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Multiple-Exit Trade Calculator

Scaling out at more than one target? Work each leg separately and read the blended result: all major contracts supported.


Your trade

Result

$1, 992
Net P&L after commissions
Points captured20
Gross P&L$2, 000
Commissions$8
Per contract (net)$996
On a scalp, commissions can quietly eat 20–40% of gross. Net P&L is the only number that pays you.
Estimates only. Commission structures vary by broker. Educational tool, not financial advice. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss.

How to calculate a scale-out trade

Most calculators assume one entry and one exit. Real trade management rarely works that way: you take a piece at the first target, trail the rest, and your actual result is a blend of several exits at different prices.

The method is straightforward: treat each leg as its own trade. Enter the same entry price, the exit price for that leg, and the number of contracts closed at that leg. Do it once per target and add the results. Four contracts entered at 5000, two closed at 5010 and two at 5025, is 2 × 10 points plus 2 × 25 points: not four contracts at the average.

Why the blended number matters more than the peak

Traders remember the runner and forget the blend. A trade that reached +25 but was two-thirds closed at +10 is a +15 trade, and your account only ever sees the +15. Calculating this honestly, trade after trade, is what turns "I scale out" from a habit into a strategy you can evaluate.

It also exposes the most common scale-out mistake: taking so much off at the first target that the runner can't materially change the outcome. If three-quarters of the position closes at one R, the remaining quarter needs an enormous move just to lift the average: and you've capped the trade while keeping all the risk of being wrong on the balance.

Don't forget the cost side

Every leg is a separate round turn. A four-contract position exited in three tranches costs more in commissions than the same size exited at once: sometimes materially, on small moves. Include the commission field per leg; on scalps, costs routinely eat 20–40% of gross.

Sizing the initial position is the other half of this: the position size calculator works out how many contracts your stop and account can support before you start planning where to exit them.