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Partial take-profit and weighted exit calculator

Several exits cannot be evaluated by averaging their prices unless their quantities are equal. Allocate the complete position and calculate the actual weighted scenario.

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Work it out

The starting values are an illustration, not a suggested trade or allocation.

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Worked example

The weighted exit is 0.25×110 + 0.75×120 = 117.5. Ten units earn 175 gross; entry and exit fees total 2.175, leaving 172.825 or 1.72825 R.

Weights belong to the original position

Each row allocates a percentage of the position that existed at entry. Selling 25% and then 75% closes the whole position in this format. Selling 25% and then 75% of the remainder is a different schedule.

To translate the second schedule, multiply the remaining fraction by the next percentage. The result must be expressed again as a fraction of the original position.

The weighted price is a cash-flow summary

Multiply each exit price by its original-position fraction and add the results. This weighted price reproduces the gross cash flow of the listed linear exits. It is not necessarily a price that ever appeared in the market.

The arithmetic does not tell which exit happened first. Two histories can have the same weighted exit but very different exposure, funding and drawdown along the way.

Include the remainder explicitly

The calculator requires weights to total 100%. If only part of the position has closed, give the remaining part a clearly labelled scenario price before evaluating the complete outcome.

Do not present a mark-to-market assumption for the remainder as realized profit. A separate realized-only ledger is needed if the position is still open.

Fees and the original stop denominator

Entry fees apply once to the original quantity. Exit fees apply to each allocated quantity at its exit price. With a common percentage fee, the weighted price can summarize the exit fee calculation.

Net R uses the original entry-to-stop price risk for the entire position. Moving a stop later does not retroactively change that denominator in this worksheet.

Compare schedules without assuming fills

For a hypothetical comparison, keep entry, original quantity and cost assumptions identical. Change only the exit rows and inspect net P/L as well as the weighted exit.

An unfilled limit order is not an exit. This worksheet does not model queue position, execution sequence or a rule that cancels one order when another fills.

What this tool does not calculate

  • No execution-order or open-position mark-to-market engine.
  • Use original-position weights and underlying units; fee tiers and inverse contracts are excluded.

Common questions

Why must the weights total 100%?

A complete-position result needs a price for every unit. The rule prevents a partly open position from being reported as fully closed.

Can a row be a losing exit?

Yes. A row can represent a stop or another losing fill. Only the original stop must be on the risk side of entry.

Does splitting an exit always improve performance?

No. The calculation summarizes the supplied schedule and makes no claim about whether any schedule is preferable.

Sources & method

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