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Gold (XAU/USD) Calculators

Size a gold trade, price a pip, work out margin at the applicable leverage cap, convert entry and exit into shillings and dollars, and map support and resistance from the prior session.

New orderSymbolXAU/USDOrder typeMarket executionVolume0.10 lotStop losswhere the idea is wrongTake profitoptionalCommentoptionalSELLBUYMargin is locked the moment this is sent, before the trade hasdone anything.
Every field an order ticket asks for. The calculators on this page exist to fill three of them.
The five calculators are one chain. Each answer is the next one's input.The five calculators are one chain. Each answer is the next one's input.RISKThe money youaccept losing,decided before thetradeSTOPHow far the pricemay go againstyou, in pricetermsLOTRisk divided bystop distance —one lot is 100 ozMARGINWhat the positionlocks, at most1:500RESULTProfit or loss atyour exit, costsincluded
The five calculators are one chain. Each answer is the next one's input.
01

Position size

Set a fixed risk in KSh or dollars and get the lot size that keeps a losing gold trade inside that limit, so one bad session cannot undo a month of good ones.

02

Pip value

One pip in gold is 0.01, and this tool shows what that pip is worth for your lot size and account currency before you commit.

03

Margin

See exactly how much of your balance a gold position ties up at the leverage cap that applies to the entity serving Kenya.

04

Profit / loss

Turn an entry and an exit into money and pips, so you can check a trade idea against your risk budget in seconds.

05

Pivot points

Calculate support and resistance from the prior session's high, low and close to frame entries and exits around levels the market already respects.

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FAQ

Common questions

Which calculator tells me how big my gold position should be?

The position size calculator answers that. You enter your account balance, the percentage you are willing to risk and your stop distance in pips, and it returns the lot size in gold terms, remembering that 1 standard lot is 100 oz and one pip is 0.01. Start there before touching pip value or margin.

What is the difference between the pip value and profit calculators?

The pip value calculator tells you what one pip of movement is worth at your chosen lot size, while the profit calculator takes your entry, exit and lot size and returns the total result. Pip value is the per-step building block; profit is the whole trade. Use pip value to sanity-check the size before you commit.

How do I work out the margin a gold trade will tie up?

The margin calculator takes your lot size and the leverage cap that applies to your account and returns the funds held against the position. As a reference, at the applicable cap a 0.10-lot gold position needs about $85.50 margin. Margin is a holding requirement, not a measure of risk, so pair it with the position size calculator.

Do I need the pivot points tool to trade XAU/USD?

No, it is optional. The pivot points calculator produces reference levels from the prior session's high, low and close, which some traders use to frame entries and stops. It does not predict anything. If you already trade from your own levels, skip it; if you want a repeatable structure, it saves manual arithmetic.

Can these calculators tell me what my broker will charge?

No. The calculators handle size, pip value, margin and profit, but the cost side depends on your broker's spread, commission and swap terms, which you must read from that broker directly. Rift Compare does not publish or quote those figures, so treat any cost number you see elsewhere as specific to that broker and that account type.