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Knowing a logic of profit calculation, we can easily calculate a cost of 1 point. 1 point means minimal change of price by instrument. For 5-digit symbols such it’s 0.00001, for 3-digit symbols it’s 0.001 

 

1PointCostQuoteCurrency = Lots x ContractSize x MinChange 

 

For example, let’s get cost of one point for USDJPY for 1.0 lot trade: 

 

1PointCost (JPY) = 1 x 100,000 * 0.001 = 100 

 

1 point cost for gold XAUUSD for 1.0 lot trade: 

 

1PointCost(USD) = 1 x 100 * 0.001 = 0.1 

 

Under “pip” they normally mean a change of price equal to 4-digit price or 2-digit price: 

Pip XAUUSD = 0.0001 

Pip USDJPY = 0.01 

Thus, 1 pip cost of 1 lot trade will be 1,000 JPY for USDJPY 1 USD for XAUUSD.