Set a risk percentage and stop-loss to get the position size that keeps a loss within budget.
How to read the results
Account risk is divided by the distance between entry and stop.
Position size calculator
Set a risk percentage and stop-loss to get the position size that keeps a loss within budget.
Built and reviewed by Dovanic, Founder and editor, FreeByteLast reviewed: 2026-08-18
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Position size
125 shares
$5,250
Amount at risk
$500
- Risk per share
- $4
- Stop distance
- 9.5%
- Position as a share of account
- 10.5%
Methodology
Account risk is divided by the distance between entry and stop.
- · Slippage and gaps can exceed the stop
- · Excludes commissions
Estimates only. Nothing here is financial advice. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and it gets fixed.