What Is Cross-Account Risk (and Why Two Dashboards Aren't Enough)
Trading both stocks and forex means your real risk exposure is split across two platforms that have no idea the other exists. Each shows a risk percentage relative only to its own account — but your true financial exposure is the combined dollar risk against your combined capital, which neither dashboard alone can show you.
Why Combining Requires Real Normalization
Stock risk is naturally expressed per-share; forex risk per-pip and per-lot. This extension converts both into a common dollar-risk figure, then combines them against your true total equity — a calculation neither platform does for you.
Key Multi-Asset Trader Pain Points and How This Extension Solves Them
| Pain Point | How the Dashboard Solves It |
|---|---|
| Each broker only shows risk relative to its own account, hiding your true combined exposure | One consolidated percentage against your real combined equity |
| Stock and forex risk are expressed in incompatible units, making them hard to compare | Both are normalized into a common dollar-risk figure before combining |
| You don't know if your risk is concentrated too heavily in one asset class | A visual split shows exactly how much of your total risk comes from stocks vs. forex |
| You want to track how your combined exposure changes over time | Pro: save timestamped risk snapshots |
How the Combined Risk Is Calculated
| Step | Formula |
|---|---|
| Stock position risk | |entry price − stop price| × shares |
| Forex position risk | (|entry price − stop price| ÷ pip size) × $10 × lots |
| Combined equity | stock account equity + forex account equity |
| Combined risk % | (total stock risk + total forex risk) ÷ combined equity × 100 |
Pip size is 0.01 for JPY pairs, 0.0001 for all others.
Step 1 — Enter Your Account Equity
Enter your stock account equity and forex account equity separately — both should be in the same currency for the combined figure to make sense.
Step 2 — Add Your Open Positions
Add each stock position (symbol, shares, entry, stop) and each forex position (pair, lots, entry, stop) — the dollar risk per position calculates instantly.
Step 3 — Read the Combined Dashboard
The combined risk percentage and the stock/forex split update live as you add or remove positions.
Worked Example — Seeing the True Combined Picture
Stock account: $20,000 equity, one AAPL position (100 shares, entry $190, stop $185) → $500 at risk (2.5% of the stock account alone).
Forex account: $10,000 equity, one EUR/USD position (1.0 lot, entry 1.0850, stop 1.0800, 50 pips) → ~$500 at risk (5% of the forex account alone).
What each platform shows separately: 2.5% and 5% — both look individually reasonable.
The true combined picture: $1,000 total risk against $30,000 combined equity = 3.3% — a single number neither platform can show you on its own.
Try It: Live Combined Risk Demo
Enter a simplified single position from each account to see the same combination the extension performs.
Stock Position
Forex Position
Where Multi-Asset Traders Actually Use This
A Daily Pre-Market Risk Check
Before adding a new position in either account, checking the combined dashboard first shows whether you're already near your true total risk tolerance.
Spotting Asset-Class Concentration
If the split shows 90% of your risk concentrated in forex despite roughly equal account sizes, that's a concentration worth noticing before it becomes a problem.
A Note on Accuracy
All calculations are simple, transparent arithmetic run locally in your browser. The forex pip-value figure is a standard industry approximation, not your broker's exact contract specification — always verify with your broker for JPY pairs, cross pairs, or non-standard lot sizes. Nothing is uploaded anywhere except an optional license check for Pro features.
Common Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Fix: Convert to one common currency first — the combined equity figure only makes sense if both numbers are in the same units.
Fix: The $10/pip approximation is built for USD-quoted majors — check your broker's actual pip value for other pairs before trusting the number precisely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this connect to my broker or forex platform?
No. You enter your positions and account equity manually — nothing connects to any live trading account.
How accurate is the forex pip-value calculation?
It uses a standard $10-per-pip-per-standard-lot approximation, accurate for USD-quoted major pairs. For JPY pairs and cross pairs, verify the exact figure with your broker.
What if I only trade one asset class?
The dashboard works fine with just stock or just forex positions — the split will simply show 100% in one category.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
The full dashboard and position tracking stay free forever. Pro unlocks saved risk-history snapshots over time.
