BTC Contract Position Calculator
Risk-control position sizing calculator. Enter your entry price, stop loss, margin, and max risk tolerance — get the exact number of contracts to open. Supports USDT-Margined (linear) and Coin-Margined (inverse) contracts.
Contract Type
Price
Risk Management
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Fill in the inputs and click Calculate to see your position size, max loss, liquidation price, and more.
How to Use the BTC Position Calculator
1. Choose Contract Type
USDT-M (U-Based): Linear contracts where margin and PnL are in USDT. Used on Binance USDⓈ-M. 1 contract = 0.01 BTC. Best for most traders.
Coin-M (Inverse): Inverse contracts where margin and PnL are in BTC. Used on Binance COIN-M. 1 contract = $100 face value. Best for BTC-denominated accounts.
2. Set Direction and Price
Choose Long (bet price rises) or Short (bet price falls). Enter your entry price and stop loss — the distance between them determines your per-contract risk.
3. Configure Risk Management
Enter your available margin (collateral) and leverage. Then set your max risk percentage — this is the maximum loss you're willing to take on this single trade as a percentage of your margin. The calculator ensures:
Single trade loss ≤ Margin × Risk %
4. Read Your Results
The calculator outputs suggested contracts (floored to 0.1), position size in BTC, notional value, required margin, max loss, actual risk %, potential profit, risk/reward ratio, and liquidation price. All warnings are shown in yellow.
Why Use a Risk-Control Calculator?
Most traders focus on profit targets and ignore risk. Professional traders do the opposite: they define their max loss FIRST, then calculate position size accordingly. This calculator enforces that discipline — it will never suggest a position where your stop loss exceeds your predetermined risk tolerance.