Factor to convert Pips to US Dollars

[rcrill]

Hi All,

I would like some code or function to get the Factor for any currency pair.

I would use the factor to calculate the dollars of Profit/Loss for any given Lot size.

For Example:

Currency:  EURUSD

Lot Size:   1.0

Pips Move:  +100

CalcDollars = 100 * (Factor @ 1.0 Lot)

If calculated Factor = 1.15

CalcDollars = 100*(1.15)

CalcDollars= +$115 Profit

Does anyone have some code to get this Factor?

Many Thanks

rcrill

[Keith Watford]

Any pair ending in USD , 1 pip move is worth $10 for 1 lot

XXXCAD, is 10 CAD

XXX GBP is 10 GBP

[William Roeder]

1. AccountBalance * percent/100 = RISK = OrderLots * (|OrderOpenPrice - OrderStopLoss| * DeltaPerLot + CommissionPerLot) (Note OOP-OSL includes the spread, and DeltaPerLot is usually around $10/pip but it takes account of the exchange rates of the pair vs. your account currency.)
2. Do NOT use TickValue by itself - DeltaPerLot and verify that MODE_TICKVALUE is returning a value in your deposit currency, as promised by the documentation, or whether it is returning a value in the instrument's base currency.
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3. You must normalize lots properly and check against min and max.
4. You must also check FreeMargin to avoid stop out

Most pairs are worth about $10 per PIP. A $5 risk with a (very small) 5 PIP SL is $5/$10/5 or 0.1 Lots maximum.

Substitute size of a PIP and solve.

[rcrill]

Keith Watford:

Any pair ending in USD , 1 pip move is worth $10 for 1 lot

XXXCAD, is 10 CAD

XXX GBP is 10 GBP

Thank you Keith

[rcrill]

William Roeder:
Substitute size of a PIP and solve.

WOW!

Nothing is simple as it seems.

I will have to study this.

I was hoping that I could use an Existing function that would just give me the Pre-Calculated Factor

Thanks William

Thanks