Trading tools
Compounding calculator
Explore the maths of compounding, including what losing periods do. It is an illustration, not a plan.
After 12 periods
- Final balance
- 1,126.83
- Total paid in
- 1,000.00
- Growth
- 126.83
A maths illustration, not a forecast. Real trading returns are uneven, include losing periods, and are never guaranteed. Avoid plans that depend on a fixed return every month.
Show each period
| Period | Gain | Balance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10.00 | 1,010.00 |
| 2 | 10.10 | 1,020.10 |
| 3 | 10.20 | 1,030.30 |
| 4 | 10.30 | 1,040.60 |
| 5 | 10.41 | 1,051.01 |
| 6 | 10.51 | 1,061.52 |
| 7 | 10.62 | 1,072.14 |
| 8 | 10.72 | 1,082.86 |
| 9 | 10.83 | 1,093.69 |
| 10 | 10.94 | 1,104.62 |
| 11 | 11.05 | 1,115.67 |
| 12 | 11.16 | 1,126.83 |
How to use it
- Enter a starting balance and a return per period (try negative values too).
- Add regular contributions if you like.
- Expand the table to see each period.
More tools
- Pip value calculatorWhat one pip is worth for your position, in your account currency.
- Position size calculatorHow many lots to trade so a stop-loss costs a set % of your account.
- Margin calculatorThe deposit your broker sets aside to open a position at a given leverage.
- Profit and loss calculatorProfit or loss in pips and money between an entry and exit price.
Results are estimates for education. Your broker’s contract specifications, prices and costs decide the real numbers. Not financial advice.