Trading risk calculator: per-trade and daily loss budgets

Calculate your own amounts

Enter your reference capital, daily limit and per-trade budget. Add losses already counted and any separate reserve for costs or execution differences.

A simple example

With €10,000 capital, a 2% daily limit gives €200. A 0.5% per-trade budget gives €50. If you have already counted €50 in losses and keep an additional €10 reserve, €140 theoretically remains.

This example explains the calculation; it does not recommend those percentages. The €140 is not an amount you need to spend and does not override your stopping rule.

Read the result in three steps

1. Check the reference. Use the capital basis specified in your plan rather than choosing a different amount to make the result look more comfortable.
2. Review losses and costs. Do not subtract costs twice if they are already included in the loss figure. For a prop-firm account, also check floating losses and the reset time.
3. Compare with your plan. A maximum loss count or another condition might already require you to stop.

This is not a lot-size calculator. Choosing volume also requires the instrument, stop distance and point value. The daily loss limit guide explains the other checks to make. A positive amount remaining is not permission to open another trade.

Enforce the limit you choose

SentinelleTrader monitors drawdown and the stop-loss counter on your connected MT4/MT5 account. While a lock is active, new positions are automatically closed. Explore the protection once your rules are prepared. The service relies on connectivity and execution conditions.