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Profit Calculator for Stocks, Crypto and Forex

By Katie, author of Katie TutorialsKatieTrader and educator · 7+ yearsKatie has traded short-term options for more than seven years and teaches 300,000+ subscribers on YouTube. Every lesson here comes from her own trading journal, mistakes included.Full bioNo signals, no paid mentoring. How the lessons are kept honest · Free tool · Reviewed October 13, 2026

See what a trade makes or loses after fees, before you open it or after you close it. Enter the entry, the exit and the size. It works for stocks, crypto and forex, long or short.

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Contents (12)
  1. How to use the profit calculator
  2. How to calculate trading profit
  3. Example: a stock
  4. Example: crypto
  5. Example: forex
  6. Profit on a short trade
  7. The break-even price
  8. Return on the position vs return on the account
  9. Common mistakes
  10. Frequently asked questions
  11. Related calculators
  12. Learn it properly

How to use the profit calculator

  1. Choose the market: stocks or crypto, or forex.
  2. Choose long if you buy first, short if you sell first.
  3. Enter the size and the entry and exit prices. For a trade you have not closed yet, use your target or the current price as the exit.
  4. For stocks and crypto, enter your platform's fee. The calculator charges it on both the buy and the sell.

How to calculate trading profit

long: profit = (exit − entry) × quantity − fees
short: profit = (entry − exit) × quantity − fees
return = profit ÷ (entry × quantity)

Fees are usually charged twice, once when you open and once when you close. That is easy to forget, and on small moves it makes a big difference.

Example: a stock

You buy 10 shares at 100 dollars and sell them at 110. Before fees, you made 10 × 10 = 100 dollars. With a 0.1% fee on each side, you pay 1.00 dollar when you buy and 1.10 when you sell. Your profit is 100 − 2.10 = 97.90 dollars, a return of 9.79% on the 1,000 dollars you put in.

Example: crypto

You buy 0.05 bitcoin at 60,000 dollars, which costs 3,000 dollars, and sell at 63,000. Before fees that is 0.05 × 3,000 = 150 dollars. A 0.1% fee costs 3.00 dollars on the buy and 3.15 on the sell, so you keep 143.85 dollars, a return of 4.80%.

Example: forex

You buy 0.10 lots of EUR/USD at 1.1180 and sell at 1.1230. That is a move of 50 pips. On 0.10 lots each pip is worth 1 dollar, so the profit is 50 dollars. In forex most of the cost is in the spread, which is already inside the prices you get, so use your real fill prices.

Profit on a short trade

When you short, you sell first and buy back later. You make money when the price falls. Selling 10 shares at 110 and buying them back at 100 makes the same 100 dollars before fees as the long example, only in the other direction.

The break-even price

Because of fees, the price has to move a little in your favor before you make anything. The calculator shows that break-even exit price. With 0.1% on each side, a long trade needs the price to rise about 0.2% just to cover the fees.

Return on the position vs return on the account

The return shown is on the money in the position. If you used leverage, your own money in the trade was smaller, so the return on it is bigger, and so is the loss when the price moves against you. What matters most is the result compared with your whole account.

Common mistakes

  • Counting the fee only once. Most platforms charge it on the way in and on the way out.
  • Forgetting the spread. You buy at the higher price and sell at the lower one, so a trade starts slightly negative.
  • Ignoring overnight fees. Leveraged positions held overnight usually pay a swap or funding fee.
  • Forgetting taxes. In many countries profit is taxed. The calculator shows the result before tax.

Frequently asked questions

How do you calculate profit on a trade?

For a long trade: (exit price − entry price) × quantity, minus the fees on both sides. For a short trade, swap entry and exit. Divide the result by what the position cost to get the return in percent.

How do I calculate profit on a stock?

Multiply the price difference by the number of shares and subtract the commissions. 10 shares bought at 100 and sold at 110 make 100 dollars before fees.

How is crypto profit calculated?

The same way: the price difference times the number of coins, minus the exchange fee on the buy and on the sell. On small moves, the fees can take most of the profit.

How do I calculate forex profit?

Count the pips the price moved and multiply by the pip value for your size. 50 pips on 0.10 lots of EUR/USD is 50 × 1 dollar = 50 dollars.

What is the break-even price?

The exit price at which the trade covers its fees and makes exactly zero. For a long trade it is a little above the entry, for a short trade a little below.

Is the result before or after tax?

Before tax. Tax rules depend on your country and on how long you held the position.

Learn it properly

  1. 1When to Exit a TradeThree exits, all written before you enter.
  2. 2How to Know If Your Trading Strategy Actually WorksOne profitable trade means little. Here is what does.
  3. 3How to Keep a Trading JournalWhere every result goes, so you can learn from it.

For education only, not financial advice. Trading carries a real risk of losing money. Nothing you enter is saved or sent anywhere: the calculator runs in your browser.