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Futures tick-value calculator

Futures prices move in fixed steps called ticks, and each tick is worth a set dollar amount per contract. This tool multiplies the numbers you enter.

No market data is loaded. Every number comes from what you type, and nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Inputs

No contract presets yet: official figures are added only after they are read on the exchange's own page and dated. Choose Custom and enter the tick size and tick value from your contract's specifications.
Scenario A
From the contract specifications you are using. Check them on the exchange's own site.
Dollars per tick for one contract.
In price points, the same units as the tick size.

Results

Enter your own numbers to see the results.

Dollar value per contract as the distance grows

Enter your own numbers to draw the chart.

Each step is one tick. The dashed line marks your distance.

How it's calculated

Divide the price distance by the tick size to get the number of ticks. Multiply by the tick value for one contract, then by the number of contracts. From the contract specifications you are using. Check them on the exchange's own site.

  • Ticks = price distance ÷ tick size
  • Value per contract = ticks × tick value
  • Total = value per contract × number of contracts

What this leaves out

  • This is arithmetic on the numbers you entered. It is not a recommendation, and fees, slippage and gaps can make real results differ.
  • That distance is not a whole number of ticks. The calculator still shows the fraction so you can see it; real prices move in whole ticks.

Educational only. This calculator does arithmetic on the hypothetical numbers you enter. It is not financial advice or a recommendation, and it does not predict any result. Real trading includes costs and conditions this math leaves out.

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