Dynamic Leverage is a risk management tool that automatically adjusts leverage per instrument, by tiers to minimize risks associated with high volume trading.
Margin Requirements are set per trading instrument and automatically adjust when the net number of lots on open positions rises or falls.
The maximum leverage per asset class is shown in detail below.
Weekend / Holiday Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close on the last trading day of the week or before a market holiday, require a minimum margin of
News Policy: All new positions, opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements, require a minimum margin of 0.5%.
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: GBPUSD
Volume traded: 20 lots
Margin requirement: 20 * 100,000 / 500 * 1.09000
Total Margin Required: 4,360 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: GBPUSD
Volume traded: 120 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 100 * 100,000 / 500 * 1.09000
Margin requirement for second tier level: 20 * 100,000 / 200 * 1.09000
Total Margin Required: 21,800 + 10,900 = 32,700 USD.
News Policy: All new positions, opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements, require a minimum margin of 0.5%
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: EURCAD
Volume traded: 20 lots
Margin requirement: 20 * 100,000 / 500 * 1.28000
Total Margin Required: 5,120 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: EURCAD
Volume traded: 60 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 100,000 / 500 * 1.28000
Margin requirement for second tier level: 10 * 100,000 / 200 * 1.28000
Total Margin Required: 12,800 + 6,400 = 19,200 USD.
The maximum leverage levels for the ZAR, TRY, PLN, SEK, NOK, HUF, SGD, MXN crosses are shown in the table below:
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: EURSGD
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 100,000 / 100 * 1.28000
Total Margin Required: 2,560 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size / leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: EURSGD
Volume traded: 20 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 10 * 100,000 / 100 * 1.28000
Margin requirement for second tier level: 10 * 100,000 / 50 * 1.28000
Total Margin Required: 12,800 + 25,600 = 38,400 USD.
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new XAUUSD positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close on the last trading day of the week or before a market holiday, require a minimum margin of
Note: For XPDUSD and XPTUSD, the same Dynamic Leverage Tiers as for Commodities CFDs apply.
Dynamic Leverage for Gold, Silver and XAGUSD CFDs starts from 0.4%
News Policy: All new positions, opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements, require a minimum margin of 0.5%
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: XAUEUR
Volume traded: 20 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 5 * 100 / 500 * 1607.00
Margin requirement for second tier level: 15 * 100 / 250 * 1607.00
Total Margin Required: 1,607 + 9,642 = 11,249 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: XAUEUR
Volume traded: 60 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 5 * 100 / 500 * 1607.00
Margin requirement for second tier level: 45 * 100 / 250 * 1607.00
Margin requirement for third tier level: 10 * 100 / 150 * 1607.00
Total Margin Required: 1,607.00 + 28926.00 + 10,713.33 = 41,246.33 USD.
Daily Break Policy: All new positions, opened within 30 minutes before market close and 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close on the last trading day of the week or before a market holiday, require a minimum margin of
News Policy: All new positions, opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements, require a minimum margin of 0.5%
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: US100CASH
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 1 * 25280 / 400
Total Margin Required: 126.40 USD
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: US100CASH
Volume traded: 500 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 1 * 25280 / 400
Margin requirement for second tier level: 150 * 1 * 25280 / 200
Margin requirement for third tier level: 300 * 1 * 25280 / 125
Total Margin Required: 3,160 + 18,960 + 60,672 = 82,792 USD.
Daily Break Policy: All new positions, opened within 30 minutes before market close and 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close on the last trading day of the week or before a market holiday, require a minimum margin of
News Policy: All new positions opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements require a minimum margin of 0.5%
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: UK100
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 10 * 6650 / 400
Total Margin Required: 332.5 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: UK100
Volume traded: 30 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 5 * 10 * 6650 / 400
Margin requirement for second tier level: 15 * 10 * 6650 / 200
Margin requirement for third tier level: 10 * 10 * 6650 / 125
Total Margin Required: 831.25 + 4,987.5 + 5,320 = 11,138.75 USD.
Note: For SWI20 and AUST20, the maximum leverage levels are shown in the table below:
Daily Break Policy: All new positions, opened within 30 minutes before market close and 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close on the last trading day of the week or before a market holiday, require a minimum margin of
News Policy: All new positions opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements require a minimum margin of 0.5%
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: US100
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 10 * 26100 / 400
Total Margin Required: 1,305 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: US100
Volume traded: 30 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 5 * 10 * 26100 / 400
Margin requirement for second tier level: 15 * 10 * 26100 / 200
Margin requirement for third tier level: 10 * 10 * 26100 / 125
Total Margin Required: 3,262.5 +19,575 +20,880 = 43,717.5 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: HK50
Volume traded: 20 lots
Margin requirement: 20 * 50 * 26500 / 100
Total Margin Required: 265,000 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: HK50
Volume traded: 120 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 100 * 50 * 26500 / 100
Margin requirement for second tier level: 20 * 50 * 26500 / 50
Total Margin Required: 1,325,000 + 530,000 = 1,855,000 USD.
Note: For JP225 and AUS200, the maximum leverage levels are shown in the table below:
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close on the last trading day of the week or before a market holiday, require a minimum margin of
*The End of the Week Policy applies only to USCRUDE, UKBRENT, WTICASH, BRENTCASH
News Policy: All new positions opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements require a minimum margin of 2%
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: WTICASH
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 1000 * 46.50 / 100
Total Margin Required: 930 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: WTICASH
Volume traded: 55 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 1000 * 46.50 / 100
Margin requirement for second tier level: 5 * 1000 * 46.50 / 50
Total Margin Required: 23,250 + 4,650 = 27,900 USD.
Note: For NATGAS, the maximum leverage levels are shown in the table below:
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: COFFEEC
Volume traded: 10 lots
Margin requirement: 10 * 375 * 105.50 / 50
Total Margin Required: 7,912.50 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: COFFEEC
Volume traded: 60 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 375 * 105.50 / 50
Margin requirement for second tier level: 10 * 375 * 105.50 / 25
Total Margin Required: 39,562.50 + 15,825 = 55,387.50 USD.
News Policy: All new positions opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or financial-related announcements require a minimum margin of 0.5%
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: EURCFD
Volume traded: 10 lots
Margin requirement: 10 * 125,000 * 1.11705 / 500
Total Margin Required: 2,792.63 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: EURCFD
Volume traded: 60 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 125,000 * 1.11705 / 500
Margin requirement for second tier level: 10 * 125,000 * 1.11705 / 200
Total Margin Required: 13,963.13 + 6,981.56 = 20,944.69 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: 2TBILL
Volume traded: 10 lots
Margin requirement: 10 * 2000 * 108.625 / 250
Total Margin Required: 8,690 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: 2TBILL
Volume traded: 60 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 2000 * 108.625 / 250
Margin requirement for second tier level: 10 * 2000 * 108.625 / 100
Total Margin Required: 43,450 + 21,725 = 65,175 USD.
Assets with default margin less than or equal to 5%
Assets with default margin above 5%
Corporate actions like dividends, mergers, stock splits and more can move the price of shares, and price market gaps could occur following such announcements. We take client protection seriously, so during these times of volatility increased margins are required, including a 20% minimum margin for the whole trading session before any corporate action and 15 minutes after market open. This applies only to new positions opened on the same day as the scheduled corporate actions.
Daily Break Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 30 minutes before market close or 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 30 minutes before market close or 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
For specific shares, default margin requirements could differ from the above table. To see the minimum margin requirements per individual share, please check the Product Outline page.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: SNAP
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 100 * 14.50 / 20
Total Margin Required: 145 USD.
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: SNAP
Volume traded: 52 lots
Margin requirement for first tier level: 50 * 100 * 14.50 / 20
Margin requirement for second tier level: 2 * 100 * 14.50 / 10
Total Margin Required: 3625 + 290 = 3,915 USD.
Corporate actions like dividends, mergers, stock splits and more can move the price of shares and price market gaps could occur following such announcements. We take client protection seriously, so during these times of volatility increased margins are required, including a 20% minimum margin for the whole trading session before any corporate action and 15 minutes after market open. This applies only to new positions opened on the same day as the scheduled corporate actions.
Daily Break Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 30 minutes before market close or 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
Weekend / Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 30 minutes before market close or 15 minutes after market open the following day, require a minimum margin of
For specific ETFs, default margin requirements could differ from the above table. To see the minimum margin requirements per individual ETF, please check the Product Outline page.
Maximum Dynamic Leverage on a Weekly basis
Weekly Leverage Policy: All new positions opened between the hours 23:30 – 00:30 Friday, 07:30 – 08:00 Saturday, require a minimum margin of 10%.
Maximum Dynamic Leverage during News Releases/Holidays
News Policy: All new positions, opened 15 minutes before or 5 minutes after the release of major financial reports or crypto-related announcements, require a minimum margin of 10%
Holidays Policy: All new positions, opened within the last 3 hours before market close, before any Market Holidays, require a minimum margin of 10%
Number of Lots * contract size * market price / maximum leverage * conversion rate (if applicable)
Account Currency: USD
Account Leverage: 1:500
Instrument to trade: XRPUSD
Volume traded: 2 lots
Margin requirement: 2 * 10000 * 0.8328 * 2%
Total Margin Required: 333 USD
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