Futures P&L Calculator
Pick your contract, enter your entry and exit and the number of contracts. Get your exact profit or loss, the value per tick, and how many ticks you captured.
Free tool · No sign-up · Updated July 2026
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How the futures p&l calculator works
Futures P&L trips up new traders because every contract has its own point and tick value — an ES point is $50, a crude oil point is $1,000. This calculator has the specs for the major equity, energy and metals contracts (and their micros) built in, so you get accurate dollars from your price levels instantly.
- Each contract has a fixed dollar value per full point of price movement (e.g. ES = $50, MES = $5).
- Your P&L is the price change multiplied by that point value and the number of contracts.
- We also show the value of a single tick and how many ticks you captured, the way futures traders actually think about a trade.
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Learn the fundamentals
Go beyond the numbers. These free TradeOlogy Academy lessons cover the theory behind this calculator.
What Is Day Trading?
Futures are the day trader’s home turf — start with the mechanics and session structure.
Read the lesson ↗ Academy lessonWhy Order Flow Matters
Reading the order book is how serious futures traders time entries around your P&L levels.
Read the lesson ↗ Academy lessonPosition Sizing Deep Dive
Size futures by contract risk (ticks × tick value), not gut feel.
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Futures P&L Calculator — FAQ
What contracts does this support?
The major index futures (ES, NQ, YM, RTY) and their micros (MES, MNQ, MYM, M2K), energy (CL, MCL, NG), metals (GC, MGC, SI) and Treasuries (ZB, ZN). Each carries its correct point value, so P&L is accurate without you memorising specs.
What's the difference between minis and micros?
Micro contracts are one-tenth the size of the E-mini equivalents — MES is 1/10th of ES, so its point value is $5 versus $50. Micros let you size positions more precisely and risk less per contract, which is ideal for smaller accounts and prop challenges.
What is tick value?
A tick is the smallest price increment a contract can move, and tick value is what that increment is worth in dollars. ES moves in 0.25 ticks worth $12.50 each; four ticks make one $50 point. Thinking in ticks is how most futures traders manage stops and targets.