Our tiered margining system means we can offer competitive rates that reflect the size of your position and associated liquidity of the market.
Forex markets are leveraged, meaning you don’t have to pay the full value of your trade upfront. Instead, you’ll put up an initial deposit—which is a fraction of your position’s total value—to trade. This opening amount is called margin—also sometimes referred to as ‘deposit margin’.
Margin is usually required on leveraged trades. Bear in mind that the profits and losses of leveraged trades are calculated on the full position size, not the margin amount. This means that you could lose or gain more than the amount you paid to open the trade.
We offer tiered margining, meaning there are different margin requirements at different levels of exposure. Smaller lot sizes attract our lowest margin rates because they generally benefit from better market liquidity.
You can see a summary of tier one margins for some of our most popular markets below.
| POPULAR FOREX PAIR | MARGIN REQUIREMENT (TIER 1) |
|---|---|
|
EUR/USD |
2% |
|
GBP/USD |
5% |
|
AUD/USD |
3% |
|
USD/CAD |
2% |
|
USD/CHF |
3% |
This type of margin is charged via a ‘margin call’, which is a status applied to your account when it’s fallen below the minimum required to keep a position open. Should you go into margin call, we will attempt to notify you by email. However, it’s important to note that’s it’s always the obligation of the client (you) to monitor accounts and ensure that you have sufficient funds to cover both margin and losses at all times.
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