Direct answer: why 100 to a million is not realistically calculable
Turning 100 into a million in forex cannot be guaranteed or reliably planned using only “round turn commission.” Forex outcomes depend on how prices move over time, plus risk taken, leverage used, and many costs. Round turn commission is one measurable expense per round-trip trade (buy then sell, or sell then buy), but it does not determine the size or direction of profits.
If someone claims a fixed path from 100 to 1,000,000, that would require assumptions about future price movement and performance. Those assumptions cannot be verified in advance, so any such conversion rate is speculative.
Mechanics: what round turn commission changes
A “round turn” commonly means one complete trade cycle: opening the position and later closing it. A round turn commission is then charged across both legs of that cycle, not only at entry or only at exit.
Because commission is paid regardless of whether a trade gains or loses, it is a cost that reduces net results. The key point is that your net outcome is driven by (1) market price change, (2) your position size and risk, and (3) all costs across many trades, including commission.
In simple terms, commission sets a minimum “break-even” burden: to profit, price movement must be enough to cover commission and any other applicable costs. With many trades, the total commission cost can add up and increase how difficult it becomes to achieve consistent net gains.
Example checks: what you can verify independently
Even without assuming future markets, you can check whether a “100 to a million” idea is internally consistent by modeling costs and risks:
- Trade count sensitivity: Suppose reaching large growth requires many round trips. If each round trip has non-zero round turn commission, total commission grows with trade frequency.
- Net return requirement: For any target, commission reduces the amount of price movement needed per trade to stay net positive.
- Drawdown reality: In forex, a small move against an leveraged position can quickly change equity. That affects the ability to continue trading the plan.
These checks rely on definitions (what a round turn is) and on accounting for costs, but they still do not provide a dependable forecast.
Limitations and risks to keep in mind
“100 into a million” is not a commission-only problem. It requires favorable and sustained net performance over time, which cannot be inferred from a cost definition. Leverage can magnify both gains and losses, and uncertainty about future price movement dominates.
Finally, even if commission is clearly defined and computed, real outcomes vary because market volatility, execution quality, and other costs (beyond commission) also affect net results. So the only verifiable conclusion is that round turn commission is an ongoing drag on net performance, while the path to a specific equity target remains uncertain.