back" mentality leads to 50%+ losses, (2) Moving stops away from price - violates risk plan, turns small loss into disaster, (3) Risking too much (5-10% per trade) - a few losses wipe out months of gains, (4) Position sizing based on capital not risk - buying "as many shares as I can afford", (5) Averaging down losing positions - doubling exposure to bad trade, (6) Not accounting for brokerage - thinking 0.5% profit is good when charges are 0.4%, (7) Ignoring correlations - 10 pharma stocks = one big bet, not diversification, (8) Revenge trading after loss - increasing size to "make back" losses quickly destroys accounts. Fix: Use these calculators BEFORE every trade, follow plan mechanically, accept losses as cost of business.
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