Direct answer to “How much can i make on forex per month?”
A single, reliable number for “how much can i make on forex per month” does not exist. In forex, monthly results come from both price movement and costs (including per lot commission). Commission can be estimated, but future profit cannot be independently verified in advance.
Within the scope of per lot commission, what you can do is estimate the commission portion of your monthly trading costs. That cost estimate helps you understand what commission would need to be “covered” by trading performance, without promising outcomes.
How per lot commission ties to monthly results
Per lot commission is a fee charged based on the number of lots you trade. A “lot” is a standardized trade size used to compare trading volume across brokers and instruments.
To estimate commission impact per month, you generally need two inputs:
- Commission per lot (as stated by the provider in their fee schedule).
- Total lots traded in the month (counted from your account activity).
A simplified commission-only calculation is:
- Monthly commission cost ≈ (lots traded) × (commission per lot)
Important conditions:
- Lots traded can mean both opening and closing activity, depending on how your provider charges.
- Spreads and other fees may exist alongside commission, so net cost is not always commission-only.
Example checks to make the estimate usable
Even without predicting profit, you can structure your own independent check.
Check 1: Use your own historical activity. Pick a past month and total the traded lots from your statements. Multiply by the commission per lot from the fee schedule to estimate commission cost.
Check 2: Separate “commission cost” from “profit.” Commission cost is measurable after the fact. Profit depends on entry/exit prices and timing, which cannot be derived from commission terms alone.
Check 3: Confirm charge mechanics. Some accounts apply commission based on trade actions (for example, when opening, when closing, or both). Your estimate should match the provider’s stated method.
If your commission estimate is much higher than what your past net results show, then commission is a meaningful drag; if it is small relative to net results, commission may be less dominant. This is a measurement exercise, not a guarantee.
Limitations and uncertainty (what you cannot conclude)
- Commission terms alone cannot determine how much you can make per month because they do not include market movement, strategy choices, or execution quality.
- Any “expected” monthly figure would require assumptions about future trading volume and results; those cannot be verified upfront.
- Costs can include more than per lot commission (such as other fees), and the exact composition varies by provider.
To stay independent and checkable, focus on estimating costs you can measure (like per lot commission) and use historical statements to validate your assumptions for a specific account.