How is futures P&L calculated?
Multiply the price change in points by the contract point value and number of contracts. Each futures symbol has a fixed dollar value per point defined by the exchange.
Futures calculator
Calculate P&L and position size for ES, NQ, CL, GC and other contracts with built-in tick values.
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The short version
P&L = points moved × point value × contracts. Sizing = dollar risk ÷ (stop points × point value).
Point and tick values come from the exchange specs already built into TradeReview — fourteen contracts including the MES and MNQ micros.
What is a futures calculator?
A futures calculator computes profit and loss and position size using each contract’s tick value and point value (for example ES, NQ, CL, GC). Futures traders use it to size contracts from risk per trade and to estimate P&L from entry, exit, and contract count without looking up tick specs manually.
Futures questions
How do I calculate futures position size from risk?
Divide dollar risk per trade by risk per contract (stop distance in points × point value). The result is the number of contracts to hold within your risk limit.
Other free calculators
The tick math is the easy half. The hard half is the size you actually held.
TradeReview logs ES, NQ, CL, GC and the rest with exchange tick values, then flags oversized contracts in Discipline. Free forever, no card.