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Options Profit Calculator

Calculate the profit or loss, maximum possible loss, and break-even price for a single call or put option position, from the spot price, strike price, premium paid, and lot size.

How to Use Options Profit Calculator
  1. 1Enter the spot price and the strike price
  2. 2Enter the premium paid and the lot size
  3. 3Select whether it's a call or put option
  4. 4Click Calculate to see P&L, max loss, and break-even price
Frequently Asked Questions

For a call option, profit comes from the spot price rising above the strike price; for a put, profit comes from the spot price falling below the strike. This calculator applies the correct payoff formula based on which option type you select.

This calculator assumes you're buying (holding) the option, not selling (writing) it — a buyer's maximum loss is capped at the premium paid, since you can simply let the option expire worthless. Selling/writing options carries a different, potentially much larger risk profile not modeled here.

The spot price at which your option position neither gains nor loses money — for a call, strike price plus premium; for a put, strike price minus premium.

No, this calculates the raw options payoff from spot price, strike, premium, and lot size only — use the Brokerage Calculator to separately estimate transaction costs.

Profit or loss per unit and for the full lot, your maximum possible loss, and the break-even spot price.

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