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Trading Lot & Margin Calculator

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# 💹 Trading Lot & Margin Calculator - Professional Risk Management Tool

## 🎯 Overview

A comprehensive, all-in-one calculator dashboard that helps traders determine optimal position sizes, calculate margin requirements, and manage risk effectively across multiple asset classes. This indicator displays directly on your chart as a customizable table, providing real-time calculations based on current market prices.

## ✨ Key Features

### 📊 Three Powerful Calculation Modes:

**1. Calculate Lot Size (Risk-Based Position Sizing)**
- Input your risk percentage and stop loss in pips
- Automatically calculates the optimal lot size for your risk tolerance
- Respects margin limitations (configurable margin % cap)
- Ensures positions don't exceed minimum lot size (0.01)
- Perfect for risk management and proper position sizing

**2. Calculate Margin Cost**
- Input desired lot size
- See exactly how much margin is required
- Shows percentage of deposit used
- Displays free margin remaining
- Warns when insufficient funds

**3. Margin to Lots**
- Specify a fixed margin amount you want to use
- Calculator shows how many lots/contracts you can buy
- Ideal for traders with fixed margin budgets

## 🤖 Auto-Detection of Instruments

The calculator **automatically detects** what you're trading and adjusts calculations accordingly:

### ✅ Fully Supported:
- **💱 Forex Pairs** - All majors, minors, exotics (EURUSD, GBPJPY, etc.)
- Standard lot: 100,000 units
- JPY pairs: 0.01 pip size, others: 0.0001

- **🛢️ Commodities** - Gold, Silver, Oil
- XAUUSD (Gold): 100 oz per lot
- XAGUSD (Silver): 5,000 oz per lot
- Oil (WTI/Brent): 1,000 barrels per lot

- **📈 Indices** - US500, NAS100, US30, DAX, etc.
- Correct contract sizes per point

- **📊 Stocks** - All individual stocks
- 1 lot = 1 share
- Direct share calculations

### ⚠️ Known Limitation:
- **₿ Crypto calculations may not work properly** on all crypto pairs. Use manual contract size if needed.

## 📋 Dashboard Information Displayed:

- 🎯 Optimal/Requested Lot Size
- 💰 Margin Required
- 📊 Margin % of Deposit
- 💵 Free Margin Remaining
- 💎 Position Value
- 📈 Pip/Point Value
- ⚠️ Safety Warnings (insufficient funds, high risk, etc.)
- 🔍 Detected Instrument Type
- 📦 Contract Size

## ⚙️ Customizable Settings:

**Account Settings:**
- Account Deposit
- Leverage (1:1 to 1:1000)
- Max Margin % of Deposit (default 5% for safety)

**Risk Management:**
- Risk Percentage (for lot size calculation)
- Stop Loss in Pips
- Lot Amount (for margin cost calculation)
- Margin to Use (for margin-to-lots calculation)

**Display Options:**
- Show/Hide Dashboard
- Position: Top/Middle/Bottom, Left/Right
- Auto-detect instrument ON/OFF
- Manual contract size override

## 🎨 Professional Design

- Clean, modern table interface
- Color-coded warnings (red = danger, yellow = caution, green = safe)
- Large, readable text
- Minimal screen space usage
- Non-intrusive overlay

## 💡 Use Cases:

1. **Day Traders** - Quick position sizing based on account risk
2. **Swing Traders** - Calculate optimal positions for longer-term setups
3. **Risk Managers** - Ensure positions stay within margin limits
4. **Beginners** - Learn proper position sizing and risk management
5. **Multi-Asset Traders** - Seamlessly switch between forex, commodities, indices, and stocks

## ⚠️ Important Notes:

- ✅ Works on all timeframes
- ✅ Updates in real-time with price changes
- ✅ Minimum lot size enforced (0.01)
- ✅ Margin calculations use current chart price
- ⚠️ **Crypto calculations may be inaccurate** - verify with your broker
- 📌 Always verify calculations with your broker's specifications
- 📌 Contract sizes may vary by broker

## 🚀 How to Use:

1. Add indicator to any chart
2. Click settings ⚙️ icon
3. Enter your account details (deposit, leverage)
4. Choose calculation mode
5. Input your parameters
6. View optimal lot size and margin requirements on dashboard

## 📈 Perfect For:

- Forex traders managing multiple currency pairs
- Commodity traders (Gold, Silver, Oil)
- Index traders (S&P 500, NASDAQ, etc.)
- Stock traders
- Anyone who wants professional risk management

## 🛡️ Risk Management Features:

- Configurable margin % cap prevents over-leveraging
- Risk-based position sizing protects your account
- Warnings for high risk, insufficient funds, margin limitations
- Prevents positions below minimum lot size

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**Trade smarter, not harder. Calculate before you trade!** 📊💪

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## Version Notes:
- Pine Script v6
- Overlay mode for chart display
- No external dependencies
- Lightweight and fast

**Disclaimer:** This calculator is for educational and informational purposes only. Always verify calculations with your broker and trade at your own risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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