EURUSD lot size calculator
A standard EURUSD lot is 100,000 units, quoted to 5 decimals, and one pip of 0.0001 moves 10 USD per lot. Feed the calculator your account size, the percentage you are willing to lose and the distance to your stop, and it returns the size that puts exactly that much at risk — rounded down to your broker's lot step so the real risk never comes out above the target.
What makes EURUSD different
Because the pair quotes in US dollars, a dollar account needs no conversion at all: one pip on a standard lot is always exactly $10, whatever the price does. That fixed pip value is why EURUSD is the pair most position-size examples use, and why it is the easiest one to size by hand. If your account is in euros the number stops being fixed, since the $10 has to be converted back at the current rate.
Contract specification
| Symbol | EURUSD |
|---|---|
| Contract size (1 lot) | 100,000 |
| Quote currency | USD |
| Quoted decimals | 5 |
| Pip / point size | 0.0001 |
| Pip value per standard lot | 10 USD |
EURUSD pip value by lot size
Values in USD, the currency EURUSD is quoted in. A pip here is 0.0001.
| Lot size | Units | Value of 1 pip |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (1.00) | 100,000 | 10 USD |
| Mini (0.10) | 10,000 | 1 USD |
| Micro (0.01) | 1,000 | 0.1 USD |
A worked example
- Risk in money: a 10 000 USD account risking 1% puts 100 USD on the line.
- Stop distance in price: 20 pips × 0.0001 = 0.002.
- Loss per lot: 0.002 × 100,000 = 200 USD.
- Lot size: 100 ÷ 200 = 0.5, rounded down to 0.5.
The example assumes an account in USD. If yours is in another currency, every figure above gets multiplied by the rate from USD to your currency, which the calculator applies automatically.
Lot size for a 10 000 USD account
What each combination of risk and stop distance works out to. Read it as a sanity check on the number the calculator gives you.
| Risk | 10 pips | 20 pips | 40 pips | 80 pips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 % | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| 1 % | 1 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.12 |
| 2 % | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
| 3 % | 3 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.37 |
Frequently asked questions
How much is one pip worth on EURUSD?
On a standard lot of 100,000 units, one pip of 0.0001 is worth 10 USD. A mini lot is a tenth of that and a micro lot a hundredth. If your account is not in USD, multiply by the current rate from USD to your account currency.
What lot size should I use on EURUSD?
There is no single right size: it depends on how much you are willing to lose and where your stop sits. Decide the loss first — most traders cap it at 1% to 2% of the account per trade — then divide that amount by the loss per lot at your stop distance. The calculator above does exactly that and rounds down to your broker's step.
Why does my broker show a different EURUSD lot size?
Almost always because the contract or the pip definition differs. Open your platform's contract specification for EURUSD, compare the contract size against 100,000 and the tick against 0.0001, and correct them under "broker settings" above. The second cause is the conversion rate when your account currency is not USD; you can override that too.
Educational tool. Check the size in your platform before trading; leveraged trading carries a risk of loss.