Notional & Leverage
Notional = price × contract size × contracts. Leverage = total notional ÷ your account.
Futures Margin & Leverage Visualizer
Pick a contract, plug in your account size and margin, and drag the slider. You’ll see how much notional you’re swinging, how much margin you’re locking up, and how much of your account gets torched if price moves.
Inputs
Use the same price format your platform shows.
Index / metals / energies: 5300.00, 78.25, 2450.4 etc.
FX (6E, 6B, etc.): 1.1050, 0.7500, etc.
Grains / softs: dollars per unit (5.25 for ZC, 0.85 for ZL, 190.00 for KC, etc.).
Positive = move in your favor. Negative = against you. This is in price units, not ticks.
Results
Fill out the inputs and move the slider.
Risk On This Move (% of Account)
Adjust the slider to see how much of your account this move puts at risk.
How To Read This
Margin Usage
Margin used = margin/contract × contracts. Margin % tells you how much of your account is locked just to hold the position.
Damage From A Move
The key number is “P/L as % of account.” If a normal wiggle costs you 10–20% of the account, you’re not “trading” — you’re begging to blow up.