Break-Even
Break-even
The price that gets you flat
Your entry price is not your break-even price. Add fees and spread to see the exit level where a trade truly costs you nothing.
Inputs
Trade and costs
Results
Break-even level
Break-even price$100.2503
Required move+0.25%
Total cost of the round trip−$2.5
Position value$1,000
How it works
The maths
Entry costs are paid up front; exit fees come out of the sale, so the exit price is grossed up to absorb them.
entry cost = entry × (1 + fee + spread) break-even = entry cost ÷ (1 − fee)
FAQ
Break-even — frequently asked questions
It is the exit price at which a trade produces neither profit nor loss once every cost is paid — entry fee, exit fee and spread included. Anything below it on a long position is a loss, even if the price is above your entry.
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