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XAU/USD trading calculators

Free gold calculators for South Africa — size a trade to a fixed risk, check pip value and margin, work out profit, map support and resistance.

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 most Upto 1:200 forretail; up to1:500 foreligible/professionalclients dependingon instrument.RESULTProfit or loss atyour exit, costsincluded
The five calculators are one chain. Each answer is the next one's input.
01

Position size

Size a gold trade to a fixed risk — never blow up on one move.

02

Pip value

What one pip is worth for your lot and account currency.

03

Margin

What gold ties up at 1:100, 1:500 or your leverage.

04

Profit / loss

Turn an entry and exit into profit or loss and pips.

05

Pivot points

Support & resistance from the prior session.

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FAQ

Common questions

Which calculator tells me how many lots of gold to trade?

The position size calculator answers that. You give it your rand balance, the percentage you will risk, and your stop distance in pips, and it returns the lot size. Because gold is 100 oz per standard lot and one pip is 0.01, the output is directly usable on MT4, MT5, cTrader or FxPro Edge without further conversion.

How do I work out the rand value of one gold pip?

Use the pip value calculator. For XAU/USD, one pip is 0.01 and one standard lot is 100 oz, so a 1.00-lot position moves $1 per pip and a 0.10-lot position moves $0.10 per pip. The calculator converts that dollar figure into rand using the USD/ZAR rate you enter.

What is the margin calculator for if my broker sets the leverage?

The margin calculator shows what a given position will tie up before you open it. At 1:200 for retail, a 0.10-lot gold position needs about $85.50 margin; eligible or professional clients may see up to 1:500 depending on instrument. Use it to check free margin stays positive after the trade and after any rand conversion.

Can the profit calculator show a result in rand rather than dollars?

Yes. The profit calculator takes your entry, exit and lot size, computes the move in dollars using 100 oz per lot and 0.01 per pip, then converts to rand at the USD/ZAR rate you supply. The rand figure depends on that rate, so it will shift as the currency pair moves, even if gold itself is unchanged.

What do pivot points add that the other calculators do not?

The pivot points tool gives reference levels for the session rather than a position measurement. It calculates pivot, support and resistance levels from the prior period's high, low and close, which traders use to frame entries, stops and targets. You then feed the stop distance from those levels into the position size calculator.