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US30 Position Size Calculator

Size your Dow Jones (US30) trade by risk. Enter your account balance, risk percentage, entry price and stop loss — the calculator returns the number of contracts and total position value.

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US30 contract sizing

US30 trades in index points. One contract is usually one index point, so a 100-point stop with $500 risk gives 5 contracts. The key is to stop thinking in dollars and start thinking in points: risk in dollars divided by stop distance in points equals contracts.

Frequently asked questions

What is one US30 contract?

Most CFD brokers use 1 contract = 1 index point. Check your MT5 symbol's 'Contract size' if your broker differs.