AUD/USD Position Size Calculator
AUD/USD keeps the simple pip math of the dollar-quoted majors: one pip is worth exactly $10 per standard lot with a USD account. Enter your numbers above for your exact lot size.
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AUD/USD pip value and lot size
One pip is 0.0001 and a standard lot is 100,000 Australian dollars, giving a fixed $10 pip value per standard lot for USD accounts. A 30-pip stop at 1% risk on a $10,000 account: $100 ÷ (30 × $10) ≈ 0.33 standard lots.
AUD/USD prices to five decimals at most brokers — the fifth digit is a pipette (0.1 pip), so read your stop distance carefully: 0.6550 to 0.6520 is 30 pips, not 3.
A commodity currency's rhythm
The Aussie is tied to iron ore, Chinese data, and global risk appetite. Its most liquid hours are the Asian session — the reverse of EUR/USD — and stops placed during thin overnight liquidity should be wider, which the sizing formula converts into smaller lots. Typical day-trade stops run 15–35 pips.
Frequently asked questions
How much is one pip worth on AUD/USD?
With a USD account: $10 per standard lot, $1 per mini, $0.10 per micro — fixed, like EUR/USD. Other account currencies convert at the current rate.
When is the best time to trade AUD/USD?
The Asian session, when Australian and Chinese data is released and liquidity is deepest. Spread and slippage both worsen during quiet US afternoon hours.
What lot size for AUD/USD with a $2,000 account?
At 1% risk ($20) with a 25-pip stop: $20 ÷ (25 × $10) = 0.08 standard lots — 8 micro lots. Your broker must support micro lots for accounts of this size.