Pip Difference Calculator
Calculate the signed and absolute pip difference between two forex prices. Choose a conventional non-JPY or JPY pair preset, or enter custom pip and point sizes; every selected unit remains visible and editable.
Enter two prices and choose the unit convention
Both prices must come from the same symbol and the same Bid, Ask, mid or executed-price basis.
Pip-distance result
Distance model 1.0.0 · Interface 1.1.0
Out of date — calculate again after changing an input.
How to calculate the difference between two prices in pips
Signed pips = Signed price difference ÷ Selected pip size
Signed points = Signed price difference ÷ Selected point size
A positive signed result means the second entered price is higher. A negative result means it is lower. The absolute result removes that sign and reports only the distance.
The label selector does not alter the formula: exit minus entry, high minus low and Price B minus Price A all use the same second-minus-first order. This makes the result easier to read while keeping the arithmetic auditable.
What the forex pair presets do
The non-JPY preset fills a conventional 0.0001 pip and 0.00001 platform point. The JPY preset fills a conventional 0.01 pip and 0.001 platform point. Both remain visible and editable because broker symbols, CFDs, metals and custom conventions can differ. Choosing Custom applies no hidden unit.
Worked pip-difference example
For an entry of 1.08425 and exit of 1.08680 under the non-JPY preset, the signed price difference is 1.08680 − 1.08425 = +0.00255.
- Signed pips: 0.00255 ÷ 0.0001 = +25.5 pips.
- Signed platform points: 0.00255 ÷ 0.00001 = +255 points.
- Absolute distance: 25.5 pips, regardless of the movement sign.
Select “Load audited example” to reproduce the calculation locally in your browser.
When to use signed or absolute pip distance
- Signed pips preserve whether the second observation is above or below the first.
- Absolute pips are useful when only the distance between an entry, stop, target, high or low matters.
- Platform points help reconcile a broker terminal display, but a point is not universally the same as a pip or tick.
- Monetary P/L requires trade direction, volume, contract terms, pip value, account currency and costs, so it remains on separate tools.
Assumptions and limits
- No live quote, chart, account, trade or broker specification is connected.
- Presets are conventional starting values, not detected symbol properties or universal broker rules.
- Custom pip and point sizes must be positive; the calculator fails closed when either is missing, zero or invalid.
- Both prices should use the same Bid, Ask, mid or execution basis. Mixing bases can embed spread in the measured distance.
- Tick size can differ from the displayed platform point on some instruments; no separate tick conversion is performed.
- The result contains no pip value, monetary profit or loss, spread cost, position risk, forecast, signal or recommendation.
Frequently asked questions
- Subtract the first price from the second price, then divide that signed difference by the selected pip size. The calculator also shows the absolute distance.
- Signed pips preserve whether the second price is above or below the first. Absolute pips remove direction and show only the distance.
- It enters a conventional 0.0001 pip size and 0.00001 platform point size. Both values remain visible and editable.
- It enters a conventional 0.01 pip size and 0.001 platform point size. Verify the exact broker symbol before relying on them.
- Yes. The fields stay editable, and the result labels the preset as manually overridden when either value differs.
- Not necessarily. A five-digit FX quote often has ten platform points per conventional pip, but symbol specifications and conventions can differ.
- No. Profit depends on long or short direction, position size, pip value, account currency and costs. This page calculates price distance only.
- Yes, if you enter and verify the pip and point conventions you intend to use. The forex presets are not applied automatically to non-FX symbols.
- No. Both prices and both unit sizes are processed locally in the browser. No quote, symbol, account or broker data is fetched.
Sources and methodology
- MQL5 — Symbol Properties — official definitions for symbol point, digits, tick size and broker-defined contract fields.
- MQL5 — Symbol formatting example — official example reading symbol digits and point size from the active symbol.
- Axi — Pip Calculator Guide — industry reference for conventional 0.0001 non-JPY and 0.01 JPY pip examples.
Reviewed 9 August 2026. Interface 1.1.0 reuses the governed entered-price distance model 1.0.0. Presets populate disclosed inputs; they do not alter the formula, detect a symbol or verify a broker specification.
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