How do I calculate pip value?

Our Pip Value Calculator will help you determine the value per pip in your trading account’s currency so that you can better manage your risk per trade. All you need is the currency your account is denominated in, the currency pair you are trading, your position size, and the exchange rate asked to calculate the pip value.

What is the pip value of AUD/CAD?

If your account currency is euros and you want to know the pip value of the AUD/CAD, remember that for a person with a CAD account a standard lot would be CAD$10 for this pair. Convert that CAD$10 to euros by dividing it by the EUR/CAD rate. If the rate is 1.4813, the standard lot pip value is EUR6.75.

What is a pip in USDJPY?

For the USDJPY, a movement from 80.00 to 80.01 is one pip. Its cash value is always in terms of the quote currency (the one on the right), which you then convert to whatever currency your account is denominated in, using the currency pair price, which is the actual exchange rate.

What is a pip in currency trading?

For most currency pairs 1 pip is 0.0001; for currency pairs with the Japanese Yen, such as USD/JPY, 1 pip is 0.01. When trading metals, 1 pip for Gold and Silver is 0.01. When the EUR/USD moves up from 1.0925 to 1.0926, the change is 1 pip. With 5-digit pricing, if the EUR/USD moves up from 1.09255 to 1.09260, the move would be half a pip.