In Forex market, trading is mainly based on buying/selling a contract. Please refer to the following example:
Calculation method:
(selling price - purchase price) x contract amount x lots - commission = profit / loss
Example 1:
Client buys one lot of Euro against the US dollar (EUR/USD), and then sells at the same day
Purchase Price | Selling price | Contract Amount | Profit and Loss calculation |
1.2500 |
1.2600 |
EUR10,000 |
(1.2600 - 1.2500) X 10,000 - commission= USD100 - commission |
Example 2:
Client buys one lot US dollar against Japanese Yen (USD/JPY),and then sells at the same day
Purchase Price | Selling price | Contract Amount | Profit and Loss calculation |
107.00 |
105.00 |
USD10,000 |
(105.00 - 107.00) X 10,000 - commission = JPY-20,000 - commission |
In the above examples, commission needs to be deducted from the final figure to determine the net profit/loss for the transaction. Please note that the examples above depict a day order trade only. For overnight positions, clients are reminded to include the receivable/payable interest in order to calculate the net profit/loss.