What is a pip calculator?

A pip calculator is an essential trading tool for risk management. The calculator is used to work out the pip value of forex pairs, precious metals, indices, and more, in the account currency. How does our pip calculator work?

What is the pip value of USD/AUD?

If you are trading the USD/AUD and your account is AUD, the pip value is AUD10 (NOT USD) for a standard lot (100,000 units). When our account currency is different than the quote currency in the pair, 10 in the quote currency needs to be converted to our own account currency. This means the pip value will be different than 10.

How does AXI Pip calculator work?

How does our pip calculator work? To calculate the value of a pip, the Axi pip calculator multiplies one pip (usually 0.0001) by the trade size (in lots), and dividing this by the real-time market rate of forex pair. The pip size is 1, that is, one pip is one AUD of the AUS200 price.

How do I convert pip value to currency?

Depending on your account base currency, you would need to convert the pip value accordingly. Pip Value = (1 pip / Quote Currency Exchange Rate to Account Currency) * Lot size in units For example, the pip value of EURUSD is $10 per pip with a standard lot size and a USD account: Pip Value = (0.0001 / 1)*100000 = $10.