Trading tools that actually feel good to use.

Pip value Account currency Lot value

Pip Value Calculator

Estimate pip value across major, minor, JPY, metal, crypto, and custom markets so each pip, point, or tick has clear account-risk context.

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Risk Control

Drawdown Recovery required Loss streaks

Drawdown Calculator

Calculate drawdown, recovery required, loss-streak pressure, daily-loss proximity, and funded-account survival risk before the numbers become emotional.

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Futures Risk

Tick value Contract size Futures risk

Futures Position Size Calculator

Calculate futures contract size using account size, risk amount, tick value, stop distance, commission, and whole-contract risk before execution.

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Equities Risk

Share size Risk per share Account usage

Equities Position Size Calculator

Calculate stock share size using account balance, risk amount, entry price, stop-loss price, optional target price, fees, and account usage before execution.

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Tool Categories

Pick the workflow that matches what you trade.

The hub is now organized like a real trader command center: FX and CFD tools, futures tools, equities tools, and funded-account review tools. Some tools are live now, while the next releases are clearly marked.

FX & CFD Tools

Forex and CFD planning tools for cleaner execution.

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Use these tools to calculate position size, pip value, trade asymmetry, session context, and drawdown pressure before taking FX, gold, index, crypto, or CFD trades.

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Position Size Calculator

Calculate account risk, stop distance, and lot size across forex, gold, indices, crypto, and custom broker specs.

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Pip Value Calculator

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Price each pip, point, or tick so every setup has clear account-currency risk context.

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Forex Market Hours

Check Sydney, Tokyo, London, and New York session status before judging liquidity and timing.

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Risk / Reward Calculator

Compare entry, stop, target, R-multiple, and break-even win rate before execution.

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Futures Tools

Futures sizing built around ticks, contracts, and real risk.

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Futures risk is different because contracts are whole units and every market has its own tick value. These tools help futures traders size before the order ticket opens.

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Futures Position Size Calculator

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Calculate contracts using account risk, stop distance, tick value, commissions, and max-contract controls.

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Drawdown Calculator

Understand loss-streak pressure, recovery required, and account survival before sizing aggressively.

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Risk / Reward Calculator

Check whether a futures setup has enough reward potential to justify the contract risk.

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Economic Calendar Hub

Roadmap

A cleaner way to prepare around major market events, news releases, and high-risk futures windows.

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Equities Tools

Equities tools for share sizing, stops, and trade structure.

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Stock traders need clean share sizing, stop-based risk, reward planning, and account-usage checks before execution. These tools help connect entry, stop, target, and portfolio exposure into a disciplined pre-trade process.

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Equities Position Size Calculator

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Calculate share size from account risk, entry price, stop price, fees, target price, and account usage.

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Risk / Reward Calculator

Map stock entry, stop, and target into a clear R-multiple and break-even profile.

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Drawdown Calculator

See how losing streaks and recovery requirements affect the trading account over time.

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Funded & Review Tools

Tools for funded-account discipline and trader development.

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Funding and review tools connect the calculators to the wider trader workflow: rules, drawdown, journaling, preparation, and education.

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Drawdown Calculator

Stress-test daily loss, max drawdown, and loss-streak pressure before rules become emotional.

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Funded Account Planner

Map account size, profit target, daily loss, max drawdown, and risk per trade before starting.

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Trading Journal Generator

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Create a structured trade review template for screenshots, emotions, execution, mistakes, and lessons.

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New Live Tool

A forex market hours clock worth keeping beside your charts.

The KickStart Forex Market Hours tool tracks major session status and countdowns in a premium command-screen view — useful enough for daily planning and beautiful enough to keep beside your charts.

Use the mini version here for quick session context, or open the full Market Hours Globe when you want the dedicated command-screen experience.

KickStart Trading futuristic forex market hours globe

Session Monitor

Global Market Pulse

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Sydney

Australia Session

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Tokyo

Asia Session

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London

London Session

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New York

New York Session

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Indicative market-session timing. Always verify broker/platform conditions.

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Trading Workflow

Tools should support the plan — not replace it.

A calculator can help you avoid obvious mistakes, but it cannot decide whether a setup is valid, whether market conditions are suitable, or whether you are emotionally prepared to trade.

Use the tools as part of a complete trading process: define risk, check session context, calculate exposure, check reward potential, and review the plan before execution.

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Step 01

Define risk first

Before looking at reward, decide how much of the account you are willing to risk if the trade is wrong.

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Step 02

Check the session

Know whether Sydney, Tokyo, London, or New York is active before judging liquidity, spreads, and timing.

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Step 03

Check reward potential

Compare your planned entry, stop, and target to see whether the trade has a sensible risk/reward profile.

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Step 04

Review before execution

Use the calculation as part of a wider trading plan, not as permission to trade without context.

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Tool Roadmap

More practical trading tools are already planned.

The tools hub is being expanded around the actual trader workflow: FX, futures, equities, risk, sessions, reward, pip value, drawdown, funding rules, journaling, and market preparation — with each release designed to be useful, fast, and easy to share.

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Funding Prep

Funded Account Planner

Map account size, rules, daily loss, max drawdown, profit target, and risk per trade before starting a funded account.

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Trade Review

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Trading Journal Generator

Create a structured trade review template for entries, emotions, execution, screenshots, mistakes, and lessons learned.

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Market Events

Roadmap

Economic Calendar Hub

A cleaner way to track major market events, upcoming releases, and risk windows before trading.

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Tool Roadmap

Live now. More practical trading tools are coming next.

The roadmap highlights the next useful releases for traders: funded-account planning, journaling, and market preparation. Each tool is designed to support better decisions before capital is at risk.

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Live

Live command tools

FX Position Size, Futures Position Size, Equities Position Size, Risk / Reward, Pip Value, Drawdown, and the Forex Market Hours Globe are live now and form the public risk-planning core of the KickStart tool stack.

Planned Next

Funding and review workflow

Next planned tools focus on funded-account rule planning, journaling, and practical market preparation.

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Planned

Funded account planning

The funded-account planner will help traders map rules, targets, daily loss, max drawdown, and risk per trade before they place capital at risk.

Upcoming Releases

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Market preparation tools

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Funding workflow tools

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Advanced trader workflow

Tool Release Updates

Want to know when new tools go live?

Join the tools update list and we’ll let you know when new calculators, planners, and market intelligence tools are released.

Tool Ideas Welcome

Do you wish this tool existed?

Most trading tools are built by people who do not actually think like traders. KickStart is building this hub differently — around real trader workflow, risk planning, market timing, funded-account preparation, and practical execution.

If there is a calculator, planner, checklist, or trading workflow tool you wish existed, send it in. The best ideas can become part of the KickStart tools ecosystem.

Ideas we care about

✓ Tools that improve risk planning

✓ Tools that help funded traders avoid rule mistakes

✓ Tools that make review and journaling easier

✓ Tools that simplify complex trading decisions

Built the KickStart way

Practical. Clean. Risk-first. Fast to use. Beautiful enough to bookmark.

Where Tools Fit

Build the trader behind the calculation.

A calculator is only one part of the process. Connect the tools to education, funding preparation, session awareness, rule clarity, and trading psychology.

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For students

Practice risk management while learning technical analysis, Fibonacci, candlesticks, and trading psychology.

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For funded traders

Plan trades around account size, drawdown limits, targets, session timing, and rules before entering a funded account challenge.

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For rule clarity

Check funding rules, payout guidance, platform questions, drawdown explanations, and support answers.

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Recommended Trading Partners

Platforms and partners worth knowing.

Trading tools work best as part of a proper trading process. These resources support charting, broker research, journaling, market awareness, and trader development.

Curated, not random. These are external resources selected to support serious trader development, execution, funding preparation, or workflow improvement.

Charting

Market Analysis

TradingView

Professional charting, alerts, watchlists, indicators, and multi-market analysis for traders who want cleaner decisions and better execution context.

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Broker

Execution Access

Focus Markets

A live broker option for eligible non-US residents who want to review a trading account provider for their trading workflow.

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External Funding

Funded Trader Pathway

The5ers

One of the more established names in the prop trading space, offering alternative funded trader pathways for serious traders exploring external funding options.

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External Funding