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Margin Requirements

By default, we provide you with retail trading terms and a limited leverage, with the option to access a higher leverage if you re-categorise as a Professional Client via Trader`s Room.

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Leverage rates for currency pairs

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 7,500,000up to 7,500,000up to 7,500,000up to 6,000,0001:500
7,500,000 - 10,000,0007,500,000 - 10,000,0007,500,000 - 10,000,0006,000,000 - 8,000,0001:200
10,000,000 - 12,500,00010,000,000 - 12,500,00010,000,000 - 12,500,0008,000,000 - 10,000,0001:50
Over 12,500,000Over 12,500,000Over 12,500,000Over 10,000,0001:10
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Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 6,000,000up to 6,000,000up to 6,000,000up to 5,000,0001:500
6,000,000 - 8,000,0006,000,000 - 8,000,0006,000,000 - 8,000,0005,000,000 - 6,500,0001:200
8,000,000 - 10,000,0008,000,000 - 10,000,0008,000,000 - 10,000,0006,500,000 - 8,000,0001:50
Over 10,000,000Over 10,000,000Over 10,000,000Over 8,000,0001:10
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Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 2,500,000up to 2,500,000up to 2,500,000up to 2,000,0001:500
2,500,000 - 3,500,0002,500,000 - 3,500,0002,500,000 - 3,500,0002,000,000 - 2,900,0001:200
3,500,000 - 4,000,0003,500,000 - 4,000,0003,500,000 - 4,000,0002,900,000 - 3,300,0001:50
Over 4,000,000Over 4,000,000Over 4,000,000Over 3,300,0001:10
See margin calculation examples
Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 1,500,000up to 1,500,000up to 1,500,000up to 1,200,0001:25
1,500,000 - 2,300,0001,500,000 - 2,300,0001,500,000 - 2,300,0001,200,000 - 1,900,0001:10
Over 2,300,000Over 2,300,000Over 2,300,000Over 1,900,0001:3
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Leverage rates for [ASX200], [DAX30], [DJI30], [FTSE100], [NQ100], [SP500] and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:500
500,000 - 3,500,000500,000 - 3,500,000500,000 - 3,500,000400,000 - 2,900,0001:200
3,500,000 - 4,700,0003,500,000 - 4,700,0003,500,000 - 4,700,0002,900,000 - 3,800,0001:50
Over 4,700,000Over 4,700,000Over 4,700,000Over 3,800,0001:10
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Leverage rates for [AEX25], [CAC40], [HSI50], [IBEX35], [JP225], [MDAX50], [OBX25], [SMI20], [STOXX50], [TECDAX30], #Bund, #USTNote, #USDX and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 1,000,000up to 1,000,000up to 1,000,000up to 800,0001:200
1,000,000 - 1,500,0001,000,000 - 1,500,0001,000,000 - 1,500,000800,000 - 1,200,0001:50
Over 1,500,000Over 1,500,000Over 1,500,000Over 1,200,0001:10
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Leverage rates for GOLD, SILVER, XAUAUD, WTI, BRENT and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:500
500,000 - 3,000,000500,000 - 3,000,000500,000 - 3,000,000400,000 - 2,500,0001:200
3,000,000 - 4,000,0003,000,000 - 4,000,0003,000,000 - 4,000,0002,500,000 - 3,300,0001:50
Over 4,000,000Over 4,000,000Over 4,000,000Over 3,300,0001:10
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Leverage rates for COPPER, PLATINUM, PALLADIUM, #China50, BUXComp and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage 1?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 1,000,000up to 1,000,000up to 1,000,000up to 800,0001:100
1,000,000 - 1,500,0001,000,000 - 1,500,0001,000,000 - 1,500,000800,000 - 1,200,0001:50
Over 1,500,000Over 1,500,000Over 1,500,000Over 1,200,0001:10
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Leverage rate for [Canada60], _STXE600, _India50, _Singapore25, COCOA, ARABICA, ROBUSTA, COTTON, ORANGE.JUICE, SUGAR.RAW, SUGAR.WHITE and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage ?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:50
Over 500,000Over 500,000Over 500,000Over 400,0001:10
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Leverage rate for [HSCEI50], [SouthAfrica40], _Taiwan50, _Volatility and respective future CFDs.

Notional Position Value in Account Currency Leverage ?
EURUSDCHFGBP
The ratio of position's notional value to amount of margin required for opening a position (e.g. leverage 1:1000 means that EUR 100,000 contract requires as low as 100 EUR margin)
up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 500,000up to 400,0001:30
Over 500,000Over 500,000Over 500,000Over 400,0001:10
See margin calculation examples
Leverage Instruments
1:30
  • Major currency pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCHF and USDCAD.
  • Major cross rates: CADJPY, EURCAD, EURGBP, EURJPY, GBPCAD, GBPJPY, CADCHF, EURCHF, GBPCHF, CHFJPY.
1:20
  • All other currency pairs.
  • GOLD, XAUAUD-ECN.
  • [DAX30], [DJI30], [SP500], [NQ100], [JP225], [ASX200], [STOXX50], [FTSE100], [CAC40] and respective future CFDs.
1:10 All other index and commodity CFDs (e.g. WTI, SILVER, [IBEX35]).
1:5 CFDs on stocks, ETFs and bonds (e.g. #AAPL, #QQQ, #Bund).
1:2 Cryptocurrency CFDs (e.g. BTCUSD, ETHUSD).
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Notes:

  1. If a position is opened or closed (fully or partially) within an hour of the close of the Friday trading session on any given instrument, the leverage applied to all positions is 1:50. This includes positions opened prior to the pre-close hour but does not include those with lower leverage rates (e.g. 1:10). The above term has an extended duration for a number of CFDs on cash indices and bonds, the relevant data is specified on the instrument pages in Contract Specifications. The margin value of positions with the leverage rate of 1:50 applied during the pre-close hour is automatically recalculated on weekends. By the session opening on Mondays the leverage applied to such positions reflects their notional value as per general margining terms. It also takes into consideration the leverage rate settings you may have selected in your Trader`s Room (please see Note 3 below). Please also note that the above terms can be applied on a special notice to other days of the working week in cases where holidays may affect the trading schedule.
  2. All clients have an option to decrease or increase the account`s leverage manually by selecting one of the leverage rates in the account settings in the Trader`s Room. Please note that the change of account`s leverage has an immediate effect on the margin value of all open positions. If you choose to select a decreased leverage rate, the notional value ranges applicable to your positions begin from those specified for the selected leverage in the above tables.
  3. Margin requirements for markets other than listed above, can be found in Contract Specifications by selecting the needed instrument in the look-up menu.
  1. Margin requirements for markets other than listed above, can be found in Contract Specifications by selecting the needed instrument in the look-up menu.