Tools
Position size
Risk budget divided by stop risk per contract, rounded down.
- Risk budget
- $125.00
- Risk per contract
- $40.00
- Contracts
- 3
- Dollar risk at 3 contracts
- $120.00
MNQ: tick 0.25 index pt = $0.50; 1 point = $2.00. Excludes commissions, fees, and slippage.
Formula
Contracts = floor((account x risk %) / (stop x value per unit)). Value per unit is the tick value for a stop in ticks, or the point value for a stop in points.
Contract values as of 14 Oct 2026, from CME Group product pages. See tick value for sources. Verify with your broker. Not investment advice.