Profit and Loss (P&L) for every position is calculated in real-time on the AmerexFx’s Forex trading platform. This enables traders to track their Profit and Loss tick by tick as the market fluctuates.
Profit and Loss calculation
Approximate USD values for a one (1) "pip" move per contract in our traded currency pairs are as follows, per 100,000 units of the base currency:
Currency pairs |
1 pip |
1 pip move per 100k (lot) |
EUR/USD |
.0001 |
EUR 100'000 x .0001 = USD 10.00 |
USD/JPY |
.01 |
USD 100'000 x .01 = JPY 1'000 / spot = approx USD 9.7 |
USD/CHF |
.0001 |
USD 100'000 x .0001= CHF 10.00 / spot = approx USD 8.5 |
GBP/USD |
.0001 |
GBP 100'000 x .0001 = USD 10.00 |
EUR/JPY |
.01 |
EUR 100'000 x .01 = JPY 1'000 / spot = approx USD 9.7 |
EUR/CHF |
.0001 |
EUR 100'000 x .0001 = CHF 10.00 / spot = approx USD 8.5 |
EUR/GBP |
.0001 |
EUR 100'000 x .0001 = GBP 10.00 / spot = approx USD 19.00 |
GBP/JPY |
.01 |
GBP 100'000 x .01 = JPY 1'000 / spot = approx USD 9.7 |
GBP/CHF |
.0001 |
GBP 100'000 x .0001 = CHF 10.00 / spot = approx USD 8.5 |
CHF/JPY |
.0001 |
CHF 100'000 x .01 = JPY 1'000 / spot = approx USD 9.7 |
USD/CAD |
.0001 |
USD 100'000 x .0001= CAD 10.00 / spot = approx USD 8.00 |
AUD/USD |
.0001 |
AUD 100'000 x .0001 = USD 10.00 |
USD/SGD |
.0001 |
USD 100'000 x .0001= / spot = approx USD 6.00 |
USD/SEK |
0.001 |
USD 100'000 x .001= / spot = approx USD 1.6 |
USD/NOK |
.0001 |
USD 100'000 x .0001= / spot = approx USD 1.6 |
USD/HKD |
0.001 |
USD 100'000 x .001= / spot = approx USD 1.2 |
AUD/JPY |
.01 |
USD 100'000 x .0001= / spot = approx USD 9.7 |
On a typical day, liquid currency pairs like EUR/USD and USD/JPY can fluctuate a full point (.0100, 100 pips). On a EUR 1'000'000 position a full point on EUR/USD equates to 10'000 USD.