How do you calculate profit on a crypto trade?

Coins bought = investment ÷ buy price. Sale proceeds = coins × sell price. Net profit = proceeds − investment − fees on both legs. ROI = profit ÷ investment.

Does this include exchange fees?

Yes. Enter your buy-side and sell-side fee percentages and the calculator applies each to its respective notional, then subtracts them from profit.

What's a typical crypto trading fee?

Spot taker fees are commonly around 0.1% per side on major exchanges, lower with fee-discount tokens or maker orders. A round trip at 0.1%/side costs about 0.2% of your trade.

Is spot trading safer than futures?

Spot has no leverage and no liquidation — your maximum loss is your investment if the asset goes to zero. Futures amplify gains and losses and can be liquidated, so they carry far more risk.

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Crypto Profit Calculator

How much did (or will) a crypto trade make? Enter how much you invested, your buy and sell prices, and exchange fees — get your profit, return on investment and the quantity of coins.

Spot trade profit

Investment ($)

Buy price ($)

Sell price ($)

Buy fee (%)

Sell fee (%)

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Net profit / loss

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Return (ROI)

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Coins bought

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Sale proceeds

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Total fees

Spot calculation (no leverage). Fees are applied to the buy notional and the sale notional separately.

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Calculating crypto profit the right way

Profit on a spot trade looks obvious — buy low, sell high — but two things quietly eat into it: fees and the quantity you actually hold. Your investment buys coins = investment ÷ buy price. When you sell, proceeds = coins × sell price. Net profit is proceeds minus your investment minus the fees on both legs.

Return on investment (ROI) is profit ÷ investment. A $1,000 buy at $30,000 that you sell at $45,000 is a 50% gross gain — about $500 before fees — because the coin rose 50%. Spot profit always tracks the underlying percentage move one-for-one; there's no leverage multiplier and, just as importantly, no liquidation risk.

Fees add up more than you think

At 0.1% per side, a round trip costs 0.2% of your trade — trivial once, but if you trade actively it can quietly consume a large share of returns over a year. Lower-fee exchanges, fee-discount tokens and maker (limit) orders all reduce this drag. The calculator lets you compare scenarios by changing the fee fields.

Spot vs. leveraged

Spot trading caps your loss at your investment — the worst case is the coin going to zero. Leverage amplifies both directions and adds liquidation risk. If you're weighing leverage, run the same trade through the futures PnL and liquidation calculators to see the full risk picture before committing.

Frequently asked questions

How do you calculate profit on a crypto trade?: Coins bought = investment ÷ buy price. Sale proceeds = coins × sell price. Net profit = proceeds − investment − fees on both legs. ROI = profit ÷ investment.
Does this include exchange fees?: Yes. Enter your buy-side and sell-side fee percentages and the calculator applies each to its respective notional, then subtracts them from profit.
What's a typical crypto trading fee?: Spot taker fees are commonly around 0.1% per side on major exchanges, lower with fee-discount tokens or maker orders. A round trip at 0.1%/side costs about 0.2% of your trade.
Is spot trading safer than futures?: Spot has no leverage and no liquidation — your maximum loss is your investment if the asset goes to zero. Futures amplify gains and losses and can be liquidated, so they carry far more risk.