Futures profit & loss calculator
Enter a futures trade’s entry and exit prices, direction, contract count and tick details to calculate gross and net profit or loss. Fees and margin are optional.
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Result
Your trade P&L will appear here
Enter the completed trade details, then calculate gross and net profit or loss.
How it’s calculated
Ticks = (Exit − Entry) ÷ Tick size × DirectionGross P&L = Ticks × Tick value × ContractsNet P&L = Gross P&L − total entered costsMargin return = Net P&L ÷ total margin × 100Direction is +1 for a long and −1 for a short. Blank costs are zero. The calculator excludes taxes and any spread or slippage not already represented in the average fills or entered fees.
A price move is not a dollar result by itself
Each futures contract has its own minimum price increment and value per tick. Use specifications for the exact symbol and contract size; standard and micro contracts are not interchangeable.
Tick-based method
CME calculates P&L by multiplying the number of ticks moved by the dollar value of one tick and then by the number of contracts. See its official futures profit-and-loss lesson.
Average fills
For a trade filled in pieces, enter the volume-weighted average entry and exit. That can produce a fractional tick count even though every individual fill occurred on a valid price increment.
Margin context
Margin is collateral, not the purchase price or maximum loss. Check exposure and current requirements separately in the futures leverage and margin calculator.
Before the trade
This page measures a completed trade. For a planned stop and target, use the stop-loss and take-profit calculator.
Plan the P&L before the trade, not after.
Size the position from a risk budget, or check its stop, target and leverage first — every futures calculator lives on one page.