Direct answer
There is no single, fixed amount of money anyone can make in forex. Forex gains (and losses) depend on how you size trades, how much leverage you use, the currency price movements you experience, and how quickly you manage risk. Any “expected profit” number is therefore conditional, not guaranteed, and cannot be stated without assumptions.
How it works (key mechanics)
In forex, you typically profit when the currency pair you buy rises relative to the currency you sell. Your gain or loss is driven by three main inputs: (1) the distance the price moves, (2) the size of your position, and (3) transaction costs (such as spreads and commissions, if charged).
Leverage changes the picture by letting you control a larger position with less capital. That can magnify both gains and losses. With leverage, your account equity can drop toward a margin threshold faster than you might expect, which increases the chance of forced reductions or stops.
Example or checks you can run
You can form a realistic range by starting with assumptions you can verify: the position size you plan, the leverage level, the margin/cushion you keep, and the maximum amount of loss you are willing to tolerate for a given trade idea. Then compare that to plausible adverse price movement ranges.
A practical check is to separate “potential movement profit” from “account-level outcome.” Two people can face the same price move, but if one uses higher leverage or larger size, the account result will differ because margin and liquidation risk scale with the position.
For independent verification, focus on how providers calculate results (net of costs), how long a track record covers, and whether returns were achieved with consistent risk. Past performance can be influenced by market conditions and risk choices, so it is not a dependable forecast.
Limitations and risks (important boundaries)
Forex outcomes are uncertain. Even with a good plan, you cannot reliably convert market movement into a specific dollar result without assumptions about execution, costs, risk limits, and future price behavior. Leverage can turn small price changes into large account swings, so “how much money you can make” should be treated as scenario-based ranges rather than a promise.
If you want an estimate for your own scenario, you would need to provide your position size, leverage, typical costs, and the risk limits you would apply; without those, any number would be speculative.