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title: "Crypto position size calculator"
canonical: https://flicker.finance/calculators/position-size
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# Crypto position size calculator

**Risking 1.00% of a $10,000 account on a BTC long from $78,962.76 with a stop 2.00% lower, the position is 0.0633208 BTC, worth $4,999.98; the stop loses $100.00.**

Position size in coins and dollars from account size, risk per trade and stop, with margin at any leverage, fees and the leverage at which liquidation would come before the stop.

## Formula

```text
risk amount      = account × risk %
position (units) = risk amount ÷ (|entry − stop| + fee × (entry + stop))
position value   = position × entry
margin           = position value ÷ leverage
stop fills first below leverage = 1 ÷ (stop distance + maintenance rate)
```

## Position size by stop distance ($10,000 account, before fees)

| Stop distance | Position at 0.50% risk ($50.00) | Position at 1.00% risk ($100.00) | Position at 2.00% risk ($200.00) | Stop fills first below |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 0.50% | $10,000.00 | $20,000.00 | $40,000.00 | 100× |
| 1.00% | $5,000.00 | $10,000.00 | $20,000.00 | 66.66× |
| 2.00% | $2,500.00 | $5,000.00 | $10,000.00 | 40× |
| 3.00% | $1,666.67 | $3,333.33 | $6,666.67 | 28.57× |
| 5.00% | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $4,000.00 | 18.18× |
| 10.00% | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | $2,000.00 | 9.52× |
| 20.00% | $250.00 | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | 4.87× |

Entry price: BTC $78,962.76 (price as of Oct 29, 2026, 20:44 UTC).

## Does leverage change the position size?

No, it changes the margin. The $4,999.98 position needs $500.00 of margin at 10× and $250.00 at 20×; the loss at the stop is $100.00 either way. With a 2.00% stop the stop fills before liquidation only below 39.99×, at a 0.50% maintenance rate.

## Wider stop, smaller position

The amount at risk stays fixed, so the position shrinks as the stop widens: $4,999.98 with a 2.00% stop, $2,000.00 with a 5.00% stop.

## Fees

At 0.05% a side, charged on the position's value at entry and at the stop, the same $100.00 risk buys a $4,764.16 position instead of $4,999.98.

## Losing streaks

At 1.00% a trade, 10 losses in a row leave $9,043.82 of $10,000.

Interactive calculator: https://flicker.finance/calculators/position-size

_Figures computed by the calculator's own math; content checked October 25, 2026. Isolated margin, 0.50% maintenance rate; fees are on the position's value at entry and at the stop._

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