What profit remains on a crypto trade after entry and exit fees?
Crypto trade profit is the difference between sale value and purchase cost after both sides of the transaction are charged. Keeping token quantity explicit prevents a price change from being mistaken for the money result.
Charging costs on both sides
Gross P&L = Direction × Quantity × (Exit − Entry)Net P&L = Gross P&L − Entry fee − Exit fee − Other costsTarget exit = (Target net profit + Direction × Entry notional + Entry fee + Other costs) ÷ [Quantity × (Direction − Exit fee rate)]One crypto round trip after exchange fees
The default case values one token position at its buy and sell prices, calculates fees on both transaction values and subtracts those costs from the gross price gain.
Illustrative inputs; currency amounts below use USD. Rates and prices are assumptions, not live quotes.
- Entry / buy price
- $28,000.00
- Exit / current price
- $61,000.00
- Coin quantity
- 0.25
- Entry budget incl. entry fee (0 = use quantity)
- $0.00
- Entry fee
- 0.1%
- Exit fee
- 0.1%
- Network / other costs (negative = rebate)
- $0.00
Step-by-step calculation
- Entry notional = 28,000 × 0.25 = 7,000; exit notional = 15,250.
- Entry fee = 7,000 × 0.1% = 7; exit fee = 15,250 × 0.1% = 15.25.
- Net P&L = 8,250 − 22.25 − 0 = 8,227.75. Break-even exit price = 28,056.056056.
Intermediate figures are rounded for reading. Results use the full calculation precision.
Money profit versus percentage return
Net profit shows money gained or lost; return percentage compares that result with the original position cost. Fees have a larger proportional effect on small price moves.
Exchange costs that are not percentage fees
Do not enter a network withdrawal charge as a percentage trading fee unless that is how the exchange charges it. Fixed and percentage costs behave differently.
- The full token quantity is bought and sold at the entered prices.
- Entry and exit percentage fees are entered separately.
- Network costs can be entered as other costs; automatic spread, tax and currency conversion are excluded.
Calculations related to crypto profit
The following tools examine neighbouring parts of the same calculation without changing the inputs or assumptions used above.
References
Sources and conventions
- SEC Investor.gov: investment costs
Background on costs that can reduce investment returns; the example uses only the fees entered.
Quick answers
Frequently asked questions
Can I enter an investment amount instead of coin quantity?
Yes. Enter a positive entry budget including the entry fee. Quantity becomes budget ÷ [entry price × (1 + entry fee rate)]. Set the budget to zero to use the quantity field again. The budget represents entry notional plus fee, not leveraged margin.
Why is break-even different from my entry price?
Entry fees, exit fees and other costs must be recovered. The break-even result solves for zero net profit after those costs. With negative net costs or rebates, it can move to the other side of entry.
How do I find the price needed for a target profit?
Choose a cash profit or return percentage in the reverse calculation. It solves the exit price using your current position and fees. An impossible negative exit price is labelled unreachable.
Does this include tax or historical crypto prices?
No. Supply your own execution or scenario prices. The result is trade P&L, not a tax calculation; tax basis and treatment depend on your jurisdiction.
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