license: cc0-1.0
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
- other
language:
- en
tags:
- finance
- risk-management
- forex
- trading
- position-sizing
- reference-data
size_categories:
- n<1K
pretty_name: Position Sizing Reference Data
Position Sizing Reference Data
Interactive calculator: positionsizetool.com · Source and formulas: GitHub · Citable archive: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22840538 · Packages: PyPI · npm
Four small CSVs behind the question "how many units should I trade?", with the formulas that generate them. No dependencies, no API keys.
Formula
units = (risk_budget - commission) / ((|entry - stop| + spread) x quote_to_account_rate)
Tradable size is that result rounded down to the broker's unit step. Rounding up raises risk without saying so.
Files
| File | Rows | Description |
|---|---|---|
contract-specifications.csv |
131 | Contract size, pip size and unit step per instrument across forex, metals, energies, indices and crypto futures. Columns: symbol, asset_class, quote_currency, pip_size, contract_size, unit_step. |
pip-value-by-lot-size.csv |
4 | Pip value per standard / mini / micro / nano lot on a USD-denominated account, plus the cost of a 20-pip move and of a 1-pip spread. |
losing-streak-equity.csv |
20 | Equity remaining after 1 to 20 consecutive losses at 0.5%, 1% and 2% risk per trade. Generated by remaining = (1 - risk%)^n. |
drawdown-recovery.csv |
12 | Gain required on the reduced balance to return to the original balance, for drawdowns from 5% to 90%. Generated by gain_required = 1 / (1 - drawdown) - 1. |
Provenance
The instrument rows are the built-in defaults of an interactive calculator — typical retail contract specifications, not exchange-published official values. Verify contract size and unit step against your own broker before placing an order. Every other table is computed from the formula stated above, not copied. No price history, no tick data, no returns series.
Worked example
Account 10,000 USD, risk 1% (100 USD), EUR/USD at 1.1000, stop at 1.0980, no spread, no commission:
stop distance = |1.1000 - 1.0980| = 0.0020
units = 100 / 0.0020 = 50,000
unit step = 1,000 -> tradable size = 50,000 (0.50 standard lot)
Cite
YI, JUN (2026). Position sizing reference data and worked arithmetic for forex, stocks and crypto futures [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22840538
Licence
Data files: CC0 1.0 Universal. Code and documentation in the linked repository: MIT.
Not investment advice. Nothing here recommends a trade, a size or a broker.